Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Thoracentesis also known as thoracocentesis, pleural tap, needle thoracostomy, or needle decompression is an invasive medical procedure to remove fluid or air from the...

A Tensilon test also called an edrophonium test, is a pharmacological test used for the diagnosis of certain neural diseases such as to evaluate...

Temperature measurement describes the process of measuring a current local body temperature for immediate or later evaluation. Datasets consisting of repeated standardized measurements can...

A T3 test is most often used to diagnose hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the body makes too much thyroid hormone. T3 tests are frequently...

A T-cell count (Also called Thymus derived lymphocyte count; T-lymphocyte count; T cell count) measures the number of T cells in the blood. Blood...

A stool test may also be referred to as a “stool sample,” a “stool culture” or “fecal sample. A stool test is used to...

A sputum test, also known as a sputum culture, to detect and identify bacteria or fungi that infect the lungs or breathing passages is a...

A Chest positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for diseases in the...

Computed tomographic (CT) enteroclysis is a hybrid technique of medical imaging technique of the small intestine that uses a computed tomography scanner and contrast...

Small Bowel Follow-Through Barium enteroclysis is a hybrid technique of medical imaging technique of the small intestine that uses a computed tomography scanner and...

The slit-lamp examination, another name is Biomicroscopy Test looks at structures in the front of the eye. A doctor shines a bright light into...

The sickle cell test looks for the abnormal hemoglobin in the blood that causes the disease sickle cell anemia. A sickle cell test is an...

A sialography is an x-ray test using contrast (x-ray dye) to look in detail at the salivary ducts and glands, most commonly the chronic...

A skin lesion biopsy is when a small amount of skin is removed so it can be examined. The skin is tested to look...

A buccal smear test is also called the Sex chromatin test, a Buccal swab test is a test where cells are taken from the...

The serum trypsinogen Test (often called serum trypsin, or Immunoreactive trypsin test) can be measured in blood and provides a rough estimation of pancreatic...

Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) Test is a kind of test to measure the level of a protein that moves in the bloodstream for thyroid hormone...

The serum testosterone test measures the amount of the male hormone, testosterone, in the blood. Both men and women produce this hormone. The test...

TBG Blood Test (Thyroxine-Binding Globulin) is a kind of test to measure the level of a protein that moves in the bloodstream for thyroid hormone...

A sodium blood test is a routine test that allows your doctor to see how much sodium is in your blood. It’s also called a...