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Ear wax removal
Updated: Jan 12, 2010 - 11:26If your ears make too much wax, your doctor might send you for an ear wax removal. This just means that the ear wax, also called cerumen, that has built up in your ears is washed out so it doesn’t block your hearing. Earwax is produced by everyone; it keeps the ears safe and dry keeping the ge...
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ECG
Updated: Sep 10, 2009 - 20:09ECGs (electrocardiograms) are tests that give doctors information about the activity of your heart. They measure the electrical signals that make your heart beat and record them as a graph. This graph is usually shown on a piece of paper.
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Echocardiogram
Updated: Nov 02, 2009 - 17:22An echocardiogram is when a doctor does an ultrasound of your heart. It lets the doctor know how your heart is working. ‘Echo’ means sending a sound back, ‘cardio’ means heart, and ‘gram’ means a recording; so echocardiogram is a recording of your heart by bouncing sound off it. Some animals like...
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EEG
Updated: Sep 10, 2009 - 20:11EEG stands for electroencephalogram - electro means electricity, encephalo means head, or brain, and gram means recording. So, an electroencephalogram is an electrical brain recording. An EEG records the electrical messages that neurons in your brain send to each other. The recording gives yo...
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Electrolytes test
Updated: Feb 22, 2010 - 09:51An electrolyte level test is a kind of blood test that looks at the levels of electrolytes in your blood. Electrolytes are minerals that help to keep the fluids in your body in balance.
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Endoscopy
Updated: Nov 09, 2009 - 17:19Endoscopy means looking inside you to find out what is wrong - 'endo' just means inside and 'scopy' means looking. Doctors do this using an endoscope, which is a long, thin tube with a camera on the end. Endoscopy lets doctors take pictures of your insides and see what’s going on, so they can...
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Enema
Updated: Jan 25, 2010 - 16:29An enema is when a doctor puts some liquid into your colon through your rectum (bum). There are a number of reasons why you may need this.
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Eye test
Updated: Nov 09, 2009 - 16:33An eye test is when a doctor checks your vision, to find out how well you see. If you are having problems with your eyes, an eye test can also find out what is causing the problem.
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