Table 1.

Recommended tests for initial evaluation of sarcoidosis

Type of evaluation
History (occupational and environmental exposure, symptoms)
Physical examination
Chest imaging: HRCT or PET-CT
Pulmonary function tests: spirometry and carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (respiratory symptoms)
Laboratory diagnostics
Peripheral blood counts: white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets
Serum chemistries: calcium, liver enzymes, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, ACE and sIl2R
Electrocardiography
Routine ophthalmologic examination
Tuberculin skin test or Quantiferon Gold

ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; HRCT, high-resolution computer tomography; PET-CT, positron emission tomography-computer tomography; sIL2R, soluble interleukin 2 receptor.