Diagnostic tests

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Patient UK  - Tests & Investigations

Lab Tests Online

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

Allergy Tests

Antibody and antigen tests (Patient UK)

Contact Dermatitis - Patch Testing (Patient UK)

Skin prick allergy test (Patient UK)

Anaemia Tests

Antenatal Tests

Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes (NHS)- Also available  in other languages

Antenatal Tests & Screening (NHS website )

Amniocentesis (NHS Website)

Chronic Villus Sampling (NHS Website)

 Pregnancy - Routine Screening Tests (Patient UK)

see also Screening

Asthma Tests

Asthma - Peak Flow Diary (Patient UK)

Spirometry (Patient UK)

Blood Tests

Blood Test - Blood Count and Smear (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Blood Grouping (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Clotting Tests (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Detecting Inflammation (Patient UK)

Blood Test - General (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Glucose (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Kidney Function (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Liver Function Tests (Patient UK)

Blood tests (NHS website)

Blood test -questions (NHS website)

Cholesterol (Patient UK)

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Patient UK)

Faecal Occult Blood Test (Patient UK)

PSA test for prostate cancer (Patient UK)

Bowel Investigations

UK Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot

Bowel Cancer (Lab Tests Online)

Colonoscopy (Patient UK)

Sigmoidoscopy (Patient UK)

see also endoscopy; Gastroenterology Investigations; radiology 

Breast Investigations

NHS Breast Screening Programme

Cancer Investigations

Colonoscopy (Patient UK)

NHS Cancer Screening Programme

PSA test for prostate cancer (Patient UK)

British Thyroid Association

see also Radiology

Cervical Smears

NHS Cervical Screening Programme

Cervical screening test (Patient UK)

Cervical screening test (NHS website)

see also Gynaecological Investigations

Children's Tests

NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

Lab Tests online UK

Colposcopy

Colposcopy (NHS website)

Colposcopy (Patient UK)

London Colposcopy

see also Gynaecological Investigations,

Diabetes Tests

Blood Test - Glucose (Patient UK)

Lab Tests Online UK

Endocrine Tests

Endoscopy

Bronchoscopy (Patient UK)

Colonoscopy (Patient UK)

Cystoscopy (Patient UK)

Endoscopy (NHS website)

ERCP (Patient UK)

Gastroscopy (endoscopy) (Patient UK)

Laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery (Patient UK)

Sigmoidoscopy (Patient UK)

Laparoscopy (NHS website)

see also Bowel Investigations; Gastroenterology Investigations

Gastroenterology Investigations

Endoscopy (NHS website)

Laparoscopy (NHS website)

see also Bowel Investigations; Liver Investigations;  Radiology

Genetic Tests

Genetic Testing (Patient UK)

Gynaecological Investigations

Pregnancy - Routine Screening Tests (Patient UK)

Ultrasound scan (Patient UK)

see also Cervical Screening; Colposcopy

HIV Tests

HIV and Aids (patient UK)

HIV and AIDS ( NHS website)

Heart Tests

British Heart Foundation

Coronary angiography (NHS website)

Electrocardiogram (ECG) - Ambulatory (Patient UK)

Electrocardiogram (ECG) - Exercise (Patient UK)

Ultrasound scan (Patient UK)

Ultrasound scan (NHS website)

Kidney Investigations

Blood Test - Kidney Function (Patient UK)

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Patient UK)

Biopsy - Kidney (Patient UK)

Liver Investigations

Biopsy - Liver (Patient UK)

Blood Test - Liver Function Tests (Patient UK)

Biopsy (NHS website)

see also Gastroenterology Investigations

Lung Investigations

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI Scan (Patient UK)

CT Scan (NHS website)

see also Radiology

Radiography

see Radiology; X-Rays

Radiology

The Royal College of Radiologists

Radiotherapy Room (Royal College of Radiologists)

Coronary angiography (Patient UK)

Radiotherapy (NHS website)

see also X-Rays 

Screening

UK Screening Portal - UK National Screening Committee

UK Screening Portal -other languages

NICE NHS Evidence- Screening Results

NHS Cancer Screening Programme

Screening and Testing (NHS website)

Cancer Screening (NHS website)

Dhg down's heart group

Mammography (Patient UK)

Pregnancy - Routine Screening Tests (Patient UK)

Screening Tool (NHS website)

Guide to Screening (NHS website)

Urology Investigations

Midstream specimen of urine (MSU) (Patient UK)

Cystoscopy (NHS website)

X-Rays

X-ray test (Patient UK)

X-ray (NHS website)

Angiography (NHS website)

see also Radiology

The following are some other sources of information on Diagnostic tests and patient information leaflets

Lab Tests Online UK

The Royal College of Radiologists

King's College Hospital

Medlineplus (National Library of Medicine- US) -Diagnostic tests

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