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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History
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1. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume
Endoscopy
Laminectomy
Laparoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
2. Surgical procedure whereby the vertebral bodies are fused together; usually done to prevent further spinal cord injury from disruption of the intervertebral ligaments and instability of the vertebral joints
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Angioplasty
Whipple
Fusion
3. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Adenoidectomy
Colectomy
Whipple
Mastectomy
4. Surgical removal of an ovary
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Escharotomy
Pacemaker
Oophorectomy
5. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma
Colectomy
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Laparoscopy
Adenoidectomy
6. Cardiac bypass; open heart surgery involving the bypass of an obstructed coronary artery usually with the saphenous vein or the internal mammary vein
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Hysterectomy
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Pacemaker
7. A small device placed in the chest to help control abnormal heart rhythms. Uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.
Tubal Ligation
Pacemaker
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Oophorectomy
8. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Hysterectomy
Cricothyrotomy
Adenoidectomy
Tonsillectomy
9. Surgical incision into the fascia in order to relieve the high pressures and restore bloow flow that can happen in compartment syndrome
Fasciotomy
Tubal Ligation
Colostomy
Colectomy
10. Upper GI endoscopy whereby the endoscope looks through the mouth and the esophagus as fas as through the stomach to the first part of the duodenum
Adenoidectomy
Endoscopy
Adenoidectomy
Pacemaker
11. Surgical removal of the uterus
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Oophorectomy
Hysterectomy
12. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum
Salpingectomy
Colonoscopy
Tonsillectomy
Oophorectomy
13. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered
Craniectomy
Fem-Pop Bypass
Splenectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
14. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow
Coronary Stent
Cricothyrotomy
Cholecystectomy
Tonsillectomy
15. Surgical procedure whereby a graft is used to bypass a segment of severely atherosclerosed femoral artery in order to provide blood flow to the leg and prevent amputation. The graft is placed proximal to the occlusion in the femoral artery and then b
Fem-Pop Bypass
Pacemaker
Angioplasty
Adenoidectomy
16. Surgical removal of the spleen
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Appendectomy
Splenectomy
PICC Line
17. Surgical incision made over the severely burned skin or eschar that due to its ability to restrict movement is done in order to relieve the constriction and allow for breathing and blood flow
Splenectomy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Fasciotomy
Escharotomy
18. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs
Craniotomy
Angioplasty
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
19. Surgical technique of making small incisions into the skin and inserting a camera and surgical instruments through those incisions in order to perform surgery
Laparoscopy
Fusion
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Salpingectomy
20. Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall
Tubal Ligation
Splenectomy
Cholecystectomy
Colostomy
21. Excision of the large intestine or colon; can be either a 'partial colectomy' or a 'total colectomy' depending on how much colon is removed
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Fasciotomy
Colectomy
Adenoidectomy
22. Surgical incision placed in the sternum
Sternotomy
Hysterectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Adenoidectomy
23. Cardiac bypass; open heart surgery involving the bypass of an obstructed coronary artery usually with the saphenous vein or the internal mammary vein
Gastric Bypass
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Coronary Stent
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
24. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Craniectomy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Thoracostomy
25. Procedure to remove a stone or dilate a blocked common bile duct or pancreatic duct; usually done by the gastroeneterologist
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Salpingectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
26. Surgical incision into the fascia in order to relieve the high pressures and restore bloow flow that can happen in compartment syndrome
Splenectomy
Fasciotomy
Whipple
Fusion
27. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone
Colostomy
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Laparoscopy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
28. A surgical incision into the membrane between the cricoid bone and the laryngeal cartilage; done for the purpose of providing an airway when breathing through the mouth and nose is not an option
Cricothyrotomy
Angioplasty
Splenectomy
Fem-Pop Bypass
29. Surgical technique of making a large incision in order to fully open the cavity to perform surgery
Craniotomy
Appendectomy
Cardiac Catherization
Laparotomy
30. Surgical removal of an ovary
Oophorectomy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Salpingectomy
Cricothyrotomy
31. Surgical removal of the spleen
Herniorrhaphy
Fem-Pop Bypass
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Splenectomy
32. Used to remove prostatic tissue by passing a cystoscope through the urethra to the prostate and cutting out the prostate
Craniotomy
Cholecystectomy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Oophorectomy
33. Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Cardiac Catherization
Craniotomy
Salpingectomy
Cholecystectomy
34. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum
Thoracostomy
Gastric Bypass
Hysterectomy
Colonoscopy
35. Surgical removal of the tonsils
Sigmoidoscopy
Fusion
Oophorectomy
Tonsillectomy
36. Procedure to remove a stone or dilate a blocked common bile duct or pancreatic duct; usually done by the gastroeneterologist
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Angioplasty
Tonsillectomy
Laparoscopy
37. Long - slender - small - flexible tube that is inserted into a peripheral vein - typically in the upper arm - and advanced until the catheter tip terminates in a large vein in the chest near the heart to obtain intravenous access
Pacemaker
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
PICC Line
Fusion
38. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Fasciotomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Cardiac Catherization
39. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Endoscopy
Craniectomy
Sigmoidoscopy
40. Surgical removal of the uterus
Hysterectomy
Coronary Stent
Cardiac Catherization
Laminectomy
41. Surgical procedure that divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower 'remnant' pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to connect to both. 'stomach stapling'
Gastric Bypass
Hysterectomy
Escharotomy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
42. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding
Fusion
Laparotomy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Fasciotomy
43. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Appendectomy
Fusion
44. Surgical technique of making a large incision in order to fully open the cavity to perform surgery
Fasciotomy
Colectomy
Laparotomy
Fasciotomy
45. Surgical procedure in which part of the cranium (i.e skull) is removed; usually done to relieve the pressure from brain swelling and prevent brainstem herniation
Cardiac Catherization
Craniectomy
Coronary Stent
Whipple
46. Surgical incision made over the severely burned skin or eschar that due to its ability to restrict movement is done in order to relieve the constriction and allow for breathing and blood flow
Escharotomy
Colectomy
Cricothyrotomy
Laparoscopy
47. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes
Gastric Bypass
Tubal Ligation
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
48. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone
Fem-Pop Bypass
Adenoidectomy
Whipple
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
49. Surgical procedure whereby the vertebral bodies are fused together; usually done to prevent further spinal cord injury from disruption of the intervertebral ligaments and instability of the vertebral joints
Cholecystectomy
Fusion
Adenoidectomy
Oophorectomy
50. Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Fusion
Sternotomy
Cholecystectomy
PICC Line