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Sexy, Attractive, Luscious Lip- How Way I Can Get It
Sexy, Attractive, Luscious Lips. The upper and lower lips are referred to as the "Labium superius oris" and "Labium inferius is", respectively. The juncture where…
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SGPT Test
Aspartate aminotransferase; Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGOT The SGOT test is a blood test that's part of a liver profile. It measures one of two…
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Shaded Surface Display (SSD) Test
A shaded surface display (SSD) test (sometimes called feature-extraction or iso-surfacing) is a surface-rendered 3D image-producing system that provides a realistically looking three-dimensional view…
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Sickle Cell Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The sickle cell test looks for the abnormal hemoglobin in the blood that causes the disease sickle cell anemia. A sickle cell test is an…
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Sigmoidoscopy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Sigmoidoscopy - flexible; Proctoscopy; Proctosigmoidoscopy; Rigid sigmoidoscopy; Colon cancer sigmoidoscopy; Colorectal sigmoidoscopy; Rectal sigmoidoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding - sigmoidoscopy; Rectal bleeding - sigmoidoscopy;…
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Sinus MRI scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
MRI of the sinuses; Magnetic resonance imaging - sinuses; Maxillary sinus MRI A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the sinuses creates detailed pictures…
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Skin Lesion Biopsy – Indications, Procedure, Results
A skin lesion biopsy is when a small amount of skin is removed so it can be examined. The skin is tested to look…
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Skin Lesion Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
A skin lesion biopsy is when a small amount of skin is removed so it can be examined. The skin is tested to look…
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Skin /Nail Culture – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mucosal culture; Culture - skin; Culture - mucosal; Nail culture; Culture - fingernail; Fingernail culture A skin or nail culture is a laboratory test…
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Skin Nail Culture – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mucosal culture; Culture - skin; Culture - mucosal; Nail culture; Culture - fingernail; Fingernail culture A skin or nail culture is a laboratory test…
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Skin Test – Uses, Indications, Procedure, Result
A skin test is a check for immediate allergic reactions to as many as 50 different substances at once. This test is usually done…
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Slit-Lamp Exam – Indications, Procedure, Results
The slit-lamp examination, another name is Biomicroscopy Test looks at structures in the front of the eye. A doctor shines a bright light into…
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Small Bowel Follow-Through Barium Enteroclysis
Small Bowel Follow-Through Barium enteroclysis is a hybrid technique of medical imaging technique of the small intestine that uses a computed tomography scanner and…
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Sodium Urine Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Urinary 24 hours sodium; Urine Na+ The sodium urine test measures the amount of sodium in a certain amount of urine. Sodium can also…
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SPECT Test
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that frequently uses gamma rays radioisotope or gamma camera to take the 2D…
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Spinal Cord Blood Testing – Indications, Procedures, Results
Cord blood refers to a sample of blood collected from the umbilical cord when a baby is born. The umbilical cord is the cord…
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Spinal Disc Herniation; Cause, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Lumbar disc herniation is a common condition that frequently affects the spine in young and middle-aged patients.1,5,11 The lumbar intervertebral disc is a complex structure…
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Spirometry – Indications, Contraindications, Procedure
Spirometry is a simple test used to help diagnose and monitor certain lung conditions by measuring how much air you can breathe out in one…
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Split Night Polysomnography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Split night polysomnography; PSG; OSA - sleep study; Obstructive sleep apnea - sleep study; Sleep apnea - sleep study Polysomnography is a sleep study.…
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Sprain, Strain; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Sprain, Strain is the most common soft tissues injured are muscles, tendons, and ligaments. These injuries often occur during sports and exercise activities, but…
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Spurling Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The Spurling test was originally named Spurling’s neck compression test by the neurosurgeons Roy Glen Spurling and William Beecher Scoville. It was proposed in…
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Sputum Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) Test
Direct immunofluorescence test; Direct fluorescent antibody - sputum Sputum direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) is a lab test that looks for micro-organisms in lung secretions.…
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Sputum Fungal Smear Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
KOH test; Fungal smear - sputum; Fungal wet prep; Wet prep - fungal A sputum fungal smear is a laboratory test that looks for…
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Sputum stain for mycobacteria
Sputum stain for mycobacteria is a test to check for a type of bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other infections. How the Test is…
