Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Leprosy skin test; Hansen disease – skin test The lepromin skin test is used to determine what type of leprosy a person has. How...

Ultrasound pelvis; Pelvic ultrasonography; Pelvic sonography; Pelvic scan; Lower abdomen ultrasound; Gynecologic ultrasound; Transabdominal ultrasound A pelvic (transabdominal) ultrasound is an imaging test. It...

Thyroglobulin antibody; Thyroiditis – thyroglobulin antibody; Hypothyroidism – thyroglobulin antibody; Thyroiditis – thyroglobulin antibody; Graves disease – thyroglobulin antibody; Underactive thyroid – thyroglobulin antibody...

Triiodothyronine; T3 radioimmunoassay; Toxic nodular goiter – T3; Thyroiditis – T3; Thyrotoxicosis – T3; Graves disease – T3 Triiodothyronine (T3) is a thyroid hormone....

Urethral discharge – Gram stain; Feces – Gram stain; Stool – Gram stain; Joint fluid – Gram stain; Pericardial fluid – Gram stain; Gram...

Perimetry; Tangent screen exam; Automated perimetry exam; Goldmann visual field exam; Humphrey visual field exam The visual field refers to the total area in...

Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement; Glaucoma test; Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) Tonometry is a test to measure the pressure inside your eyes. The test is...

TSH receptor stimulating antibody; Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin; Hypothyroidism – TSI; Hyperthyroidism – TSI; Goiter – TSI; Thyroiditis – TSI TSI stands for thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin....

Thyrotropin; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Hypothyroidism – TSH; Hyperthyroidism – TSH; Goiter – TSH A TSH test measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in your...

Urine sugar test; Urine glucose test; Glucosuria test; Glycosuria test The glucose urine test measures the amount of sugar (glucose) in a urine sample....

Oral glucose tolerance test – pregnancy; OGTT – pregnancy; Glucose challenge test – pregnancy; Gestational diabetes – glucose screening A glucose screening test is...

Glucagonoma – glucagon test; Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I – glucagon test; Hypoglycemia – glucagon test; Low blood sugar – glucagon test A glucagon...

Glucagonoma – glucagon test; Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I – glucagon test; Hypoglycemia – glucagon test; Low blood sugar – glucagon test A glucagon...

A serum protein electrophoresis test measures the levels of the different types of globulins and other proteins in your blood. Your provider may order this...

GH suppression test; Glucose loading test; Acromegaly – blood test; Gigantism – blood test The growth hormone suppression test determines whether growth hormone production...

GH test The growth hormone test measures the amount of growth hormone in the blood. The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which causes a...

GFR; Estimated GFR; eGFR Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how...

FOBT; Guaiac smear test; Fecal occult blood test – guaiac smear; Stool occult blood test – guaiac smear The stool guaiac test looks for...

Oral glucose tolerance test – pregnancy; OGTT – pregnancy; Glucose challenge test – pregnancy; Gestational diabetes – glucose screening A glucose screening test is...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Upper endoscopy; Gastroscopy Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a test to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine....