A spinal tap is often performed to confirm a diagnosis of meningitis. The cerebrospinal fluid is collected and analyzed. In patients with meningitis, glucose will be low and white blood cell count will be high as well as protein.
There are no existing tests to confirm a Migraine attack. Migraine itself is a diagnosis of exclusion. For appropriate diagnosis and treatment advice, seek the help of a physician or headache specialist.
Blood tests, urine tests, and tissue tests can be used to confirm a diagnosis of lipidoses.
A blood test for Bartonella henselae may be ordered to confirm the doctor's diagnosis.
It is a biopsy.
The doctor will look for the presence of follicles or scarring. He or she will take a small sample of cells from the patient's conjunctivae and examine them, following a procedure called Giemsa staining, to confirm the diagnosis.
It is a biopsy.
Exploratory surgery is the term used when a diagnosis is suspected but x-rays/scans and other investigations have not been able to confirm the diagnosis. The only way the doctors can be sure is to actually look at the affected region themselves. Nowadays it is usually done laparoscopically which is minimally invasive and can even be performed as a day case procedure. As the doctors have an idea of what they may find, they will often consent a patient for one or more treatment procedures at the same time so that treatment can be performed immediately they are sure of the diagnosis and the patient would not have to undergo a second anaesthetic.
Biopsy
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Gallbladder
Diagnosis involves obtaining a sample of breast milk from the infected breast.
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