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1
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Lower Gastrointestinal Exam

A

X­-ray pictures of the colon taken after
barium sulfate is inserted through a
plastic tube into the rectum and large
intestine (barium enema)

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Myelography

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x-­ray recording of the spinal cord

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Pyelography

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X­-ray recording of the kidney and urinary
tract

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Tomography

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X­-ray recording showing an organ depth

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Ultrasonography

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Images are produced by beaming
sounds waves into the body and
capturing the echoes bouncing off
organs

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Upper Gastrointestinal Exam

A

X­-ray pictures taken of the esophagus
and small intestine after barium sulfate is
swallowed (barium swallow or
esophagography)

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Urography (Urogram)

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X­-ray recording of kidney and urinary
tract

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MUGA Scan

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Test which uses radioactive technetium
to measure cardiac output by a multiple­
gate acquisition (MUGA) technique

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Pulmonary Perfusion Scan

A

Radioactive particles are injected
intravenously and travel to areas of the
lung not adequately filled with blood

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Pulmonary Ventilation Scan

A

Radioactive gas is inhaled and a special
camera detects the radioactive gas in the
lungs

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11
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Technetium­99m Sestamibi Scan

A

Sestamibi protein, tagged with technetium­
99m is injected and the radioactivity is taken
up in areas of myocardial infarction. It can be
used with an exercise tolerance test

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Thallium­201 Scintigraphy

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Thallium­201 is injected into a vein and
images of blood flow through heart muscle
are recorded

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Thyroid Scan

A

Radioactive iodine is injected intravenously
or swallowed. A scanning device detects the
radio tracer producing an image showing
size, shape and position of the thyroid gland

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Hysteroscopy

A

Visual examination of the uterus using an
endoscope passed through the uterine
neck or cervix

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Incisional Biopsy

A

Cutting small pieces of tissue for
examination under a microscope

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Mediastinoscopy

A

Procedure for viewing structures in the
mediastinum through an endoscope
inserted into the space between the
lungs and in front of the heart.

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Needle Biopsy

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Removing pieces of tissue with a needle
from the inside of body for examination
under a microscope

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Palpation

A

Examination by touch, feeling underlying
tissues and organs through the skin

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Paracentesis

A

Surgical puncture of the membrane
surrounding the abdomen (peritoneum)
to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity
(abdominocentesis)

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Pelvic Exam

A

Examination of female sex organs; checking
uterus and ovaries for enlargement, cysts,
tumors or abnormal bleeding

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Percussion

A

The technique of striking a part of the body
with short sharp taps of the fingers to
determine size, density and position of the
underlying parts

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Proctosigmoidoscopy

A

Examination of the first 10 ­12 inches of the
rectum and colon using an endoscope
inserted through the anus sigmoidoscopy)

23
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Sigmoidoscopy

A

Examination of the first 10 ­12 inches of
the rectum and colon using an
endoscope inserted through the anus
(proctosigmoidoscopy)

24
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Thoracoscopy

A

Visual examination of the surface of the
lungs using an endoscope inserted
through an incision in the chest

25
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Thoracoscopy

A

Visual examination of the surface of the
lungs using an endoscope inserted
through an incision in the chest

26
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Hematocrit

A

Measurement of the percentage blood
volume occupied by red blood cells

27
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Hemoccult Test

A

Examination of small sample of stool for
otherwise in apparent occult (hidden)
traces of blood

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Hemoglobin Assay

A

Measurement of concentration of
hemoglobin in blood

29
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin­

A

Measurement of the concentration of
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in
the urine

30
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Immunoassay

A

A method of testing blood and urine for
the concentration of various chemicals,
such as hormones, drugs or proteins

31
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Immunohistochemistry

A

An antibody tagged with a radioactive or
fluorescent label is spread over a tissue
biopsy specimen used to detect the
presence of a particular antigen
produced by tissue, tumor or infection.

32
Q

PKU Test

A

Test that determines whether the urine
of a newborn baby contains a
substance called phenylketones

33
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Platelet Count

A

Determination of the number of clotting
cells in a sample of blood

34
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Potassium

A

Measurement of the concentration of
potassium in serum

35
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Progesterone­ Receptor Assay

A

Test to determine whether a sample of
a tumor contains a progesterone
receptor protein

36
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Protein Electrophoresis

A

A procedure that separates proteins
with an electric current. (electrophoresis
or serum protein electrophoresis)

37
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Prothrombin Time

A

measurement of the activity of factors in
the blood that participate in clotting

38
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Red Blood Cell Count

A

Test in which the number of
erythrocytes in a sample of blood is
counted

39
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Rheumatoid Factor Assay

A

Detection of the abnormal protein
rheumatoid factor in the serum

40
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Serum Protein Electrophoresis

A

A procedure that separates proteins
with an electric current. (electrophoresis
or protein electrophoresis)

41
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SGOT

A

Measurement of aspartate
transaminase enzyme in serum (now
AST)

42
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SGPT

A

Measurement of alanine transaminase
enzyme in serum (now ALT)

43
Q

Sequential Multiple Analysis
(SMA–#)

A

Comprehensive blood test using
biochemical examination of various
substances in blood. May include
measurement of calcium,
phosphorus, urea, creatinine,
bilirubin, AST, ALT, alkaline
phosphatase, globulin and albumin.
(the number behind SMA is the
number of labs tests performed
(blood chemistry profile)

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Sodium

A

Measurement of the concentration
of sodium in serum

45
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Sputum test

A

Examination of mucus coughed
up from a patient’s lungs to detect
tumor or infection

46
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Stool Guaiac Test

A

Examination of small sample of stool for
otherwise in apparent occult (hidden)
traces of blood (hemoccult test)

47
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Triglyceride

A

Determination of the amount of
triglycerides in serum

48
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Troponin

A

Measurement of levels of proteins
troponin I and troponin T in the
bloodstream after myocardial injury

49
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Uric Acid

A

Measurement of the amount of uric acid

50
Q

Urinalysis

A

Examination of urine as an aid in the
diagnosis of disease

51
Q

White Blood Cell (WBC) Count

A

Determination of the number of
leukocytes (white blood cells) in the
blood, measured in percentages of the
different types of white blood cells
(neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils,
lymphocytes and monocytes)
(Differential)

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