A treadmill test will tell the doctor if your child's heart is beating in a regular way during exercise. Read about the treadmill test.
Learn about exercise tests. An exercise test, or ECG, is a diagnostic procedure that records the way a child's heart works when they exercise.
A VO2 max exercise test measures how well your child's heart and lungs send oxygen to the muscles during exercise. Learn about the VO2 max exercise test.
A lung test, or pulmonary function test, is used to measure how well you lungs are working. Learn why you may need a pulmonary function test and what to expect during the test.
A stress MIBI test looks at the flow of blood through the heart during rest and exercise using a radioactive agent.
Spending more time moving during the day helps most people with sickle cell pain feel more able to take part in activities they enjoy. Learn more about why uptime (time spent moving) is important and how to get more of it.
Learn about diagnostic procedures used to detect heart conditions in children and how to help your child get through tests.
Nuclear medicine tests use small amounts of radioactive material that give off radiation that is detected by special cameras. They take very detailed pictures.
Physiotherapy can help with pain, weakness, limited range of motion, and reduced physical ability. Learn how a physiotherapist can help your child or teenager with JIA management.
This World Health Day, learn how to help your child stay active and provide them with the support they need to stay motivated.
Learn about different kinds of tachycardia (fast heart rate) and how tachycardia is treated.
The causes of heart failure in children are often very different than in adults. Discover what causes heart failure in children, how it is diagnosed and possible treatments.
Children who require heart transplants have complicated medical issues. Learn how physiotherapy can help your child before and after a heart transplant.
A GFR test measures how well your kidneys are working. Find out why this test is done and what to expect during the test.
An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart. Find out when an ECG may be done and what is involved in the test.
A calorimetry test measures a child's resting metabolic rate. Learn about what happens during a calorimetry test as well as how to prepare your child.
Find out what a hemoglobin A1c test is and why your child requires one.
Hearing tests (audiograms) measure how well you can hear sounds at different volumes. Learn why you may need a hearing test and how a hearting test is done.
Learn how a cell morphology test is performed and how it can confirm a leukemia diagnosis.
Learn about heart catheterization tests and electrophysiology studies, which give information about the structure of a child's heart and how well it is working.
Electromyography (EMG) tests how well muscles and nerves work together. Learn about what to expect during an EMG test and how to prepare your child.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a skin condition that causes growths on nerves. Find out what NF1 genetic testing is, what the test results mean and why to consider testing for it.
Read how an eSAM test helps your child's epilepsy team identify the exact part of the brain where your child's seizures start.
Learn what happens during a pulmonary function test and how it is used to check how well your child's lungs are working.
