Listing common procedures
Displaying 1 - 50 of 79 in total
- Application of splint
- Splint or splints may refer to:
- Arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Arterial blood gases (ABGs) is very common, occurring 1 in 80 users.
- Biopsy
- Removal and pathologic examination of specimens in the form of small pieces of tissue from the living body.
- Blood alcohol
- Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration, blood ethanol concentration, or blood alcohol level is most commonly used as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes. ...
- Blood culture
- Blood culture is a microbiological culture of blood. It is employed to detect infections that are spreading through the bloodstream (such as bacteremia, septicemia amongst others). This is possible because the ...
- Bone density scan
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, previously DEXA) is a means of measuring bone mineral density (BMD). Two X-ray beams with different energy levels are aimed at the patient's bones. When soft tissue ...
- Cardiac enzymes measurement
- Cardiac enzymes measurement is very common, occurring 1 in 20 users.
- Cardiac monitoring
- The phrase cardiac monitoring generally refers to continuous monitoring of the heart activity, generally by electrocardiography, with assessment of the patients condition relative to their cardiac rhythm. It is different from ...
- Cardiac stress tests
- Cardiac stress test (or Cardiac diagnostic test) is a test used in medicine and cardiology to measure the heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment.
- CAT scan of head
- CAT scan of head is very common, occurring 1 in 48 users.
- Chlamydia test
- Chlamydia test is very common, occurring 1 in 127 users.
- Colonoscopy and biopsy
- Colonoscopy and biopsy is common, occurring 1 in 291 users.
- Complete blood count
- A complete blood count (CBC), also known as full blood count (FBC) or full blood exam (FBE) or blood panel, is a test panel requested by a doctor or other medical ...
- Complete physical skin exam performed (ML)
- Complete physical skin exam performed (ML) is very common, occurring 1 in 11 users.
- Culture wound
- Culture wound is common, occurring 1 in 353 users.
- Debridement of wound; infection or burn
- Debridement of wound; infection or burn is rare, occurring 1 in 545 users.
- Depression screen
- Depression screen is very common, occurring 1 in 115 users.
- Echocardiography
- Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.
- Electrocardiogram
- Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY.
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain.
- Electrolytes panel
- Electrolytes panel is very common, occurring 1 in 10 users.
- Endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy of the urinary tract
- Endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy of the urinary tract is rare, occurring 1 in 744 users.
- Examination of breast
- Examination of breast is very common, occurring 1 in 31 users.
- Examination of foot
- Examination of foot is very common, occurring 1 in 109 users.
- Excision
- Excision means "removal by cutting".
- Excision of skin lesion
- Excision of skin lesion is common, occurring 1 in 348 users.
- Fetal monitoring
- Physiologic or biochemical monitoring of the fetus. It is usually done during LABOR, OBSTETRIC and may be performed in conjunction with the monitoring of uterine activity. It may also be performed prenatally as when the mother is undergoing surgery.
- Glucose measurement
- A glucose test is a type of blood test used to determine the amount of glucose in the blood. It is mainly used in screening for any prediabetes or diabetes. Patients ...
- Hematologic tests
- Tests used in the analysis of the hemic system.
- Hemoglobin A1c measurement
- Hemoglobin A1c measurement is very common, occurring 1 in 43 users.
- HIV screen
- HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), in serum, saliva, or urine. Such tests may detect ...
- Human papillomavirus DNA detection
- Human papillomavirus DNA detection is common, occurring 1 in 308 users.
- Incision and drainage
- Incision and drainage and clinical lancing are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus. It ...
- Influenzavirus antibody assay
- Influenzavirus antibody assay is common, occurring 1 in 200 users.
- Insertion of catheter into urinary bladder
- Insertion of catheter into urinary bladder is very common, occurring 1 in 122 users.
- Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator and injection into spinal canal
- Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator and injection into spinal canal is rare, occurring 1 in 662 users.
- Intravenous fluid replacement
- Intravenous fluid replacement is very common, occurring 1 in 10 users.
- Kidney function tests
- Renal function, in nephrology, is an indication of the state of the kidney and its role in renal physiology. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) describes the flow rate of filtered fluid through ...
- Lipid panel
- Lipid profile or lipid panel, is a panel of blood tests that serves as an initial broad medical screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. The results ...
- Liver function tests
- Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), are groups of clinical biochemistry laboratory blood assays designed to give information about the state of a patient's liver. The parameters measured include Prothrombin time ...
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.
- Mammography
- Radiographic examination of the breast.
- Mental health counseling
- A mental health counselor (MHC) practices mental health counseling, which is a dynamic, holistic, strengths-based and psychoeducational discipline born in the late 1970s when several mental health professionals realized that the ...
- Microscopic examination (bacterial smear; culture; toxicology)
- Microscopic examination (bacterial smear; culture; toxicology) is common, occurring 1 in 160 users.
- Nebulizer therapy
- Nebulizer therapy is very common, occurring 1 in 87 users.
- Nonoperative removal of foreign body
- Nonoperative removal of foreign body is rare, occurring 1 in 651 users.
- Occupational therapy assessment
- Speech-language pathology professionals (speech-language pathologists (SLPs), or informally speech therapists) specialize in communication disorders as well as swallowing disorders.
- Ophthalmic examination and evaluation
- An eye examination is a series of tests performed by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or orthoptist assessing vision and ability to focus on and discern objects, as well as other tests and ...
- Ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment
- Ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment is common, occurring 1 in 255 users.
- Orthopedic casting
- Orthopedic casting is common, occurring 1 in 471 users.
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