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Decision Points for Medical Tests
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Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about the medical test you are considering:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test?
- Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
- Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
- Colon Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?
- Heart Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
- Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI?
- Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening?
- Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test?
- Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis?
- Pregnancy: Should I Have CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling)?
- Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
- Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study?
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Current as of: February 26, 2023
Author: Healthwise Staff
Clinical Review Board: All Healthwise education is reviewed by a team that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, registered dieticians, and other healthcare professionals.
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