The Medical Tests database is designed to help you have a basic understanding of more than 200 common medical tests and procedures, to keep you better informed about your health and your care and enhance communications with your current physician. Whether searching for information about a simple blood pressure test or a more complex Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test, this section will provide you with the facts you need, including a description, reasons why the test is performed, preparation, associated risks, side effects and ways to understand the results.

To find information about a specific test or procedure, simply select the letter that corresponds with the name of the test or enter a key word in the search box.