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CT (CAT) Scan: Chest for Parents
A chest CT scan uses a special X-ray machine to take pictures of a patient's lungs, heart, blood vessels, airway passages, ribs, and lymph nodes.
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X-Ray Exam: Wrist for Parents
A wrist X-ray is a safe and painless test that can help find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, or show deformities of the wrist joint. It can also detect broken bones or dislocated joints.
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Leg (Femur) for Parents
A femur X-ray can help find the cause of symptoms such as pain, limp, tenderness, swelling, or deformity of the upper leg. It can detect a broken bone, and after a broken bone has been set, it can help determine whether the bone is in alignment.
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What Does Exhale Mean? for Kids
Put one hand on your chest and take a deep breath . . . hold it!
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X-Ray Exam: Pelvis for Parents
A pelvis X-ray can help find the cause pain, swelling, or deformity in the pelvic, hip, or upper leg regions, and can detect broken bones.
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A to Z: Eczema for Parents
Learn about genetic conditions, allergic reactions, and conditions that can affect the skin.
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus) for Parents
An upper arm X-ray can help find the cause of symptoms such as pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformity of the upper arm. It can detect a broken bone, and after the bone has been set, show if it has healed well.
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X-Ray Exam: Ankle for Parents
An ankle X-ray can help find the cause of symptoms such as pain, tenderness, and swelling, or deformity of the ankle joint. It can also detect broken bones or a dislocated joint.
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X-Ray Exam: Hand for Parents
A hand X-ray can help doctors find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, and deformity. It also can detect broken bones or dislocated joints.
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What Does Rx Mean? for Kids
This is short for the word prescription.