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Stress Echocardiography Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Echocardiography stress test; Stress test - echocardiography; CAD - stress echocardiography; Coronary artery disease - stress echocardiography; Chest pain - stress echocardiography; Angina -…
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String Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Duodenal parasites test; Giardia - string test A string test involves swallowing a string to obtain a sample from the upper part of the…
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Stroke – Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Stroke is a neurological deficit of cerebrovascular causes the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by blockage of blood…
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Strongyloidiasis Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Strongyloidiasis - ova and parasites Taeniasis - ova and parasites Stool ova and parasites exam is a lab test to look for parasites or…
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Superficial Peroneal Nerve – Indications, Contraindications
The superficial peroneal nerve (superficial fibular nerve) is a mixed nerve that carries sensory information from the anterolateral aspect of the leg and the greater part…
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Swan-Ganz – right heart catheterization
Right heart catheterization; Catheterization - right heart Swan-Ganz catheterization is the passing of a thin tube (catheter) into the right side of the heart…
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Sweat Electrolytes Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Sweat test; Sweat chloride; Iontophoretic sweat test Sweat electrolytes is a test that measures the level of chloride in sweat. Sweat chloride test is…
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Swelling (inflammation) in the Lungs Scan
A lung gallium scan is a type of nuclear scan that uses radioactive gallium to identify swelling (inflammation) in the lungs. A lung scan…
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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 Biopsy – Indications, Procedure, Results
A synovial biopsy is the removal of a piece of tissue lining a joint for examination. The tissue is called the synovial membrane. How…
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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…
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Synovial Membrane Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
synovial membrane; Rheumatoid arthritis - synovial biopsy; Gout - synovial biopsy; Joint infection - synovial biopsy; Synovitis - synovial biopsy A synovial biopsy is…
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T-cell count – Indications, Procedures, Results
A T-cell count (Also called Thymus derived lymphocyte count; T-lymphocyte count; T cell count) measures the number of T cells in the blood. Blood…
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T3, T4, TSH Tests – Types, Indications, Contraindications
Thyroid function tests (TFTs) is a collective term for blood tests used to check the function of the thyroid. TFTs may be requested if a patient is thought to…
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T3 Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Triiodothyronine; T3 radioimmunoassay; Toxic nodular goiter - T3; Thyroiditis - T3; Thyrotoxicosis - T3; Graves disease - T3 Triiodothyronine (T3) is a thyroid hormone.…
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T3 Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
A T3 test is most often used to diagnose hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the body makes too much thyroid hormone. T3 tests are frequently…
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T3RU Test – Thyroid Hormone-Binding Ratio
Resin T3 uptake; T3 resin uptake; Thyroid hormone-binding ratio The T3RU test measures the level of proteins that carry thyroid hormones in the blood.…
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TBG Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
TBG Blood Test (Thyroxine-Binding Globulin) is a kind of test to measure the level of a protein that moves in the bloodstream for thyroid hormone…
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Technetium Scan; Liver Technetium Sulfur Colloid Scan
Liver scan Technetium scan; Liver technetium sulfur colloid scan; Liver-spleen radionuclide scan; Nuclear scan - technetium; Nuclear scan - liver or spleen A liver…
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Temperature Measurement – Indications, Procedures, Results
Temperature measurement describes the process of measuring a current local body temperature for immediate or later evaluation. Datasets consisting of repeated standardized measurements can…
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Tensilon Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
A Tensilon test also called an edrophonium test, is a pharmacological test used for the diagnosis of certain neural diseases such as to evaluate…
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Testicular Biopsy – Indications, Procedure, Results
Testicular biopsy is surgery to remove a piece of tissue from the testicles . The tissue is examined under a microscope. How the Test is Performed…
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Testicular Self-exam – Indications, Procedures, Results
Screening - testicular cancer - self-exam; Testicular cancer - screening - self-exam Testicular self-exam is an examination of the testicles that you do on…
