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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Patient guide to lipid profile testing — what total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides mean, desirable reference ranges, cardiovascular risk interpretation, and how to prepare for the test.
Liver function tests measure enzymes and proteins to assess liver health. Learn what ALT, AST, ALP, bilirubin, and albumin levels mean, what abnormal results indicate, and conditions detected by LFTs.
Patient guide to mammograms — how breast X-ray screening works, when to start mammography, how to prepare, what BI-RADS categories mean, and what to expect if a recall is needed.
Patient guide to MRI scans — how magnetic resonance imaging works, what it detects, who should not have an MRI, how to prepare for contrast MRI, and what the report means.
Patient guide to the Pap smear (Papanicolaou test) — how cervical cells are collected, what normal and abnormal results mean, recommended screening intervals, and what an ASCUS or LSIL result means.
Patient guide to pregnancy tests — how home urine tests and blood hCG tests detect pregnancy, when to test for most accurate results, what hCG levels mean, and when to consult a doctor after a positive test.
Patient guide to the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test — normal PSA levels, what elevated PSA means, limitations of PSA screening, and when to consider further investigation for prostate cancer.
Patient guide to polysomnography (sleep study) — how overnight sleep testing diagnoses sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, and other disorders, what to expect, and how the AHI score is interpreted.
Patient guide to the cardiac stress test (exercise ECG) — what it measures, how to prepare, what to expect during treadmill or pharmacological stress testing, and how results guide cardiovascular management.
Thyroid function tests measure TSH, T3, and T4 levels to evaluate thyroid health. Learn about normal ranges, what high and low TSH means, and how these tests diagnose hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
Patient guide to ultrasound scans — how sound waves create medical images, what organs and conditions ultrasound evaluates, how to prepare for abdominal or pelvic ultrasound, and how to interpret your report.
Patient guide to urinalysis (urine test) — what dipstick and microscopy tests measure, how to collect a mid-stream urine sample, what abnormal results mean, and conditions diagnosed by urine testing.
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