What Should You Know About A Diagnostic Test

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What Should You Know About A Diagnostic Test

• By UniQ Pathlab

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Contents of this PPT

• Heres what youll find in this PPT
• Introduction
• What is a diagnostic test?
• Types of diagnostic tests
• What tests do come under a laboratory test?
• Why should you undergo some diagnostic tests
  regularly?
• Where should you get your recommended diagnostic
  tests done?

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Introduction

• Whenever you feel something wrong in your body,
  you visit a respective doctor in your locality.
  After explaining your problems or symptoms, the
  expert might recommend you to go through a
  diagnostic test. As per a study, approximately 13
  million diagnostic tests take place in a year in
  the USA. With the results of the recommended
  tests or screenings, the expert feels at ease to
  confirm a disease and rule out a treatment plan.

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What is a diagnostic test?

• A diagnostic test helps a health expert or a
  doctor to identify and know a condition well to
  advise a treatment option. Here is more on it

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A mean to diagnose .It is a part of medical
examination to confirm a health condition based
on the visible symptoms or the signs stated by a
patient.Sometimes, a health expert uses it to
know particular strengths and weaknesses .It
also helps to detect the cause of a
characteristic or behaviour. For example, a
student with a reading inability might have to
undergo a diagnostic test to confirm whether
he/she has dyslexia or not
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Types of diagnostic tests

• At present, around 110 diagnostic tests are
  available. They help in detecting a disease or
  monitoring its growth in a human body. The
  different types of diagnostic tests are as
  follows

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Types

• Clinical diagnosis
• Laboratory diagnosis
• Radiology diagnosis
• Tissue diagnosis
• Principal diagnosis
• Admitting diagnosis
• Differential diagnosis
• Diagnostic criteria
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Diagnosis of exclusion
• Dual diagnosis
• And many others

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What tests do come under a laboratory test?
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• Each town or city has numerous pathlabs. And you
  visit a respective one to go through the
  recommended tests. At a pathlab, you can expect
  tests like

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• Diabetes
• Thyroid
• Kidney
• Renal
• Liver
• Hepatitis
• Heart
• Vitamins
• Pregnancy
• Fever
• Cancer
• Stress
• Anaemia
• Infertility/hormonal
• STDs
• Immunity
• Arthritis

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Why should you undergo some diagnostic tests
regularly?

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Having some diagnostic tests regularly is highly
beneficial. Here are some benefits of them

• Early detection of a disease as it starts
  developing
• Facilitation in determining a diseases and
  treatment plan
• Early diagnosis means early prevention
• Support in staying healthy and fit

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Where should you get your recommended diagnostic
tests done?
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Usually, a doctor suggests a few path labs where
you can get your recommended tests done. However,
you can choose a path lab of your choice based on
the following points

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you can choose a path lab of your choice based on
the following points

• Test fee
• Sample collection option - onsite or home
• Report delivery
• Accuracy of test report
• Market reputation
• Affiliation with the ICMR
• Industry experience

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