The adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. The ACTH levels are often measured in order to diagnose and monitor conditions that are usually caused when the body is either deficient in cortisol or has excess of it. ...
Cogwheel rigidity refers to the cogwheel-like jerk responses of body muscles when force is applied while bending a limb. This cogwheel jerk does not happen in normal circumstances. It is usually a common occurrence among patient's suffering from ...
An acoustic reflex is an involuntary reflexive action that occurs in the middle ear of all mammals. This involuntary movement or muscle contraction that occurs inside the middle ear is also known as the attenuation reflex, stapedius reflex or ...
Hemoglobin is a pigment that helps carry oxygen in the blood. The pigment is made up of iron and is extremely essential for the body to perform its functions optimally. If the hemoglobin falls below the normal levels, it can cause a condition known ...
Histoplasmosis skin test is a procedure to check if you have been exposed to the histoplasma capsulatum fungus. This fungus causes histoplasmosis infection. Histoplasmosis is an infection that usually affects the lungs and varies in severity and ...
Lyme disease is considered one of the most infectious diseases ever. This disease is caused by bacteria which is spiral shaped. This bacterium is known as Borrelia burgdorferi. It is known that this bacterium is commonly spread by ticks, fleas, ...
The test for Lyme disease is performed to determine if a person is suffering from this highly infectious disease. Lyme disease doesn’t have any specific symptoms and therefore it can get a little difficult to make a diagnosis right away. In order ...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, immobility and stiffness in the various joints of the body. The disease can affect multiple joints in the body and can eventually cause complete loss of mobility due to pain. The hands ...
A joint scan is performed to examine joint pain. Joint scans help detect and diagnose cause for joint aches and/or arthritis. Joint scans are also nuclear tests, which require injecting a contrast material into the blood stream to obtain ...
Intradermal allergy testing, also known as a skin patch test, is usually a group of tests that are performed on a person in order to determine the kind of substance a person is allergic to. Though there are many methods of testing for an allergy, ...