Category: C

A test done to diagnose and follow-up the parasitic disease schistosomiasis.  

An X-ray study of the blood vessels of the liver, spleen, stomach, and pancreas after injection of contrast medium.  

A urine specimen used to test for microorganisms in the urinary tract; it is obtained through a catheter under sterile conditions, protected from contamination by organisms elsewhere in or on the patient’s body, or on the hands of the person obtaining the specimen.  

An X-ray study of the neck arteries after injection of contrast medium into the carotid artery.  

Kidney disease caused by diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The use of electric current to shock the heart into normal rhythm when other methods, such as medication, fail to reverse potentially fatal irregularities of the heart beat.  

A process that helps a person who has had a heart attack or other heart ailment to regain the ability to perform normal functions and activities of life by means of exercise, diet, medication, and a healthy life-style. A medically supervised program designed to speed recovery and improve mental and physical functioning in people with…

A measurement of carbonic acid and bicarbonate in blood, plasma, or serum; done in respiratory problems.  

A blood test that measures the carbon dioxide absorbed at a given pressure and temperature; done in respiratory and other problems. The amount of carbon dioxide that the blood can hold in chemical combination. C02 in aqueous solution forms carbonic acid; the amount of this acid that the serum can take up is a measure…

A test to measure the fragility of small blood vessels near the skin; done with a blood pressure cuff. Fragility of these vessels is indicative of various blood vessel diseases.  

A test of the inner ear in which hot water or ice is instilled in the ear and eye movements are observed; performed on patients with ear disease or injury or those with symptoms of dizziness or fainting. A procedure used to determine whether abnormalities or disease are present in the inner ear of a…