1st-order laboratory parameters-obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate).
- Fasting glucose (fasting blood glucose).
- Electrolytes – calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium.
- Blood gas analysis (BGA)
- Coagulation parameters – PTT, Quick
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, etc. – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Atherosclerosis parameters
- Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol.
- Triglycerides
- Homocysteine
- Lipoprotein (a) – lipoprotein electrophoresis if necessary.
- Apolipoprotein E – genotype 4 (ApoE4)
- Fibrinogen
- Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT, GGT).
- Renal parameters – urea, creatinine, cystatin C or creatinine clearance, as appropriate.
- Troponins (CK) – for specific detection of myocardial damage.
- CSF puncture (collection of cerebrospinal fluid by puncture of the spinal canal) for CSF diagnosis – in the case of inconspicuous computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
