Search Results

281 results found
Medical tests
… of time before having a breath test or a stomach biopsy. Follow your doctor's instructions about how long you need to … Urea breath test A breath sample is collected when you blow into a balloon or blow bubbles into a bottle of liquid. … pinch. Urea breath test This test usually doesn't cause any pain or discomfort. Stool antigen test This test usually …
Medical tests
… blood vessels. A cardiac catheterization can check blood flow in the coronary arteries. It also checks the function of … test can include a coronary angiogram, which checks blood flow in the coronary arteries . An angiogram can show if you … Be sure you have someone to take you home. Anesthesia and pain medicine will make it unsafe for you to drive or get …
Medical tests
… your mouth to your stomach. The doctor will ask you to swallow as the tube goes down. The transducer is at the tip of … the heart. Measure the blood pressure and speed of blood flow through the heart valves. Identify abnormal blood flow … Be sure you have someone to take you home. Anesthesia and pain medicine will make it unsafe for you to drive or get …
Medical tests
… cutter (punch) is placed over the lesion, pushed down, and slowly rotated to remove a circular piece of skin . The skin … called a forceps or a needle and is cut from the tissue below. Stitches may not be needed for a small skin sample. If … may be needed. How It Feels You will feel brief stinging pain when the local anesthetic is injected. You should not …
Medical tests
… should be done in a two-step process, using the ELISA followed by the Western blot test. The Western blot test should … tiredness. Fever. Headache and stiff neck. Muscle and joint pain. Symptoms of chronic Lyme disease infection include … or negative, test for Lyme disease can mean one of the following: You do not have Lyme disease. A negative PCR test …
Medical tests
… of damage to cells or tissue. That's the case even with the low-level radioactive tracer used for this test. But the chance of damage is very low compared with the benefits of the test. Most of the … of damage to cells or tissue. That's the case even with the low-level radioactive tracer used for this test. But the …
Medical tests
… urine, your brain is overriding this reflex. When you allow the reflex to occur, urination occurs. A problem … office. You will need to take off most of your clothes below the waist. You will be given a cloth or paper covering … are also recorded. Next, you will be asked to lie on your back on an examining table. After the urethra is thoroughly …
Medical tests
… how soon before the biopsy to stop eating and drinking. Follow the instructions exactly about when to stop eating and … Be sure you have someone to take you home. Anesthesia and pain medicine will make it unsafe for you to drive or get … need to take off all or most of your clothes. (You may be allowed to keep on your underwear if it does not interfere …
Medical tests
… It Is Done ERCP is done to: Check on jaundice or ongoing pain related to the liver or pancreas. Find gallstones or … your tongue out of the way. You may be asked to swallow to help move the tube along. The scope is no thicker than many foods you swallow. When the scope is in your esophagus, your head will be …
Medical tests
… to find out if the right dose of heparin is being used. Low levels of blood clotting factors. A change in the … Find a cause of abnormal bleeding or bruising. Check for low levels of blood clotting factors. The lack of some … A longer-than-normal PTT or APTT can mean a lack of or low level of one of the blood clotting factors or another …