medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. The tests are classified by speciality field allowing to know in which ward of hospital or by which specialist doctor are usually these tests performed. This list is not exhaustive but might be useful as a guide.
Where available, ICD-10 codes are listed.
Consulting Room Tests
These tests are usually performed in a consulting room by any doctor and require no advanced equipment. general Temperature measurement, with a thermometer Patient's Respiratory rate measurement Blood oxygen concentration measurement taking the patient's pulse weighing, and measuring height and girth measuring blood pressure specific: abdominal palpation cardiac ausculation HEENT examination digital rectal examination neurological examination psychiatric assessment pulmonary auscultation vaginal examination
Cardiovascular
coronary catheterization
echocardiography
electrocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
Dermatology
skin allergy test
skin biopsy
Ear, Nose and Throat
hearing test
laryngoscopy
vestibular tests
electronystagmography (ENG) videonystagmography (VNG)
Gastrointestinal
capsule endoscopy
coloscopy
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
esophageal motility study
esophageal pH monitoring
liver biopsy
Hematology
bone marrow examination
Laboratory
biochemistry
Arterial blood gas (ABG) Complete blood count (CBC) Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) (including CHEM-7) coagulation tests C-reactive protein Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) FibroTest urea breath test urinalysis Agostini's reaction cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Genetic testing immunology autoantibodies microbiology blood culture mantoux test sputum culture stool culture urine culture
Neurological
electroencephalogram
electromyography (EMG) lumbar puncture neuropsychological tests
Obstetric / Gynaecological
amniocentesis
colposcopy
mammography
hysteroscopy
laparoscopy
Smear tests such as Pap smears
Ocular
dilated fundus examination
multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) optical coherence tomography (OCT) visual field test
Pulmonary
polysomnography
pulmonary pletysmography
thoracentesis
Radiology
CT scan (B*2****) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (B*3****) nuclear medicine (C*****) positron-emission tomography (PET) projectional radiography (B*0****) ultrasonography (B*4****)