1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein).
- Fasting glucose (fasting blood sugar)
- HbA1c (long-term blood glucose value)
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and the obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Bacteriology – blood cultures, smears from drains, etc.