RevisePsych
Undergraduate psychiatry revision
Investigations
Assessment > Investigations
It is important to always remember that organic disorders must be excluded before making a diagnosis of mental disorder.
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Basic bloods- FBC, U and E, LFT.
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Urinary Drug Screens- to test for cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine and opiates (in specialist service saliva screens and hair strand testing is possible).
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Directed imaging: X-Ray, CT or MRI.
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Blood testing towards know effects of drugs.
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Blood testing of plasma levels of drugs.
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Directed dementia screens- exclude delirium- FBC, U and E, LFT, ESR, TFT, B12/Folate, Glucose, Syphilis, CT/MRI.
Click here to watch "ECGs that the Psychiatrist might see in clinical practice" - by Dr David Gray, University Hospital Nottingham