A healthcare provider will evaluate your symptoms, review your medical history and do a physical exam. Tests for cholangiocarcinoma may include: Liver function tests: These liver tests check your blood for high levels of substances, such as elevated liver enzymes, that might indicate your liver isn’t working as it should. High levels may also mean you have a bile duct blockage. Tumor marker tests: …

A healthcare provider may diagnose a bicuspid aortic valve with a cardiac prenatal ultrasound during pregnancy. Other times, providers diagnose it when a child has other heart problems that cause symptoms. Testing then reveals the bicuspid aortic valve. But other people go many years without knowing they have this condition. The first sign may be a heart murmur that your provider hears through a …

Your healthcare provider will ask about your symptoms and medical and family history. You may have: Physical exam, including checking your blood pressure and looking for signs of swelling. Urinalysis to check for blood in your urine. Blood tests to check levels of cholesterol, protein and waste in your blood. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) blood test to check how much blood your kidneys …

Your healthcare provider will review your medical history, ask you questions and perform a physical examination. Part of the physical exam involves a digital rectal exam. During a digital rectal exam, your healthcare provider will carefully insert their gloved digit (finger) into your rectum. They’ll feel the edges and surface of your prostate, estimate the size of your prostate and …

To diagnose a peripheral nerve tumor, your healthcare professional runs tests to find where the tumor is located and what type of tumor it is. Tests You might need one or more of the following tests. MRI. This is the preferred method for imaging peripheral nerve tumors. This scan uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce a detailed 3D …

Your healthcare provider can diagnose BPPV during an office visit. They’ll perform a physical examination and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history.

Healthcare providers diagnose geographic tongue by: Asking about your symptoms, such as whether your tongue hurts or if the patches on your tongue go away and come back. Asking about your family medical history. Geographic tongue tends to run in families. Examining your tongue.

Your healthcare provider can diagnose Bell’s palsy based on your symptoms. They’ll ask about when your symptoms started and if they’ve changed. They’ll also do a physical exam and ask you to try to move your facial muscles in certain ways. The key physical exam finding of Bell’s palsy is partial or complete weakness of your forehead. Other conditions, including stroke, sarcoidosis, Lyme disease, …

There is no single laboratory test that can diagnose Behçet’s disease. The diagnosis is usually made based on your symptoms, including how often (typically at least three times a year) oral ulcers come back. Plus, at least two more of the following: Genital sores. Eye inflammation. Skin problems A positive pathergy test (a pathergy test tests the immune system’s functionality; …

Most mild bee stings don’t need a diagnosis from a healthcare provider unless they cause an allergic reaction. If you had a negative reaction to a bee sting, your provider may use a blood allergy test or a skin allergy test to see how your body, specifically your immune system, reacts to bee venom. Blood allergy test: Your healthcare provider will …