Thursday Thirteen #276

 Thirteen tests often run at hospitals. I spent all day Sunday in the ER. As I was wheeled through the hospital en route to my CT scan, or as I lie on my bed watching my blood drawn, I got wondering about what goes on in hospitals. Here's a 2019 (pre-covid) snapshot. 

1. CBC (complete blood count)*
2. CT scan*
   
3. Basic metabolic panel
   
4. Glucose screen test for diabetes
5. Ultrasound
   
6. Urinalysis*
   
7. Chlamydia detection
8. MRI
   
9. TSH (thyroid)
   
10. Liver function
    
11. PTT (a test that measures how long it takes your blood to clot)
12. X-ray
    
13. Stool sample
    

*I had these, and the doctor was able to diagnose what he called "a honking kidney stone."

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