Health Investigations

Identifying a suspicious mole (skin self-examination)
Staging of Skin (Cutaneous) Melanoma
Grading Prostate Cancer – The Gleason Score
Digital Rectal Examination

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)

A PCR or polymerase chain reaction is a laboratory procedure in which millions of copies of a specific piece of DNA are made. It is essentially an amplification method, whereby the tiniest amounts of DNA that may be present in blood, hair or tissues can be copied so that there is...

Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAEP)

A brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) is an evoked potential caused by a sound, usually a series of 'clicks'. Electrodes positioned on the scalp record responses to the sounds; these are then observed as a reading on an electroencephalogram (EEG). Responses to aural...