Body Samples

Body fluids

• Bloods

• Urine

• Faeces

• Fluid Aspirate

• Cerebrospinal fluid

• Saliva

Investigations

Bloods

FBC, U&Es, CRP, LFTs

Blood cultures

Troponin, d-dimer/ coagulation, lactate, blood sugar

Lipase, calcium, magnesium phosphate, B12, folate, HbA1c, cholesterol, CK, BNP, 

Rarer tests i.e. autoimmune screen, specialty screens- vasculitis, neurology, gastro

Urine

Urine analysis

Urine culture

Urine drug screen

Faeces

Culture: c.diff 

Faecal calprotectin

Q-Fit (looking for blood ?GI cancer)

Saliva

Viral throat swab ?covid ?influenza A, B