Standard blood tests are ordered and additional tests are typically required, including thyroid studies, vitamin B-12 levels, and, if appropriate, tests for Lyme disease , syphilis, or HIV since these infections can affect the brain
Ancillary tests include various labs, EKG, radiologic tests, consultations with specialist physicians, and the like.
There are no definitive tests for diagnosing SLE.
Age related memory impairment can have the same characteristics as dementia. A doctor will need to do tests to determine one from another.
These tests evaluate the patient's movement, gait, reflexes, coordination, balance, and sensory perception.
A laboratory technician works under the supervision of a physician or lab manager. They collect samples from specimens and perform laboratory tests. Many of them play an important role in the prevention and diagnosis of diseases.
The hardest tests would be diagnosing real patients and disecting a dead human being.
Physician assistants conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and write prescriptions. (From wikipedia)
Patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, brain damage, or organic neurological problems (for example, dementia ) are administered neuropsychological tests
The physician would order pathology or blood test typically to help diagnose a patient. The blood usually shows everything that he or she needs to see in order to better assess what is wrong with the patient. From there, they will decide if the patient needs to take any more tests.
If the attending physician ordered the tests, the results may be delivered only to him.
The hardest tests would be diagnosing real patients and disecting a dead human being.
Electrolyte tests are used for diagnosing dietary deficiencies, excess loss of nutrients due to urination, vomiting, and diarrhea, or abnormal shifts in the location of an electrolyte within the body