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Catecholamines Urine Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
Dopamine-urine test; Epinephrine-urine test; Adrenalin-urine test; Urine metanephrine; Normetanephrine; Norepinephrine-urine test; Urine catecholamines; VMA; HVA; Metanephrine; Homovanillic acid (HVA) Catecholamines are chemicals made by…
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CEA Blood Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test measures the level of CEA in the blood. CEA is a protein normally found in the tissue of a…
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Cerebral Angiography – Indications, Procedure, Results
Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram; Cervicocerebral catheter-based angiography; Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography; IADSA Cerebral angiography is a procedure that uses a special…
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Cerebral Angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Vertebral angiogram; Angiography - head; Carotid angiogram; Cervicocerebral catheter-based angiography; Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography; IADSA Cerebral angiography is a procedure that uses a special…
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Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) collection Test
Spinal tap; Ventricular puncture; Lumbar puncture; Cisternal puncture; Cerebrospinal fluid culture Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection is a test to look at the fluid that…
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Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) collection Test
Spinal tap; Ventricular puncture; Lumbar puncture; Cisternal puncture; Cerebrospinal fluid culture Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection is a test to look at the fluid that…
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Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Test
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection is a test to look at the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. CSF acts as a cushion,…
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Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Test
Pap test; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - Pap; CIN - Pap; Precancerous changes of the cervix - Pap; Cervical cancer - Pap; Squamous intraepithelial lesion…
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Cervical MRI – Indications, Procedure, Results
A cervical MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan uses energy from strong magnets to create pictures of the part of the spine that runs through…
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Cervical Punch Biopsy Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Cervical punch biopsy; Biopsy - cervical punch; Cervical biopsy; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - colposcopy; CIN - colposcopy; Precancerous changes of the cervix - colposcopy;…
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Cervical Spine CT Scan – Indications, Procedure, Results
A computed tomography (CT) scan of the cervical spine makes cross-sectional pictures of the neck. It uses x-rays to create the images. How the…
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Cervical Spine CT Scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CAT scan of cervical spine; Computed axial tomography scan of cervical spine; Computed tomography scan of cervical spine; CT scan of cervical spine; Neck…
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Cervical Spondylosis – Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Cervical spondylosis is a generalized disease process affecting all levels of the cervical spine. Cervical spondylosis encompasses a sequence of degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs, osteophytosis…
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Chest Examination – Indications, Procedure, Results
Chest examination consists of inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. The inspection process initiates and continues throughout the patient encounter. Palpation, confirmed by percussion, assesses…
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Chest MRI – Indications, Procedures, Results
Nuclear magnetic resonance - chest; Magnetic resonance imaging - chest; NMR - chest; MRI of the thorax; Thoracic MRI A chest MRI (magnetic resonance…
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Chest PET Scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
A Chest positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for diseases in the…
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Chikungunya Fever; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Chikungunya Fever is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It can cause high…
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Chloride Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
A chloride test measures the level of chloride in your blood or urine. Chloride is one of the most important electrolytes in the blood. It…
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Cholesterol Test – Indications, Contraindications
Cholesterol Test is a sterol compound found in most human body tissues. From a physiologic standpoint, cholesterol and its derivatives are vitally crucial for…
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Chromium Blood Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
Serum chromium Chromium is a mineral that affects insulin, carbohydrate, fat, and protein levels in the body. This article discusses the test to check…
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Citric Acid Urine Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
Urine - the citric acid test A citric acid urine test measures the level of citric acid in urine. How the Test is Performed…
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Clean Catch Urine Sample – Indications, Procedure, Results
Urine culture - clean catch; Urinalysis - clean catch; Clean catch urine specimen; Urine collection - clean catch; UTI - clean catch; Urinary tract…
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Clinical Examination of Lower Limb Deformity
Clinical Examination of Lower Limb Deformity/When a child is born, it has 10-15 degrees of physiological genu varum, 5-degree internal tibial torsion and external…
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CMV Serology Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
CMV antibody tests The CMV serology test determines the presence of antibodies to a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the blood. How the Test…
