Common Diagnostic Procedures of the Endocrine System
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| adrenal angiography | injection of dye into an artery to view the adrenal glands
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| adrenal vein catherization | catheter insertion through the femoral vein to the adrenal vein to obtain blood specimen to assess adrenal function
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| blood serum test | used to determine function of endocrine glands by measureing levels of substances in the blood
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| computerized tomography (CT scan) | radiographic scan of one ore more endocrine organs in a 3D cross sectional view
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| exopthalmometry | measures the extent of eyeball protrusion
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| fasting blood sugar (FBS) | blood test to determine the amount of sugar in the blood without eating for 8 to 12 hours
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| glucose tolerance test (GTT) | blood test to determine the amount of sugar in the blood at different intervals after glucose is given to the patient
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| magnetic resonace imaging (MRI) | use of magnetic fields to visualize a gland
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| protein-bound iodine test (PBI) | blood test to determine thyroid function, measures thyroxine (T4) circulating in the blood
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| radioactive iodine uptake test | iodine is given and then measured by how much is taken in to the thyroid gland (uptake) to determine thyroid function
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| radioimmunosassay (RIA) | blood test to measure the levels of hormones in the plasma of the blood
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| thyroid biopsy | removal of a piece of thyroid tissue for microscopic examination
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| thyroid echogram | ultrasound examination of the thyroid
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| thyroid function test | blood test used to measure (T3, T4, and TSH) in the bloodstream to determine thyroid functions
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| thyroid scan | scanning of the thyroid after radioactive dye is injected to visualize the thryroid gland
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| total calcium | blood test to measure the amount of calcium in the bloodstream to determine parathyroid disorders
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| ultrasonography | sound waves are used to visualize images of a gland
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