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Table 1 Sets of laboratory tests per complaint

From: Blood test ordering for unexplained complaints in general practice: the VAMPIRE randomised clinical trial protocol. [ISRCTN55755886]

 

Fatigue

Abdominal complaints

Musculo- skeletal complaints

Weight changes

Itch

Alkaline Phosphatase (AF)

x

x

 

x

 

Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT)

x

x

 

x

x

Amylase

 

x

 

x

 

Anti-endomysium

 

x

 

x

 

Aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT)

x

x

 

x

 

Bilirubin

    

x

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

x

x

x

x

x

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT)

x

x

 

x

x

Creatinin kinase (CK)

  

x

  

Creatinin

x

x

x

x

x

C-reactive protein (CRP)

 

x

   

Differentiated leukocyte count

x

x

 

x

x

Eosinophils

    

x

Ferritin

x

x

x

x

 

Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)

x

x

 

x

x

Glucose

x

x

x

x

x

Haemoglobin (Hb)

x

x

x

x

x

Potassium (K)

x

 

x

  

Latex fixation test

  

x

  

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

x

  

x

 

Leukocyte count

x

x

 

x

x

Monosticon

x

    

Total IgE

 

x

  

x

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

x

x

x

x

x

Transferrin saturation (TS)

x

x

x

x

 

Urea

    

x

Uric acid

  

x

  

Total number of tests

17

18

11

17

14

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