Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

1. Holter monitoring
- It is a small, portable, battery-
powered ECG machine worn by a patient to
record heartbeats on tape over a period of 24 -
48 hours – during normal activities.

2. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- it records electrical activity of the heart
including timing and duration of each electrical
phase in the heartbeat

3. Mammogram
- It is an x-ray picture of the breast.
Screening mammograms are used to check for
breast cancer in women who have no signs or
symptoms of the disease

4. Pulse oximetry
- It is an non-invasive test that
registers the oxygen saturation of the client’s
hemoglobin
5. Biopsy
- It is the removal of small amount of
tissue for examination under a microscope.

6. Ultrasound (UTZ)
- It uses sound waves to create a picture
of the internal organs

7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

- It uses magnetic fields, not x-rays to
produce detailed images of the body.

8. Computed tomography (CT) scan

- It creates picture of the organs and
tissues inside the body

9. Pet positron emission tomography

(PET) scan
- An imaging technique that uses
radioactive substances to visualize and measure
metabolic processes in the body.
10. Ventilation perfusion lung scan
– a scan that evaluates the blood flow
to the lungs

11. Flexible sigmoidoscopy

- it is a diagnostic test used to detect
abnormalities, such as polyps, ulcers or
cancerous changes, in the rectum and sigmoid
colon of the large intestine.

12. Cystourethrogram
- it is a test that fills the bladder with
a liquid dye that shows up on x-rays. It show the
motion of the bladder as it fills and empties

13. Myelography
- it is an x-ray test in which dye is
injected directly into the spinal canal to help
show places where the vertebrae in the back
may be pinching the spinal cord
14. Pulmonary function test
- It is a test that determines the
quantity of air breath with each breath , low
efficiently the patient move air in and out of the
lungs, and how the lungs are delivering oxygen
to the bloodstream

15. Cardiac catheterization

- It is a test that takes pictures of the
blood vessels in the heart, to evaluate the health
of the heart and detect any narrowing of the
blood vessels or other problems

16. Endoscopic retrograde

cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- It is an x-ray and an endoscope to
see inside the digestive system and diagnose
problems such as tumors, gallstones and
inflammation in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts
or pancreas

17. Stress test

- It is a tolerance test that indicates
whether the heart gets enough blood flow and
oxygen when it’s working its hardest, such as
during exercise
18. Bone density
- It is specialized x-ray to measure the
thickness and strength of the bones

19. Colonoscopy
- It is an endoscope that is inserted to
the anus and all the way up through the entire
colon to see any abnormalities

20. Chest X-ray (CXR)

- It is a black and white images of the
lungs, ribs, heart and diaphragm