Medical Tests & Exams

• Getting an MRI

  An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a safe and painless test that uses magnets and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the body’s organs, muscles, soft tissues, and structures. Here’s what to expect.

• Getting an Ultrasound

  An ultrasound scan is a medical test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create live images from the inside the body. Here’s what to know if your child is getting this test.

• Glucose Blood Test

  A glucose test measures the amount of sugar in the blood. Sometimes it’s part of a physical or a check for diabetes.

• Health Screening Tests

  Health screening tests are routine tests that check for problems before signs show up. When problems are found early, the care is often simpler and may work better.

• Hearing Tests

  Hearing problems can be overcome if they’re caught early, so it’s important to get your child’s hearing screened early and checked regularly.

• Hemoglobin A1c Blood Test

  Doctors use a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test to determine if your child’s diabetes management plan needs to be adjusted.

• Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Blood Test

  A hemoglobin electrophoresis blood test can help diagnose and monitor blood disorders that involve hemoglobin.

• How Does a Leg Length X-Ray Work?

  Doctors use leg length X-rays to measure the legs and look for a leg length discrepancy (when one leg is shorter than the other).

• IgA (Immunoglobulin A) Blood Test

  Doctors usually order an IgA (immunoglobulin A) blood test to see why some infections keep coming back.

• IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3) Blood Test

  IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) tests can help show whether the body is making a normal amount of human growth hormone.