Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Temperature measurement by rectal and esophageal (located in the esophagus) probe.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activities of the heart muscle) [J- or so-called. Osborn wave = dome-shaped rash at the transition between R-wave and ST segment; in up to 40% of cases of hypothermia under therapy; but not pathognomonic for hypothermia]Note: The occurrence of the Osborn wave is of significant prognostic importance: it is an indication of arrhythmogenic potential, esp. in patients with myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to the heart muscle). It is considered a precursor of malignant ventricular arrhythmias (cardiac arrhythmias).
- Abdominal sonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – for basic diagnostics.
- X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax / chest), in two planes.
- Arterial blood pressure measurement
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography (CT) of a wide variety of body regions (skull, thorax/chest, abdomen, etc.) depending on differential diagnostic considerations.
