Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Renal perfusion scintigraphy; Radionuclide renal perfusion scan; Perfusion scintiscan – renal; Scintiscan – renal perfusion A renal perfusion scintiscan is a nuclear medicine test....

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....

CSF flow scan; Cisternogram A radionuclide cisternogram is a nuclear scan test. It is used to diagnose problems with the flow of spinal fluid....

Radionuclide – gallbladder; Gallbladder scan; Biliary scan; Cholescintigraphy: HIDA; Hepatobiliary nuclear imaging scan Gallbladder radionuclide scan is a test that uses radioactive material to...

Radioactive iodine uptake and scan test – thyroid; Nuclear scan – thyroid A thyroid scan uses a radioactive iodine tracer to examine the structure...

Iodine uptake test; RAIU Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests thyroid function. It measures how much radioactive iodine is taken up by your thyroid gland...

Radioactive abscess scan; Abscess scan; Indium scan; Indium-labelled white blood cell scan A radioactive abscess scan looks for abscesses in the body using radioactive...

Quantitative urinary copper The 24-hour urine copper test measures the amount of copper in a urine sample. How the Test is Performed A 24-hour...

Fecal fat Quantitative stool fat determination; Fat absorptionThe fecal fat test measures the amount of fat in the stool. This can help gauge the...

Quantitative immunoglobulins Quantitative nephelometry is a lab test to quickly and accurately measure levels of certain proteins called immunoglobulins in the blood. Immunoglobulins are antibodies that...

Immunoglobulin light chains – urine; Urine Bence-Jones protein This test measures the level of abnormal proteins called Bence-Jones proteins in the urine. How the...

The pyruvate kinase test measures the level of the enzyme pyruvate kinase in the blood. Pyruvate kinase is an enzyme found in red blood cells. It...

Small bowel biopsy; Push enteroscopy; Double-balloon enteroscopy; Capsule enteroscopy; Sonde enteroscopy Enteroscopy is a procedure used to examine the small intestine (small bowel). How...

Heart rate; Heart beat The pulse is the number of heartbeats per minute. How the Test is Performed The pulse can be measured at...

PFTs; Spirometry; Spirogram; Lung function tests Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure breathing and how well the lungs are functioning....

Pulmonary arteriography; Pulmonary angiogram; Angiogram of the lungs Pulmonary angiography is a test to see how blood flows through the lung. Angiography is an...

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

Proteinuria; Albuminuria The protein urine dipstick test measures the presence of proteins, such as albumin, in a urine sample. Albumin and protein can also...

Urine protein; Albumin – urine; Urine albumin; Proteinuria; Albuminuria The protein urine dipstick test measures the presence of proteins, such as albumin, in a...

Protein S is a normal substance in your body that prevents blood clotting. A blood test can be done to see how much of...