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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
Carotid Endarterectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
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
Tubal Ligation
Adenoidectomy
Fusion
Fasciotomy
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
Herniorrhaphy
Pacemaker
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Laparoscopy
4. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow
Escharotomy
Mastectomy
Colonoscopy
Coronary Stent
5. Surgical removal of the tonsils
Tonsillectomy
Splenectomy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Sternotomy
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
Cardiac Catherization
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Fasciotomy
Gastric Bypass
7. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Coronary Stent
Sigmoidoscopy
8. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Laparotomy
Colonoscopy
Angioplasty
9. Surgical removal of the appendix
Appendectomy
Colostomy
Gastric Bypass
Fusion
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
Laminectomy
PICC Line
Hysterectomy
Fasciotomy
11. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes
Sternotomy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Cardiac Catherization
Tubal Ligation
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
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Laminectomy
Colectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
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
Hysterectomy
Whipple
Thoracostomy
Craniectomy
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
Cricothyrotomy
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
15. Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Appendectomy
Tonsillectomy
Cholecystectomy
16. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes
Fasciotomy
Tubal Ligation
Appendectomy
Fasciotomy
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.
Fasciotomy
Pacemaker
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
18. Procedure to remove a stone or dilate a blocked common bile duct or pancreatic duct; usually done by the gastroeneterologist
Craniotomy
Oophorectomy
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Splenectomy
19. Surgical procedure in which the salpinx 'fallopian tube' is removed
Salpingectomy
Tubal Ligation
Oophorectomy
Cardiac Catherization
20. Surgical removal of an ovary
Oophorectomy
Cricothyrotomy
Coronary Stent
Endoscopy
21. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved
Fem-Pop Bypass
Fem-Pop Bypass
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Salpingectomy
22. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved
Endoscopy
Craniotomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
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
Tonsillectomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Craniectomy
Cardiac Catherization
24. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs
Hysterectomy
Thoracostomy
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Laminectomy
25. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Craniotomy
Cholecystectomy
Carotid Endarterectomy
26. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Thoracostomy
Sigmoidoscopy
Appendectomy
27. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma
Exploratory Laproscopy (ExLap)
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Laminectomy
Sternotomy
28. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum
Colonoscopy
Laminectomy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Angioplasty
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
Endoscopy
Appendectomy
Colonoscopy
Tonsillectomy
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.
Craniectomy
Pacemaker
Tonsillectomy
Laparoscopy
31. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Laparotomy
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Whipple
32. Surgical removal of the uterus
Sternotomy
Craniotomy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Hysterectomy
33. Surgical excision of the breast
Angioplasty
Tubal Ligation
Mastectomy
Hysterectomy
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
Pacemaker
Carotid Endarterectomy
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Whipple
35. Surgical excision of the breast
Fem-Pop Bypass
Mastectomy
Thoracostomy
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
36. Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall
Hysterectomy
Laminectomy
Colostomy
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
37. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands
Herniorrhaphy
Adenoidectomy
Mastectomy
Tonsillectomy
38. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired
Colectomy
Sternotomy
Herniorrhaphy
Cholecystectomy
39. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Cardiac Catherization
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Laparotomy
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
Escharotomy
Gastric Bypass
Splenectomy
PICC Line
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
Fem-Pop Bypass
Colectomy
Herniorrhaphy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
42. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow
Angioplasty
Craniotomy
Coronary Stent
Fusion
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'
Mastectomy
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Gastric Bypass
Cholecystectomy
44. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired
Escharotomy
Herniorrhaphy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Mastectomy
45. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma
Above Knee Amputation (AKA)
Sigmoidoscopy
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (TURP)
Cardiac Catherization
46. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)
Thoracostomy
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Sternotomy
Craniotomy
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
Coronary Stent
Fem-Pop Bypass
Oophorectomy
Endoscopy
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
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
Carotid Endarterectomy
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Hysterectomy
49. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered
Colostomy
Escharotomy
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Whipple
50. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma
Adenoidectomy
Carotid Endarterectomy
Craniotomy
Sigmoidoscopy