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Pediatric heart surgery
National Library of Medicine — Heart surgery - pediatric; Heart surgery for children; Acquired heart disease, Heart valve surgery - children Heart surgery in children is done to repair heart defects a child is born with (congenital heart defects) and heart diseases a child ...More…
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Leg or foot amputation
National Library of Medicine — Amputation - foot; Amputation - leg; Trans-metatarsal amputation; Below knee amputation; BK amputation; Above knee amputation; AK amputation; Trans-femoral amputation; Trans-tibial amputation Leg or foot amputation is the removal of a leg, foot ...More…
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Abortion - medical
National Library of Medicine — Therapeutic medical abortion; Elective medical abortion; Induced abortion A medical abortion is the use of certain medications to end a pregnancy. The drugs help remove the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus). Sometimes the woman ...More…
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Aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular
National Library of Medicine — EVAR; Endovascular aneurysm repair; AAA repair - endovascular; Repair - aortic aneurysm - endovascular Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix a widened part (or aneurysm) in your aorta, the large artery that carries blood ...More…
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - open
National Library of Medicine — Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix a widened part (or aneurysm) in your aorta, the large artery that carries blood to your belly (abdomen), pelvis, and legs. An aortic aneurysm is when part of this artery becomes too large or ...More…
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Absent pulmonary valve
National Library of Medicine — Absent pulmonary valve syndrome; Congenital absence of the pulmonary valve; Pulmonary valve agenesis Absent pulmonary valve is a rare defect in which the pulmonary valve that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs is either missing ...More…
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Quadruple screen test
National Library of Medicine — Quad screen; Multiple marker screening; AFP plus; Triple screen test; AFP maternal; MSAFP; 4-marker screen The quadruple screen test is a blood test done during pregnancy to determine whether the baby is at risk for certain birth defects. This ...More…
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Shoulder arthroscopy
National Library of Medicine — SLAP repair; Acromioplasty; Bankart; Shoulder repair; Shoulder surgery Shoulder arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera called an arthroscope to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is ...More…
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Sebaceous adenoma
National Library of Medicine — Sebaceous hyperplasia; Hyperplasia - sebaceous; Adenoma - sebaceous A sebaceous adenoma is a noncancerous tumor of an oil-producing gland. A sebaceous adenoma looks like a small bump. There is usually one one, and it is usually found on the face, ...More…
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Point tenderness - abdomen
National Library of Medicine — Abdominal point tenderness refers to the pain you feel when pressure is applied to a specific part of the belly area (abdomen). The abdomen is an area of the body a doctor can easily examine by touch. The doctor can feel masses and organs within ...More…
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Type 2 diabetes
National Library of Medicine — Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes Type 2 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. It begins when the body does not respond correctly to insulin, a hormone released ...More…
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Large bowel resection
National Library of Medicine — Ascending colectomy; Descending colectomy; Transverse colectomy; Right hemicolectomy; Left hemicolectomy; Hand assisted bowel surgery; Low anterior resection; Sigmoid colectomy; Subtotal colectomy; Proctocolectomy; Colon resection; Laparoscopic ...More…