What is Throat Culture Throat culture, also called a throat swab culture, is a medical test used to determine what type of bacteria is causing your sore throat. A throat culture is most often done to test for strep throat. This is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. You may have this test …
What is Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia means that you have a low number of platelets in your blood. Platelets are tiny cells in the blood. When you bleed, they clump together at the cut or injury to stop the bleeding. This is called blood clotting. Not having enough platelets can cause bleeding problems. Follow these instructions at …
What is Thrombophlebitis Thrombophlebitis is a condition in which a blood clot forms in a vein. This can happen in your arms or legs, or in the area between your neck and groin (torso). When this condition happens in a vein that is close to the surface of the body (superficial thrombophlebitis), it is usually …
How do Thrush in Infants happen? Thrush is a condition in which a germ (yeast fungus) causes white or yellow patches to form in the mouth. The patches often form on the tongue. They may look like milk or cottage cheese. If your baby has thrush, his or her mouth may hurt when eating or …
What is Thumb Fracture Thumb fracture is a break in one of the two bones in your thumb. The bone that goes from the tip of your thumb to the first joint in your thumb is called the distal phalanx. The bone that goes from the first joint to the joint at the base of …
What is Thumb Sprain Thumb sprain is an injury to one of the bands of tissue (ligaments) that connect the bones in your thumb. The ligament may be stretched too much, or it may be torn. A tear can be either partial or complete. How bad, or severe, the sprain is depends on how much …
What is Thyroglobulin Test Thyroglobulin (Tg) test is used to: Monitor the treatment of some types of thyroid cancer. Check for a return (recurrence) of previous thyroid cancer. This test may be done before and after treatment for thyroid cancer. It may then be done at regular intervals to help make sure the cancer has …