Laboratory tests use blood, urine or other samples to understand what is happening inside your body or if treatments that have been prescribed to you are working. Tests can check for blood glucose (sugar) levels, liver or kidney function, hormone function, the flu and more. Lab tests are ordered by your physician or advanced practice clinician when needed.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) helps people living with conditions affecting physical, developmental or cognitive abilities learn to care for themselves at the highest level possible. Our occupational therapists focus on daily life skills, like cooking, eating, bathing and dressing. Additionally, our specialty-educated certified hand therapists will address orthopedic conditions and provide custom splinting.
From accidents to total joint replacements, damage to your bones and joints can prevent you from enjoying life to the fullest. Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) helps you get moving again with customized orthopedic rehabilitation programs offered at multiple locations across the region.
X-rays are a type of radiation called electromagnetic waves. X-ray imaging creates pictures of the inside of your body. Common uses for X-ray imaging include detection of broken bones, dental X-rays, breast tumors (benign and cancerous), pneumonia in lungs and more.