Testing & Diagnostics
Nationwide Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive and Specialized Care Units can perform a variety of tests in their facilities.
Learn more about some of of these tests, their purpose and how they are performed.
Nationwide Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive and Specialized Care Units can perform a variety of tests in their facilities.
Learn more about some of of these tests, their purpose and how they are performed.
The Apgar score helps find breathing problems and other health issues.
Bronchoscopy is the examination of the main airways of the lungs using a flexible tube. It helps assess and diagnose lung problems, assess blockages, take samples of tissue or fluid, or help remove a foreign body.
A CBC count is a measurement of size, number, and maturity of the different blood cells in a specific volume of blood.
What to expect and how to prepare if your child is having an EEG.
Ohio law requires all newborns to have a hearing screening before they are discharged from their birth hospital. A hearing screening is a way to assess a baby’s “risk” for hearing loss. It is important to check hearing, as hearing loss is the No. 1 birth defect.