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… developing TB disease over your lifetime. However, certain medical conditions may increase your risk of TB disease. … provider will do a TB assessment and order the appropriate tests. There may be a cost depending on the reason for your …
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… that may lead to cancer are present. Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor Current as of: August 2, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine Kathleen …
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… that are caused by certain conditions. Why It Is Done These tests help doctors find and treat eye problems. Doctors can … colouring of the back of the eye. Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor Current as of: October 12, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Patrice Burgess MD - Family Medicine Adam …
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… yet widely available. Virtual colonoscopy is one of many tests that may be used to screen for colon cancer. Which … usually done in the radiology department at a hospital or medical centre. The test is most often done by a doctor who … Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine Brian D. …
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… and bladder ). An abdominal X-ray may be one of the first tests done to find a cause of belly pain, swelling, nausea, … or ascites may be seen. A foreign object is seen or a medical device looks abnormal or out of position. Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor Current …
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… it starts. Before the angiogram you may have other blood tests. These include blood clotting (coagulation) studies, … present since birth (congenital). Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor Current as of: December 19, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Rakesh K. Pai MD, FACC - Cardiology, …
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… Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine Adam … Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Adam … Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine Adam …
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… testing for genetic conditions and birth defects. Screening tests can show the chance that a baby has certain … Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine Adam … Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine & Adam …
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… Test Overview Radioactive tracers are used in imaging tests that help find problems inside the body. These tracers … Current as of: December 19, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier MD - Internal Medicine Adam … Current as of: December 19, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier MD - Internal Medicine & …
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… about the chest problem, more specific X-rays or other tests may be done, such as a computed tomography (CT) scan, … nuts, or wood fibres. See if a tube, catheter, or other medical device has been placed in the proper position in an … no foreign objects are seen. All tubes, catheters, or other medical devices are in their correct positions in the chest. …
