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An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart.
An ECG is done to:
Find the cause of unexplained chest pain or pressure. This could be
caused by a heart attack, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart (pericarditis), or angina. Find the cause of symptoms of heart disease. Symptoms include shortness
of breath, dizziness, fainting, and heartbeats that are rapid and irregular (palpitations). Find out if the walls of the heart chambers are too thick. Check how well medicines are working and see if they are causing side
effects that affect the heart. Check how well mechanical devices that are implanted in the heart,
such as pacemakers, are working. These devices help to control the heartbeat. Check the health of the heart when other diseases or conditions are
present. These include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and a family history of early heart disease. A chest X-ray is a picture of the chest that shows your heart, lungs, airway, blood vessels, and lymph nodes . A chest X-ray also shows the bones of your spine and chest, including your breastbone , your ribs, your collarbone , and the upper part of your spine . A chest X-ray is the most common imaging test or X-ray used to find problems inside the chest.
A chest X-ray is done to:
Help find the cause of common symptoms such as a cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain. Find lung conditions-such as pneumonia, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), collapsed lung(pneumothorax), or cystic fibrosis-and monitor treatment for these conditions. Find some heart problems, such as an enlarged heart, heart failure, and problems causing fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), and to monitor treatment for these conditions. Look for problems from a chest injury, such as rib fractures or lung damage. Find foreign objects , such as coins or other small pieces of metal, in the tube to the stomach (esophagus), the airway, or the lungs. A chest X-ray may not be able to see food, nuts, or wood fibers. See if a tube, catheter, or other medical device has been placed in the proper position in an airway, the heart, blood vessels of the chest, or the stomach. An echocardiogram (also called an echo) is a type of ultrasound that uses echoes of sound waves. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart that can be seen on a video screen.
This test is done to:
Look for the cause of abnormal heart sounds (murmurs or clicks), an enlarged heart, unexplained chest pain or pressure, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeats. Check the thickness and movement of the heart wall. Look at the heart valves and check how well they work. See how well an artificial heart valve is working. Measure the size and shape of the heart's chambers. Check the ability of your heart chambers to pump blood (cardiac performance). During an echocardiogram, your doctor can calculate how much blood your heart is pumping during each heartbeat (ejection fraction). You might have a low ejection fraction if you have heart failure. Detect a disease that affects the heart muscle and the way it pumps, such as cardiomyopathy. Look for blood clots and tumors inside the heart. Treadmill test or TMT is used to provide information about how the heart responds to exertion.
The stress test is done to:
Determine if there is adequate blood flow to your heart during increased levels of activity. Evaluate the effectiveness of your heart medications to control angina and ischemia. Determine the likelihood of having coronary heart disease and the need for further evaluation. Check the effectiveness of procedures done to improve blood flow within the heart vessels in people with coronary heart disease. Identify abnormal heart rhythms. Assess the function of heart valves if they are not functioning properly. Help you develop a safe exercise program. The PSA test is used primarily to screen for prostate cancer. A PSA test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood.
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is done to:
Screen men for prostate cancer. Since other common medical conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis, can cause high PSA levels, a prostate biopsy may be done if your doctor is concerned about signs of prostate cancer. Check if cancer may be present when results from other tests, such as a digital rectal exam, are not normal. A PSA test does not diagnose cancer, but it can be used along with other tests to determine if cancer is present. Watch prostate cancer during active surveillance or other treatment. If PSA levels increase, the cancer may be growing or spreading. PSA is usually not present in a man who has had his prostate gland removed. A PSA level that rises after prostate removal may mean the cancer has returned or has spread An abdominal ultrasound takes pictures of the organs and other structures in your upper belly. It uses sound waves to show images on a screen.
Areas that can be checked include the: Abdominal aorta . Liver . Gallbladder . Spleen. Pancreas. Kidneys .Abdominal ultrasound is done to:
Find the cause of belly pain. Find, measure, or monitor an aneurysm in the aorta. An aneurysm may cause a large, pulsing lump in the belly. Check the size, shape, and position of the liver. It may also check for problems of the liver. These include jaundice, cirrhosis , or fatty liver. This test may be done to follow up after liver function tests. Look for gallstones, inflammation of the gallbladder, or blocked bile ducts. Learn the size of an enlarged spleen and look for damage or disease. Find problems with the pancreas, such as a tumor. Look for blocked urine flow in a kidney. If needed, a kidney ultrasound can find out the size of the kidneys, detect a mass, or detect fluid surrounding the kidneys. It can also look for causes of bladder infections that won't go away. Or it can check how the kidneys are doing after a transplant. Find out if a mass in a belly organ is a solid tumor or a fluid-filledcyst. Guide the placement of a needle or other tool during a biopsy. Look for fluid buildup in the belly cavity. This problem is called ascites. An ultrasound also may be done to guide the needle during aparacentesis. This is a procedure to remove fluid from the belly cavity.Sonomammogram or breast ultrasound uses sound waves to make a picture of the tissues inside the breast to see how far cancer has spread if any.
A breast ultrasound may be done to:
Find the cause of breast symptoms, such as pain, swelling, and redness. Check a breast lump found on breast self-examination or physical examination. It is used to see whether a breast lump is fluid-filled (a cyst) or if it is a solid lump. A lump that has no fluid or that has fluid with floating particles may need more tests. Check abnormal results from a mammogram. Look at the breasts in younger women because their breast tissue is often more dense, and a mammogram may not show as much detail. Guide the placement of a needle or other tube to drain a collection of fluid (cyst) or pus (abscess), take a sample of breast tissue (biopsy), or guide breast surgery. Watch for changes in the size of a cyst or a noncancerous lump (fibroadenoma). See how far cancer has spread in a breast. Check your breasts if you have silicone breast implants or dense breasts. In these situations, a mammogram may not be able to see breast lumps.A Pap test is a test of a sample of cells taken from a woman's cervix or vagina. The test is used to look for changes in the cells of the cervix and vagina that show cancer or conditions that may develop into cancer.
The PAP smear is done to:
Diagnose cervical cancer . Check exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) before child birth. HIV infection. Weakened immune system due to organ transplant, chemotherapy or chronic corticosteroid use.Whole body MRI wellness scans are used as a screening tool in healthy patients to identify abnormalities such as cancer.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is done for many reasons.
It is used to find problems such as tumors, bleeding, injury, blood vessel diseases, or infection. MRI also may be done to provide more information about a problem seen on an X-ray, ultrasound scan, or CT scan. Contrast material may be used during MRI to show abnormal tissue more clearly. An MRI scan can be done for the: