Laboratory diagnostics

The Role of Laboratory Test Biomarkers in Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients

6min
Linda Brookes
Published on May 29, 2020
Table shoes potential clinical and biological significance of abnormal laboratory values in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Essential laboratory parameters

Table 1. From Lippi G, Plebani M. Clin Chem Lab Med 2020 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2020-0240.

Disease severity and risk stratification

Correlation between abnormal coagulation parameters and disease severity

Measuring inflammatory markers

Routine laboratory examinations reveal a number of abnormalities in COVID-19 patients.

CK and LDH

Routine laboratory examinations reveal a number of abnormalities in COVID-19 patients.

Cardiac and kidney injury markers

More data needed

List of Abbreviations


By Linda Brookes
Linda Brookes is a freelance medical writer and editor based in New York and London with a record of working for a wide range of international clients and publications in the healthcare and pharmaceutical fields.