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232 Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Red blood cell (RBC) count (continued)
Interfering factors Blood collection technique significantly affects the results. If
the patient is recumbent during phlebotomy, the cell count is
5% lower. Results are elevated with prolonged venous stasis
during phlebotomy. Lavender tube must be three-fourths full
or the results will be invalid. A clotted sample will yield in
-
valid results.
Many psychotropic medications can cause spurious reduc-
tions in RBC count, including amitriptyline, amphetamine,
barbiturates, bupropion, carbamazepine, chlordiazepoxide,
chlorpromazine, clomipramine, clonazepam, desipramine,
diphenhydramine, donepezil, fluphenazine, haloperidol,
levodopa, MAOIs, meprobamate, mesoridazine, pemoline,
phenobarbital, phenytoin, thioridazine, thiothixene, trazo
-
done, and trifluoperazine.
Cross-references Anemia
Complete Blood Count
Hematocrit
Mean Corpuscular Volume
American Association for Clinical Chemistry: Testing.com. Available at: https://www.testing.com. Ac-
cessed September 2021.
Fischbach FT, Fischbach MA: A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 10th Edition. Philadelphia,
PA, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018
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233 Laboratory Tests
Renal function panel
Type of test Blood
Background and explanation
of test
The renal or kidney function panel consists of the following
tests: albumin, BUN, calcium, total carbon dioxide, chloride,
creatinine, glucose, phosphate, potassium, and sodium. A
calculated anion gap value is often inclu ded.
Risk factors for acute renal disease include a history of
trauma, sepsis, hypotension, and reaction to contrast dye.
Risk factors for chronic renal disease include hypertension,
diabetes, atherosclerosis, familial kidney disease, polycystic
kidneys, and use of nephrotoxic medications such as
NSAIDs.
Relevance to psychiatry and
behavioral science
Impaired renal function is associated with a range of neuro-
psychiatric symptoms, from fatigue and lethargy to delirium
and coma. Cognitive impairment, sleep and appetite distur
-
bances, and sexual dysfunction have also been reported.
Because most psychotropic drugs are excreted at least partly
by the kidneys, changes in renal function have definite phar-
macokinetic effects. Lithium is eliminated only through the
kidneys, such that the serum level is directly proportional to
the GFR. Lithium and other drugs, such as gabapentin, can
in turn affect kidney function. Lithium is associated with di
-
abetes insipidus and, with long-term use, can cause tubu-
lointerstitial disease. Use of lithium necessitates renal
function monitoring, as described in the Psychotropic Med
-
ications chapter.
Preparation of patient None needed
Indications • Workup for a patient with risk factors for acute or
chronic kidney disease
•
Monitoring a patient with diabetes for early renal dys
-
function
Reference range See entries for individual tests.
Critical value(s) See entries for individual tests.
Increased levels See entries for individual tests.
Decreased levels See entries for individual tests.
Interfering factors See entries for individual tests.
Cross-references Diabetes Insipidus
Lithium
Uremic Syndrome
See entries for component tests.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry: Testing.com. Available at: https://www.testing.com. Ac-
cessed September 2021.
ARUP Laboratories: Renal function panel, in Lab Test Directory. Salt Lake City, UT, ARUP Laboratories,
2021. Available at: https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0020144. Accessed September 2021.
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234 Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Reticulocyte count
Type of test Blood
Background and explanation
of test
Reticulocytes are immature RBCs formed in bone marrow
that mature in the circulation, usually within 1–2 days. These
cells provide one measure of the effectiveness of RBC pro
-
duction (erythropoiesis). The reticulocyte count is expressed
as a percentage of the total RBC count.
A better index of RBC production is the reticulocyte produc-
tion index (RPI), which corrects for anemia and the prema-
ture shift of more immature reticulocytes from bone marrow
to blood. The RPI is calculated using the following equation:
RPI = % reticulocytes × (patient’s hematocrit/45) ×
(1/maturation time)
The maturation time varies with hematocrit; 45%=1 day,
35% =1.5 days, 25% =2.0 days, 15%= 2.5 days. The RPI should
increase with anemia; failure to increase suggests an inade
-
quate bone marrow response.
Relevance to psychiatry and
behavioral science
Reticulocyte count is decreased in alcohol use disorder and
megaloblastic anemia (e.g., with vitamin B
12
or folate defi-
ciency).
Preparation of patient None needed
Indications • Diagnosing cause of anemia: bone marrow failure vs.
bleeding or hemolysis
•
Monitoring effectiveness of
treatment for anemia (perni-
cious anemia, folate
deficiency,
or iron deficiency)
• Evaluating bone marrow recovery in aplastic anemia
• Determining effects of radiation on bone marrow
Reference range In the presence of anemia, an RPI >2 suggests effective bone
marrow response.
