| There are many different lab tests used to diagnose a | | | | as well. |
| stroke. If you display the warning signs that are | | | | Carotid Doppler |
| associated with a stroke, or if a doctor feels that you | | | | Carotid Doppler is a lab test that is used to display the |
| have suffered from a stroke, additional information that | | | | blood vessels that are located in the neck. The test is |
| can be acquired from various types of lab tests will be | | | | used to determine if there is an appropriate amount of |
| required. It is common for doctors to examine the | | | | blood flow to the brain from the body. It is also used to |
| blood, the heart, the blood vessels throughout the body, | | | | determine how fast the blood is able to travel from the |
| and the brain. | | | | body to the blood vessels in the neck up to the brain. |
| Not only do these tests assist in officially diagnosing a | | | | Many doctors are able to determine if there is an |
| stroke, but they also assist in helping a doctor | | | | obstruction in the blood vessels by examining the |
| determine what it is that caused the stroke to occur. In | | | | results of a carotid Doppler test. Many doctors that |
| this guide, you will learn about the most common lab | | | | suspect that an individual may be at risk for a stroke |
| tests used when a doctor believes a stroke is about | | | | will conduct this type of test in order to determine if |
| to occur or that a stroke has already occurred. | | | | the arteries are narrowed in any manner. Obstructions |
| Computed Axial Tomography or CAT scan | | | | are typically a direct result of cholesterol deposits. |
| The CAT scan is one of the most common lab tests | | | | Many obstructions may be a direct result of blood |
| used on individuals that are believed to have had a | | | | clots that occur within the circulatory system. |
| stroke or individuals that doctors believe are in the | | | | Conclusion |
| beginning stages of a stroke. When a doctor performs | | | | There are many different lab tests used to diagnose a |
| this test, they are searching for abnormalities within the | | | | stroke. The CAT scan and the Carotid Doppler test |
| brain. | | | | are the two most common types of tests that doctors |
| In addition to this, they are able to identify if there are | | | | utilize today. These tests may also be used by |
| any complications within the blood as far as the flow | | | | doctors in order to determine if a person is at risk for |
| to the brain is concerned. This test is effective in | | | | the development of a stroke. These tests are often |
| establishing whether or not a blood vessel in or around | | | | quite expensive, but they provide doctors with the |
| the brain has been ruptured. In nine of ten cases, a | | | | details that they need to determine what type of |
| CAT scan will be used to take pictures of the brain, | | | | situation is happening with the patient. |
| but it can take pictures of other sections of the body | | | | |