Diagnostics & Testing A–⁠Z

Every Rinnit guide to medical tests, screenings and diagnostic procedures, listed alphabetically. Each guide is medically reviewed by Dr. Baraa Alnahhal, MD. To browse with summaries, see the Diagnostics & Testing category.

A

• A1C Test

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening

• Abdominal Ultrasound

• Acetaminophen Level Test

• ACTH Stimulation Test (Cosyntropin Test)

• ADHD Screening

• Albumin Blood Test

• Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Test

• Allergy Blood Test (IgE)

• Allergy Skin Test

• Allergy Testing

• Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test

• ALT Blood Test

• Ambulatory Heart Monitors

• Amniocentesis

• Amsler Grid Eye Test

• Amylase Test

• ANA Test (Antinuclear Antibody Test)

• ANCA Test

• Angiogram

• Anion Gap Blood Test

• Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)

• Anorectal Manometry

• Anterior Drawer Test

• Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) Test

• Antibody Test (Serology)

• Antimitochondrial Antibody (AMA) Test for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

• Apgar Score

• Apley Test

• APOE Gene Test

• Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) Test

• Appendicitis Test

• Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Test

• Arterial Line (A-Line)

• Arthrogram (Arthrography)

• AST Blood Test (Aspartate Transferase)

• Auscultation

• Autism Assessment

• Autopsy

B

• Bacteria Culture Test

• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Test

• Balloon Enteroscopy

• Barium Enema (Lower GI Series)

• Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

• Beighton Score

• Berg Balance Scale

• Bilirubin Test

• BIMS Score

• Biomarker Testing for Cancer

• Biophysical Profile (BPP)

• Biopsy

• Bishop Score

• Bladder Ultrasound

• Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

• Blood Glucose Test

• Blood Oxygen Level

• Blood Pressure Measurement

• Blood Tests

• Blood Tests for Cancer

• Blood Tests for Heart Disease Risk

• Blood Volume Testing

• BNP Test (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)

• Body Plethysmography

• Bone Marrow Biopsy

• Bone Scan

• Brain MRI

• Bravo Test

• BRCA Testing

• Breast Biopsy

• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

• Breast Cancer Screening

• Breast MRI

• Breast Self-Exam

• Breast Ultrasound

• Bronchoscopy

• Bubble Study (Bubble Echo)

• BUN Test (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

C

• C-Peptide Test

• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test

• C3 Complement Blood Test

• C4 Complement Blood Test

• CA 19-9 Blood Test

• CA-125 Blood Test

• Calcium Blood Test

• Calcium Score Test (Heart Scan)

• Cancer Screening

• Cancer Staging and Grading

• Capillary Refill Time

• Capsule Endoscopy

• Cardiac Blood Tests

• Cardiac Catheterization (Heart Cath)

• Cardiac CT Scan (Heart CT)

• Cardiac Event Monitor

• Cardiac Imaging

• Cardiac MRI Adenosine Stress Test

• Cardiac Output

• Cardiac PET Scan

• Cardiac PYP Scan

• Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring

• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET)

• Carotid Angiography

• Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Test

• Carotid Ultrasound

• Carrier Screening

• Catecholamines Test

• CD4 Count

• CEA Test (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)

• Cerebral Angiogram

• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis

• Ceruloplasmin Test

• Cervical Cancer Screening

• Chest X-Ray (CXR)

• Child-Pugh Score

• Chlamydia Test

• Chloride Blood Test

• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)

• Cisternogram Scan

• Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)

• CO2 Blood Test (Bicarbonate)

• Colonoscopy

• Color Blind Test

• Colorectal Cancer Screening

• Colposcopy

• Complete Blood Count (CBC)

• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)

• Concussion Test

• Contraction Stress Test

• Contrast Enema for Children

• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)

• Coombs Test

• Cordocentesis (PUBS)

• Core Needle Breast Biopsy

• Corneal Pachymetry

• Corneal Topography

• Coronary Angiogram

• Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR)

• Cortisol Test

• Creatine Kinase (CK) Test

• Creatinine Clearance Test

• CT Angiogram (CTA)

• CT Scan

• CT Urogram

• Culdocentesis

• Cystoscopy

• Cytology (Cytopathology)

D

• D-dimer Test

• Deep Tendon Reflexes (DTRs)

• Dental Impressions

• Dental X-Rays

• Depth Perception Test (Stereopsis Test)

• DEXA Scan (DXA Bone Density Test)

• Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST)

• DHEAS Test (DHEA Sulfate)

