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Special tests and their utilazation

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Name of test and Utilization for COPD Spirometer - instrument used to measure and evaluate breathing
Name of test and Utilization for Glaucoma Tonometer -Instrument measures pressure changes in the eye.
Name of test and Utilization for Peripheral nerve entrapment NCV (Nerve Conduction Velocity) One electode over a nerve, another over the muscle to be tested. The speed is recorded by oscilloscope after stimulation.
Name of test and Utilization for Muscle disease EMG (electro myogram)- a method of dermining the extent of neuromuscular damage using electrical stimulus and graph recordings.
Name of test and Utilization for Spinal Tumor MRI - a diagnostic method used to visualize soft tissue masses. (Proton resonance induced by magnet)
Name of test and Utilization for Buerger's Doppler - Monitor pulse and amplifies sound blood flow.
Name of test and Utilization for Tumor Angiography-radiopaque dye is injected into arteries (usually femoral)to visualize on xray
Name of test and Utilization for Gout/infection Joint aspiration- (remove by needle) fluid from lesion or area to be evaluated for pathology.
Name of test and Utilization for Lateral recess canal protrusion Myelography- spinal subarachnoid space visualized on x-ray after dye is injected
Name of test and Utilization for Hidden fracture Bone Scan - X-ray method utilizing a dye to visualize changes in bone
Name of test and Utilization for Bone lesions Cat Scan - Thin axial slices are examined using ionizing radiation enhanced with a computer
Name of test and Utilization for Disturbance of Blood Flow Plethysmograph - An instrument used to determine variations in the volume of an organ or limb and the amount of blood flow.
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