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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AAA repair AICD Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Abdominal bladder suspension Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal CT scan Abdominal exploration Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic Abdominal paracentesis Abdominal tap Abdominal x-ray Acoustic neuroma removal Adenoidectomy Adhesiolysis Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation Adrenalectomy Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic Adult CPR Allergy testing Ambulatory cardiac monitoring Ambulatory electrocardiography Amniocentesis Amputation - general overview Amputation, above-the-knee Amputation, foot Amputation, below-the-knee Amputation, toe Aneurysmectomy Angiogram, coronary Angiography Angiography, MRI Angioplasty, coronary Anterior medistinotomy Anthrax vaccine Aortic aneurysm repair or removal Aortic valve replacement Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery Appendectomy Appendectomy - laparoscopic Arterial blood gases Arteriography Arthrocentesis Arthrodesis of foot and ankle Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic Arthroplasty, hip Arthroscopy Aspiration, breast needle Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel Atrial septal defect repair in children - open heart surgery Atrial septal defect repair in children - transcatheter procedure Audiology Audiometry Augmentation mammoplasty Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator Autopsy B BCG vaccine BKA BMT Balloon angioplasty Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty Barium enema Barium meal Barium swallow Barium x-ray Below-the-knee amputation Bilateral oophorectomy Bili lights Biliary tract radionuclide scan Biopsy Biopsy of liver Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, bone marrow Biopsy, breast needle Biopsy, breast open Biopsy, breast surgical Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, fine needle Biopsy, kidney Biopsy, large core needle Biopsy, liver Biopsy, lung and pleural Biopsy, lymph node Biopsy, prostate Bladder removal Blepharoplasty Blood pressure measurement Blood transfusion Body fat removal Bone scintigraphy Bone graft Bone marrow biopsy Bone marrow transplant Bone mineral density testing Bone scan Botox injection Botox injections - cosmetic Botulinum toxin injections - cosmetic Botulinum toxin type A Botulinum toxin type A - cosmetic Botulinum toxin type B - cosmetic Brachytherapy Breast augmentation Breast reduction Breast x-ray Breast MRI Breast needle aspiration Breast needle biopsy Breast needle localization Breast open biopsy Breast reconstruction Breast surgery Breast surgical biopsy Bronchoscopy Bunion removal Burch procedure Burn debridement C C-section CABG CAT scan CME CNB CPAP CPR for adults CPR for children CPR for infants CSF tap CSF analysis CT colonography CT scan CT scan, head CT scan, abdomen CTA Cardiac catheterization Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted Cardiac stent Cardiac stress test Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants Cardioversion Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel injection Carpal tunnel release Cataract removal Catheter angiography Central DXA Central line inserted central catheter Cerebrospinal fluid tap Cerebrospinal fluid analysis Cerivcal mediastinal exploration Cervical conization Cervical cryosurgery Cervical cancer screening Cervical cone biopsy Cervical mediastincoscopy Cesarean section Chamberlain's procedure Chemical stress test Chemotherapy Chest radiography Chest x-ray Chickenpox vaccine Child CPR Childbirth, cesarean section Childbirth, vaginal Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic Cholescintigraphy Cholesterol testing Circumcision (newborn) Closed joint aspiration Coarse-needle biopsy Cochlear implants Cognitive behavioral therapy Colectomy Colectomy - laparoscopic Colon polyp removal Colon polypectomy Colon removal Colon removal - laparoscopic Colonography Colonoscopy Colorectal resection Colposcopy Computed axial tomography Computed tomography Computed tomography angiography Computed tomography scan Cone biopsy Continuous positive airway pressure Cord blood transplantation Corneal transplant Coronary arteriography Coronary angiogram Coronary angiography Coronary