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  • to Diagnose diseases

  • to measure the progress or recovery from disease

  • to confirm that a person is free from disease



OVERVIEW

Some medical tests are parts of a simple Physical Examination which require only simple tools in the hands of a skilled practitioner, and can be performed in an office environment. Some other tests require elaborate equipment or the use of a sterile operating theatre environment.

Some tests require samples of tissue or body fluids to be sent off to a Pathology Lab for further analysis. Some simple chemical tests, such as urine pH, can be measured directly in the doctor's office.

Most medical tests are conducted on the living; however, some of these tests can also be carried out on a dead person as part of an Autopsy .

Medical tests can be classified into three categories:

Types of medical tests include:


CONSULTING ROOM TESTS



MORE INVASIVE EXAMINATIONS REQUIRING STERILE PROCEDURES



REQUIRING LABORATORY ANALYSIS



REQUIRING MICROSCOPY



REQUIRING ELABORATE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT



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