Table 1.

The laboratory tests used most commonly to monitor patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Role	Tests
Diagnosis	RT-PCR (gold standard), serologic tests
Staging, prognostication, therapeutic monitoring	Various in vitro diagnostic tests (↑WBC, ↑neutrophil counts, ↓lymphocytes count, ↓platelet count, ↓albumin, ↑LDH, ↑AST & ALT, ↑total bilirubin, ↑urea & creatinine, ↑cardiac troponin, ↑D-dimer & prothrombin time, ↑procalcitonin & CRP, ↑ferritin, ↑cytokines
Epidemiological surveillance	SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

↑, increased; ↓, decreased.

RT-PCR, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; WBC, white blood cell; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; CRP, C-reactive protein; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.