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Medical tests
… Your doctor will put a long, thin needle or a thin plastic tube, called a catheter, between two of your ribs. The … If larger amounts of pleural fluid are removed, a small tube attached to a vacuum bottle is used. Your doctor will … to the lab. After the fluid is removed, the needle or small tube is removed. Then a bandage is put on the site. After …
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… During an angiogram, the doctor will put a thin, flexible tube into a blood vessel in your groin or arm. This tube is called a catheter. The doctor guides the tube to the blood vessel that will be studied. Then a dye is …
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… GI series in certain cases. Endoscopy uses a thin, flexible tube (endoscope) to look at the lining of the esophagus, … stomach can't empty well on its own, you may have a special tube put through your nose and down into your stomach just before the test begins. A gentle suction on the tube will drain the stomach contents. If you are having the …
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… and scrotum . The test can show the long, tightly coiled tube that lies behind each testicle and collects sperm (epididymis). And it can show the tube ( vas deferens ) that connects the testicles to the … and scrotum . The test can show the long, tightly coiled tube that lies behind each testicle and collects sperm …
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… be measured by draining the bladder with a thin flexible tube (catheter) or by using ultrasound. … be measured by draining the bladder with a thin flexible tube (catheter) or by using ultrasound. …
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… is then placed into either an aerobic or anaerobic culture tube or both, depending on the type of organism suspected. A … or from an abscess. The fluid is then placed in the culture tube. Your doctor may need to remove a sample of skin or … is then placed into either an aerobic or anaerobic culture tube or both, depending on the type of organism suspected. A …
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… cells is taken. The sample is collected by putting a thin tube (catheter) through the vagina or by putting a long, … problems, such as Down syndrome . CVS can't find neural tube defects . CVS is done earlier in pregnancy than … antiseptic. Your doctor will use ultrasound to guide a thin tube (catheter) through your cervix to the placenta. Gel …
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… urinary tract. The urinary tract includes the kidneys, the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder (ureters), and the bladder. It also includes the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the body … the type, casts can mean inflammation or damage to the tiny tubes in the kidneys, poor blood supply to the kidneys, …
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… behind the eardrum. The doctor uses a special needle with a tube attached to collect the sample of fluid. A culture and … behind the eardrum. The doctor uses a special needle with a tube attached to collect the sample of fluid. A culture and …
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… . During the test, your doctor will insert a thin, lighted tube ( cystoscope ) into the urethra , which carries urine … . During the test, your doctor will insert a thin, lighted tube ( cystoscope ) into the urethra , which carries urine …
