**7. Tests and practices in day care surgery**

Definite set of procedures are always performed and in practice as per pathology present in the patient. Blood investigations and biopsy are two tests that are helping to decide the underlying inflammatory or malignant condition. Apart from imaging in radiology (X ray/USG/CT/MRI/Mammogram) endoscopy and endoscopic USG are integral tests for diagnosis in hollow viscera pathology. Majority of the day care surgery are breast surgery and biopsy with mammogram needed in almost all cases. With continuous evolution in endoscopy, it is endoscopic USG which may detect the underlying pathology close to any hollow viscera and even guided FNAC may yield the diagnosis. Tests to be done depending upon underlying pathology can be summarized as

