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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
- 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)
- Computed tomography (CT) scan for back problems
- 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
- Exercise stress test
- Fecal occult blood test
- Fetal ultrasound
- Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the breast
- Fluorescein angiography (test for diabetic retinopathy)
- Foot x-ray
- Heart valve replacement
- Hernia repair
- Holter monitor and event monitor
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterosalpingogram
- Hysteroscopy
- Immunotherapy
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Kidney biopsy
- Kidney transplant
- Laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery
- Large core needle biopsy of the breast
- LASIK
- Liver biopsy
- Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
- Lymph node biopsy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Mammography
- Mediastinoscopy
- Myelography (myelogram)
- Nephrectomy
- Oxygen saturation test
- 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)
- Standard transvenous pacemaker
- Stereotactic biopsy of the breast
- Sutures
- TB (tuberculosis) skin test
- Testing for vaginitis (yeast, trichomonas, and bacterial vaginosis)
- Throat culture
- Thyroid nuclear medicine tests (thyroid scan and uptake)
- Thyroidectomy
- Tonometry
- Ultrasound
- Upper endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD)
- Urinalysis
- Urinary catheterization
- Vasectomy
- Ventilation-perfusion scan or VQ scan
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- Wire localization biopsy of the breast
- X-rays
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Why testosterone levels drop and when to consider treatment
Don't count on daily aspirin to prevent colon cancer
Night owls' habits linked to worse heart health
After ablation, exercise may lower atrial fibrillation recurrence
What can cause an enlarged heart?
Women's unique risks for heart disease
Chronic kidney disease: A hidden threat to your heart
Navigating your online patient portal: Best practices
Treating hair loss in men: What works?
Virtual cardiac rehab: Heal your heart from home
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