• Differential Diagnosis

• Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (3D Mammogram)

• Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)

• Discogram (Discography)

• DLCO Lung Diffusion Test

• DNA Paternity Test

• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

• Doppler Ultrasound

• DOT Physical

• Drug Test

• Due Date Calculator

E

• Echocardiogram

• Echocardiogram With Strain

• EGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate)

• Elastography

• Elbow X-Ray

• Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

• Electrolyte Panel

• Electrolytes and Electrolyte Panel

• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)

• Electronystagmography (ENG)

• Electrophysiology (EP) Study

• EMG (Electromyography)

• ENA Panel

• Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)

• EndoFLIP Test

• Endometrial Biopsy

• Endometriosis Ultrasound

• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

• Endoscopy

• Enteroscopy

• Enzyme Markers

• Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)

• Esophageal Manometry

• Esophagoscopy

• Esophagram (Barium Swallow)

• ESR (Sed Rate) Test

• Evoked Potential Test

• Exercise Stress Echocardiogram

• Exercise Stress Test

• Eye Exam

F

• Fasting Blood Sugar Test

• Fecal Calprotectin Test

• Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)

• Ferritin Test

• Fetal Biometry

• Fetal Echocardiogram

• Fetal Fibronectin (fFN) Test

• Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

• Fetoscopy

• FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume)

• Fibrinogen Test

• Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA)

• FISH Test

• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

• Flow Cytometry

• Flu Test (Influenza Test)

• Fluorescein Angiography

• Fluoroscopy

• Foot X-Ray

• Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)

• Functional MRI (fMRI)

• Fundal Height

• Fundoscopy (Ophthalmoscopy)

• Fundus Photography

G

• G6PD Test

• Gadolinium Contrast for MRI

• Gallium Scan

• Gastric Emptying Study

• Gastric Emptying Study in Children (Solid-Meal GES)

• Gastrointestinal (GI) Tests

• Genetic Testing (DNA Tests)

• Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk

• GGT Test (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase)

• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

• Glaucoma Tests

• Gleason Score

• Globulin Blood Test

• Glucose Test in Pregnancy

• Glucose Tolerance Test

• Gonioscopy

• Gonorrhea Test

• Gram Stain

H

• H. pylori Tests

• Hand X-Ray

• HBsAg Test (Hepatitis B Surface Antigen)

• Hearing Test

• Heart Biopsy (Endomyocardial Biopsy)

• Heart MRI (Cardiac MRI)

• Heart Rate (Pulse)

• Heart Rate Monitors

• Heart Screening

• Heavy Metal Test

• Hematocrit Test

• Hemodynamic Test

• Hemoglobin Electrophoresis

• Hemoglobin Test

• HIDA Scan (Hepatobiliary Scan)

• Hip X-Ray

• Hirschberg Test (Corneal Light Reflex)

• HIV Test

• HIV Viral Load

• Holter Monitor

• Homocysteine Test

• HPV Test

• Hydrogen Breath Test

• Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

I

• Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

• Immunophenotyping

• Immunostaining

• Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR)

• Incidental Finding

• Intraoperative MRI (iMRI)

• Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

• Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

• Iron Blood Tests

K

• Kappa Free Light Chain Test

• Karyotype Test

• Keratometry

• Kidney Function Tests

• Kidney Ultrasound

• Knee X-Ray

L

• Laryngoscopy

• LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase) Test

• Lipase Blood Test

• Lipid Panel

• Liquid Biopsy

• Liver Function Tests (LFTs)

• Liver Ultrasound

• Liver-Spleen Scan

• Loopogram

• Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)

• Lung Biopsy

• Lung Cancer Screening

• Lymph Node Biopsy

• Lymphangiography

• Lymphoscintigraphy (Lymph Node Mapping)

M

• Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

• Mammogram

• MCH Blood Test

• McMurray Test

• MCV Blood Test

• Meckel's Scan

• Mediastinoscopy

• MELD Score

• Mental Status Exam

• Methacholine Challenge Test

• Methylmalonic Acid (MMA) Test

• MIBG Scan

• Microlaryngoscopy

• Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI)

• MPV Blood Test (Mean Platelet Volume)

• MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography)

• MRCP (Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography)

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy

• MUGA Scan

• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)

• Muscle Biopsy

• Myelogram

• Myoglobin Test

N

• Nasal Endoscopy

• Nasopharyngeal Swab

• Neer's Test

• Nephroscopy

• Neurological Exam

• Neuropsychological Testing

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

• NIPT Test (Noninvasive Prenatal Testing)

