Diagnostics
Diagnostic tools help doctors determine what is wrong with patients. Doctors use different diagnostic machines to look inside the body to diagnose illness or injury.
Nearly all pregnant women, for example, will have had an ultrasound scan to help the obstetrician diagnose the health of the unborn baby. If you have had a heart attack, or if you have angina, your consultant will a diagnostic tool to help locate narrowed arteries.
You can discover more about a particular diagnostic test or tool by selecting an an entry from the list below.
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