Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures

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Endoscopy

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Visual examination of body using endoscope

Question 2

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

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Broad screening test used to evaluate RBCs, WBC, and platelets

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Computed Tomography (CT)

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Imaging technique that rotates xray emitter around area to be evaluated

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Radio waves and strong magnetic field to view soft tissues

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Radiography

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X-rays passed through body and captured to generate an image

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Ultrasonography

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High-frequency sound waves directed ar soft tissue and reflected as echoes to produce an image

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Biopsy

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Removal of tissue sample for microscopic examination

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Excisional Biopsy

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Entire lesion is removed

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Incisional Biopsy

Answer 9

Small sample of lesion removed

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Anastomosis

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Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allows flow

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Incision and Drainage (I&D)

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Incision made to allow free flow of fluids and pus from body

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Liver Function Tests

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Group of blood tests that evaluate liver injury, liver function and conditions commonly associated with the biliary tract

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Stool Culture

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Test to identify microorganisms or parasites present in the feces that are causing a gastrointestinal infection

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Appendectomy

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Excision of a diseased appendix using an open or laparoscopic procedure

Question 15

Open appendectomy

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Excision of a diseased appendix through a 2” to 3” incision in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen

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laparoscopic appendectomy

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Minimally invasive appendectomy using three small abdominal incisions while monitoring an enlarged image of the surgical site projected on a monitor

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Bariatric Surgery

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Group of procedures that treat morbid obesity, a condition that arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the result of health problems

Question 18

Vertical banded gastroplasty

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Bariatric surgery that involved vertical stapling of the upper stomach near the esophagus to reduce it to a small pouch and insertion of a band that restricts food consumption and delays its passage from the pouch, causing a feeling of fullness

Question 19

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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Stapling the stomach to decrease its size
Shortening the jejunum and connecting it to the small stomach pouch, causing the base of the duodenum leading from the nonfunctioning portion of the stomach to form a Y configuration
Decreases the pathway of food through the intestine, reducing absorption of calories and fats

Question 20

Colostomy

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Surgical procedure in which a surgeon forms an opening by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place

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Lithotripsy

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Procedure for crushing a stone and eliminating its fragments surgically or using ultrasonic shock waves

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Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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Use of shock waves as a noninvasive method to break up stones in the gallbladder or biliary ducts

Question 23

Paracentesis

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aracentesis
Procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen using a long, thin needle inserted through the belly
Abdominocentesis

Question 24

Electrocardiography

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Procedure that graphically records the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart using small metal electrodes applied to the chest, arms and legs

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Holter monitor test

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Procedure that uses a small, portable system to record and store the electrical activity of the heart over a 240 to 48- hour period

Question 26

stress test

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ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions

Question 27

Lipid panel

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Series of blood tests (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, TG) used to access risk factors of ischemic heart disease

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Angiography

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Procedure that records a radiographic image of the inside of a blood vessel after injection of a contrast medium

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Aortography

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Angiography of the aorta and its branches after injection of a contrast medium

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Coronary angiography

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Specialized type of angiography that helps diagnose stenosis or obstruction of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle

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Angioplasty

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Endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels to restore forward blood flow

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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

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Angioplasty of the coronary arteries involves insertion of a balloon catheter through the right femoral artery to the site of the stenosis to enlarge the lumen of the artery and restore blood flow

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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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Placement of a vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked area of a coronary artery and restore blood supply to the heart muscle

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Pacemaker insertion

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Implantation of a battery powered device inside the chest to control the heart rate and rhythm

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Defibrillation

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Lifesaving emergency treatment to restart the heart in cardiorespiratory arrest by delivering high voltage electrical current through the heart

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Cardioversion

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Defibrillation technique using low energy shocks to reset the heart’s rhythm back to it normal pattern