Tests and treatments A to Z

A

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening
• Abortion
• Acupuncture
• Adenoidectomy
• Alexander technique
• Amputation
• Angiography
• Angioplasty, see Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion
• Aortic valve replacement
• Arthroscopy

B

• Barium enema
• BCG vaccine for tuberculosis (TB)
• Biopsy
• Blood groups
• Blood pressure test
• Blood tests
• Blood transfusion
• Bone density scan (DEXA scan)
• Bowel cancer screening
• Braces and orthodontics
• Breast reduction on the NHS
• Breast screening (mammogram)

C

• CABG, see Coronary artery bypass graft
• Caesarean section
• Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Cataract surgery
• Cervical screening
• Chemotherapy
• Chickenpox vaccine
• Children's flu vaccine
• Chiropractic
• Chorionic villus sampling
• Circumcision in boys
• Circumcision in men
• Clinical trials
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Colonoscopy
• Colostomy
• Colposcopy
• Combined pill
• Complementary and alternative medicine
• Condoms
• Consent to treatment
• Contraception
• Contraceptive implant
• Contraceptive injection
• Contraceptive patch
• Cornea transplant
• Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion
• Coronary artery bypass graft
• Cosmetic procedures
• Counselling
• COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test
• COVID-19 vaccine
• CT scan
• Cystoscopy

D

• Dentures (false teeth)
• DEXA scan, see Bone density scan (DEXA scan)
• Diabetic eye screening
• Dialysis
• Diaphragm or cap
• Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions

E

• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Electrolyte test
• Emergency contraceptive pill (morning after pill)
• Emollients
• End of life care
• Endoscopy
• Enhanced recovery
• Epidural
• Euthanasia and assisted suicide
• Eye tests for children

F

• Female sterilisation
• Femoral hernia repair
• First aid
• Flu vaccine

G

• Gallbladder removal
• Gastrectomy
• Gastroscopy
• General anaesthetic
• Genetic and genomic testing
• Genetic test for cancer gene, see Predictive genetic tests for cancer risk genes

H

• Hand tendon repair
• Having an operation (surgery)
• Hearing aids and implants
• Hearing tests
• Heart bypass, see Coronary artery bypass graft
• Heart valve replacement, see Aortic valve replacement
• Help for suicidal thoughts
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Herbal medicines
• Hernia repair (femoral), see Femoral hernia repair
• Hernia repair (inguinal), see Inguinal hernia repair
• Hernia repair (umbilical), see Umbilical hernia repair
• Hib/MenC vaccine
• Hip replacement
• Home oxygen therapy
• Homeopathy
• How to check your breasts or chest
• How to check your testicles
• How to collect a sample of poo (stool sample)
• HPV vaccine
• Hypnotherapy
• Hysterectomy
• Hysteroscopy

I

• Ileostomy
• Inguinal hernia repair
• Intensive care
• Internal (female) condoms
• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
• IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil
• IUS (intrauterine system) or hormonal coil
• IVF

J

K

• Knee ligament surgery
• Knee replacement

L

• Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test
• Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)
• Laser eye surgery and lens surgery
• Local anaesthesia
• Lumbar decompression surgery
• Lumbar puncture
• Lung cancer screening

M

• Magnesium test
• Male sterilisation, see Vasectomy
• Mammogram, see Breast screening (mammogram)
• Mastectomy
• MenACWY vaccine
• MenB vaccine
• MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine
• MRI scan

N

• Natural family planning
• NHS Health Check
• NHS screening

O

• Occupational therapy
• Orthodontics
• Osteopathy
• Oxygen therapy, see Home oxygen therapy

P

• Pacemaker implantation
• Palliative care, see End of life care
• Peak flow test
• PET scan
• Phosphate test
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• Physiotherapy
• Plastic surgery
• Pneumococcal vaccine
• Post-mortem
• Potassium test
• Pre-school booster vaccine, see 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine
• Predictive genetic tests for cancer risk genes
• Probiotics
• Progestogen-only pill
• PSA test
• Psychiatry

Q

R

• Radiotherapy
• Rectal examination
• Red blood cell count
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, see RSV vaccine
• Root canal treatment
• Rotavirus vaccine
• RSV vaccine

S

• Shingles vaccine
• Spirometry
• Spleen problems and spleen removal
• Stem cell and bone marrow transplants
• Stent insertion, see Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion
• Sterilisation (female), see Female sterilisation
• Sterlisation (male), see Vasectomy
• Surgery (having an operation), see Having an operation (surgery)

T

• Td/IPV vaccine (3-in-1 teenage booster)
• Teeth whitening
• TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
• Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin test
• Total protein test
• Tracheostomy
• Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
• Travel vaccinations

U

• Ultrasound scan
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Urinary catheter
• Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)

V

• Vaccinations
• Vaginal ring
• Vasectomy
• Vitamins and minerals

W

• Weight loss surgery
• Wisdom tooth removal

X

• X-ray

Y

Z