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Medical Legal Blog

11/22/09

The Nucleus Health company web site provides accurate, educational, unbiased information designed for patients, consumers, doctors, nurses, students and healthcare workers in hospitals and private practices. Here you will find articles on symptoms, diseases, conditions, injury, surgery, treatment options, medications, prescription drugs and research. The content on this site is reviewed by physicians and other experts, and is sponsored in part by pharmaceutical businesses, medical device manufacturers and other corporations. Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Search healthcare information: Advanced search...
Procedure & Surgery Fact Sheets Health Library procedures & tests offers comprehensive, yet concise evidence-based information on a variety of screening, diagnostic, preventive, and treatment procedures. A Angiogram, coronary Angioplasty, coronary Appendectomy Arthroscopy AAA AICD Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Abdominal bladder suspension Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal CT scan Abdominal exploration Abdominal paracentesis Abdominal tap Abdominal x-ray Acoustic neuroma removal Adenoidectomy Adhesiolysis Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation Adrenalectomy Adult CPR Allergy testing Ambulatory cardiac monitoring Ambulatory electrocardiography Amniocentesis Amputation - general overview Amputation, above-the-knee Amputation, foot Amputation, below-the-knee Amputation, toe Aneurysmectomy Angiography Angiography, MRI Anthrax vaccine Aortic aneurysm repair or removal Aortic valve replacement Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery Arterial blood gases Arteriography Arthrocentesis Arthrodesis of foot and ankle Arthroplasty, hip Aspiration, breast needle Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel Audiology Audiometry Augmentation mammoplasty Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator Autopsy B Breast biopsy Breast reconstruction BCG vaccine BKA BMT Balloon angioplasty Barium enema Barium meal Barium swallow Barium x-ray Below-the-knee amputation Bilateral oophorectomy Bili lights Biopdy, large core needle Biopsy Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, bone marrow Biopsy, breast Biopsy, breast needle Biopsy, breast open Biopsy, breast surgical Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, fine needle Biopsy, kidney Biopsy, liver Biopsy, lung and pleural Biopsy, lymph node Biopsy, prostate Blepharoplasty Blood pressure measurement Blood transfusion Body fat removal Bone scintigraphy Bone graft Bone marrow biopsy Bone marrow transplant Bone mineral density testing Bone scan Botox injection Botulinum toxin type A Brachytherapy Breast augmentation Breast reduction Breast x-ray Breast MRI Breast needle aspiration Breast needle biopsy Breast needle localization Breast open biopsy Breast surgery Breast surgical biopsy Bronchoscopy Bunion removal Burch procedure Burn debridement C CABG Cardiac catheterization Cardiac stent Carpal tunnel release Cataract removal Cesarean section Cholecystectomy Colonoscopy Coronary angiogram Coronary angiography Coronary angioplasty Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery stent C-section CAT scan CNB CPAP CPR for adults CPR for children CPR for infants CSF tap CSF analysis CT colonography CT scan CT scan, head CT scan, abdomen CTA Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted Cardiac stress test Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants Cardioversion Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel injection Catheter angiography Central DXA Cerebrospinal fluid tap Cerebrospinal fluid analysis Cervical conization Cervical cryosurgery Cervical cancer screening Cervical cone biopsy Chemotherapy Chest radiography Chest x-ray Chickenpox vaccine Child CPR Childbirth, cesarean section Childbirth, vaginal Cholesterol testing Circumcision (newborn) Closed joint aspiration Coarse-needle biopsy Cochlear implants Cognitive behavioral therapy Colectomy Colon polyp removal Colon polypectomy Colon removal Colonography Colorectal resection Colposcopy Computed axial tomography Computed tomography Computed tomography angiography Computed tomography scan Cone biopsy Continuous positive airway pressure Cord blood transplantation Corneal transplant Coronary arteriography Corticosteroid injection, spinal Craniotomy Cryoablation Cutting adhesions CyberKnife® treatment Cystectomy Cystocele and rectocele repair Cystoscopy Cystourethroscopy D D & C DEXA DXA Debridement Dermabrasion Diabetic control index Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen Dialectic behavior therapy Dialysis Dilation and curettage Diphtheria vaccine Discectomy, intervertebral Discogram Discography Diskogram Diskography for detecting a herniated disk Doppler ultrasound Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry