Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Monospot test; Heterophile antibody test; Heterophile agglutination test; Paul-Bunnell test; Forssman antibody test The mononucleosis spot test looks for 2 antibodies in the blood. These antibodies...

Anal fissures – anoscopy; Anal polyps – anoscopy; Foreign object in the anus – anoscopy; Hemorrhoids – anoscopy; Anal warts – anoscopy Anoscopy is...

Follicle-stimulating hormone The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test measures the level of FSH in blood. FSH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland,...

Folate – test Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of folic acid in...

Stool occult blood test – flushable home test; Fecal occult blood test – flushable home test A flushable reagent stool blood test is an...

Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test The FTA-ABS test is a blood test to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. How the Test...

This is a test that uses orange dye (fluorescein) and blue light to detect foreign bodies in the eye. This test can also detect...

Retinal photography; Eye angiography; Retinopathy – fluorescein Fluorescein angiography is an eye test that uses a special dye and camera to look at blood...

B lymphocyte cell surface marker pasting; Flow cytometry – leukemia/lymphoma immunophenotyping B-cell leukemia/lymphoma panel is a blood test that looks for certain proteins on...

Abdominal film; X-ray – abdomen; Flat plate; KUB x-ray An abdominal x-ray is an imaging test to look at organs and structures in the...

Mucosal culture; Culture – skin; Culture – mucosal; Nail culture; Culture – fingernail; Fingernail culture A skin or nail culture is a laboratory test...

Blood sample – capillary; Fingerstick; Heelstick A capillary sample is a blood sample collected by pricking the skin. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels near...

Prostate gland biopsy; Transrectal prostate biopsy; Fine needle biopsy of the prostate; Core biopsy of the prostate; Targeted prostate biopsy; Prostate biopsy – transrectal...

Thyroid nodule fine needle aspirate biopsy; Biopsy – thyroid – skinny-needle; Skinny-needle thyroid biopsy; Thyroid nodule – aspiration; Thyroid cancer – aspiration Fine needle...

Biopsy – lymph nodes; Open lymph node biopsy; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy A lymph node biopsy is the removal of...

Biopsy – lymph nodes; Open lymph node biopsy; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy A lymph node biopsy is the removal of...

Serum fibrinogen; Plasma fibrinogen; Factor I; Hypofibrinogenemia test Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver. This protein helps stop bleeding by helping blood...

FDPs; FSPs; Fibrin split products; Fibrin breakdown products Fibrin degradation products (FDPs) are the substances left behind when clots dissolve in the blood. Blood...

Electrophysiology study – intracardiac; EPS – intracardiac; Abnormal heart rhythms – EPS; Bradycardia – EPS; Tachycardia – EPS; Fibrillation – EPS; Arrhythmia – EPS;...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Lung cancer – bronchoscopy; Pneumonia – bronchoscopy; Chronic lung disease – bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy is a test to view the airways and diagnose...