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Heart pacemaker
National Library of Medicine — Cardiac pacemaker implantation; Artificial pacemaker; Permanent pacemaker; Internal pacemaker; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Biventricular pacemaker A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating ...More…
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Shoulder replacement
National Library of Medicine — Total shoulder arthroplasty; Endoprosthetic shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder arthroplasty; Replacement - shoulder; Arthroplasty - shoulder Shoulder replacement is surgery to replace the bones of the shoulder ...More…
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Arm MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the arm is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the upper and lower arm, including the elbow, wrist, hands, fingers, and the surrounding muscles and other tissues. You will lie on a narrow ...More…
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Arm CT scan
National Library of Medicine — CAT scan - arm; Computed axial tomography scan - arm; Computed tomography scan - arm A computed tomography (CT) scan of the arm is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the arm. Evaluate pain or other problems ...More…
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Peripheral artery bypass - leg
National Library of Medicine — Aortobifemoral bypass; Femoropopliteal; Femoral popliteal;Aorta-bifemoral bypass;Axillo-bifemoral bypass; Ilio-bifemoral bypass; Femoral-femoral bypass Peripheral artery bypass is surgery to reroute the blood supply around a blocked artery in one ...More…
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Endocardial cushion defect
National Library of Medicine — Atrioventricular (AV) canal defect; Atrioventricular septal defect; AVSD Endocardial cushion defect (ECD) is an abnormal heart condition in which there is no separation between the chambers of the heart. Essentially, the middle part of the heart ...More…
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Avian influenza
National Library of Medicine — Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly worldwide ...More…
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In vitro fertilization (IVF)
National Library of Medicine — IVF; Assisted reproductive technology; ART; Test-tube baby procedure In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the joining of a woman's egg and a man's sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means "outside the body." Fertilization means the sperm ...More…
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Xerosis
National Library of Medicine — Xerosis is an abnormal dryness of the skin or mucus membranes. The skin is dry, scaly, itchy, and red. Fine cracks may appear on the skin. Moisturizers, especially those that contain urea and lactic acid Topical steroids -- for areas that get ...More…
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Joint x-ray
National Library of Medicine — This test is an x-ray of a knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle, or other joint. The x-ray is not uncomfortable, except possibly from positioning the area being x-rayed. The x-ray is used to detect fractures, tumors, or degenerative conditions of ...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…
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Bone marrow transplant
National Library of Medicine — Transplant - bone marrow; Stem cell transplant; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Reduced intensity, non-myeloablative transplant; Mini transplant; Allogenic bone marrow transplant; Autologous bone marrow transplant; Umbilical cord blood transplantMore…