Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Cardiac blood pooling imaging; Heart scan – nuclear; Radionuclide ventriculography (RNV); Multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA); Nuclear cardiology; Cardiomyopathy – nuclear ventriculography Nuclear ventriculography...

Nuclear bladder scan A radionuclide cystogram is a special imaging test called a nuclear scan . It checks how well your bladder and urinary tract work....

Nuchal translucency screening; NT; Nuchal fold test; Nuchal fold scan; Prenatal genetic screening; Down syndrome – nuchal translucency The nuchal translucency test measures the...

Nuclear magnetic resonance – cranial; Magnetic resonance imaging – cranial; MRI of the head; MRI – cranial; NMR – cranial; Cranial MRI; Brain MRI;...

Nuclear magnetic resonance – chest; Magnetic resonance imaging – chest; NMR – chest; MRI of the thorax; Thoracic MRI A chest MRI (magnetic resonance...

Magnetic resonance imaging – cardiac; Magnetic resonance imaging – heart; Nuclear magnetic resonance – cardiac; NMR – cardiac; MRI of the heart; Cardiomyopathy –...

Abdominal MRI scan  NMR – abdomen; Magnetic resonance imaging – abdomen; MRI of the abdomen An abdominal magnetic resonance imaging scan is an imaging...

NBT test The nitroblue tetrazolium test checks if certain immune system cells can change a colorless chemical called nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) into a deep...

Infant screening tests; Neonatal screening tests; The PKU test Newborn screening tests look for developmental, genetic, and metabolic disorders in the newborn baby. This...

Newborn scoring Apgar is a quick test performed on a baby at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. The 1-minute score determines how well...

Adrenal medullary imaging; Meta-iodobenzylguanidine scintiscan; Pheochromocytoma – MIBG; Neuroblastoma – MIBG; Carcinoid MIBG An MIBG scintiscan is a type of imaging test. It uses...

Biopsy – nerve A nerve biopsy is the removal of a small piece of a nerve for examination. How the Test is Performed A...

Infant screening tests; Neonatal screening tests; The PKU test Newborn screening tests look for developmental, genetic, and metabolic disorders in the newborn baby. This...

Cystic fibrosis screening – neonatal; Immunoreactive trypsinogen; IRT test; CF – screening Neonatal cystic fibrosis screening is a blood test that screens newborns for cystic...

Closed pleural biopsy; Needle biopsy of the pleura Pleural biopsy is a procedure to remove a sample of the tissue lining, the lungs, and...

Antibiotic associated colitis – toxin; Colitis – toxin; Pseudomembranous – toxin; Necrotizing colitis – toxin; C difficile – toxin The stool C difficile toxin test detects...

CAT scan of cervical spine; Computed axial tomography scan of cervical spine; Computed tomography scan of cervical spine; CT scan of cervical spine; Neck...

NCV Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a test to see how fast electrical signals move through a nerve. How the Test is Performed Patches...

NBT test The nitroblue tetrazolium test checks if certain immune system cells can change a colorless chemical called nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) into a deep...

Culture – nasopharyngeal; Swab for respiratory viruses; Swab for staph carriage Nasopharyngeal culture is a test that examines a sample of secretions from the...