Symptoms of Spinal Tumors. Symptoms of spinal tumors depend on the location and type of tumor. In general, symptoms of spinal tumors include: 1  Back pain. 2  Unusual feelings in the legs, such as numbness or tingling. 3  Problems with bowel or bladder control. 4  Weakness in the muscles, especially the legs.
There are three reasons to conduct a bioburden recovery test: to evaluate the test procedure in order to improve recovery, to assess antimicrobial qualities of the product against certain organisms, or merely to establish a recovery factor for adjusting future bioburden data.
Why It Is Done. The brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test is used to: 1  Check for heart failure. 2  A doctor may think you have heart failure if you are having problems such as trouble breathing and swelling (edema) in the arms or legs. 3  Find out how severe heart failure is. 4  Check the response to treatment for heart failure.