Medical Tests & Exams

• Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen

  Doctors order the vWF antigen test to help diagnose or monitor the treatment of von Willebrand disease.

• C-Peptide Blood Test

  A C-peptide test tells the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and helps find the cause of low blood sugar.

• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

  A C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test checks for inflammation or infection and can show if treatment is working.

• Collecting a Stool Sample for Testing

  Stool tests often require a parent to collect a sample of their child’s poop at home. Here’s how to do it.

• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) Blood Test

  The comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) blood test checks protein, sugar, liver and kidney health, and fluid balance.

• COVID-19: Getting Tested

  As coronavirus spreads in communities, parents might wonder if their family should get tested. Here’s how health care providers test for it.

• CT (CAT) Scan: Abdomen

  An abdominal CT scan uses a special X-ray machine to take pictures of the liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, and adrenal glands, blood vessels, and lymph nodes.

• CT (CAT) Scan: Chest

  A CT scan is a painless way for doctors to take a better look than with X-rays.

• CT (CAT) Scan: Head

  A CT scan of the head uses a special X-ray machine to take pictures of the brain, skull, and sinuses, as well as blood vessels in the head.

• CT (CAT) Scan: Neck

  A neck CT scan uses a special X-ray machine to make images of the soft tissues and organs of the neck, including the muscles, throat, tonsils, adenoids, airways, thyroid, and other glands.