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Tests Overview Articles

Adolescent depression
The doctor will perform a physical examination and order blood tests to rule out medical causes for the symptoms. The doctor will evaluate the teen for signs of substance abuse. Heavy drinking, frequent marijuana (pot) smoking, and other drug use ...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 17, 2007

Specific Tests Articles

Drug Testing
Drug testing is the assessing of drug use (or non-use) by a person. The drugs for which one tests fall into three main types: illegal drugs, alcohol, and performance-enhancing drugs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Urine drug screening
Urine drug screening, or toxicological screening, is a process of chemical analysis designed to test patients for drug abuse, or to insure that a patient is substance-free before undergoing a medical procedure. Urine drug screening can be used to evaluate possible accidental or intentional overdose or poisoning, to assess the type and amount of prescribed and/or illicit drugs used by a person, or to determine the cause of acute drug toxicity.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Drug Tests
Drug tests are analytical procedures that may be performed on blood , urine, or gastric fluid for the purpose of identifying an unknown drug or measuring the concentration of a specific drug. Purpose Drug tests are usually performed for three reasons.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Facing Up to Alcohol in the Workplace
Alcohol-dependent employees incur twice the health care costs of the average employee, are more likely to steal from their employers, are more likely to be involved in workplace accidents and are five times more likely to file worker’s compensation claims.
Source:StayWell
Epstein-Barr virus test
Epstein-Barr virus test is a blood test to detect antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigens. See also: Monospot test
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
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
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
Detailed information on what to expect during a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
Source:StayWell
TSH
TSH is a laboratory test that measures the amount of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in your blood. TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and tells the thyroid gland to make and release the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3. See also: T3 test; T4 test.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 24, 2007
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