Diagnostic Tests

Diagnostic Tests Diagnostic Tests Harvard Medical School
Test Category	Specific Tests
Brain & Nervous System	Carotid ultrasound (carotid doppler) Electromyography & nerve conduction studies Lumbar puncture (or spinal tap) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain Matnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine Spinal tap (or lumbar puncture)
Skin, Hair, Nails	Skin biopsy
Eyes	Fluorescein angiography (for diabetic retinopathy) Snellen test for visual acuity Tonometry
Ears, Nose & Throat	Rapid strep test Scratch test for allergies Throat culture
Bones, Joints, and Muscles	Bone density test for osteoporosis Bone scan Computed tomography (CT) for back problems Myelography Back x-rays (spine x-rays)
Lungs	Bronchoscopy Chest x-ray Mediastinoscopy Oxygen saturation test Pleural fluid sampling (or thoracentesis) Pulmonary angiogram Pulmonary function testing Sputum evaluation (and sputum induction) Thoracentesis (or pleural fluid sampling) Video-assisted thoracic surgery Ventilation-perfusion (or "V-Q" scan
Heart, Blood Vessels & Circulation	Arterial blood flow studies of the legs Cardiac catheterization Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram Electrophysiological (EP) testing of the heart Exercise stress test Holter monitor Venous ultrasound of the legs
Blood Disorders	Bone marrow biopsy
Digestive System Upper gastrointestinal tract	Abdominal CT (computed tomography) scan Barium swallow (uppoer gastrointestinal series or "upper GI series") Fecal occult blood (FOB) test Upper endoscopy (or esophagogastroduodensocopy or "EGD") Upper gastrointestinal or upper GI series (also called barium swallow)
Digestive System liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts	Abdominal ultrasound Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Liver biopsy Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTCA)
Digestive System colon	Anoscopy Barium enema Colonoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Urinary System	Cystourethrogram Cystoscopy Intravenous pyelogram Kidney biopsy Radionuclide scan of the kidneys Urinalysis
Hormonal Disorders	Thyroid scan
Infertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth Infertility testing	Endometrial biopsy Hysterosalpingogram Hysteroscopy Laparoscopy Pelvic ultrasound and transvaginal ultrasound
Pregnancy & Childbirth Prenatal testing	Amniocentesis Chorionic villus sampling Enhanced alpha fetoprotein test (or "triple screen test") Fetal ultrasound Triple screen test (or enhanced alpha fetoprotein test)
Health of Women evaluating breast lumps	Breast ultrasound Excisional biopsy of the breast Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the breast Mammogram Stereotactic biopsy of the breast (breast core biopsy) Wire localization biopsy of the breast
Health of Women Other tests	Colposcopy and cervical biopsy Endometrial biopsy Hysteroscopy Mammogram Pap smear Testing for vaginitis (yeast infections, trichomonas, and gardnerella
Health of Men	PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test Transrectal ultrasound and biopsy of the prostate

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Glucoweb	How to read laboratory tests	Blood Bank Tests
Allergy Testing	Laboratory Blood Tests	*

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January 28, 2002