Medical Tests & Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Percutaneous liver biopsy

Answer 1

Biopsia hepática percutánea

Question 2

EEG

Answer 2

Electroencephalagram

Electroencefalografía

(records electrical impulses of the brain)

Question 3

Lumbar puncture (LP)

Answer 3

Punción lumbar

(needle in subarachnoid space between 3rd & 4th vertebras; AKA spinal tap)

Question 4

PET scan

Answer 4

Positron Emission Tomography

tomografía por emisión de positrones o

emisión positrónica

Question 5

MRI

Answer 5

IRM

Imagenes por Resonancia Magnética

Question 6

Colescinti-grafía, escán de la vesícula biliar

Answer 6

Cholescinti-graphy

Question 7

Prueba en panel de electrolitos

Answer 7

electrolyte panel tests

Question 8

Análisis inmunosorbente enzimático (ELISA)

Answer 8

Enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA); test that uses antibodies and color change to identify a substance

Question 9

Histoplasmina

Answer 9

histoplasmin; An antigenic extract of Histoplasma capsulatum, used in immunologic tests for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis; alsoused in skin test surveys of populations to determine the geographic distribution of the fungus and to predict thosewho are endemic for histoplasmosis

Question 10

biopsia de aspiración con aguja

Answer 10

Needle aspiration biopsy

Question 11

Prueba de aglutinación heterófila

Answer 11

Mono test

Question 12

Potasio sérico

Answer 12

serum potassium

Question 13

Escán del hígado y el bazo

Answer 13

scan of the liver and spleen

Question 14

Proteína sérica

Answer 14

serum protein

Question 15

Biopsia sérica

Answer 15

serosal biopsy

Question 16

Pruebas cutáneas para detectar alergias

Answer 16

Skin allergy tests

Question 17

Electrolitos séricos

Answer 17

Serum electrolytes

Question 18

Creatinina sérica o BUN

Answer 18

Serum creatinine or BUN

Question 19

Análisis de la función tiroidea

Answer 19

thyroid function tests

Question 20

Análisis serológico de sifilis

Answer 20

Wasserman test

Question 21

Ultrasonido venoso de las piernas

Answer 21

venous ultrasound of the legs