- Learning about medical tests
- Bilirubin
- Blood count
- Blood gases
- Bone marrow
- Brain scan
- Bronchoscopy
- CD4 cell count
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Creatinine clearance
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan
- Endoscopy
- Genotypic resistance tests
- Karnofsky score
- Lactate
- Lipid test
- Liver function
- Lumbar puncture
- Lung function tests
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nerve conduction tests
- Neuro-cognitive tests
- Papanicolaou (Pap) smear
- Phenotypic resistance tests
- Purified protein derivative (PPD) skin tests
- Serology
- Sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy
- Specimen culture
- Sputum tests
- Viral load
- X-ray & ultrasound
Karnofsky score
This is not so much a test as an assessment of an individual's health and well-being based on a performance index of physical ability. It is often used in clinical research to monitor and record the health of patients.
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