Understand common medical tests including blood tests, imaging, and diagnostic procedures. Comprehensive guides covering what each test measures, preparation requirements, normal ranges, and what your results mean for your health.
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Comprehensive patient guide to allergy tests — skin prick, patch, and blood tests used to identify allergens. Learn how to prepare, what to expect, and how to interpret your results.
Patient guide to biopsy procedures — how tissue samples are taken, what to expect before and after, and how pathology results are interpreted. Covers needle, core, surgical, and endoscopic biopsies.
Blood glucose testing measures sugar levels for diabetes screening and management. Learn about fasting glucose, random glucose, and OGTT — normal ranges, prediabetes, and diabetes diagnostic criteria.
Patient guide to blood sugar tests — how blood sugar is measured, what normal and abnormal levels mean, and how this test is used to screen, diagnose, and monitor diabetes and hypoglycaemia.
Patient guide to bone density testing (DEXA scan) — how it measures bone mineral density, T-score and Z-score interpretation, osteoporosis screening recommendations, and what to expect during the scan.
Patient guide to the complete blood count (CBC) — what RBC, WBC, haemoglobin, haematocrit, and platelets mean, normal reference ranges, and what abnormal values indicate about your health.
Patient guide to CT (computed tomography) scans — how they work, what conditions they diagnose, how to prepare for contrast dye, radiation exposure, and how to interpret your radiology report.
Comprehensive patient guide to the ECG (electrocardiogram) — how the test works, what heart conditions it identifies, electrode placement, result interpretation, and when doctors recommend an ECG.
An electrocardiogram (ECG) records the heart's electrical activity. Learn what an ECG detects, how electrodes are placed, what normal and abnormal results mean, and when this quick painless test is ordered.
Patient guide to the echocardiogram (cardiac ultrasound) — what it measures, how ejection fraction is interpreted, what to expect during a transthoracic echo, and conditions diagnosed by this imaging test.
Patient guide to endoscopy — how gastroscopy and colonoscopy are performed, how to prepare, what sedation to expect, what conditions endoscopy diagnoses, and how to interpret your endoscopy report.
Kidney function tests measure creatinine, BUN, and eGFR to assess how well your kidneys filter blood. Learn about normal ranges, what abnormal results mean, and when to consult a nephrologist.
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