list of medical tests list of medical tests medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. the tests are classified by speciality field allowing to know in which ward of hospital or by which specialist doctor are usually these tests performed. this list is not exhaustive but might be useful as a guide. where available, icd-10 codes are listed. consulting room tests these tests are usually performed in a consulting room by any doctor and require no advanced equipment. general temperature measurement, with a thermometer patient's respiratory rate measurement blood oxygen concentration measurement taking the patient's pulse weighing, and measuring height and girth measuring blood pressure specific: abdominal palpation cardiac ausculation heent examination digital rectal examination neurological examination psychiatric assessment pulmonary auscultation vaginal examination cardiovascular coronary catheterization echocardiography electrocardiogram ballistocardiogram dermatology skin allergy test skin biopsy ear, nose and throat hearing test laryngoscopy vestibular tests electronystagmography (eng) videonystagmography (vng) gastrointestinal capsule endoscopy coloscopy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography esophagogastroduodenoscopy esophageal motility study esophageal ph monitoring liver biopsy hematology bone marrow examination laboratory biochemistry arterial blood gas (abg) complete blood count (cbc) comprehensive metabolic panel (cmp) (including chem-7) coagulation tests c-reactive protein erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) fibrotest urea breath test urinalysis agostini's reaction cytogenetics and molecular genetics genetic testing immunology autoantibodies microbiology blood culture mantoux test sputum culture stool culture urine culture neurological electroencephalogram electromyography (emg) lumbar puncture neuropsychological tests obstetric / gynaecological amniocentesis colposcopy mammography hysteroscopy laparoscopy smear tests such as pap smears ocular dilated fundus examination multifocal electroretinography (mferg) optical coherence tomography (oct) visual field test pulmonary polysomnography pulmonary pletysmography thoracentesis radiology ct scan (b*2****) magnetic resonance imaging (mri) (b*3****) nuclear medicine (c******) positron-emission tomography (pet) projectional radiography (b*0****) ultrasonography (b*4****) rheumatologic arthroscopy urologic cystoscopy urodynamic testing