Table 4.

Snapshot Diagram of Common Diagnostic Testing in SSc

VITALS	CARDIOPULMONARY		GASTROINTESTINAL as indicated by history and clinical findings	LABORATORY
Weight	FVC	Consider smaller, softer mouth piece	^pH Probe, 24 Hour monitoring	CBC
Blood Pressure	TLC		^Esophagram / Swallow study	CMP
Heart Rate	DLCO		^Esophagogastroduodenoscopy	Inflammatory markers: ESR, CRP, albumin, platelets
Respiratory Rate	6 MWT for distance and saturation with forehead oximeter		^Gastric Emptying Study	Muscle assessment: CK, aldolase, LDH
Oxygen saturation	HRCT of chest		^Stool for Ova, Parasite and Culture	Cardiac markers: BNP/NTproBNP, Troponin, Uric acid
	Echocardiogram		^Colonoscopy	Tuberculosis/HBV if considering therapy with Rituximab or Tocilizumab
	^ECG		^Glucose or Lactose H2 breath test for SIBO	25-OH Vitamin D
	^Right Heart Catheterization			HIV for new PH diagnosis
	^VQ Perfusion Scan – should be considered at new PH diagnosis

^{^}As indicated by history or clinical findings

SIBO: small intestine bacteria overgrowth