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Abdominal Ultrasound

Abdominal X-ray

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)

Aldosterone in Blood

Aldosterone in Urine

Alkaline Phosphatase

Allergy Tests

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood

Ambulatory Electrocardiogram

Ammonia

Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis for Rh sensitization during pregnancy

Amylase

Angiogram

Angiogram of the Head and Neck

Angiogram of the Lung

Ankle-brachial index test

Antibody Tests (Coombs Test)

Antigen tests for giardiasis

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

Antisperm Antibody Test

Arterial Blood Gases

Arthrogram (Joint X-ray)

Arthroscopy

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

Autopsy

Barium Enema

Bicarbonate

Bilirubin

Biophysical Profile (BPP)

Biopsy of genital warts (human papillomavirus)

Bladder stress test and Bonney test for urinary incontinence in women

Blood Alcohol

Blood Culture

Blood Glucose

Blood Type Test

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Body Temperature

Bone Biopsy

Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

Bone Mineral Density

Bone Scan

Bowel Transit Time

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test

Breast Biopsy

Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test

Breast Self-Examination

Breast Ultrasound

Bronchoscopy

Calcium (Ca) in Blood

Calcium (Ca) in Urine

Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)

Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

Cardiac Calcium Scoring

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Cardiac Perfusion Scan

Catecholamines in Blood

Catecholamines in Urine

CD4+ Count

Chemistry Screen

Chest X-ray

Chlamydia Tests

Chloride (Cl)

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)

Clinical Breast Examination

Cold Agglutinins

Colonoscopy

Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Head and Face

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine

Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)

Contraction Stress Test

Cortisol in Blood

Cortisol in Urine

C-Peptide

Cranial Ultrasound

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance

Cystometry

Cystoscopy

Cystourethrogram

Dental X-rays

Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)

Dix-Hallpike test for vertigo

DNA Fingerprinting

Doppler Ultrasound

D-xylose Absorption Test

Ear Examination

Echocardiogram

Electrocardiogram

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring

Electronystagmogram (ENG)

Electronystagmogram for vertigo

Electrophysiology Study

Endometrial Biopsy

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)

Endoscopic sinus exam for sinusitis

Esophagus Tests

Estrogens

Evoked potential test for multiple sclerosis

Exercise Electrocardiogram

Expressed prostatic secretions

Extremity X-ray

Eye Angiogram

Facial X-ray

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)

Ferritin

Fertility Awareness

Fetal blood sampling (FBS) for Rh sensitization during pregnancy

Fetal Ultrasound

Folic Acid

Fungal culture for athlete's foot

Fungal culture for fungal nail infections

Gait analysis for cerebral palsy

Galactosemia Test

Gallbladder Scan

Gallium Scan

Gastrin

Genetic Test

Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c, A1c)

Gonioscopy

Gonorrhea Test

Growth Hormone

Gynecological exam for genital warts (human papillomavirus)

Hair Analysis

Hearing Tests

Heart catheterization for congenital heart defects

Helicobacter pylori Tests

Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis

Hepatitis A Virus Test

Hepatitis B Virus Tests

Hepatitis C Virus Tests

Herpes Tests

History and physical exam for atrial fibrillation

History and physical exam for heart failure

History and physical exam for low back pain

History and physical examination for COPD

Home Blood Glucose Test

Home Blood Pressure Test

Home Ear Examination

Home Lung Function Test

Home Pregnancy Tests

Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections

Homocysteine

Hormone Inhibin A

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test

Hysterosalpingogram

Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Immunoglobulins

Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

Iron (Fe)

Joint Fluid Analysis

Karyotype Test

Ketones

Kidney Biopsy

Kidney Scan

Kidney Stone Analysis

KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation

KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation for fungal nail infections

KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation for oral candidiasis (thrush)

KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation for ringworm

KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation test for athlete's foot

Lactic Acid

Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH)