Critical value(s) None
Increased levels • Posthemorrhage
• Hemolytic anemia
• After treatment of anemia
Decreased levels • Iron deficiency anemia
• Aplastic anemia
• Pernicious anemia
• Anemia of chronic disease
• Radiation therapy
• Bone marrow failure (e.g., from cancer)
• Myelodysplastic syndromes
• Alcohol use disorder
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235 Laboratory Tests
Reticulocyte count (continued)
Interfering factors Improper specimen collection or handling may invalidate
the results; this includes drawing blood after a recent trans
-
fusion or proximal to an IV catheter, or a hemolyzed sample.
Drugs causing spurious elevations include antipyretics,
chloroquine, levodopa, quinine, and sulfonamides.
Drugs causing spurious reductions include several chemo-
therapeutic agents and sulfonamides.
Cross-references Anemia
Red Blood Cell Count
American Association for Clinical Chemistry: Testing.com. Available at: https://www.testing.com. Ac-
cessed September 2021.
Fischbach FT, Fischbach MA: A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 10th Edition. Philadelphia,
PA, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018
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236 Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Serotonin transporter polymorphism
Type of test Genetic
Background and explanation
of test
The serotonin transporter terminates the actions of sero-
tonin in the synaptic cleft by reuptake of this neurotransmit-
ter into the presynaptic terminal where serotonin is
recycled. The gene encoding the serotonin transporter is
member 4 of solute carrier family 6, known by the short
-
hand SLC6A4. In humans, this gene is located on chromo-
some 17 (17q11). Among polymorphisms identified for this
gene is a 44-base-pair insertion/deletion sequence in the
promoter region known as 5-HTTLPR. Individuals with a
deletion (the short or S allele) have a lower rate of serotonin
transporter transcription than those with an insertion (the
long or L allele). One clinical consequence of this difference
is that individuals with the S allele, having lower trans
-
porter density on the presynaptic neuron, have fewer sites
for drugs such as SSRIs to bind and would likely have a re
-
duced response to treatment with these drugs.
At this writing, SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR has been established as
cost-effective in predicting efficacy and adverse effects with
SSRI treatment, as noted below. Other polymorphisms in
the serotonin transporter (e.g., rs25531 SNP) are under in
-
vestigation to determine their clinical utility.
Relevance to psychiatry and
behavioral science
The short or S allele confers an elevated risk of developing
a major depressive episode after exposure to an adverse life
event. This effect may be most pronounced early in the life
-
time course of the illness. The S allele may also predict a
poor outcome with antidepressant medication treatment,
including delayed response, increased adverse effects, and/
or induction of mania or rapid cycling in a patient with bi
-
polar disease. It appears that these effects are seen mostly
with purely serotonergic drugs such as SSRIs, so affected
patients may be better treated with non-SSRI antidepressant
drugs such as SNRIs or TCAs. The S allele is most common
among Asians and Whites of European descent and least
common among sub-Saharan Africans.
Preparation of patient None needed
Indications • Depression in a young patient of high-risk ethnicity
• Depression in a patient with history of childhood abuse
or neglect
• Depression in a patient with serious recent life adversity
• Question of bipolarity in a depressed patient awaiting
treatment
• Treatment-resistant depression
Positive test Deletion identified (one or two S alleles)
Negative test No deletion identified (two L alleles)
Interfering factors None known
Cross-references Major Depressive Disorder
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237 Laboratory Tests
Serotonin transporter polymorphism (continued)
Bradley P, Shiekh M, Mehra V, et al: Improved efficacy with targeted pharmacogenetic-guided treatment
of patients with depression and anxiety: a randomized clinical trial demonstrating clinical
utility. J Psychiatr Res 96:100–107, 2018
Le-Niculescu H, Roseberry K, Gill SS, et al: Precision medicine for mood disorders: objective a ssessment,
risk prediction, pharmacogenomics, and repurposed drugs.Mol Psychiatry 26(7):2776–2804, 2021
Luddington NS, Mandadapu A, Husk M, et al: Clinical implications of genetic variation in the serotonin
transporter promoter region: a review. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 11(3):93–102, 2009
Oz MD, Baskak B, Uckun Z,et al: Association between serotonin 2A receptor (HTR2A), serotonin trans-
porter (SLC6A4) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphisms and citalo-
pram/sertraline induced sexual dysfunction in MDD patients. Pharmacogenomics J 20:443–450, 2020
Plenge P, Yang D, Salomon K, et al: The antidepressant drug vilazodone is an allosteric inhibitor of the
serotonin transporter.Nat Commun 12(1):5063, 2021
Svensson JE, Svanborg C, Plavén-Sigray P, et al: Serotonin transporter availability increases in patients
recovering from a depressive episode.Transl Psychiatry 11(1):264, 2021
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238 Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Typeoftest Nuclearmedicine
Background and explana-
tionof test
SPECTbrain scanning is a nuclear medicine procedure that
evaluates cerebral blood flow, which is understood to reflect
neuronal activity. A lipophilic radiopharmaceutical such as
technetium-labeledhexamethylpropyleneamineoxime
(99mTc-HMPAO) or ethylene cysteine diethylester(99mTc
-
ECD) is injected intravenously, and the labeled compound
crosses the blood-brain barrier while continuing to emit
gamma rays. An array of gamma-detecting cameras captures
cerebral perfusion patternsin three dimensions. Molecular
imaging is also made possible by injection of radiopharma
-
ceuticals such as ioflupane
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I, whichbinds to dopamine
transporters and aids in the differential diagnosis of Parkin
-
son’s disease (PD).
