Neurolung Center – Lab Tests & Diagnostics
Early detection, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate management is our philosophy at Neurolung Centre. Our state-of-the-art facility provides a comprehensive range of neurological and pulmonary tests to determine what’s bothering the patient and provide treatment accordingly at the right time.
"Testing today, for a healthier tomorrow."
Neurology Diagnostic Tests
1. EEG (Electroencephalography): An EEG captures the electrical activity of the brain by using small electrodes on the scalp. It helps in detecting abnormal patterns in brain waves due to issues such as epilepsy, seizures, sleep disorders, encephalopathy, and head injury. It is painless and extremely helpful to monitor brain function before and after treatment.
2. EMG (Electromyography): EMG examines muscle health and nerve cells that control muscles. Thin, tiny needles are inserted into specific muscles to record electrical impulses, which can determine if muscle disease or nerve injury is causing pain or weakness in muscles. It is frequently used to diagnose myopathy, radiculopathy, motor neuron disease, and neuropathy.
3. Nerve Conduction Study (NCS): NCS measures the speed and rate with which nerves conduct electric impulses. Small electrical shocks are administered to the skin during the test to examine the responsiveness of nerves. The test is used in the diagnosis of conditions such as peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve injury, and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
4. VEP (Visual Evoked Potential): VEP checks the visual pathway’s reaction to light and images in the brain. By monitoring the activity of the brain when the eyes detect patterns or flashing lights, doctors are able to diagnose eye and nerve disease and other conditions like optic nerve disease, multiple sclerosis.
5. BAERA (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response Audiometry): mBAERA tests the brainstem response to sound stimulation. It particularly helps in the detection of hearing loss in children and newborns, acoustic nerve tumors, and finding disorders affecting the auditory pathway of the brain.
6. Sleep Study (Polysomnography): Sleep study tracks brain waves, oxygen levels, heart rhythm, sleep and wake cycles, and movements of the body during sleep. Sleep study diagnoses obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and other sleeping disorders.
7. Lumbar Puncture (CSF Analysis): A tiny amount of cerebrospinal fluid is drawn out from the spinal canal for a test in the laboratory. It is used to determine infection like meningitis, autoimmune disease like multiple sclerosis, brain or spine cancer, and bleeding in the intracranial space.
8. NCV (Nerve Conduction Velocity Test)
An ordered test that measures the rate at which electricity travels along nerves. Electrodes are applied to the skin and tiny electrical shocks are passed to test how nerves function. It needs to be utilized in order to diagnose nerve compression (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and other nerve injury.
Pulmonology (Lung) Diagnostic Tests
1. Pulmonary Function Test (PFT): A PFT ensures your lungs are functioning well by ensuring how much air you can inhale, exhale, and how effectively oxygen is pumped into your blood. It is also used to diagnose asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, and pulmonary fibrosis, and to monitor lung function over time.
2. Chest X-Ray: Chest X-ray is a chest radiograph of the lungs, heart, and chest. It diagnoses infection of the lung (e.g., tuberculosis or pneumonia), chronic lung disease, lung cancer, fractures of the ribcage, and pneumonia in the lung. It is often the initial imaging test to be ordered when symptoms occur in the lungs.
3. HRCT Chest (High-Resolution CT scan): HRCT provides clear cross-sectional images of the lungs using advanced CT technology. It is the preferred technique for diagnosing pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, and early lung infections. It shows doctors a clearer picture than that of a normal chest X-ray.
4. Bronchoscopy: A bronchoscopy allows doctors to see directly the airways through a thin, flexible tube with a camera. It identifies infections, tumors, obstructions, or inflammation. Biopsy tissue or fluid samples can also be taken for lab testing during the procedure.
5. Allergy Test (Respiratory Panel): This examination is applied for the identification of certain allergens such as dust mites, pollen, mold, or pet dander causing asthma or chronic cough. This examination is normally carried out by a blood test or skin prick test to identify the cause of respiratory issues.
6. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis: ABG gives blood oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations from a small sample of an artery. It helps determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide and is required for patients who have acute asthma, COPD, or respiratory failure.
7. 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT): This is a test that measures how far a patient can walk in six minutes with oxygen level and heart rate monitoring. Physicians utilize it to measure lung function, exercise capacity, and patients’ improvement with chronic lung disease or surgery. Useful in COPD and pulmonary hypertension.
8. Polysomnography (Sleep Apnea Test): With this test, sleep apnea comes to be detected, a disease where blockage of air passage leads to uninterrupted stoppage of breathing during sleep. It also detects variations of oxygen and decides whether CPAP or some other type of therapy is needed.
9. FENO Test (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test): A quick, painless lung test for nitric oxide. High scores point to airway inflammation, commonly associated with asthma. FENO aids in the diagnosis of asthma, tracking inflammation, and modifying inhaled steroid therapy.