Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

pH – urine A urine pH test measures the level of acid in urine. How the Test is Performed After you provide a urine...

PFTs; Spirometry; Spirogram; Lung function tests Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure breathing and how well the lungs are functioning....

A positron emission tomography scan is a type of imaging test. It uses a radioactive substance called a tracer to look for disease in...

Adenosine stress test; Regadenoson stress test; CAD – nuclear stress; Coronary artery disease – nuclear stress; Angina – nuclear stress; Chest pain – nuclear...

Cobalamin test; Pernicious anemia – vitamin B12 level Vitamin B12 level is a blood test that measures how much vitamin B12 is in your blood....

APCA; Anti-gastric parietal cell antibody; Atrophic gastritis – anti-gastric parietal cell antibody; Gastric ulcer – anti-gastric parietal cell antibody; Pernicious anemia – anti-gastric parietal...

Peritoneal tap; Paracentesis; Ascites – abdominal tap; Cirrhosis – abdominal tap; Malignant ascites – abdominal tap An abdominal tap is used to remove fluid...

Peritoneal fluid culture Culture – peritoneal fluid Peritoneal fluid culture is a laboratory test performed on a sample of peritoneal fluid to detect bacteria...

Peritoneal fluid analysis is a lab test to look at fluid that has built up in the space in the abdomen around the internal...

Peripheral vascular ultrasound A duplex ultrasound is a test to see how blood moves through your arteries and veins. How the Test is Performed A duplex...

Blood smear Peripheral smear; Complete blood count – peripheral; CBC – peripheral A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the...

Lower extremity angiogram; Peripheral angiogram; Arteriography of the extremity Extremity angiography is a test used to see the arteries in the hands, arms, feet,...

Arteriography of the extremity Extremity angiography is a test used to see the arteries in the hands, arms, feet, or legs. It is also...

Goldmann visual field exam; Humphrey visual field exam The visual field refers to the total area in which objects can be seen in the...

Gram stain of pericardial fluid Pericardial fluid Gram stain is a method of staining a sample of fluid taken from the sac surrounding the...

Culture – pericardial fluid Pericardial fluid culture is a test performed on a sample of fluid from the sac surrounding the heart. It is...

Gram stain of urethral discharge; Gram stain of the cervix; Pleural fluid – Gram stain; Sputum – Gram stain; Skin lesion – Gram stain;...

Bitewings; Periapical film; Panoramic film; Digital image Dental x-rays are a type of image of the teeth and mouth. X-rays are a form of...

Renal perfusion scintiscan Renal perfusion scintigraphy; Radionuclide renal perfusion scan; Perfusion scintiscan – renal; Scintiscan – renal perfusion A renal perfusion scintiscan is a...

PTCA; Cholangiogram – PTCA; PTC; PBD-Percutaneous Biliary drainage A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is an x-ray of the bile ducts. These are the tubes...