Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle).
- X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax/chest), in two planes.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging of the skull (cranial CT or.cCT/cranial MRI or cMRI) – if a neurological event is suspected.
- Abdominal sonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – if a cause in the liver or kidneys is suspected.