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Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests

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The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests includes:


Asthma and allergy medicine
Incremental dose provocation tests
Methacholine sensitivity tests
Skin allergy testing

Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac nuclear scanning
Cardiac stress test
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Fast CT scan or Electron beam CT
Holter monitoring (ambulatory ECG)
Tilt-table testing

Dermatology
Patch test
Skin biopsy

Endocrinology
Adrenal hormone tests
Calcium tests
Bone densitometry
Glucose tests
Lipid profile
Pituitary hormone tests
Thyroid panel

Gastroenterology
Abdominal CT scan
Barium enema
Colonoscopy
Fecal occult blood test
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Lactose intolerance test
Small bowel biopsy
Stool culture
Upper GI series

Hematology
Bone marrow aspiration & biopsy
Coagulation tests
Complete blood count (CBC)

Hepatology
Hepatitis screening
Liver biopsy
Liver function blood test

Infection Disease
Cultures
HIV test
Lyme disease test
Nephrology
Blood chemistry screen
Urinalysis

Neurology
Brain and spinal cord MRI
Brain CT scan
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Evoked potential studies
Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis (spinal tap)
Myelography

Obstetrics/Gynecology
Colposcopy
Endometrial biopsy
Laparoscopy
Pap smear
Pelvic ultrasonography
Breast biopsy
Mammography

Orthopedics
Bone biopsy
Skeletal nuclear scan
Spinal x-ray

Otolaryngology
Audiometry
Electronystagmography (ENG)
Nasal endoscopy (Rhinoscopy)

Pulmonary Medicine
Arterial blood gases
Fluoroscopy
Lung biopsy
Oximetry
Pulmonary function tests

Rheumatology
Antibody testing for
autoimmune disorders
Arthroscopy
Joint biopsy
Musculoskeletal MRI

Urology
Antegrade pyelography
Cystoscopy
Prostate biopsy

Vascular Medicine/Surgery
Doppler ultrasonography
Plethysmography
(Cuff pressure test)
Venography

and much more!