MedlinePlus: Medical Tests

MedlinePlus: Medical Tests

Medical Tests

   

Learn about medical tests, including what the tests are used for, why a doctor may order a test, how a test will feel, and what the results may mean. 

Medical tests can help detect a condition, determine a diagnosis, plan treatment, check to see if treatment is working, or monitor the condition over time. A doctor may order these tests as part of a routine checkup, to check for certain diseases and disorders, or to monitor your health.

A

• ADHD Screening
• Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
• Albumin Blood Test
• Aldosterone Test
• Alkaline Phosphatase
• Allergy Blood Test
• Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) Tumor Marker Test
• Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test
• ALT Blood Test
• Ammonia Levels
• Amylase Test
• ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test
• Anion Gap Blood Test
• Anti-Müllerian Hormone Test
• Appendicitis Tests
• AST Test

B

• Bacteria Culture Test
• Bacterial Vaginosis Test
• Balance Tests
• BCR ABL Genetic Test
• Beta 2 Microglobulin (B2M) Tumor Marker Test
• Bilirubin Blood Test
• Bilirubin in Urine
• Blood Alcohol Level
• Blood Differential
• Blood Glucose Test
• Blood in Urine
• Blood Oxygen Level
• Blood Smear
• Bone Marrow Tests
• BRAF Genetic Test
• BRCA Test
• Breast Biopsy
• BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)
• Burn Evaluation

C

• C-Peptide Test
• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
• C. Diff Testing
• CA 19-9 Blood Test (Pancreatic Cancer)
• CA-125 Blood Test (Ovarian Cancer)
• Calcitonin Test
• Calcium Blood Test
• Calcium in Urine Test
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in Blood
• CD4 Lymphocyte Count
• CEA Test
• Celiac Disease Screening
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
• Ceruloplasmin Test
• Chlamydia Test
• Chloride Blood Test
• Cholesterol Levels
• Coagulation Factor Tests
• Cognitive Testing
• Complete Blood Count (CBC)
• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
• Concussion Tests
• Cord Blood Testing and Banking
• Cortisol Test
• Creatine Kinase
• Creatinine Test
• Crystals in Urine
• CSF Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Index

D

• Dengue Fever Test
• Dental Exam
• Depression Screening
• Diabetic Foot Exam
• Differential Diagnosis
• Doppler Ultrasound
• Down Syndrome Tests
• Drug Testing

E

• Elastography
• Electrocardiogram
• Epithelial Cells in Urine
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
• Estrogen Levels Test

F

• Fasting for a Blood Test
• Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
• Ferritin Blood Test
• Flu (Influenza) Test
• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Levels Test
• Food Allergy Testing
• Fungal Culture Test

G

• Glaucoma Tests
• Globulin Test
• Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Test
• Glucose in Urine Test
• Gonorrhea Test

H

• Hearing Tests for Adults
• Hearing Tests for Children
• Heavy Metal Blood Test
• Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Tests
• Hematocrit Test
• Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) Test
• Hemoglobin Test
• Hepatitis Panel
• HER2 (Breast Cancer) Testing
• Herpes (HSV) Test
• HIV Screening Test
• HIV Viral Load
• Homocysteine Test
• How to Understand Your Lab Results
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test

I

• Immunoglobulins Blood Test
• Insulin in Blood
• Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

K

• Karyotype Genetic Test
• Ketones in Blood
• Ketones in Urine
• Kidney Stone Analysis

L

• Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Isoenzymes Test
• Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Test
• Lactic Acid Test
• Laparoscopy
• Lipase Tests
• Lipoprotein (a) Blood Test
• Liver Function Tests
• Lung Cancer Tumor Markers
• Lung Function Tests
• Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Levels Test
• Lyme Disease Tests

M

• Magnesium Blood Test
• Malaria Tests
• MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)
• Measles and Mumps Tests
• Mental Health Screening
• Microalbumin Creatinine Ratio
• MPV Blood Test
• MTHFR Mutation Test
• Mucus in Urine

N

• Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP)
• Neurological Exam
• Nitrites in Urine

O

• Ova and Parasite Test

P

• Pap Smear
• Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Test
• Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Test
• PDL1 (Immunotherapy) Tests
• Pharmacogenetic Tests
• Phenylketonuria (PKU) Screening
• Phosphate in Blood
• Phosphate in Urine
• Pleural Fluid Analysis
• Porphyrin Tests
• Postpartum Depression Screening
• Potassium Blood Test
• Prealbumin Blood Test
• Pregnancy Test
• Procalcitonin Test
• Progesterone Test
• Prolactin Levels
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
• Protein C and Protein S Tests
• Protein in Urine
• PTEN Genetic Test

R

• RDW (Red Cell Distribution Width)
• Red Blood Cell Antibody Screen
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Tests
• Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Test

S

• Semen Analysis
• SHBG Blood Test
• Skin Biopsy
• Skin Cancer Screening
• Smooth Muscle Antibody (SMA) Test
• Sodium Blood Test
• Sonogram
• Stool Elastase
• Stress Tests
• Sweat Test for Cystic Fibrosis
• Syphilis Tests

T

• Testosterone Levels Test
• Thyroglobulin
• Thyroid Antibodies
• Thyroxine (T4) Test
• TP53 Genetic Test
• Trichomoniasis Test
• Triglycerides Test
• Troponin Test
• TSH (Thyroid-stimulating hormone) Test
• Tuberculosis Screening
• Tumor Marker Tests

U

• Uric Acid Test
• Urobilinogen in Urine

V

• Videonystagmography (VNG)
• Vision Screening
• Vitamin B Test
• Vitamin D Test
• Vitamin E (Tocopherol) Test

W

• White Blood Cell (WBC) in Stool
• Whooping Cough Diagnosis

Y

• Yeast Infection Tests

Z

• Zika Virus Test

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