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Human Diseases Dx tests

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fasting blood glucose   amount of glucose in blood after 8 hour fast  
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arthroscopy   fiberoptic endoscope of joint  
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MRI   computer image + nuclear magnetic of soft tissues  
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X-ray   most widely used. radiation. musculoskeletal dx  
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Pulse ox   oxygen saturation of arterial blood  
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ECG   graphic record of electrical impulses generated by depolarization and repolarization of myocardium. Cardiac dx  
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ABG   dissolved oxygen in blood.  
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arthrogram   radiographic and dye injected into joint capsule/ligament  
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angiography   radiopaque die injected in arterial system for Xray of vascular systems (cerebral, renal, cardiac, pulm., PVD)  
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CT scan   cross sectional Xray of brain with iodine based contrast  
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myelogram   Xray + contrast medium in subarachnoid space of SC. Lumbar puncture  
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EEG   Brain's electrical activity  
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Brain Evoked Potential   EEG + signal recorded on computer. Head Injury  
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EMG   measures and documents electrical activity of muscles. Output on oscilloscope  
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Nerve Conduction Velocity   how fast nerve impulse travels + emg. PNS dx  
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Positron Emission Tomography   Xray of blood flow in organs & body tissue.  
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CBC   evals cellular components of blood  
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RBC   number of erythrocytes in blood.  
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hemoglobin   oxygen carrying pigment in blood.  
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hemocrit   % of RBC in blood.  
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WBC   WBC count in blood  
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albumin   blood protein  
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Creatinine   renal function  
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platelet count   platelet count in blood.  
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High ABG   late stage asthma, CHF, respiratory  
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High RBC   erythremia, polycythemia, dehydration, burns, anoxia  
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low RBC   anemias  
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high hemoglobin   CHF, COPD, dehydration, burns  
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low hemoglobin   iron def., hemorrage  
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high hemocrit   dehydration, eclampsia, pancreatitis  
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low hemocrit   anemia, bone marrow dx, CHF  
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high albumin   dehydration, meningitis, SLE  
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low albumin   ETOH, burns, CHF, Crohn's  
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high creatinine   CHF, diabetes  
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low creatinine   muscular dystrophy  
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high WBC   anemia, abscess, infection  
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low wbc   AIDS, flu, immune dx  
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high platelet ct   anemia, CA, Fx, liver dx  
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low platelet ct   anemia, autoimmune, burns  
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