Chest Injury (Thoracic Trauma): Test and Diagnosis

Laboratory parameters of 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests.

  • Small blood count [hemoglobin, hematocrit]
  • Electrolytes – potassium, sodium
  • Blood gas analysis (BGA)
  • Determination of cardiac enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase (AST; GOT); CK-MB creatine kinase; hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH); lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); myoglobin; troponin T).