What are you looking for? Search Common searches: Departments, Hospitalisation, Professionals, Outpatient clinics, Health advice, Accreditations, Diseases, Diagnostic tests, Treatments, The birth of a child, Emergency, Visiting patients, Fulltext search Tipus de contingut Services and units Professionals Pathologies Health advices Health and wellness Diagnostic tests Treatments News Activities Centers - Any - Search Diagnostic tests Spinal tap Spinal taps are used to extract samples from the cerebrospinal fluid, which is a substance that surrounds the brain and spinal column and protects them from possible injuries. This contact means that when there is a process that affects these body parts, the liquid is altered and we can detect it Diagnostic tests Kidney disease Analytical testing provides a lot of information which enables the origin and severity of the kidney disease to be established. A kidney biopsy allows a microscopic study that is often essential. Genetic testing also provides very important information. Diagnostic tests Kidney biopsy Kidney biopsy is an essential diagnostic procedure in the field of nephrology. Kidney disease has a noticeable effect on a patient's general health and can also be detected by the blood and urine tests taken. Imaging tests (renal ultrasound, CT scan and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) provide Diagnostic tests EEG Electroencephalography Electroencephalography (EEG) records the electrical activity in the brain. During an EEG various electrodes are placed on the patient's skin to record brain activity. An EEG can be performed under different conditions: With the patient asleep or even subjected to stimulus such as a flas Diagnostic tests Thyroid scintigraphy The thyroid gland actively captures iodine for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. If radioactive iodine is administered, the weak radiation released can be detected and reveal information about the gland’s condition. The test takes advantage of the affinity that the thyroid gland has fo Diagnostic tests Flexible bronchoscopy A procedure that, by introducing a flexible tube (bronchoscope) into the nose or mouth, allows the bronchial tree to be viewed, for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. Diagnostic tests Bone Marrow Aspiration This is a puncture and aspiration of the bone marrow using a fine needle under local anaesthesia. Bone marrow material is aspirated through the needle (in the case of aspiration) or a small, cylindrical sample is obtained from the bone marrow inside the needle (in the case of biopsy). Diagnostic tests Peripheral blood test Blood smear - making a small prick in a finger in order to assess cell morphology. This prick is used to conduct a morphological examination of blood cells, allowing a first approximation and examination of possible diagnoses. Diagnostic tests Skin allergy tests Skin tests are the technique most commonly used to begin diagnosing an allergy. Following a meticulous clinical history, it is decided which skin tests may be useful, depending on the case. Skin allergy tests serve to find out if a patient is "sensitised" to a particular substance, if t Diagnostic tests Electromyographic study This test is used for assessing secondary involvement in this disease and ruling out similar processes. It may also help to find trapped peripheral nerves that usually result from overloading of the joints and, in particular, the upper limbs. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 90 Next page ››