🔬 Diagnostic Tests
Complete guide to common diagnostic procedures, indications, and nursing care.
Mammography (Mammogram)
Imaging
Indications:
Differentiate between benign breast disease and breast cancer
Investigate breast pain, nipple retraction, nipple discharge
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Bronchoscopy
Pulmonary
Indications:
diagnostic: ['Direct visualization of tracheobronchial tree for abnormalities', 'Direct visualization of larynx to determine vocal cord paralysis', 'Aspiration of specimen for culture and sensitivity', 'Biopsy of tissue from suspected lesions']
therapeutic: ['Removal of excessive secretions, mucus plugs, tumors', 'Removal of foreign objects', 'Control of bleeding in bronchi', 'Palliative laser therapy for bronchial tumors']
Chest X-ray (Chest Radiography)
Imaging
Indications:
Assist in diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia, lung tumors, metastasis
Detect pulmonary, cardiovascular, and skeletal disorders
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Colonoscopy
Gastrointestinal
Indications:
Screen for colon and rectal cancer
Detect and evaluate inflammatory and ulcerative bowel disease
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Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
Imaging
Indications:
abdominal: Detect inflammatory process, inspect soft tissue and...
brain: Identify intracranial abnormalities, determine focal...
chest: Diagnose aortic dissection, differentiate tumors, detect...