Pre-op - Investigations Flashcards
1
Q
What blood tests to do?
A
- FBC
- U&Es
- LFTs
- Clotting
- Group and save
2
Q
What investigations?
A
- bloods
- ECG
3
Q
All women before surgery?
A
- Pregnancy test
4
Q
Other tests?
A
- Echo (if murmur/heart failure/cardiac symptoms)
- Spirometry (if significant lung disease)
- Pacemaker check
- TFTs (if thyroid disease)
