Medical Tests, Procedures and Equipment
A doctor may need to perform medical tests on a child to find out what the medical problem is, and how best to treat it. Treatment may include unfamiliar procedures or equipment.
Topics included under medical tests, procedures, and equipment are:
- bronchoscopy
- central line catheters
- CAT scan
- cardiac catheterization
- continuous renal replacement therapy
- endoscopy
- electroencephalogram or EEG
- electromyography or EMG
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO
- injections
- IV therapy
- liver biopsy
- magnetic resonance imaging or MRI
- spinal tap
- ultrasound
- x-rays
More information
Visit these websites for more information:
P.O.P.S.I.C.L.E. - Help and Hope When Children Struggle to Eat - Parent Organized Partnerships Supporting Infants and Children Learning to Eat