angioplasty Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery stent Corticosteroid injection, spinal Cox maze Craniotomy Cryoablation Cutting adhesions CyberKnife® treatment Cystectomy Cystocele and rectocele repair Cystoscopy Cystourethroscopy D D & C DEXA DTaP vaccine-diptheria DTaP vaccine-pertussis DTaP vaccine-tetanus DXA Debridement Dermabrasion Diabetic control index Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen Dialectic behavior therapy Dialysis Dilation and curettage Diphtheria vaccine Discectomy, intervertebral Discogram Discography Diskogram Diskography for detecting a herniated disk Doppler ultrasound Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry E EBCT ECG EEG EGMH EKG EMG ERCP EUS EVAR Ear tubes surgery Early-onset germinal matrix hemorrhage Echo Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Electromyography Electron-beam computed tomography Electrophysiology study Endarterectomy Endometrial ablation Endometrial biopsy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic band ligation Endoscopic sclerotherapy Endoscopic ultrasonography Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Endovascular coiling Endovascular embolization Enteral feeding Enterostomy Epidural blood patch Epidural corticosteroid injection Episiotomy Esophageal band ligation Esophageal varices injections Esophagectomy Excision biopsy, skin Excretory urography Exercise stress test Exercise tolerance test Exploratory laparotomy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Eye exam for retinopathy of prematurity Eye surgery, cataracts Eye surgery, glaucoma Eye surgery, repair of detached retina Eyelid surgery F FNA FOBT Fecal occult blood test Femoropopliteal bypass Fetal blood transfusion Fiberoptic joint examination Fibroid tumor removal Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic Fine needle biopsy Fine-needle aspiration Flat plate of the abdomen Flexible sigmoidoscopy Flu vaccine Foot amputation Fracture reduction Fracture reduction - closed Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation Fundoplication Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery G GH testing Gallbladder removal - laparscopic Gallbladder scan Gamma Knife™ treatment Gastrectomy Gastric bypass surgery Gastrostomy General anesthesia German measles vaccine Glaucoma surgery Glossectomy Glycosylated hemoglobin test Growth hormone testing Guided tissue regeneration H HBO2 HBOT HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan HIDA scan HPV testing HPV vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hallux valgus repair Hammertoe correction HbA1c Head CT scan Head-up tilt table test (HUT) Hearing test Heart transplant Heart assist system implantation Heart ultrasound Heart valve repair Heart-lung transplant Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Hemiglossectomy Hemorrhoid banding Hemorrhoid ligation Hemorrhoid removal Hemorrhoidectomy Hep A vaccine Hep B vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatobiliary imaging Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan Hepatobiliary scintigraphy Hernia repair Herniorrhaphy Herpes zoster vaccine Hib vaccine Hip arthroplasty Hip replacement Holter monitoring Human papillomavirus testing Human papillomavirus vaccine Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Hyperbaric oxygenation Hyperbarics Hysterectomy Hysterectomy - laparoscopic Hysterosalpingography Hysteroscopy I ICD IM injection IMRT IOP measurement IPT IPV IUT IVF IVH IVP IVU Ileum surgery Imaging, magnetic resonance Immunoglobin therapy Implantable cardioverter defibrillators In vitro fertilization Incision and drainage of a skin abscess Incision, perineum Infant CPR Infection debridement Influenza vaccine Ingrown toenail removal Injection, IM Injection, intramuscular Intensity modulated radiation therapy Intervertebral diskectomy Intramuscular injection Intraocular pressure measurement Intraperitoneal transfusion Intrathecal pain pump insertion Intrauterine Transfusion Intravenous Immunoglobulin Intravenous pyelogram Intravenous urography Intraventricular hemorrhage of infancy Intubation and mechanical ventilation Ionizing radiation Ionizing radiation - external J JP Drain Jackson-Pratt drain Japanese encephalitis vaccine K KUB Keratoplasty Kidney dialysis Kidney transplant Kidney biopsy Kidney