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  1. Small intestine tissue sample (image) 
    A sample of small intestine is obtained by the use of a flexible scope that is passed through the ... small intestine. In the small intestine, a small sample is removed and placed on a microscope slide. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9927.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Urine sample (image) 
    A "clean-catch" urine sample is performed by collecting the sample of urine in midstream. Men or boys should wipe clean the head of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10011.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Capillary sample (image) 
    A capillary sample of blood is obtained by pricking the skin's surface to obtain a drop or several drops of blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9155.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Fecal sample (image) 
    A stool sample is obtained to test for a rotavirus infection. Rotavirus is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9856.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Urine sample (image) 
    Images ... Urine is the liquid waste product excreted by the kidneys. It is stored in the bladder until it is emptied out through the urethra.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10010.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Peritoneal fluid sample (image) 
    Images ... The peritoneum is the membrane lining the abdominal cavity.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8715.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Arterial blood sample (image) 
    Images ... The pulse of an artery determines the location of an arterial stick. The primary reason for taking blood from an artery rather ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cervix needle sample (image) 
    Images ... Culdocentesis is a procedure which checks for abnormal fluid in the space that is just behind the vagina, the posterior cul- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9634.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Infant blood sample (image) 
    Images ... To draw blood, a needle is inserted beneath the skin. Regardless of the amount of pain, infants will usually cry.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9691.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Chorionic villus sampling - series (image) 
    ... the outermost layer of the embryonic sac. Surgeons sample these projections for genetic testing because they contain ... To take a chorionic villus sample, your surgeon either enters the ... the abdomen (transabdominal procedure). The fetus' position in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100194_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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