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Tests List

Tests could include:
  • Biopsy of Soft Tissue
  • Topography Specific Radiographic Procedure

Tests Overview Articles

Necrotizing soft tissue infection
How the skin and tissue look can help the doctor diagnose a necrotizing soft tissue infection. Often a patient will be diagnosed in the operating room by a surgeon. Imaging tests, such as CT scans, are sometimes helpful. Tests performed on blood, ...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 3, 2007
Flesh-Eating Disease
Flesh-eating disease is more properly called necrotizing fasciitis, a rare condition in which bacteria destroy tissues underlying the skin. This tissue death , called necrosis or gangrene , spreads rapidly. This disease can be fatal in as little a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with hands; Auscultation (listening to sounds; Percussion (producing sounds.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 22, 2007
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