removal Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy Kidney ultrasound Kidneys, ureter, bladder Knee arthroplasty Knee replacement Kyphoplasty L LASIK LEEP LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone Labor and delivery Laceration repair Lamina removal Laminectomy Lap chole LapBand Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted Laparoscopy Laparotomy, exploratory Large core needle biopsy Laryngectomy Laryngoscopy Lay rescuer CPR for adults Lay rescuer CPR for children Lay rescuer CPR for infants Leg artery bypass surgery Lipid testing Lipocontouring Lipoplasty Liposuction Lithotripsy for kidney stones Liver transplant Liver biopsy Localization, breast needle Loop cone biopsy of the cervix Loop electrosurgical excision procedure Lower GI series Lower GI endoscopy Lower leg venography Lumbar puncture Lumpectomy Lung transplant Lung and pleural biopsy Lung surgery Lymph node biopsy Lysis of adhesions M MCV4 vaccine MMR vaccine-measles MMR vaccine-mumps MMR vaccine-rubella MRI MRI scan MRI angiography Magnetic resonance angiography Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast Mammogram Mammography Mammoplasty, augmentation Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure Mastectomy Maze procedure--open surgery Measles vaccine Mediastinal tumor resection Medistinoscopy Medistinotomy Melanoma removal Meningococcal vaccine Meniscectomy Meniscus removal Microvascular clipping Microvascular occlusion Middle ear repair Mini-incision hip replacement Mini-maze procedure--minimally invasive surgery Minimally invasive repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm Minimally invasive total hip replacement Mitral valve replacement Mohs micrographic surgery Monoclonal antibody scan Morton's neuroma removal Mumps vaccine Myelogram Myelography for detecting a herniated disk Myocardial perfusion imaging Myomectomy Myomectomy - laparoscopic Myringotomy N Needle biopsy: thyroid Needle biopsy: lung and pleura Nephrectomy Nephrostomy Nerve conduction study Neurolemmoma Newborn circumcision Nonsurgical revascularization of noncoronary vessel Nuclear stress test O ORIF Oophorectomy Oophorectomy, bilateral Open reduction and internal fixation surgery Ovarian cyst removal Ovarian cyst removal - laparoscopic Ovariectomy Overnight sleep study Oxygen therapy P PCV vaccine PEG PET scan PET/CT scan PFT PFTs PICC PIVH PSA test PTCA Pacemaker insertion Pain pump insertion Pancreatic islet cell transplantation Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine Pap screening Pap smear Pap test Papanicolaou test Partial mastectomy Partial colectomy Partial colectomy - laparoscopic Partial gastrectomy Partial glossectomy Passive head-up tilt test Penetrating keratoplasty Penile prosthesis insertion Percutaneous needle aspiration Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty Percutaneous commissurotomy Percutaneous coronary revascularization Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Percutaneous nephrostomy Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Pericardial tap Pericardiocentesis Perineum incision Periodontal surgery—open flap Periodontal surgery—soft tissue graft Peripheral DXA Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Peripheral vascular ultrasound Peripherally inserted central catheter Peritoneal dialysis Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage Pertussis vaccine Phlebography Phototherapy Plasma exchange Plasmapheresis Pleural fluid aspiration Pleural tap Pneumococcal vaccine Pocket depth reduction Polio vaccine Polysomnogram Polysomnography Positron emission tomography Prostascint scan Prostate biopsy Prostate removal Prostate specific antigen test Prostate surgery, TURP Prostatectomy Pulmonary function tests Pulmonary lobectomy Punch biopsy, skin Puncture, lumbar Pyeloplasty Pyloric stenosis repair Pyloric stenosis repair - child Pyloromyotomy Pyloromyotomy - child Pyloroplasty Pyloroplasty - child R RFA Rabies vaccine Radiation therapy Radiation therapy - external Radical cystectomy Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Radiofrequency ablation Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism Radionuclide bone scan Radiotheraphy - external Radiotherapy Rapid eye movement studies Rational behavior therapy Rational living therapy Reduction mammoplasty Regional anesthesia Removal of a lung lobe Removal