Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – for basic diagnostics.
- Thyroid ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland) – for suspected thyroid disease; as a basic examination to determine the size and volume of the thyroid gland and any structural changes such as nodules; if necessary, with fine needle biopsy.
- Stress ECG (electrocardiogram during stress, that is, under physical activity/stress ergometry) – if cardiovascular disease is suspected.
- Echocardiography (echo; heart ultrasound) – if structural heart disease is suspected.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography (CT; sectional imaging procedure (X-ray images from different directions with computer-based evaluation), particularly well suited for imaging bony injuries) – for suspected tumor diseases.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; computer-assisted cross-sectional imaging method (using magnetic fields, that is, without X-rays)) – in suspected tumor diseases.
- Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (ÖGD; mirroring of esophagus, stomach and duodenum) – on suspicion of diseases of the esophagus, stomach or duodenum.
- Bronchoscopy (pulmonary endoscopy) – if necessary, if diseases of the lungs are suspected.
- Colonoscopy (colonoscopy) – to exclude colon cancer.
- Polysomnography (sleep laboratory; measurement of various body functions during sleep that provide information about sleep quality) – if sleep apnea (cessation of breathing during sleep) is suspected – in which the following parameters are monitored:
- Encephalogram (EEG; recording of the electrical activity of the brain).
- Electrooculography (EOG; method of measuring the movement of the eyes or changes in the resting potential of the retina).
- Electromyography (EMG; measurement of electrical muscle activity).
- Heart rate
- Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) by pulse oximetry (method for non-invasive determination of arterial oxygen saturation via measurement of light absorption).
