The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) test is an assessment tool for dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Healthcare professionals score the SLUMS test out of 30 points. Dementia refers ...

A nuclear stress test, also called myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) or a thallium stress test, uses a radioactive tracer to show how blood flows through your heart muscles during exercise and at ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test detects genetic material from a pathogen or abnormal cell sample. Ways of collecting samples include a nasal swab, a saliva swab, or taking a sample of blood.

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