of hemmorrhoid Removal of the esophagus Removal of the lamina Removal of the thymus gland Removal, ingrown toenail Removal, spleen Renal ultrasound Repair of droopy eyelids Retinal detachment repair Retropubic suspension Rhinoplasty Root canal Rotator cuff repair Rotavirus vaccine Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids Rubella vaccine Rubeola vaccine S SHE Salpingo-oophorectomy Schema focused therapy Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices Sentinel lymph node biopsy Septoplasty Setting a fracture - closed Setting of fracture Shave biopsy, skin Shingles vaccine Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Skin abscess, incision and drainage Skin biopsy Skin graft Skin lesion biopsy Skin lesion removal Skin resurfacing Skinny-needle biopsy Sling procedure Small bowel resection Small intestine surgery Smallpox vaccine Sonogram Spinal and epidural anesthesia Spinal arthrodesis Spinal corticosteroid injection Spinal fusion Spinal tap Spleen removal Splenectomy Stereotactic radiosurgery Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic Steroid injection, spinal Stomach removal Stomach stapling - laparoscopic Stool occult blood test Stress test Subcutaneous injection Subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage Subtotal gastrectomy Suction lipectomy Surgery for breast cancer Surgery to remove a breast Surgery with keyhole incisions Surgery, lung Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic Surgical removal, gallbladder Surgical removal, meniscus Surgical removal, spleen Surgical removal, tonsil Surgical removal, adrenal glands Surgical removal, appendix Surgical removal, breast Surgical removal, colon Surgical removal, fibroid tumor Surgical removal, ovarian cyst Surgical removal, ovaries Surgical removal, prostate Surgical removal, skin lesion Surgical removal, thyroid Surgical removal, uterus Surgical repair, tendon Surgical skin planning Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic T TL - laparoscopic TURP Tdap vaccine-diptheria Tdap vaccine-tetanus Tdap-pertussis Technetium thyroid scan Tendon repair Tension free vaginal tape procedure Tetanus vaccine Therapeutic plasma exchange Thoracentesis Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted Thoracotomy Thymectomy Thyroid scan Thyroid scintiscan Thyroid uptake and scan Thyroidectomy Tilt table test Toe amputation Tonometry Tonsillectomy Tooth extraction Total colectomy Total colectomy - laparoscopic Total gastrectomy Total glossectomy Total hip replacement Tracheotomy Transesophageal echocardiography Transfemoral amputation Transplant, heart-lung Transplant, kidney Transplant, lung Transplant, bone marrow Transplant, heart Transplant, liver Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy Transthoracic needle aspiration Transurethral resection of the prostate Transvaginal suspension Treatment of varicose veins of the leg Tubal ligation - laparoscopic Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic Tube feeding Tuberculosis vaccine Tympanoplasty Tympanostomy Tympanotomy Typhoid vaccine U Ultrafast CT Ultrasound of the heart Ultrasound, doppler Ultrasound, abdominal Ultrasound, renal (kidneys) Upper GI series Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Upper gastrointestinal series Upright tilt test Urethral suspension Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure Urethral suspension - sling procedure Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure Urinary diversion surgery Urologic procedures, robot-assisted Urostomy Uterine fibroid removal Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic V VATS VC Vaginal birth Vaginal birth, labor and delivery Varicella vaccine Vasectomy Vein excision Vein harvest Venogram Venous duplex ultrasound Ventricular assist device Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - child Vertebral interbody fusion Vertebroplasty Vertical banded gastroplasty Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic Vestibular schwannoma Video-assisted thoracic surgery Virtual colonoscopy Visual evoked potential test W Weight reduction surgery Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty Whooping cough vaccine Wolf mini-maze Wound debridement Wound repair X X-ray X-ray of breast tissue X-ray, chest Y Yellow fever vaccine
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