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Kidney Transplant – Causes, Indications, Treatment
Kidney Transplant provides superior outcomes to dialysis as a treatment for end-stage kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that kidney transplantation be part of…
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Laminectomy – Types, Indications, Contraindications
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that removes a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina, which is the roof of the spinal canal. It is a major spine…
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Lobectomy – Anatomy, Indications, Contraindications
Lobectomy is the surgical removal of the entire lobe of the lung. Dr. Davies did the first reported case of lobectomy in 1913, but…
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Metabolic Panel Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Metabolic panel - comprehensive; Chem-20; SMA20; Sequential multi-channel analysis with computer-20; SMAC20; Metabolic panel 20 A comprehensive metabolic panel is a group of blood…
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Mononucleosis Spot Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Monospot test; Heterophile antibody test; Heterophile agglutination test; Paul-Bunnell test; Forssman antibody test The mononucleosis spot test looks for 2 antibodies in the blood. These antibodies…
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Mononucleosis Spot Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Monospot test; Heterophile antibody test; Heterophile agglutination test; Paul-Bunnell test; Forssman antibody test The mononucleosis spot test looks for 2 antibodies in the blood. These antibodies…
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MRI – Types, Indications, Patients Safety, Procedure
MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and…
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Multiplanar Reformation (MPR)
Multiplanar reformation (MPR) is the process of using the data from axial CT images to create nonaxial two-dimensional images. MPR images are coronal, sagittal, oblique,…
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Olfactory Nerve Disorders
Olfactory nerve disorders affect our sense of smell. This can impact our ability to enjoy food, detect danger like gas leaks, or even notice…
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Paranasal Sinus Radiography Test – Indications, Procedures
Paranasal sinus radiography; X-ray - sinuses A sinus x-ray is an imaging test to look at the sinuses. These are the air-filled spaces in the front…
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Peritoneal Fluid Analysis – Indications, Procedures, Results
Peritoneal fluid analysis is a lab test to look at fluid that has built up in the space in the abdomen around the internal…
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Plasma Fibrinogen Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Plasma fibrinogen; Factor I; Hypofibrinogenemia test Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver. This protein helps stop bleeding by helping blood clots to…
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Pleural Fluid Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Pleural fluid analysis Pleural fluid analysis is a test that examines a sample of fluid that has been collected in the pleural space. This…
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody test
Respiratory syncytial virus antibody test; RSV serology A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody test is a blood test that measures the levels of antibodies…
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Rheumatoid Arthritis – Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder in the human body that primarily affects multiple joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, tenderness,…
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Rheumatoid Factor (RF) – Indications, Procedures, Results
Rheumatoid factor (RF) is a blood test that measures the amount of the RF antibody in the blood. A rheumatoid factor (RF) test measures the…
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RSV Antibody Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Respiratory syncytial virus antibody test; RSV serology A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody test is a blood test that measures the levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins)…
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RSV Serology Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
RSV serology A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody test is a blood test that measures the levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins) the body makes after infection…
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Serology For Brucellosis – Indications, Procedures, Results
Brucella serology; Brucella antibody test or titer This is a blood test for brucellosis. Brucellosis is an infectious disease usually caused by handling animals or…
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Serum Anthrax Test – Indications, Procedure, Result
Anthrax serology test; Antibody test for anthrax; Serologic test for B anthracis The anthrax blood test looks for antibodies against Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that cause…
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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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Sympathetic Nerves – Types, Functions, Symptoms, Abnormality
Sympathetic nerves run on the front surface of the spinal column and not in the spinal canal with the nerves that provide sensation and…
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Synovial Fluid Analysis – Indications, Contraindications
Synovial Fluid Analysis/Synovial fluid is defined as the collection of fluid confined within a joint space. Synovial fluid is physiologic and acts as a…
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Synovial Fluid Analysis – Indications, Procedures, Results
Joint fluid analysis; Joint fluid aspiration Synovial fluid analysis is a group of tests that examine joint (synovial) fluid. The tests help diagnose and…
