Pre-referral screening test requirements

Pre-referral test requirements from NG 206 Baseline Assessment Tool:

  • Investigations to exclude other diagnoses, for example (but not limited to):
    • Urinalysis for protein, blood and glucose
    • Full blood count
    • Urea and electrolytes
    • Liver function
    • Thyroid function
    • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate or plasma viscosity
    • C-reactive protein
    • Calcium and phosphate
    • Hb1Ac
    • Serum ferritin
    • Coeliac screening
    • Creatine kinase
  • Use clinical judgement to decide on additional investigations to exclude other diagnoses (for example, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and folate levels; serological tests if there is a history of infection; and 9AM cortisol for adrenal insufficiency).

Pre-referral test requirements from Long Covid Clinic Presentation:

  • Investigations to exclude other diagnoses
    • Full Blood Count
    • Urea and Electrolytes
    • Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
    • Ferritin
    • Vitamin B12
    • Folate
    • Hb1Ac
    • Thyroid function
    • Vitamin D
    • Cortisol
    • C-reactive protein (CRP)
    • Pro BNP and/or Troponin test
    • Calcium
    • Autoantibody screen
    • Coeliac screen
    • Chest radiography (CXR)
    • ECG

ME Association information on Blood Tests