This page contains information on a variety of medical tests and procedures.

Descriptions of routine and special diagnostic tests with instructions to prepare for them.
Adam.com on MEDLINEplus from Adam.com Online Encyclopedia.

Includes:

• Allergy Tests
• Angiogram or Arteriogram (heart)
• Arthroscopy of the knee
• Barium enema
• Blood pressure
• Breast biopsy
• Cervical biopsy
• Colonoscopy
• Dialysis
• Echocardiography
• ELISA/Western Blot for HIV
• Fecal occult blood test
• Glycosylated hemoglobin blood test (for diabetes)
• Laparoscopy (pelvic and abdominal)
• Liver biopsy
• Mammography
• Pap smear
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Ultrasound

What is a Pap test? How should I prepare? With pictures of normal and abnormal results.
Pap Test from the Mayo Clinic Health Oasis.
www.mayohealth.org/

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Updated on January 8, 2004.