Spasms / Cramps
Description | Basic evaluations: Glucose, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, creatinine, urea, full blood count, CRP Evaluations as per clinical suspicion: Blood cultures, liquor analysis, HIV (consent required) Metabolic diseases: Lactate, ammoniac, ketone bodies, congenital metabolic diseases (organic acidemia/aciduria, urea cycle anomalies and others) Bleeding: PTT, INR, thrombocytes, antithrombin III Vitamin deficiencies: Vitamin-B6 Withdrawal syndrome: Urine screening for drugs and medication (heroin, methadone, alcohol, anticonvulsants) Intoxication (medication, environmental pollution): Urine screening for drugs and medication (lithium, cephalosporines, theophylline), methanol, linden, PCP Please also refer to sections “excitability, muscular and nervous” |