Laboratory testing |
Complete blood count and differential |
Coagulation studies (INR, PTT) |
Iron, TIBC, ferritin |
Glucose, hemoglobin A1C |
Complete metabolic panel (electrolytes, liver function tests, BUN, creatinine) |
Pregnancy test in women of childbearing age |
Urinalysis |
Brain natriuretic peptide¶ |
Vitamin D level |
Type and cross match (ABO) |
Highly sensitive, solid-phase assays for HLA I and II antibodies |
Serum/urine cotinine |
Toxicology screen in patients with prior or suspected illicit drug use |
Assessment for prior/current infections |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG/IgM |
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) IgG/IgM |
Hepatitis B and C serologies |
Herpes simplex (HSV) IgG/IgM |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
Varicella zoster (VZV) IgG/IgM |
Coccidioides IgG/IgMΔ |
Toxoplasma IgG/IgMΔ |
Strongyloides IgGΔ |
Tuberculin skin testΔ |
Sputum gram stain and culture |
Breathing tests |
Spirometry pre and post bronchodilator |
Lung volumes by plethysmography |
Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide |
Six-minute walk test |
Arterial blood gas |
Imaging |
Chest radiograph |
Chest computed tomography |
Quantitative nuclear ventilation perfusion scan |
Cardiac tests |
Electrocardiogram |
Echocardiogram or radionuclide ventriculography (RVG) |
Cardiac catheterization (right and left heart) for patients over age 45¶ |
Health maintenance review to ensure the candidate is up to date on these screening tests |
DEXA bone density test (within two years) |
Colonoscopy (within 10 years, if over age 50 years) |
Mammogram and Pap smear (for women) in the past year |
Prostate specific antigen and digital rectal examination of prostate (for men) |
Dental examination |
Assessment of gastric esophageal reflux and gastric emptying¶ |
Barium swallow |
Impedance pH probe monitoring |
Esophageal manometry |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) if concerns about Barrett esophagus, reflux esophagitis |
Vaccinations |
Hepatitis A and B (if not already immune) |
Pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [13-valent], pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [PPS23]) |
Seasonal influenza vaccine |