laboratory tests
Clinical sample examinations
Laboratory tests are diagnostic procedures performed on samples of blood, urine, tissue, or other bodily substances to detect disease, monitor health, or guide treatment.
The term encompasses everything from routine bloodwork to specialized genetic screening.
In medical contexts, lab tests or simply labs serves as shorthand: We're waiting on his labs to come back.
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
- stool sampleCollected excrement for testing
- DNA sequencingReading nucleotide base order
- lipid panelBlood cholesterol measurement test
- liver functionOrgan's metabolic and filtering capacity
fasting glucose · titration · spectroscopy · electrophoresis · calorimetry · CBC · mass spectrometry · clinical trial · control group · cell culture · chromatography · biopsy · pH testing · screening · soil analysis · negative · false positive · diagnosis
- medical costsmedical bills, hospital bills, prescription costs, hospital costs, medical expenses
laboratory testsphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
clinical examination · physical exam · hands-on assessment · visual inspection · palpation
laboratory testspatient history
Chronicle of prior health
anecdotal evidence · clinical judgment · gut feeling · empirical observation · educated guess