Notes

1. complete blood count; hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood count, platelet count, red cell indices, blood smear: differential white blood cell count, red cell morphology, platelet estimate and morphology
2. reticulocyte count
3. hemoglobin typing
4. inclusion bodies, Heinz bodies
5. venous clotting time, clot retraction, clot lysis
6. coagulation study
7. bleeding time
8. erythrocyte sedimentation rate
9. malarial parasite; thick and thin film
10. ABO blood group, Rh and cross matching
11. urinalysis
12. stool examination, stool occult blood
13. Gram staining
14. acid fast staining
15. KOH smear, Tzanck’s smear, wet preparation
16. pleural fluid analysis
17. cytology from clinical specimens
18. culture from clinical specimens
19. antimicrobial susceptibility test
20. polymerase chain reaction from clinical specimens
21. allergic skin test
22. tissue biopsy
23. endocrinologic studies: plasma glucose, HbA1C, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), postprandial GTT, thyroid function test, serum cortisol
24. liver profile
25. kidney profile
26. electrolyte profile
27. lipid profile
28. cardiac markers
29. tumor markers
30. HIV testing
31. serologic studies
32. arterial blood gas analysis
33. pulse oximetry
34. electrocardiography
35. spirometry, peak expiratory flow rate measurement
36. chest radiography
37. computerized tomography
38. none

(1.1) cleft lip and palate
(1.2) laryngomalacia
(1.3) tracheoesophageal fistula
(1.4) diaphragmatic hernia
(1.5) pre-auricular sinus, sinus, cyst and fistula of branchial cleft
(1.6) thyroglossal duct cyst
(2.1) influenza
(2.2) upper respiratory infections (nasopharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, croup)
(2.3) lower respiratory tract infections and pleura and their complications (bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, lung abscess, bronchiectasis)
(2.4) tuberculosis
(2.5) nasal polyps
(2.6) allergic rhinitis
(2.7) asthma
(2.8) autoimmune disorders (e.g., Wegener granulomatosis, Goodpasture syndrome)
(2.9) avian flu, SARS
(2.10) peritonsillar abscess , deep neck infection
(2.11) retropharyngeal abscess
(2.12) pyothorax (empyemathoracis)
(2.13) chronic infectious diseases of the lower respiratory tract: endemic fungal infections, Nocardia/Actinomyces
(2.14) occupational lung diseases
(2.15) acute respiratory distress syndrome
(2.16) other acute and chronic alveolar injury (e.g., chlorine gas/smoke inhalation)
(2.17) obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis, emphysema)
(2.18) restrictive pulmonary disease
(3.1) chest injury
(3.2) foreign body aspiration
(3.3) pneumothorax
(3.4) hemothorax
(3.5) atelectasis
(3.6) sleep-disordered breathing
(4.1) benign neoplasm of larynx, nasopharynx
(4.2) malignant neoplasm of larynx, nasopharynx; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, carcinoma of larynx
(4.3) benign neoplasm of lower respiratory tracts and pleura
(4.4) malignant neoplasm of lower respiratory tracts and pleura
(5.1) respiratory failure
(5.2) hyperventilation syndrome
(5.3) respiratory obstruction, suffocation
(5.4) asphyxia of the newborn
(5.5) fetal distress
(5.6) hypoventilation
(5.7) neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
(5.8) bronchopulmonary dysplasia
(6.1) pulmonary edema
(6.2) heart failure
(6.3) pleural effusion
(6.4) pulmonary embolism
(6.5) pulmonary hypertension