• Nonstress Test (NST)

• Normal Blood Pressure by Age

• Nuchal Translucency (NT) Scan

• Nuclear Medicine Imaging

• Nuclear Stress Test

O

• O'Brien Test

• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Eye Test

• Oral Cancer Screening

• Oral Drug Test (Mouth Swab)

• Oral Food Challenge

• Ovarian Reserve Testing

P

• Pancreas Blood Test

• Pancreas Ultrasound

• Pap Smear (Pap Test)

• Parathyroid Scan (Sestamibi)

• Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Test

• Patch Test for Skin Allergies

• Patellar Grind Test (Clarke's Sign)

• Pathology Report

• PCR Test

• Pediatric Hearing Tests

• Pelvic Exam

• Pelvic Ultrasound

• Pelvis X-Ray

• Peripheral Blood Smear

• PERRLA Eye Exam

• PET Scan

• Phalen's Test

• Pharmacological Nuclear Stress Test

• Physical Exam

• PKU Test

• Platelet Count (PLT) Blood Test

• Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

• Post-Void Residual (PVR) Test

• Pregnancy Test

• Pregnancy Ultrasound

• Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)

• Prenatal Genetic Testing

• Prostate Exam

• Prostate Ultrasound and Biopsy

• Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) Test

• PSA Test

• PSMA PET Scan for Prostate Cancer

• Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)

• Pulse Oximetry

• Pulse Volume Recording (PVR Test)

Q

• QSART Test

• Quad Screen

R

• RDW Blood Test

• Renal MAG3 Scan

• Renal Scan (Kidney Scan)

• Reticulocyte Count

• Retinal Imaging

• Retinoscopy

• Retrograde Urethrogram (RUG)

• Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND)

• Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI)

• Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Test

• Right Heart Catheterization

• Rinne Test

• Romberg Test

S

• SAGE Test

• Salivary Gland Scan (Parotid Scintigraphy)

• Scoliometer

• SEEG (Stereoelectroencephalography)

• Semen Analysis

• Sentinel Node Biopsy

• Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)

• Shoulder X-Ray

• Skin Biopsy

• Skin Self-Exam

• Sleep Study (Polysomnography)

• Slit Lamp Exam

• Sniff Test

• Sonohysterogram (Saline Infusion Sonography)

• SPECT Scan

• Spine X-Ray

• Spirometry

• Spurling Test

• Sputum Culture

• STD Testing (STI Testing)

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

• Stool Test

• Swan-Ganz Catheterization

• Sweat Test for Cystic Fibrosis

T

• T3 (Triiodothyronine) Test

• T4 (Thyroxine) Test

• TB Test (Tuberculosis Test)

• Testicular Self-Exam

• Testicular Ultrasound

• Testosterone Test

• Thessaly Test

• Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Rupture

• Thoracoscopy

• Throat Culture

• Thyroid Antibodies Test

• Thyroid Biopsy

• Thyroid Panel Blood Test

• Thyroid Tests

• Thyroid Ultrasound

• Thyroid Uptake and Scan (RAIU)

• TIBC Test (Total Iron-Binding Capacity)

• Tilt Table Test

• Tinel's Sign

• Tonometry (Eye Pressure Test)

• Transcranial Doppler (TCD)

• Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

• Transferrin Saturation (TSAT) Test

• Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)

• Transvaginal Ultrasound

• Troponin Test

• TTG-IgA Test for Celiac Disease

• Tumor Markers

• Tympanometry

U

• Ultrasound

• Upper GI Series

• Urinalysis

• Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (uACR)

• Urine Culture

• Urine Cytology

• Urine Protein Creatinine Ratio (UPCR)

• Urine Protein Test

• Urine Specific Gravity Test

• Urodynamic Testing

V

• Valgus and Varus Stress Tests

• Vascular Ultrasound

• Vein Mapping

• Venogram (Venography)

• Venous Extremity Ultrasound

• Vestibular Testing (Vestibular Test Battery)

• Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)

• Videonystagmography (VNG) Test

• Videostroboscopy

• Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography)

• Visual Acuity Test (Snellen Chart)

• Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) Test

• Visual Field Test

• Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)

W

• Wada Test

• Weber Test for Hearing Loss

• Wood's Lamp Examination

• Wrist X-Ray

X

• X-Ray (Radiograph)

Y

• Yergason's Test

0–9

• 20-Week Ultrasound (Anatomy Scan)

• 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

• 24-Hour Urine Test