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This is the second set of some of the most important tests that nurses , Nursing inclined individuals and tech enthusiasts must know. Listed below ar 20 itemized tests for you to either memorize and know by heart. Surely, this will come in handy in some parts of your healthy living.

1. Antibodies: Anti DNA antibody, Anti-Smith antibody, anti-nuclear antibody – positive is indicative for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), also present in rheumatoid arthritis
2. Lupus E. cell preparation – SLE, Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Culture & sensitivity – to diagnose specific cases of pneumonia
4. Pulmonary angiography and ventilation – perfusion lung scan – test for pulmonary embolism
5. Myoglobin, CK-MB, Troponin – to test for Myocardial Infarction (MI)
6. Trendelenburg test (T-test) – for venous disorders like varicosities
7. Finger-nose test – test for cerebral function
8. Romberg’s test – walk along a line with eyes closed (test balance)
9. Guaiac test – assess presence of occult blood in feces and urine – a blue result means 3x positive
10. Coomb’s test – test for Rh compatibility like between mother and newborn to rule out erythroblastosis fetalis
11. Iliopsoas muscle test – done to test for appendicitis wherein patient’s legs are raised off the bed and a force is applied to the upper thigh while the patient opposes the force
12. Obturator muscle test – test for ruptured appendicitis, done with patient in supine position and his right leg is flexed at the hip and knees must be kept at 90° angle; afterwards internal rotate the right ankle
13. Antistreptolysin-O-titer (ASO titer) – used to diagnosed rheumatic fever
14. PPD tuberculin test (purified protein derivative) – for TB screening in pregnant women; it has a radiation source; otherwise known as Mantoux test
15. Glucose tolerance test – test for blood glucose level taken at regular intervals after giving standard dose of glucose
16. Kleihauer Betke test – detect whether blood is fetal or maternal in origin
17. Radioimmunoassay test (RIA) – Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (Hcg) test for pregnancy; uses serum
18. Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay test (ELISA) – Hcg test for pregnancy, uses urine or serum
19. Hepatojugular reflux – done to test for right sided heart failure wherein pressure is applied on ones abdomen for 30-60 seconds. A sustained increase in central venous pressure (CVP) or jugular distention is a positive result
20. Sweat test – test presence of sodium (Na) and chloride (Cl) to determine cystic fibrosis

Tech friends and nurses, please watch out for the third set of the most important Nursing tests in the upcoming posts only here in this tech site.