Common Medical Tests

Common Diagnostic Procedure of  Blood pressure Measurement a). Body area tested: usually an arm. b). Description: Test for high or low blood pressure.  Blood pressure  is  measured  using two numbers. ... The second number, called diastolic  blood pressure , measures the  pressure  in your  blood  vessels when your heart rests between beats. If the  measurement reads 120 systolic and 80 diastolic, you would say “120 over 80” or write “120/80 mmHg.” What do blood pressure measurements mean? Use the blood pressure chart below to see what your blood pressure means. ... (The highest pressure when your heart beats and pushes the blood round your body.) The bottom one is your diastolic blood pressure. (The lowest pressure when your heart relaxes between beats.) Why Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg? In medicine, pressure is still generally measured in millimeters of...

Common Diagnostic Procedure of  Biopsy Test a). Body  area tested: Any tissue in body. b). Description: Examination of tissue specimen under a microscope for cancer or another abnormality. A  biopsy  is a medical  test  commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease. How biopsy test is done? Needle biopsy procedures include: Fine-needle aspiration. During fine-needle aspiration, a long, thin needle is inserted into the suspicious area. A syringe is used to draw out fluid and cells for analysis.

Common Diagnostic of Barium X-ray Studies a). Body area tested: Esophagus, Stomach, duodenum, intestine. b). Description: X-ray study to detect ulcers, tumors, or other abnormalities.  What does a barium swallow test show? A barium swallow is a test that may be used to determine the cause of painfulswallowing, difficulty with swallowing, abdominal pain, bloodstained vomit, or unexplained weight loss. Barium sulfate is a metallic compound that shows up on X-rays and is used to help see abnormalities in the esophagus and stomach. Where is a barium swallow test performed? A barium swallow may be performed separately or as part of an upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series, which evaluates the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine).

Common Diagnostic Procedure of  Auscultation Test a). Body area tested: Heart. b). Description: listening with a stethoscope for abnormal heart sounds. What is Auscultate? Auscultation (based on the Latin verb auscultare "to listen") is listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope. How do you Auscultate breath sounds? While the patient breathes normally with mouth open, auscultate the lungs, making sure to auscultate the apices and middle and lower lung fields posteriorly, laterally and anteriorly. Use the diaphragm of the stethoscope.

Common Diagnosis Procedure of  Audiometry Test a). Body Area tested: Ears b). Description: Assessment of the ability to hear and distinguish sounds at specific pitches and volumes. An audiometer is a machine used for evaluating hearing acuity. They usually consist of an embedded hardware unit connected to a pair of headphones and a test subject feedback button, sometimes controlled by a standard PC. Such systems can also be used with bone vibrators, to test conductive  hearing mechanisms .

Common Diagnosis Procedure of  Arteriography Test a). Body area tested: Any artery in the body, commonly in the brain, heart, kidneys, aorta, or legs. b). X-ray study to detect a blockage or detect of an artery. An  arteriogram  is an imaging  test  that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. It can be used to view arteries in the heart, brain, kidney, and other parts of the body. The procedure is often called angiography. Related  tests  include: Aortic angiography (chest or abdomen)

Common Diagnostic Procedures of  Amniocentesis Test  a).Body area tested: Fluid from the sac surrounding the baby.  b).Description: Analysis of fluid to detect an abnormality in the fetus. Amniocentesis  (also referred to as  amniotic fluid test   or AFT ) is a medical procedure  used in  prenatal diagnosis  of  chromosomal abnormalities  and fetal infections,  and also for sex determination, in which a small amount of  amniotic fluid , which contains fetal tissues, is  sampled  from the  amniotic sac  surrounding a developing  fetus , and then the fetal DNA is examined for genetic abnormalities. The most common reason to have an "amnio" is to determine whether a baby has certain genetic disorders or a chromosomal abnormality, such as  Down syndrome .