investigations
Last reviewed 05/2021
Attempt to identify infective organism:
- multiple blood cultures - three sets should be obtained before starting antibiotics
- culture from other sites: - any skin wound or possible source of infection - throat swabs - sputum - urine - CSF
- chest radiograph - looking for infection
- investigations for managing potential complications: - FBC - U+Es, creatinine - glucose - clotting screen, fibrinogen level, fibrin degradation products - LFTs - urinary electrolytes - arterial blood gases - ECG