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Medical Tests & Exams
Does your child need a diagnostic test? Find out what to expect.
- ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) or SGPT Blood Test
- AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) or SGOT Blood Test
- Abdominal X-Ray Exam
- Allergen-Specific IgE (Immunoglobulin E) Blood Test
- Arthrocentesis (Joint Aspiration)
- Arthrogram
- Aspiration and Biopsy: Bone Marrow
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test
- Basic Blood Chemistry Tests
- Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) Blood Test
- Biobanks
- Biopsies
- Blood Culture
- Blood Test: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
- Blood Test: Amylase
- Blood Test: Bilirubin
- Blood Test: C-Peptide
- Blood Test: C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
- Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
- Blood Test: Factor IX Activity
- Blood Test: Factor VIII Activity
- Blood Test: Ferritin (Iron)
- Blood Test: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- Blood Test: Glucose
- Blood Test: Hemoglobin
- Blood Test: Hemoglobin A1c
- Blood Test: Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- Blood Test: Hepatic (Liver) Function Panel
- Blood Test: IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3)
- Blood Test: Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
- Blood Test: Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM)
- Blood Test: Insulin
- Blood Test: Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Blood Test: Lipid Panel
- Blood Test: Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
- Blood Test: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
- Blood Test: Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Blood Test: Reticulocyte Count
- Blood Test: Somatomedin C (IGF-1)
- Blood Test: T3 Total (Triiodothyronine)
- Blood Test: T4 (Thyroxine)
- Blood Test: Testosterone
- Blood Test: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
- Blood Test: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
- Blood Test: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Blood Test: Uric Acid
- Blood Test: Valproic Acid
- Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Activity - Ristocetin Cofactor
- Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen
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- CT (CAT) Scan: Abdomen
- CT (CAT) Scan: Chest
- CT (CAT) Scan: Head
- CT (CAT) Scan: Neck
- CT (CAT) Scans
- Collecting a Stool Sample for Testing
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) Blood Test
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Chloride Sweat Test
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Respiratory Screen: Sputum
- Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate (DHEA-S) Blood Test
- ECG (Electrocardiogram)
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- EMG (Electromyogram)
- ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) Blood Test
- Echocardiogram
- Elbow X-Ray Exam
- Estradiol Blood Test
- Femur X-Ray Exam
- Fetal Echocardiogram
- Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Fetal MRI)
- Forearm X-Ray Exam
- Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT) Blood Test
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Getting a Blood Test
- Getting a CT (CAT) Scan
- Getting a Urine Test
- Getting an ECG (EKG or Electroencephalogram) (Video)
- Getting an MRI
- Getting an Ultrasound
- Health Screening Tests
- Hearing Tests
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- IgA (Immunoglobulin A) Blood Test
- Lead Blood Test
- Lipase Blood Test
- Magnesium Blood Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Brain
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Cervical Spine
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Lumbar Spine
- Nasopharyngoscopy
- Newborn Screening Tests
- PET/MRI Scan
- Pelvic X-Ray Exam
- Phosphorus Blood Test
- Prenatal Test: Amniocentesis
- Prenatal Test: Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Prenatal Test: Contraction Stress Test
- Prenatal Test: First Trimester Screening
- Prenatal Test: Glucose Screening
- Prenatal Test: Multiple Marker Test
- Prenatal Test: Nonstress Test
- Prenatal Test: Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
- Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
- Prenatal Testing: First Trimester
- Prenatal Testing: Second Trimester
- Prenatal Testing: Third Trimester
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- Prolactin Blood Test
- Pulse Oximetry (Pulse Ox)
- Sleep Study (Polysomnogram)
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)
- Spirometry
- Stool Test: Bacteria Culture
- Stool Test: C. Difficile Toxin
- Stool Test: Fecal Blood
- Stool Test: Giardia
- Stool Test: H. Pylori Antigen
- Stool Test: Ova and Parasites (O&P)
- Stool Tests
- Strep Test: Rapid
- Strep Test: Throat Culture
- Surgeries and Procedures: Laryngoscopy
- Tests for Food Allergies
- The Schroth Method of Physical Therapy
- Tissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTg-IgA) Blood Test
- Types of Blood Tests
- Ultrasound: Abdomen
- Ultrasound: Bladder
- Ultrasound: Head
- Ultrasound: Infant Hip
- Ultrasound: Pelvis
- Ultrasound: Renal (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder)
- Ultrasound: Scrotum
- Ultrasound: Transcranial Doppler
- Ultrasounds
- Urine Dipstick Test (Dipstick Urinalysis)
- Urine Test: 24-Hour Analysis for Kidney Stones
- Urine Test: Calcium
- Urine Test: Creatinine
- Urine Test: Microalbumin-to-Creatinine Ratio
- Urine Test: Microscopic Urinalysis
- Urine Test: Protein
- Urine Test: Routine Culture
- Urine Tests
- Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)
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- Wound Drainage Culture
- Wrist X-Ray Exam
- X-Ray Exam: Ankle
- X-Ray Exam: Bone Age Study
- X-Ray Exam: Cervical Spine
- X-Ray Exam: Chest
- X-Ray Exam: Finger
- X-Ray Exam: Foot
- X-Ray Exam: Hand
- X-Ray Exam: Hip
- X-Ray Exam: Knee
- X-Ray Exam: Lower Leg (Tibia and Fibula)
- X-Ray Exam: Neck
- X-Ray Exam: Scoliosis
- X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus)
- X-Ray Exam: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (Upper GI)
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Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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