Test category · Measurements, screening & procedures
Vital signs & physiological measurements
The measurements taken at every consultation and hospital observation round, and what each reflects in the body.
Tests with a page
Medical test
Blood pressure measurement
Medical test
Pulse oximetry and blood gases
Medical test
Spirometry
Concepts covered by those pages
Also in this category: catalogued concepts
Canonical test concepts of this category that do not yet have their own page. They are listed so that the taxonomy is complete and searchable; a page is written only when it can meet the quality standard.
- Heart rate (HR) · also: pulse, pulse rate Measurement
- Respiratory rate (RR) · also: breathing rate Measurement
- Body temperature · also: temperature Measurement
- Height Measurement
- Weight · also: body weight Measurement
- Body mass index (BMI) Measurement
- Waist circumference Measurement
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Screening tool
- Pain score · also: numeric pain rating scale, visual analogue scale Screening tool
Educational content. A test category groups what tests exist and what they are for. It cannot say which test a person needs: that depends on the question a clinician is asking.