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Lumbosacral spine x-ray – Indications, Procedures, Results
X-ray - lumbosacral spine; X-ray - lower spine A lumbosacral spine x-ray is a picture of the small bones (vertebrae) in the lower part of the…
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Lung Diffusion Testing – Indications, Procedures, Results
Diffusing capacity; DLCO test Lung diffusion testing measures how well the lungs exchange gases. This is an important part of lung testing because the major…
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Lung Diffusion Testing – Indications, Procedures, Results
Diffusing capacity; DLCO test Lung diffusion testing measures how well the lungs exchange gases. This is an important part of lung testing because the major…
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Lung needle biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Transthoracic needle aspiration; Percutaneous needle aspiration A lung needle biopsy is a method to remove a piece of lung tissue for examination. If it…
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Lung Percutaneous Needle Aspiration Needle Biopsy
Transthoracic needle aspiration; Percutaneous needle aspiration A lung needle biopsy is a method to remove a piece of lung tissue for examination. If it…
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Lung PET scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
A lung 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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Lung Plethysmography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Pulmonary plethysmography; Static lung volume determination; Whole-body plethysmography Lung plethysmography is a test used to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs. How…
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Lung Pulmonary Function Tests – Indications, Procedures, Results
PFTs; Spirometry; Spirogram; Lung function tests Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure breathing and how well the lungs are functioning.…
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Lung ventilation/perfusion scan – Indications, Procedures
Lung ventilation/perfusion scan; Pulmonary embolism - V/Q scan; PE- V/Q scan; Blood clot - V/Q scan A pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan involves two nuclear scan tests to…
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) blood test – Indications, Procedures
ICSH - blood test; Luteinizing hormone - blood test; Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone - blood test The LH blood test measures the amount of luteinizing…
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Lyme Disease Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Lyme disease serology; ELISA for Lyme disease; Western blot for Lyme disease The Lyme disease blood test looks for antibodies in the blood to…
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Lymph Node Biopsy – Indications, Procedure, Results
A lymph node biopsy is the removal of lymph node tissue for examination under a microscope. The lymph nodes are small glands that make…
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Lymph Node Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Biopsy - lymph nodes; Open lymph node biopsy; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy A lymph node biopsy is the removal of…
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Lymph Node Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Biopsy - lymph nodes; Open lymph node biopsy; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy A lymph node biopsy is the removal of…
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Lymphangiogram – Indications, Procedures, Results
Lymphography; Lymphangiography A lymphangiogram is a special x-ray of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels. Lymph nodes produce white blood cells (lymphocytes) that help…
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Magnesium Health Benefit – Food Source, Deficiency Symptoms
Magnesium health benefits are important minerals needed for all cells in the body to function properly. It is an antidote to stress, the most…
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Magnetic resonance angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
MRA; Angiography - magnetic resonance Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an MRI exam of the blood vessels. Unlike traditional angiography which involves placing a tube…
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) –
MRA; Angiography - magnetic resonance Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an MRI exam of the blood vessels. Unlike traditional angiography which involves placing a tube…
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Mammography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mammography; Breast cancer - mammography; Breast cancer - screening mammography; Breast lump - mammogram; Breast tomosynthesis A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breasts. It…
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MDCT – Indications, Contraindications
Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is considered a dramatic development in CT technology used for diagnostic imaging in this MDCT approach, a two-dimensional (2D) array of…
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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); Mean corpuscular volume (MCV); Red blood cell indices A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) shows that someone's red blood…
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Mediastinoscopy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mediastinoscopy with biopsy is a procedure in which a lighted instrument (mediastinoscope) is inserted in the space in the chest between the lungs (mediastinum). Tissue is…
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Menstrual Pain; How Can I Relief From Menstrual Pain
Menstrual Pain is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue (known as menses) from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The first period usually begins between…
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Mental Status Testing – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mental status testing Mental status exam; Neurocognitive testing; Dementia-mental status testing Mental status testing is done to check a person's thinking ability and to…
