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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






2. Surgical removal of the tonsils






3. 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






4. Surgical removal of the tonsils






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. Cardiac bypass; open heart surgery involving the bypass of an obstructed coronary artery usually with the saphenous vein or the internal mammary vein






9. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Surgical removal of the uterus






16. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






17. 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






18. Surgical removal of the spleen






19. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone






20. Surgical removal of the appendix






21. Surgical removal of an ovary






22. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone






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






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






25. Surgical procedure whereby the lamina on the vertebral bodies are removed in order to create more room for the spinal root to exit the spinal canal. Often used to treat painful sensory radiculopathies like sciatica






26. 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






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






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






29. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






30. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






37. Used to remove prostatic tissue by passing a cystoscope through the urethra to the prostate and cutting out the prostate






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Surgical removal of the spleen






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