E Endometrial biopsy EBCT ECG EEG EKG EMG ERCP EUS Ear tubes surgery Echo Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Electromyography Electron-beam computed tomography Electrophysiology study Endarterectomy Endometrial ablation Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic band ligation Endoscopic sclerotherapy Endoscopic ultrasonography Enteral feeding Enterostomy Epidural corticosteroid injection Episiotomy Esophageal band ligation Esophageal varices injections Esophagectomy Excision biopsy, skin Excretory urography Exercise stress test Exercise tolerance test Exploratory laparotomy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Eye surgery, cataracts Eye surgery, glaucoma Eye surgery, repair of detached retina Eyelid surgery F FNA FOBT Fecal occult blood test Femoropopliteal bypass Fetal blood transfusion Fiberoptic joint examination Fibroid tumor removal Fine needle biopsy Fine-needle aspiration Flat plate of the abdomen Flexible sigmoidoscopy Foot amputation Fracture reduction Frozen shoulder - arthroscopic surgery Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation Fundoplication G GH testing Gamma Knife™ treatment Gastrectomy Gastric bypass surgery Gastrostomy General anesthesia German measles vaccine Glaucoma surgery Glossectomy Glycosylated hemoglobin test Growth hormone testing H Hernia repair Hysterectomy HBO2 HBOT HPV testing HPV vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hallux valgus repair Hammertoe correction HbA1c Head CT scan Hearing test Heart transplant Heart assist system implantation Heart ultrasound Heart valve repair Heart-lung transplant Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Hemiglossectomy Hemorrhoid banding Hemorrhoid ligation Hemorrhoidectomy Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Herniorrhaphy Herpes zoster vaccine HiB vaccine Hip arthroplasty Hip replacement Holter monitoring Human papillomavirus testing Human papillomavirus vaccine Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Hyperbaric oxygenation Hyperbarics Hysterosalpingography Hysteroscopy I ICD IM injection IMRT IOP measurement IUT IVF IVP IVU Ileum surgery Imaging, magnetic resonance Immunoglobin therapy Implantable cardioverter defibrillators In vitro fertilization Incision and drainage of a skin abscess Incision, perineum Infant CPR Infection debridement Influenza vaccine Ingrown toenail removal Injection, IM Injection, intramuscular Intensity modulated radiation therapy Intervertebral diskectomy Intramuscular injection Intraocular pressure measurement Intrathecal pain pump insertion Intrauterine Transfusion Intravenous Immunoglobulin Intravenous pyelogram Intravenous urography Intubation and mechanical ventilation Ionizing radiation J JP Drain Jackson-Pratt drain Japanese encephalitis vaccine K KUB Keratoplasty Kidney dialysis Kidney transplant Kidney biopsy Kidney removal Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy Kidney ultrasound Kidneys, ureter, bladder Knee arthroplasty Knee replacement Kyphoplasty L LASIK Laminectomy Laparoscopy Lower GI endoscopy LEEP LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone Labor and delivery Laceration repair Lamina removal Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted Laparotomy, exploratory Large core needle biopsy Laryngectomy Laryngoscopy Lay rescuer CPR for adults Lay rescuer CPR for children Lay rescuer CPR for infants Leg artery bypass surgery Lipid testing Lipocontouring Lipoplasty Liposuction Lithotripsy for kidney stones Liver transplant Liver biopsy Localization, breast needle Lockjaw vaccine Loop cone biopsy of the cervix Loop electrosurgical excision procedure Lower GI series Lower leg venography Lumbar puncture Lumpectomy Lung transplant Lung and pleural biopsy Lung surgery Lymph node biopsy Lysis of adhesions M Mastectomy MRI MRI scan MRI angiography Magnetic resonance angiography Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast Mammogram Mammography Mammoplasty, augmentation Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure Measles vaccine Mediastinal tumor resection Melanoma removal Meningococcal vaccine Meniscectomy Meniscus removal Middle ear repair Mini-incision hip replacement Minimally invasive total hip replacement Mitral valve replacement Monoclonal antibody scan Morton's neuroma removal Mumps vaccine Myelogram Myelography for detecting a herniated disk Myocardial perfusion imaging Myomectomy Myringotomy N Needle biopsy: thyroid Needle biopsy: lung and pleura Nephrectomy Nephrostomy Nerve conduction study Neurolemmoma Newborn circumcision Nonsurgical revascularization of noncoronary vessel Nuclear stress test O ORIF Oophorectomy Oophorectomy, bilateral Open reduction and internal fixation surgery Ovarian cyst removal Ovariectomy Overnight sleep study Oxygen therapy P Pacemaker insertion Prostate removal Prostate surgery, TURP Prostatectomy PEG PET scan PET/CT scan PFT PFTs PICC PSA test PTCA Pain pump