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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History
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1. 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)
Sigmoidoscopy
Mastectomy
Cricothyrotomy
2. 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
Tonsillectomy
Cricothyrotomy
Mastectomy
Sternotomy
3. 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
Colostomy
Cricothyrotomy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Fem-Pop Bypass
4. Surgical incision placed in the sternum
Escharotomy
Whipple
Pacemaker
Sternotomy
5. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired
Appendectomy
Herniorrhaphy
Angioplasty
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
6. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum
Tonsillectomy
Laminectomy
Colonoscopy
Fem-Pop Bypass
7. Surgical procedure that removes plaque from the narrowing carotid arteries in the neck and allows blood and oxygen to flow freely to the brain
Angioplasty
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Craniectomy
Carotid Endarterectomy
8. Excision of the large intestine or colon; can be either a 'partial colectomy' or a 'total colectomy' depending on how much colon is removed
Colonoscopy
Colectomy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
PICC Line
9. Surgical removal of the spleen
Gastric Bypass
Splenectomy
Cardiac Catherization
Craniectomy
10. 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
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Craniectomy
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
11. Surgical removal of the spleen
Gastric Bypass
Splenectomy
Pacemaker
Appendectomy
12. 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
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Fusion
Sternotomy
Herniorrhaphy
13. 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)
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Pacemaker
Colectomy
14. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved
Appendectomy
Endoscopy
Angioplasty
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
15. 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)
Splenectomy
Cardiac Catherization
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
16. Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Cholecystectomy
Coronary Stent
Mastectomy
17. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma
Craniotomy
Cholecystectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Cardiac Catherization
18. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume
Colectomy
Sigmoidoscopy
Gastric Bypass
Colonoscopy
19. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma
Craniotomy
Herniorrhaphy
Splenectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
20. Surgical removal of the appendix
Laparoscopy
Salpingectomy
Appendectomy
Fusion
21. Surgical removal of the uterus
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Hysterectomy
Sternotomy
Endoscopy
22. Surgical incision into the fascia in order to relieve the high pressures and restore bloow flow that can happen in compartment syndrome
Thoracostomy
Cholecystectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Fasciotomy
23. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone
Sigmoidoscopy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Tubal Ligation
Gastric Bypass
24. 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'
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Gastric Bypass
Whipple
Tubal Ligation
25. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Laminectomy
Tubal Ligation
Adenoidectomy
Appendectomy
26. Used to remove prostatic tissue by passing a cystoscope through the urethra to the prostate and cutting out the prostate
Appendectomy
Sigmoidoscopy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Mastectomy
27. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery
Gastric Bypass
Pacemaker
Angioplasty
Herniorrhaphy
28. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone
Sigmoidoscopy
Pacemaker
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Laparoscopy
29. Surgical procedure in which the salpinx 'fallopian tube' is removed
Salpingectomy
Laparoscopy
Fasciotomy
Fusion
30. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes
Cholecystectomy
Craniotomy
Colonoscopy
Tubal Ligation
31. Surgical technique of making small incisions into the skin and inserting a camera and surgical instruments through those incisions in order to perform surgery
Splenectomy
Laparoscopy
Carotid Endarterectomy
Escharotomy
32. 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
Fusion
Endoscopy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Fem-Pop Bypass
33. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Craniotomy
Hysterectomy
Coronary Stent
34. 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
Sigmoidoscopy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
PICC Line
35. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Craniectomy
Adenoidectomy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Angioplasty
36. 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
Herniorrhaphy
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
Escharotomy
37. Angiocatheter into a large artery (i.e the femoral artery or brachial artery) and advances it up the aorta and into the coronary arteries
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Cardiac Catherization
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Endoscopy
38. 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
Sternotomy
Craniotomy
Sigmoidoscopy
Fem-Pop Bypass
39. 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
Laparoscopy
Sternotomy
PICC Line
Coronary Stent
40. Surgical excision of the breast
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Mastectomy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Whipple
41. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery
Hysterectomy
Angioplasty
Endoscopy
Fem-Pop Bypass
42. 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
Tonsillectomy
Adenoidectomy
Whipple
Laminectomy
43. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved
Craniectomy
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Gastric Bypass
Laminectomy
44. Surgical excision of the breast
Mastectomy
Appendectomy
Cholecystectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
45. 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
Sigmoidoscopy
Splenectomy
Colectomy
46. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding
Thoracostomy
Sigmoidoscopy
Laminectomy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
47. 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
Fusion
Whipple
Tubal Ligation
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
48. 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
Craniectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Laminectomy
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
49. Surgical procedure in which the salpinx 'fallopian tube' is removed
Escharotomy
Appendectomy
Salpingectomy
Oophorectomy
50. Surgical removal of the appendix
Appendectomy
Mastectomy
Fusion
Herniorrhaphy