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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






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






3. Surgical technique of making small incisions into the skin and inserting a camera and surgical instruments through those incisions in order to perform surgery






4. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow






5. Surgical removal of the tonsils






6. Angiocatheter into a large artery (i.e the femoral artery or brachial artery) and advances it up the aorta and into the coronary arteries






7. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume






8. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery






9. Surgical removal of the appendix






10. 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






11. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes






12. Excision of the large intestine or colon; can be either a 'partial colectomy' or a 'total colectomy' depending on how much colon is removed






13. Extensive surgical technique whereby the head of the pancreas - duodenum - part of the jejunum and part of the stomach are removed. Usually done in cases of early pancreatic cancer






14. 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






15. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






16. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes






17. 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.






18. Procedure to remove a stone or dilate a blocked common bile duct or pancreatic duct; usually done by the gastroeneterologist






19. Surgical procedure in which the salpinx 'fallopian tube' is removed






20. Surgical removal of an ovary






21. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved






22. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved






23. 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






24. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs






25. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs






26. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)






27. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma






28. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum






29. 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






30. 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.






31. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered






32. Surgical removal of the uterus






33. Surgical excision of the breast






34. Surgical procedure that removes plaque from the narrowing carotid arteries in the neck and allows blood and oxygen to flow freely to the brain






35. Surgical excision of the breast






36. Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall






37. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






38. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






39. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding






40. 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






41. Excision of the large intestine or colon; can be either a 'partial colectomy' or a 'total colectomy' depending on how much colon is removed






42. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow






43. 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'






44. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






45. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma






46. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)






47. 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






48. Device that is implanted in the chest to monitor for and correct episodes of rapid heartbeat. If the heartbeat gets too fast (ventricular tachycardia) - the AICD will stimulate the heart to restore a normal rhythm. In cases where the heartbeat is so






49. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered






50. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma