Allergy blood tests can be used to determine if an allergic reaction is causing your symptoms. Find out all about allergy blood testing on myDr.com.au.
Tests and Investigations
Ultrasound in pregnancy
Ultrasound scans in pregnancy are a way of checking on the developing baby. Ultrasound scans use high-frequency soundwaves to create moving images.
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy is a procedure that can be used to investigate and treat a variety of conditions. A laparoscope is used to view inside the abdomen or pelvis.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
MRCP is a technique for imaging the bile ducts and the pancreatic duct (and the gallbladder, pancreas and liver) using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). It can show gallstones, tumours, and inflammation.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
ERCP is an investigation used to view the gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas and pancreatic duct.
Pregnancy testing
Pregnancy testing can be done from around the time that your period is due, and involves testing your urine for the pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
Coronary angiography
Coronary angiography allows doctors to obtain vital information about the severity and position of any narrowing in the arteries of the heart.
Swallow your own gastric balloon to lose weight
A new gastric balloon that is swallowed inside a capsule pill then inflated in the gut has proved an effective means of losing weight in a randomised trial.
Endoscopy
Endoscopy is a medical procedure where a doctor uses a thin flexible lighted tube inserted into the body to look for, diagnose, treat and prevent disease.
Taking fish oil boosts the effect of antidepressant medicines
Omega-3 fish oil, rich in EPA, improves treatment with antidepressant medicines in people with clinical depression.
