Table 7 Laboratory examinations
Level | Tests |
|---|---|
Routine | 12-lead electrocardiogram |
Urinalysis: proteinuria, hematuria, glucosuria | |
Hemoglobin, hematocrit | |
K+, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, uric acid, fasting glucose, lipids (total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride) | |
Chest X-ray | |
Microalbuminuria: albumin/creatinine (in random urine sample) | |
Recommended | 75 g oral glucose tolerance test or hemoglobin A1c (when fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL) |
Echocardiogram | |
Carotid ultrasound: intima-media thickness, plaque | |
Ankle-brachial blood pressure index | |
Pulse wave velocity | |
Fundoscopy (mandatory in diabetes) | |
24-h urine protein excretion | |
Ambulatory blood pressure/home blood pressure measurements | |
Extended | Search for asymptomatic organ damage: brain, heart, kidney, vessels |
Search for secondary causes of hypertension |