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Liver biopsy · Blood and urine tests. Blood tests can monitor your liver function and check the level of a protein called ceruloplasmin that binds copper in the ...
Kidney biopsy. Your doctor might recommend removing a small sample of kidney tissue for testing. During a kidney biopsy, a needle is inserted through your ...
Your health care provider then might take a small sample of skin (biopsy) for examination under a microscope. This helps determine the type of psoriasis and ...
For lymphoma, the biopsy typically involves removing one or more lymph nodes. The lymph nodes go to a lab for testing to look for cancer cells. Other special ...
A biopsy may not be needed if imaging tests show enough information to make a diagnosis. Kidney cancer staging. If you're diagnosed with kidney cancer, the next ...
Often, pulmonary fibrosis can be definitively diagnosed only by examining a small amount of lung tissue (biopsy) in a laboratory. The tissue sample may be ...
Biopsy. Lupus can harm your kidneys in many different ways, and treatments can vary, depending on the type of damage that occurs. In some cases, it's ...
This is called a biopsy. The esophagus may look different depending on the cause of the inflammation, such as drug-induced or reflux esophagitis. You'll be ...
Diagnosis · Biopsy for immunofluorescence mapping. With this technique, a small sample of affected skin or mucous membrane is removed and examined with a special ...
Muscle biopsy. A muscle biopsy might be done to help your doctor look for evidence of another condition that could be causing the weakness. Blood tests ...
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