ACEM/RCPA test ordering guidelines
| Recommendation | Test |
| Perform test | Electrolytes/urea/creatinine, glucose, troponin, full blood count |
| Consider or ask supervisor | D-dimer, liver function test |
| Generally not indicated | All tests not listed in the categories above, eg, blood cultures, coagulation studies, calcium phosphate albumin, urate, lipase, C reactive protein, creatine kinase, drug level, blood group/antibody screen, blood gas, urinalysis |
ACEM, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine; RCPA, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.