RX Lab Tests A-Z
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Urine chemistry – Indications, Procedure, Results
Chemistry - urine Urine chemistry is a group of one or more tests done to check the chemical content of a urine sample. How…
Urine Concentration Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The urine concentration test is also known as the Water loading test; the Water deprivation test is a test that measures whether the kidneys…
Urine Culture – Indications, Procedure, Mechanism, Result
A urine culture is a test to find germs (such as bacteria) in the urine that can cause an infection. Bacteria can enter through the…
Urine Drug Screen – Indications, Procedures, Results
Drug screen -- urine A urine drug screen is used to detect illegal and some prescription drugs in the urine. How the Test is Performed…
Urine pH Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
pH - urine A urine pH test measures the level of acid in urine. How the Test is Performed After you provide a urine…
Urine Potassium Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Potassium urine test Urine potassium The potassium urine test measures the amount of potassium in a certain amount of urine. How the Test is…
Urine Test Microscopic – Indications, Procedures, Results
A urinalysis is a test that checks several components of a urine sample. Visual, chemical, and microscopic tests are all part of a complete…
Urine Uroporphyrin Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Urine uroporphyrin; Urine coproporphyrin Porphyrins are natural chemicals in the body that help form many important substances in the body. One of these is…
Vaginitis Wet Mount Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The vaginitis wet mount test (sometimes called a vaginal smear) is a test to detect an infection of the vagina or inflammation of the vagina and…
Varicose Veins; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. Veins have pairs of leaflet valves to…
VDRL Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) is a screening blood test for syphilis and related non-venereal treponematoses that were developed by the eponymous lab. It measures substances…
Venipuncture Blood-draw Phlebotomy
Venipuncture is the collection of blood from a vein. It is most often done for laboratory testing. How the Test is Performed Most of…
Venogram Leg – Indications, Procedures, Results
Phlebogram - leg; Venography - leg; Angiogram - leg Venography for legs is a test used to see the veins in the leg. X-rays are…
Vertigo, Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Vertigo is a medical condition where a person feels as if the or the objects around them are moving when they are not. Often it feels…
Viagra for Men? But whats about Female? Answer is here…
Viagra for Men? But whats about Female.Flibanserin is a medication approved for the treatment of pre-menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder(HSDD).The medication increases the number of satisfying…
Viagra; How Way You Takes Viagra For Happy Conjugal Life
Viagra is one of the most controversial and widely talked about pharmaceutical drugs to have hit the market in the last 30 years. The…
Viagra; Mechanism, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Viagra is a name that can be given to any herbal product advertised as treating erectile dysfunction. There are many different products advertised as herbal viagra, but…
Virtual colonoscopy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Colonoscopy - virtual; CT colonography; Computed tomographic colonography; Colography - virtual Virtual colonoscopy (VC) is an imaging or x-ray test that looks for cancer, polyps,…
Virtual Colonoscopy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Virtual colonoscopy (VC, also called CT colonography or CT pneumocolon) is a special X-ray examination that used CT scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce two- and three-dimensional images to look…
Visual Acuity Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Eye test -- acuity; Vision test -- acuity; Snellen test The visual acuity test is used to determine the smallest letters you can read…
Visual Acuity Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Eye test -- acuity; Vision test -- acuity; Snellen test The visual acuity test is used to determine the smallest letters you can read…
Visual field Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
The visual field refers to the total area in which objects can be seen in the side (peripheral) vision as you focus your eyes…
Vitamin A Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Retinol test The vitamin A test measures the level of vitamin A in the blood. The vitamin A test measures the level of vitamin A…
Vitamin B12 Deficiency – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Vitamin B12also called cobalamin is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and the formation of red blood cells. It…
