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… HIDA Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … did not give enough information. How To Prepare If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of …
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… Lung Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … to remove parts of the lung. How To Prepare If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of …
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… Coronary Calcium Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … medical tests. Over time, exposure to radiation may cause cancer and other health problems. But in most cases, the risk of getting cancer from being exposed to small amounts of radiation is …
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… Computed Tomography (CT) Angiogram On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … are certain foods or liquids you should avoid. If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of …
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… Myelogram On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … medical tests. Over time, exposure to radiation may cause cancer and other health problems. But in most cases, the risk of getting cancer from being exposed to small amounts of radiation is …
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… Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … , a condition that increases the risk for esophageal cancer. Hiatal hernia . Ulcers . Cancer. Check the healing of stomach ulcers. Look at the …
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… Pelvic Examination On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … may also be done to collect samples of cells for cervical cancer screening. Before your examination, it's important to … may be done: To collect samples of cells for cervical cancer screening. To check for vaginal infection. To check …
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… Laparoscopy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … diagnose a condition, repair or remove an organ, or see if cancer has spread. For some surgeries, you can usually go … a surgeon or a doctor of women's health ( gynecologist ). General anesthesia is most often used. But other types of …
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… Kidney Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … scar tissue, infection, transplant rejection, or cancer. Abnormal: The sample may show signs of scarring due … tumour (which occurs in early childhood) and renal cell cancer (which is most common after age 40). Kidney tissue …
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… Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or legs. How To Prepare In general, there's nothing you have to do before this test, … are mild and can be treated using medicine. If you breastfeed and are concerned about whether the contrast …
