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    The document discusses several common medical tests: 1) Kidney function tests evaluate various aspects of kidney capacity and efficiency to aid in diagnosing kidney disorders. Concentration and dilution tests determine urine specific gravity at regular intervals after water intake or restriction. 2) Echocardiography uses ultrasound to produce images of the heart's internal structures. A transducer on the chest emits sound waves and measures their echoes off cardiac structures. 3) Auscultation is listening to body sounds through a stethoscope to detect conditions like heart valve issues or pregnancy. It is commonly used to diagnose heart and lung diseases.

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    The document discusses several common medical tests: 1) Kidney function tests evaluate various aspects of kidney capacity and efficiency to aid in diagnosing kidney disorders. Concentration and dilution tests determine urine specific gravity at regular intervals after water intake or restriction. 2) Echocardiography uses ultrasound to produce images of the heart's internal structures. A transducer on the chest emits sound waves and measures their echoes off cardiac structures. 3) Auscultation is listening to body sounds through a stethoscope to detect conditions like heart valve issues or pregnancy. It is commonly used to diagnose heart and lung diseases.

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    The document discusses several common medical tests: 1) Kidney function tests evaluate various aspects of kidney capacity and efficiency to aid in diagnosing kidney disorders. Concentration and dilution tests determine urine specific gravity at regular intervals after water intake or restriction. 2) Echocardiography uses ultrasound to produce images of the heart's internal structures. A transducer on the chest emits sound waves and measures their echoes off cardiac structures. 3) Auscultation is listening to body sounds through a stethoscope to detect conditions like heart valve issues or pregnancy. It is commonly used to diagnose heart and lung diseases.

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    Medical Tests

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    Christopher Fentanez
    The document discusses several common medical tests: 1) Kidney function tests evaluate various aspects of kidney capacity and efficiency to aid in diagnosing kidney disorders. Concentration and dilution tests determine urine specific gravity at regular intervals after water intake or restriction. 2) Echocardiography uses ultrasound to produce images of the heart's internal structures. A transducer on the chest emits sound waves and measures their echoes off cardiac structures. 3) Auscultation is listening to body sounds through a stethoscope to detect conditions like heart valve issues or pregnancy. It is commonly used to diagnose heart and lung diseases.

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    Medical

    Tests
    C H R I S T O P H E R F E N TA N E Z P I Ñ A

    INGLES DE LA PRACTICA
    CLÍNICA
    Kidney Function Test
    kidney function test, any clinical and laboratory procedure
    designed to evaluate various aspects of renal (kidney) capacity
    and efficiency and to aid in the diagnosis of kidney disorders.
    Such tests can be divided into several categories, which include
    concentration and dilution tests, whereby the specific gravity of 
    urine is determined at regular time intervals following water
    restriction or large water intake, to measure the capacity of the
    kidneys to conserve water or other substances.
    Echocardiography
    •Diagnostic technique that uses ultrasound
    (high-frequency sound waves) to produce an
    image of the internal structures of the heart. A
    piezoelectric transducer placed on the surface
    of the chest emits a short burst of ultrasound
    waves and then measures the reflection, or
    echo, of the sound as it bounces back from
    cardiac structures such as the heart valves and
    the muscle wall.
    Auscultation

    •Diagnostic procedure in which the physician listens to sounds


    within the body to detect certain defects or conditions, such as
    heart-valve malfunctions or pregnancy. Auscultation originally was
    performed by placing the ear directly on the chest or abdomen, but it
    has been practiced mainly with a stethoscope since the invention of
    that instrument in 1819.

    •The technique is based on characteristic sounds produced, in the


    head and elsewhere, by abnormal blood circuits; in the joints by
    roughened surfaces; in the lower arm by the pulse wave; and in the
    abdomen by an active fetus or by intestinal disturbances. It is most
    commonly employed, however, in diagnosing diseases of the  heart
     and lungs.
    Glucose
    •Glucose tolerance test, procedure to assess the ability of the body to metabolize glucose, the
    principal type of sugar found in the blood.

    •In persons with normal or slightly elevated blood-sugar levels, the body tolerance to sugar is

    tolerance test
    measured in a stressful situation induced by administering a large amount of glucose. The most
    common procedure is to take an initial blood sample from a fasting individual, have the individual
    empty his or her bladder, and then administer orally 50–100 grams of glucose
    Blood Count
    •Blood count, laboratory test that determines the number of red blood cells
    (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes) in a given volume of blood. The
    readings vary with sex, age, physiological state, and general health, but the blood of
    a normal individual contains on average 5,000,000 red cells and 7,000 white cells
    per cubic millimetre. A differential blood count is the percentage of each type of
    white blood cell per 100 white cells counted; the white cells of a normal adult are
    about 55 percent neutrophils, 30 percent lymphocytes, and small percentages of
    eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes.
    References
    -The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2016, September 6). List of medical tests
    and diagnostic procedures. Encyclopedia Britannica.
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-medical-tests-and-diagnostic-procedures-
    2074273

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