Consumer Health Information

Tests and Procedures

Receiving a diagnosis can often be confusing and overwhelming, especially when you face a serious medical condition.  A publication from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality entitled Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support can help  Click on PDF to see the entire publication.

Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Lists diagnostic tests by body system

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Diagnostic Tests
Describes the test, explains how patient should prepare, risks, post-test procedures and how long it will take to get results

Lab Tests Online
Information about tests and test result interpretation

Procedures and Tests Index
Information on common procedures and tests. Searchable index.

New York Online Access to Health: Diagnostic Tests
An extensive listing of sites

The library also holds the following titles that provide information for patients and consumers:

Segen, JC.  The patient's guide to medical tests: everything you need to know about the tests your doctor orders.  New York : Facts on File, 2002.
WB 141 S392P 2002

Shannon, Joyce B.  Medical tests sourcebook.  Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1999.
WB 120 M489B 1999