Laparoscopy

Laryngoscopy

Lead

Lipase

Liver and Spleen Scan

Liver Biopsy

Liver function tests

Liver tests for infectious mononucleosis

Lumbar Puncture

Lung Biopsy

Lung Function Tests

Lung Scan

Luteinizing Hormone

Lyme Disease Test

Lymph Node Biopsy

Magnesium (Mg)

Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Head

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Knee

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Shoulder

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine

Mammogram

Mediastinoscopy

Medical history and physical exam for a fast heart rate

Medical history and physical exam for a herniated disc

Medical history and physical exam for a slow heart rate

Medical history and physical exam for colorectal cancer

Medical history and physical exam for coronary artery disease

Medical history and physical exam for giardiasis

Medical history and physical exam for HIV infection

Medical history and physical exam for kidney stones

Medical history and physical exam for tuberculosis (TB)

Medical history and physical exam for urinary tract infections

Medical history and physical examination for diverticulitis

Medical history and physical examination for irritable bowel syndrome

Medical history and physical examination for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Medical history and physical examination for lung cancer

Medical history and physical examination for lupus

Medical history and physical examination for rheumatoid arthritis

Medical history and physical examination for urinary incontinence in men

Medical history and physical examination for urinary incontinence in women

Medical history for PMS

Medication Monitoring

Mental Health Assessment

Microalbumin Urine Test

Mononucleosis Tests

Myelogram

Needle puncture and aspiration of sinus contents for sinusitis

Neurological examination for multiple sclerosis

Ophthalmoscopy

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Pap Test

Paracentesis

Parathyroid Hormone

Partial Thromboplastin Time

Pelvic exam for endometriosis

Pelvic Examination

Pelvic Ultrasound

Pericardial Drainage

Perimetry test (visual field testing) for glaucoma

Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test

Phosphate in Blood

Phosphate in Urine

Physical exam and history for osteoarthritis

Physical exam for carpal tunnel syndrome

Physical exam for high blood pressure

Physical exam for plantar fasciitis

Physical exam for rotator cuff disorders

Physical exam for tennis elbow

Physical exam of the skin for skin cancer

Physical examination for genital warts (human papillomavirus) for men

Physical examination of the knee

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Postcoital Test

Potassium (K) in Blood

Potassium (K) in Urine

Progesterone

Prolactin

Prostate Biopsy

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)

Prothrombin Time

Pulse Measurement

Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test

Rapid strep test for strep throat

Renin Assay

Reticulocyte Count

Retrograde pyelogram for kidney stones

Rheumatoid Factor (RF)

Rubella Test

Salivary Gland Scan

Sedimentation Rate

Self-Examination for Dental Plaque

Self-Test for Breath Alcohol

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Serum Osmolality

Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)

Sickle Cell Test

Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)

Sinus X-ray for sinusitis

Skin and Wound Cultures

Skin Biopsy

Skull X-ray

Sleep Studies

Slit lamp exam for glaucoma

Slit Lamp Examination

Sodium (Na) in Blood

Sodium (Na) in Urine

Spinal X-ray

Sputum Culture

Sputum Cytology

Stool Analysis

Stool analysis for cystic fibrosis

Stool analysis for giardiasis (ova and parasite test)

Stool Culture

String test for giardiasis

Sweat Test

Syphilis Tests

Tay-Sachs Test

Testicular Biopsy

Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)

Testicular Scan

Testicular Ultrasound

Testosterone

Tests for Bacterial Vaginosis

Tests for Erection Problems

Thick and thin blood smears for malaria

Thoracentesis

Throat Culture

Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound

Thyroid Biopsy

Thyroid Hormone Tests

Thyroid Scan

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Tissue Type Test

Tonometry

Total Serum Protein

Toxicology Tests

Toxoplasmosis Test

Tuberculin Skin Test

Tympanocentesis for ear infections

Tympanometry in ear infections (otitis media)

Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Series

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Uric Acid in Blood

Uric Acid in Urine

Urine Culture

Urine Test

Urodynamic tests for urinary incontinence

Vaginal exam for preterm labor

Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)

Vaginal Wet Mount

Venogram

Viral Load Measurement

Viral Tests

Vision Tests

Visual exam for lice

Vitamin B12