Diagnostic Test

• Urinalysis 


  Looks for problem with the urine and the urinary system
• 50


  How many ml for urinalysis
• Fecalysis 


  For suspected enteric infection or infestation
• 1


  How many inches of stool needed for fecalysis
• Venipuncture 


  To obtain blood for numerous test
• semen analysis of sperm count 


  To determine male fertility
• Lumbar puncture or spinal tap 


  Obtaining of CSF for lab analysis
• Biopsy 


  Obtaining tissue sample for detection of malignancy
• Bone marrow aspiration 


  To diagnose leukemia, anemia, and other cancers or infection
• Bone marrow aspiration 


  To determine metastasis
• Bone marrow aspiration 


  To evaluate the effectiveness of chemotherapy
• Amniocentesis 


  Test for birth defect and other potential problems
• 16 weeks 


  At what AOG can amniocentesis be performed
• Amniocentesis


  used to determine fetal age, gender, maturity, and general health
• Over 35 


  What age of mother is amniocentesis performed
• Radiography 


  Used to evaluate respiratory function and chest injury
• X-ray 


  other term for radiography
• Ultrasonography 


  Used to visualize internal organs, soft tissues, fetal examination and heart
• Ct scan 


  Provides detailed cross sectional view of tissues
• Ct scan 


  Preferred for diagnosing cancers
• MRI 


  exam of the head, CNS. Use dot identify tumors, stroke, tissue, degeneration
• Pet scan 


  Non invasive nuclear medical imaging technique used to depict structure, metabolic changes and tissue fuctions
• Mammography 


  Used to visualize the breast
• IVP


  to visualize KUB
• Hysterosalpinography 


  Confirms fallopian tube abnormalities or obstructions
• Fluoroscopy 


  study of moving body structure
• Echocardiography 


  Examine size, shape and motion of the heart
• Cardiac Catheterization


  Uses a tube or catheter through the heart’s blood vessel
• Angiography 


  Detect abnormalities (aneurysm) in BV and organs supplied and locate sites of bleeding and clots
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy


  diagnostic endoscopic procedure that includes visualization of the oropharynx, esophagus, stomach, and proximal duodenum
• Sigmoidoscopy


  diagnostic test used to check the sigmoid colon
• Colonoscopy


  procedure that lets your health care provider check the inside of your entire colon (large intestine)
• Proctosigmoidoscopy


  Examination of the lower colonusing a sigmoidoscope, inserted into the rectum
• Laparoscopy


  is a surgical procedure used to examine the organs in the belly (abdomen). It can also examine a woman's pelvic organs. It uses a thin lighted tube that has a video camera. 
• Colposcopy


  a test to take a closer look at your cervix.
• Bronchoscopy


  procedure that lets doctors look at your lungs and air passages
• Cystoscopy


  procedure that uses a cystoscope to look inside the urethra and bladder
• Electrocardiogram


  test to record the electrical signals in the heart. It shows how the heart is beating. Sticky patches called electrodes are placed on the chest and sometimes on the arms or legs. Wires connect the patches to a computer, which prints or displays results
• Electroencephlogram


  a test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to the scalp
• Electromyography


  diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons)