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… A antibodies are found. You may need more tests to find out if you have an active infection now or a past infection … A antibodies are found. You may need more tests to find out if you have an active infection now or a past infection …
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… checks how much body fat you have. It may be done to find out if you have too much or too little body fat. The test is … checks how much body fat you have. It may be done to find out if you have too much or too little body fat. The test is …
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… down, it usually means that the treatment is working. Follow up on a lump or mass found in the pelvic area. Check to … (metastatic cancer), he or she may do a CA-125 test to find out where the cancer started. High levels of CA-125 are a … down, it usually means that the treatment is working. Follow up on a lump or mass found in the pelvic area. Check to …
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… EIA). Why It Is Done A test for rubella is done to find out if: A woman who is or wants to become pregnant is immune … are not immune to rubella. If you are a woman thinking about getting pregnant, talk with your doctor about getting a rubella vaccine before pregnancy. A test for …
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… and stress echocardiograms. A Doppler echo shows blood flow through the heart and blood vessels. It can be done … beat harder and faster. This test is usually done to find out if you might have decreased blood flow to your heart ( coronary artery disease ). …
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… chambers . The two upper chambers are called atria. The two lower chambers are called ventricles. A natural electrical … that are rapid and irregular (palpitations). Find out if the walls of the heart chambers are too thick. Check … The tracing looks normal. Abnormal: The heart beats too slowly (such as less than 60 beats per minute). The heart …
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… a tool called an otoscope is used to look at the outer ear canal and eardrum. An otoscope is a hand-held tool … This can often be avoided by putting the otoscope in slowly and carefully. If the otoscope does scrape the lining … and lined with small hairs and usually some yellowish brown earwax. The eardrum is normally pearly white or …
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… up. The skin where the test is done is cleaned and allowed to dry. A small shot of the tuberculosis antigen … red area) is measured 2 to 3 days after the test to find out the result. Your doctor will consider your chance of … a smaller bump is considered a sign of infection. People at lower risk for having TB need to have a larger bump to be …
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… examination to see whether the area where fluid drains out of your eye (called the drainage angle ) is open or … examination to see whether the area where fluid drains out of your eye (called the drainage angle ) is open or …
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… chambers. Measure the blood pressure and speed of blood flow through the heart. How to Prepare You don't need to do … will be pressed firmly against your chest and moved slowly back and forth. It is usually moved to different areas … do several things, such as hold very still, breathe in and out very slowly, hold your breath, or lie on your left side. …