TheSPECTprocedure is like PET scanning, althoughthe re-
sultingcontrast and spatial resolutionhave in the past been
inferiorto PET. Improvements in SPECT technology involv
-
ingmultiheaded gamma detectors have pushed the limits of
resolution into thesame range as PET.Moreover, SPECT is
much less costly than PET, and the equipment is more readily
available in clinical settings. SPECT is also less problematic
for claustrophobic patients because theequipmentis less con
-
fining. As with PET, SPECT is often performed in tandem
with structural imaging such as CT or MRI.
Relevance to psychiatry and Indications for SPECT are like those for PET, although SPECT
behavioral science has been less studied and less validated than PET for psychi-
atric applications. Use of SPECT was constrained in the past
because of its inability to investigate brain structures smaller
than 1 cm.Despite this limitation, numerous studies haveal
-
readydemonstrated the utility of SPECT in distinguishing
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epileptic seizures, in
the differential diagnosis of dementia, in the evaluation of
TBI, and in other neuropsychiatric conditions. It may be that
the radiological tradition of reporting only hypoperfusion
will have to be revisited for psychiatric applications, because
several conditions have been found to involve increased re
-
gionalblood flow.
Preparationofpatient Patientsshould eat beforethe procedure and take medica-
tions as usual but should avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.
In addition, they should avoid drinking large amounts of liq-
uid because of the need to remain still while the scan takes
place. Ifsedation is needed,administer after tracer is injected.
Indications • Distinguishing seizure from psychogenic nonepileptic
seizure
• Localizing epileptic foci before surgery
• Diagnosing encephalitis
• Detecting toxic encephalopathy (with global perfusion
deficit)
• Informing differential diagnosis of dementia subtypes
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239 Laboratory Tests
Single-photon emission computed tomography (continued)
Indications (continued) • Detecting and evaluating cerebrovascular disease
• Evaluating suspected TBI
• Distinguishing PD from other movement disorders
• Informing differential diagnosis of ADHD (controver-
sial)
Normal result Normal blood flow patterns
Abnormal result • Globally reduced blood flow
• Regionally or focally reduced blood flow
• Focally increased blood flow
Interfering factors Clinical value of SPECT scanning depends to a large extent
on interpreter expertise.
A commonly seen false-positive finding is crossed cerebellar
diaschisis, in which reduced cerebellar blood flow is seen
contralateral to supratentorial lesion, such as an infarct.
Cross-references Positron Emission Tomography, Brain
Amen DG, Trujillo M, Newberg A, et al: Brain SPECT imaging in complex psychiatric cases: an evidence-
based, underutilized tool.Open Neuroimag J 5:40–48, 2011
Fond G, Garosi A, Faugere M, et al: Peripheral inflammation is associated with brain SPECT perfusion
changes in schizophrenia. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 49(3):905–912, 2022
Gallucci-Neto J, Brunoni AR, Ono CR, et al: Ictal SPECT in psychogenic nonepileptic and epileptic sei-
zures. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 62(1):29–37, 2021
Henderson TA, Cohen P, van Lierop M, et al: A reckoning to keep doing what we are already doing with
PET and SPECT functional neuroimaging. Am J Psychiatry 177(7):637–638, 2020
Miyagawa T, Przybelski SA, Maltais D, et al: The value of multimodal imaging with
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I-FP-CIT SPECT
in differential diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Neurobiol
Aging 99:11–18, 2021
Pagani M, Carletto S, Ostacoli L: PET and SPECT in psychiatry: the past and the future.Eur J Nucl Med
Mol Imaging 46(10):1985–1987, 2019
Peitl V, Badžim VA, Šiško Markoš I, et al: Improvements of frontotemporal cerebral blood flow and cog-
nitive functioning in patients with first episode of schizophrenia treated with long-acting aripipra-
zole. J Clin Psychopharmacol 41(6):638–643, 2021
Richieri R, Boyer L, Faget-Agius C, et al: Determinants of brain SPECT perfusion and connectivity in
treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatry Res 231(2):134–140, 2015
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Sodium
Type of test Blood
Background and explanation
of test
Sodium is the most abundant positively charged ion in the
blood and has critical roles in neurotransmission, mainte
-
nance of osmotic pressure, and maintenance of acid-base bal-
ance. The sodium level reflects dietary intake less renal
excretion, and a normal level is maintained through the ac
-
tions of several hormones: aldosterone, which decreases re-
nal sodium loss, natriuretic hormone, which increases renal
sodium loss, and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which in
-
creases resorption of water. As free body water increases or
decreases, these hormones stimulate the kidney to compen
-
sate to restore sodium balance. In clinical practice, sodium
levels are obtained to evaluate electrolytes, acid-base bal
-
ance, water balance, water intoxication, and dehydration.
