To help you recover: 1  Rest if you have severe pain. Otherwise, stay active. 2  Try using a heating pad on a low or medium setting for 15 to 20 minutes every 2 or 3 hours. Try a warm shower in place of one session with the heating pad. 3  Do the exercises that your doctor or physical therapist suggests.
Named after A. von Wassermann. The Wassermann test is based on the ability of blood serum of syphilitic patients to form a complex with the appropriate antigen that absorbs complement (a component of normal serum); erythrocytes of sheepâs blood serve as the antigen, and the antibody is human blood serum.
Methacholine challenge test (also known as bronchoprovocation test) is performed to evaluate how reactive or responsive your lungs are to things in the environment. It can help your doctor evaluate symptoms suggestive of asthma, such as cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and help diagnose whether or not you have asthma.