insertion Pancreatic islet cell transplantation Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine Pap screening Pap smear Pap test Papanicolaou test Partial mastectomy Partial colectomy Partial gastrectomy Partial glossectomy Penetrating keratoplasty Penile prosthesis insertion Percutaneous needle aspiration Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty Percutaneous commissurotomy Percutaneous coronary revascularization Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Percutaneous nephrostomy Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Pericardial tap Pericardiocentesis Perineum incision Peripheral DXA Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Peripheral vascular ultrasound Peripherally inserted central catheter Pertussis vaccine Phlebography Phototherapy Plasma exchange Plasmapheresis Pleural fluid aspiration Pleural tap Pneumococcal vaccine Polio vaccine Polysomnogram Polysomnography Positron emission tomography Prostascint scan Prostate biopsy Prostate specific antigen test Pulmonary function tests Pulmonary lobectomy Punch biopsy, skin Puncture, lumbar Pyeloplasty Pyloric stenosis repair Pyloromyotomy Pyloroplasty R RFA Rabies vaccine Radiation therapy Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Radiofrequency ablation Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Radionuclide bone scan Radiotherapy Rapid eye movement studies Rational behavior therapy Rational living therapy Reduction mammoplasty Regional anesthesia Removal of a lung lobe Removal of the esophagus Removal of the lamina Removal of the thymus gland Removal, ingrown toenail Removal, spleen Renal ultrasound Repair of droopy eyelids Retinal detachment repair Retropubic suspension Rhinoplasty Root canal Rotator cuff repair Rotavirus vaccine Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids Rubella vaccine Rubeola vaccine S Surgical removal, breast Surgical removal, prostate Salpingo-oophorectomy Schema focused therapy Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices Sentinel lymph node biopsy Septoplasty Setting of fracture Shave biopsy, skin Shingles vaccine Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Skin abscess, incision and drainage Skin biopsy Skin graft Skin lesion biopsy Skin lesion removal Skin resurfacing Skinny-needle biopsy Sling procedure Small bowel resection Small intestine surgery Smallpox vaccine Sonogram Spinal and epidural anesthesia Spinal arthrodesis Spinal corticosteroid injection Spinal fusion Spinal tap Spleen removal Splenectomy Stereotactic radiosurgery Sterilization, surgical Sterilization, tubal Steroid injection, spinal Stomach removal Stool occult blood test Stress test Subcutaneous injection Subtotal gastrectomy Suction lipectomy Surgery for breast cancer Surgery to remove a breast Surgery with keyhole incisions Surgery, lung Surgical sterilization Surgical removal, gallbladder Surgical removal, meniscus Surgical removal, spleen Surgical removal, tonsil Surgical removal, adrenal glands Surgical removal, appendix Surgical removal, colon Surgical removal, fibroid tumor Surgical removal, ovarian cyst Surgical removal, ovaries Surgical removal, skin lesion Surgical removal, thyroid Surgical removal, uterus Surgical repair, tendon Surgical skin planning T Tonsillectomy Transurethral resection of the prostate TURP Technetium thyroid scan Tendon repair Tension free vaginal tape procedure Tetanus vaccine Therapeutic plasma exchange Thoracentesis Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted Thoracotomy Thymectomy Thyroid scan Thyroid scintiscan Thyroidectomy Toe amputation Tonometry Tooth extraction Total colectomy Total gastrectomy Total glossectomy Total hip replacement Tracheotomy Transesophageal echocardiography Transfemoral amputation Transplant, heart-lung Transplant, kidney Transplant, lung Transplant, bone marrow Transplant, heart Transplant, liver Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy Transthoracic needle aspiration Transvaginal suspension Treatment of varicose veins of the leg Tubal ligation Tubal sterilization Tube feeding Tuberculosis vaccine Tympanoplasty Tympanostomy Tympanotomy Typhoid vaccine U Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Ultrafast CT Ultrasound of the heart Ultrasound, doppler Ultrasound, abdominal Ultrasound, renal (kidneys) Upper GI series Upper gastrointestinal series Urethral suspension Urologic procedures, robot-assisted Uterine fibroid removal V VC Vaginal birth Vaginal birth, labor and delivery Varicella vaccine Vasectomy Vein excision Vein harvest Venogram Venous duplex ultrasound Ventricular assist device Vertebral interbody fusion Vertebroplasty Vertical banded gastroplasty Vestibular schwannoma Virtual colonoscopy Visual evoked potential test W Weight reduction surgery Whooping cough vaccine Wound debridement Wound repair X X-ray X-ray of breast tissue X-ray, chest Y Yellow fever vaccine
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