Relevance to psychiatry and
behavioral science
Serum sodium abnormalities are found in several conditions
seen in psychiatric practice, including polydipsia, lithium-
induced diabetes insipidus, SIAD, beer potomania, and hy
-
popituitarism. Drugs of abuse (e.g., amphetamines, Ecstasy,
bath salts) can cause a life-threatening hyponatremia from
increased ADH secretion, diaphoresis, and polydipsia. Psy
-
chotropic drugs associated with sodium derangements in-
clude antidepressants (e.g., SSRIs, TCAs), second-generation
antipsychotics (e.g., aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine,
risperidone, ziprasidone), carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine,
lithium, phenothiazines, and opioids. Geriatric practitioners
should be aware that age is a significant risk factor for hypo-
natremia, which is often associated with medications, SIAD,
or endocrinopathy.
Preparation of patient None needed
Indications • Standard component of metabolic panels (BMP and
CMP) and element of electrolyte panel
• Admission workup and evaluation of delirium, seizure,
and SIAD
• Evaluating and monitoring electrolyte and acid-base
disturbances, dehydration, and fluid overload
• Evaluating and monitoring medication-induced effects
Reference range ≤90 years: 136–145 mEq/L
>90 years: 132–146 mEq/L
Critical value(s) < 120 mEq/L or >160 mEq/L
Increased levels • Dehydration with inadequate water intake
• Excessive free water loss: excessive sweating, extensive
thermal burns, diabetes insipidus, osmotic diuresis
• Increased sodium intake in IV fluids (isotonic saline)
• Decreased sodium loss: hyperaldosteronism (Cushing’s
syndrome, Conn’s syndrome)
• Tracheobronchitis
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Sodium (continued)
Decreased levels • Water intoxication, psychogenic polydipsia
• SIAD
• Treatment with thiazide diuretics and other drugs listed
above
• Third-space loss of sodium: ascites, peripheral edema,
pleural effusion, loss through bowel lumen in ileus or
obstruction
• Increased free body water: excessive sodium-free oral,
IV, or irrigant administration
• Congestive heart failure
• Increased sodium loss: Addison’s disease, diarrhea,
vomiting, sweating, burns, nasogastric suction, diuretic
therapy, chronic renal insufficiency
• Hyperlipidemia
• Sodium-deficient diet
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperglycemia: sodium decreases by 1.5–3.0 mEq/L for
each 100 mg/dL increase in blood glucose
Interfering factors Recent trauma, shock, or surgery can affect sodium values.
A spurious reduction of sodium (pseudohyponatremia) can
occur with certain assays in the presence of hyperprotein-
emia and hyperlipidemia due to decreased water content.
Numerous non-psychotropic drugs affect sodium levels.
Cross-references Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia
Hyponatremia
Psychogenic Polydipsia
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis
Adrogue HJ, Madias NE: Hyponatremia. N Engl J Med 342:1581–1589, 2000
Ali SN, Bazzano LA. Hyponatremia in association with second-generation antipsychotics: a systematic
review of case reports. Ochsner J 18(3):230–235, 2018
Faria AC, Carmo H, Carvalho F, et al: Drinking to death: hyponatraemia induced by synthetic phenethyl-
amines. Drug Alcohol Depend 212:108045, 2020
Filippatos TD, Makri A, Elisaf MS, Liamis G: Hyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions.Clin
Interv Aging 12:1957–1965, 2017
Lien YH, Shapiro JI: Hyponatremia: clinical diagnosis and management. Am J Med 120:653–658, 2007
Liu BA, Mittmann N, Knowles SR, et al: Hyponatremia and the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of
antidiuretic hormone associated with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a review of
spontaneous reports. CMAJ 155:519–527, 1996
Reynolds RM, Padfield PL, Seckl JR: Disorders of sodium balance. BMJ 332:702–705, 2006
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