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Chest X-ray Patient Guide
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Chest X-rays produce images of your heart, lungs, blood vessels, airways, and the bones of your chest and spine. The image helps your doctor determine whether you have heart problems, a collapsed lung, pneumonia, broken ribs, emphysema, cancer or any of several other conditions.
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Pelvis X-ray Patient Guide
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A skull x-ray is a picture of the bones surrounding the brain, including the facial bones, the nose, and the sinuses. Your doctor may order this x-ray if you have injured your skull. You may also have this x-ray if you have symptoms or signs of a structural problem inside the skull, such as a tumor or bleeding.
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Skull X-ray Patient Guide
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A skull x-ray is a picture of the bones surrounding the brain, including the facial bones, the nose, and the sinuses. Your doctor may order this x-ray if you have injured your skull. You may also have this x-ray if you have symptoms or signs of a structural problem inside the skull, such as a tumor or bleeding.
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Spinal X-ray Patient Guide
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Spinal x-rays are pictures of the spine. They may be taken to check the curve of your spine or to find injuries or diseases that affect the discs or joints in your spine. These problems may include spinal fractures, infections, dislocations, tumors, bone spurs, or disc disease.
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Upper Extremity X-ray Patient Guide
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An upper extremity x-ray is a test that uses radiation to produce detailed images of the bones of the upper extremity, which includes the fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, forearm, upper arm and shoulder. The image is used to various injuries and conditions such as arthritis, unexplained swelling or pain, bone deformities, infections and tumors.
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Lower Extremity X-ray Patient Guide
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A lower extremity x-ray is a test that uses radiation to produce detailed images of the toes, feet, ankles, lower leg, knee, upper leg or hip. The image is used to detect conditions such as fractures, soft tissue damage and arthritis, or when you have an injury to a lower extremity or you experience unexplained swelling or pain in the area.
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Utrasound Patient Guide
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An ultrasound is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within your body. The images can provide valuable information for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
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CT-Scan Patient Guide
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A computerized tomography (CT) scan combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles to create more detailed images of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. The images can provide valuable information for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
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Mammography Patient Guide
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A mammogram is an X-ray image of your breasts used to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection and help decrease breast cancer deaths.
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Colposcopy Patient Guide
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Your doctor may recommend colposcopy if your pap test has shown abnormal results. If your doctor finds an unusual area of cells during colposcopy, a sample of tissue can be collected for laboratory testing (biopsy).
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Holter Monitor Test Patient Guide
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A Holter monitor is a small, wearable device that keeps track of your heart rhythm. During that time, the device records all of your heartbeats.
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Stress Test Patient Guide
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A stress test gathers information about how your heart works during physical activity. It involves walking on a treadmill while your heart rhythm, blood pressure and breathing are monitored.
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Colonoscopy Patient Guide
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A colonoscopy is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube with a tiny camera is inserted into the rectum to allow your doctor to view the inside of the entire colon.
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Bowel Preparation Patient Guide
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This guide will help you prepare before a colonoscopy. You'll need to clean out (empty) your colon. Any residue in your colon may obscure the view of your colon and rectum during the exam.
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