Healthcare providers who diagnose and treat chronic hives include: Allergists. Dermatologists. Primary care physicians. How are chronic hives (chronic urticaria) diagnosed? Your healthcare provider can diagnose chronic hives by examining your skin and learning more about your symptoms. Diagnostic tests for chronic hives can pinpoint or rule out causes. You may get one or more of these tests: Allergy test to …

During your appointment, your healthcare provider will take a medical history and perform a physical examination that might include a pelvic exam or a digital rectal exam. These things will help your provider understand your symptoms better. Your provider may order other tests. These tests may include: Urinalysis: A test on a urine sample. Urine culture: A urine test that checks for …

Your health care provider will likely ask you about your health and do a physical exam. You also may need tests, including: Urinalysis. This test checks the urine for possible signs of kidney or urinary tract problems. A sample of urine also is likely to be checked for bacteria that cause illness. Blood tests. Some blood tests measure the level of waste …

If you have symptoms of a urinary tract infection, talk to a healthcare provider. They’ll ask questions about your symptoms, review your medical history and conduct a physical examination. They can also order tests to help confirm a diagnosis. What tests will be done to diagnose a urinary tract infection? A healthcare provider may order the following tests to diagnose a …

Often, the diagnosis process for incontinence will start with a conversation with your healthcare provider about your medical history and bladder control issues. Your provider might ask you questions like: How often do you urinate? Do you leak urine between trips to the toilet, how often does this happen and how much urine do you leak each time? How long …

Contact a healthcare provider if you have a slow or weak pee stream. They may order noninvasive tests to find issues you may have emptying your bladder, though they may not directly identify a urethral stricture. These tests may include: Urine flow tests. Urine flow tests measure the speed of your pee (flow rate) when you use the restroom. Post-void …

If you suspect you have ureteral obstruction, you should see your healthcare provider. Some of the signs of a blocked ureter are like symptoms of other conditions that need treatment, such as urinary tract infections, having abdominal pain or not being able to pee even when you drink plenty of fluids. Your provider may also order tests to help them …

To diagnose ureteral cancer, a healthcare professional might start by asking about your symptoms and examining your body. You might have a procedure to see inside your urinary tract to look for signs of cancer. Other tests and procedures include urine tests and imaging tests.

Your health care provider is likely to start with a health history and a thorough physical exam. Those evaluations may be enough if your indigestion is mild and you’re not experiencing certain symptoms, such as weight loss and repeated vomiting. But if your indigestion began suddenly, and you are experiencing severe symptoms or are older than age 55, your provider …

Your healthcare provider reviews your medical history and performs a physical exam. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), for your arms and legs, or a CT scan (computerized tomography), for your abdominal areas, are the main radiology tests healthcare providers use to determine tumor size and involvement of your blood vessels and nerves. A biopsy, which is the collection of a sample of your tissue for examination under …