Diagnostic Tests and Medical Procedures

From biopsies to bypass surgery, you'll find information below on more than 110 tests and procedures. Designed to remove anxiety and uncertainty, these concise reports explain the purpose, how to prep, how it's done, the risks, follow-up, and helpful outside links.

Abdominal CT Scan (Computed Tomography Scan)

Abdominal Ultrasound

Abortion (Termination Of Pregnancy)

Acupuncture

Allergy Shots (Allergen Immunotherapy)

Amniocentesis

Angioplasty

Anoscopy

Arterial Blood Flow Studies of the Legs (Segmental Doppler Pressures)

Arthroscopic Surgery

Back X-Rays (Spine X-Rays)

Barium Enema

Barium Swallow (Upper Gastrointestinal Series or Upper GI Series)

Biofeedback

Biopsy

Biopsy of the Prostate and Transrectal Ultrasound

Blood Testing

Bone Density Test

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Bone Marrow Transplant

Bone Scan

Breast Ultrasound

Bronchoscopy

Caesarean Section

Cardiac Catheterization

Carotid Ultrasound (Carotid Doppler)

Chemotherapy

Chest X-Ray

Cholecystectomy

Chorionic Villus Sampling

Colonoscopy

Colposcopy

Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy

Computed Tomography (CT Scan) for Back Problems

Computed Tomography (CT)

Corneal Transplant

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Cystoscopy

Cystourethrogram

Digital Rectal Exam

Echocardiogram

Electrocardiogram (EKG)

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG)

Electrophysiological Testing of the Heart

Endometrial Biopsy

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopy

Excisional Biopsy of the Breast

Fecal Occult Blood Test

Fetal Ultrasound

Fluorescein Angiography (Test for Diabetic Retinopathy)

Foot X-Ray

Heart Transplant

Heart-Lung Transplant

Holter Monitor and Event Monitor

Hysterectomy

Hysterosalpingogram

Hysteroscopy

Immunotherapy

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Kidney Transplant

Large Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast

LASIK

Liver Biopsy

Lumbar Puncture (or Spinal Tap)

Lung Transplant

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Mammography

Mediastinoscopy

Myelography (Myelogram)

Oxygen Saturation Test

Pacemaker

Pap Test (Papanicolaou Smear)

Pelvic Ultrasound and Transvaginal Ultrasound

Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography (PTCA)

Pleural Fluid Sampling (or Thoracentesis)

Pneumonectomy

Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan)

Prostate-Specific Antigen Blood Test (PSA Test)

Pulmonary Function Testing

Radiation Therapy

Radionuclide Scanning

Rapid Strep Test

Scratch Test for Allergies

Sigmoidoscopy

Skin Biopsy

Snellen Test for Visual Acuity

Sputum Evaluation (and Sputum Induction)

Stereotactic Biopsy of the Breast

Sutures

TB (Tuberculosis) Skin Test

Testing for Vaginitis (Yeast Infections, Trichomonas, and Gardnerella)

Throat Culture

Thyroid Nuclear Medicine Tests (Thyroid Scan and Uptake)

Thyroidectomy

Tonometry

Ultrasound

Upper Endoscopy (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD)

Urinary Catheterization

Vasectomy

Ventilation-Perfusion Scan or V-Q Scan

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Wire Localization Biopsy of the Breast

X-Rays

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