A medical test is any kind of diagnostic procedure performed for health reasons. For example: * to diagnosis diseases * to measure the progress or recovery from disease * to confirm that a person is free from disease Some medical tests are parts of a simple physical examination which require only simple tools in the hands of a skilled practitioner, and can be performed in an office environment. Some other tests require elaborate equipment or the use of a sterile operating theatre environment. Some tests require samples of tissue or body fluids to be sent off to a pathology lab for further analysis. Some simple chemical tests, such as urine pH, can be measured directly in the doctor's office. Most medical tests are conducted on the living; however, some of these tests can also be carried out on a dead person as part of an autopsy. Medical tests can be classified into three categories: * invasive * minimally invasive * non-invasive (medical) Types of medical tests include: Consulting room tests: * auscultation, including listening with a stethoscope * weighing, and measuring height and girth * measuring blood pressure * taking the patient's pulse * breath tests * reflex tests * sight test ** ophthalmoscopy * hearing test * digital rectal examination * vaginal examination More invasive examinations requiring sterile procedures: * biopsy * lumbar puncture Requiring laboratory analysis: * blood tests ** Erythrocyte sedimentation rate **CBC (complete blood count) * urine tests * DNA tests * stool samples * blood gas monitor Requiring microscopy * Pap smears Requiring elaborate medical equipment: * radiologys ** barium enema ** intravenous pyelogram (IVP test) * ultrasound scans * electrocardiogram (EKG) * electroencephalogram (EEG) * computer aided tomography scans ** positron emission tomography ** magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) *** functional MRI * endoscopy ** colonoscopy ** cystoscopy **sigmoidoscopy ** colposcopy Medical tests
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A medical test is any kind of diagnostic procedure performed for health reasons. For example: * to diagnosis diseases * to measure the progress or recovery from disease * to confirm that a person is free from disease Some medical tests are parts of a simple physical examination which require only simple tools in the hands of a skilled practitioner, and can be performed in an office environment. Some other tests require elaborate equipment or the use of a sterile operating theatre environment. Some tests require samples of tissue or body fluids to be sent off to a pathology lab for further analysis. Some simple chemical tests, such as urine pH, can be measured directly in the doctor's office. Most medical tests are conducted on the living; however, some of these tests can also be carried out on a dead person as part of an autopsy. Medical tests can be classified into three categories: * invasive * minimally invasive * non-invasive (medical) Types of medical tests include: Consulting room tests: * auscultation, including listening with a stethoscope * weighing, and measuring height and girth * measuring blood pressure * taking the patient's pulse * breath tests * reflex tests * sight test ** ophthalmoscopy * hearing test * digital rectal examination * vaginal examination More invasive examinations requiring sterile procedures: * biopsy * lumbar puncture Requiring laboratory analysis: * blood tests ** Erythrocyte sedimentation rate **CBC (complete blood count) * urine tests * DNA tests * stool samples * blood gas monitor Requiring microscopy * Pap smears Requiring elaborate medical equipment: * radiologys ** barium enema ** intravenous pyelogram (IVP test) * ultrasound scans * electrocardiogram (EKG) * electroencephalogram (EEG) * computer aided tomography scans ** positron emission tomography ** magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) *** functional MRI * endoscopy ** colonoscopy ** cystoscopy **sigmoidoscopy ** colposcopy Medical tests
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