Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Creatine phosphokinase test CPK test Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) is an enzyme in the body. It is found mainly in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle. This...

CPK test Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) is an enzyme in the body. It is found mainly in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle. This article discusses the...

Creatine phosphokinase – isoenzymes; Creatine kinase – isoenzymes; CK – isoenzymes The CPK isoenzymes test measures the different forms of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) in...

Tests of adrenal reserve; Cosyntropin stimulation test; Cortrosyn stimulation test; Synacthen stimulation test; Tetracosactide stimulation test The ACTH stimulation test measures how well the...

DST; ACTH suppression test; Cortisol suppression test Dexamethasone suppression test measures whether adrenocorticotrophic hormone ( ACTH ) secretion by the pituitary can be suppressed. How the...

The cortisol blood test measures the level of cortisol in the blood. Cortisol is a steroid (glucocorticoid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland. Cortisol can...

CAT scan – heart; Computed axial tomography scan – heart; Computed tomography scan – heart; Calcium scoring; Multi-detector CT scan – heart; Electron beam...

Echocardiography stress test; Stress test – echocardiography; CAD – stress echocardiography; Coronary artery disease – stress echocardiography; Chest pain – stress echocardiography; Angina –...

Sestamibi stress test; MIBI stress test; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Dobutamine stress test; Persantine stress test; Thallium stress test; Stress test – nuclear; Adenosine stress...

Catheterization – cardiac; Heart catheterization; Angina – cardiac catheterization; CAD – cardiac catheterization; Coronary artery disease – cardiac catheterization; Heart valve – cardiac catheterization;...

Cardiac angiography; Angiography – heart; Angiogram – coronary; Coronary artery disease – angiography; CAD – angiography; Angina – angiography; Heart disease – angiography Coronary...

Biopsy – Breast – ultrasound; Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy; Core needle breast biopsy – ultrasound; Breast cancer-breast biopsy – ultrasound; Abnormal mammogram – breast biopsy...

Biopsy – breast – stereotactic; Core needle breast biopsy – stereotactic; Stereotactic breast biopsy; Abnormal mammogram – stereotactic breast biopsy; Breast cancer – stereotactic...

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

Cord blood refers to a sample of blood collected from the umbilical cord when a baby is born. The umbilical cord is the cord...

Protoporphyrin levels; Porphyrins — total; Coproporphyrin levels; PROTO test Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body. One of these is hemoglobin, the...

Direct antiglobulin test; Indirect antiglobulin test; Anemia – hemolytic The Coombs test looks for antibodies that may stick to your red blood cells and cause red...

Complement assay; Complement proteins Complement is a blood test that measures the activity of certain proteins in the liquid portion of your blood. A...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Sigmoidoscopy – flexible; Proctoscopy; Proctosigmoidoscopy; Rigid sigmoidoscopy; Colon cancer sigmoidoscopy; Colorectal sigmoidoscopy; Rectal sigmoidoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding – sigmoidoscopy; Rectal bleeding – sigmoidoscopy;...

Colon cancer – colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer – colonoscopy; Colonoscopy – screening; Colon polyps – colonoscopy; Ulcerative colitis – colonoscopy; Crohn disease – colonoscopy; Diverticulitis...