Medical procedure
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A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of patients, used by medical or paramedical personnel.
A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test. Other common kinds of procedures are therapeutic (i.e., with the intention or treating, curing or restoring function or structure), including the large group or surgical procedures. Rehabilitation procedures are included in this group.
List of medical procedures
Propedeutic
Diagnostic
- Cardiac stress test
- Electrocardiography
- Electroencephalography
- Endoluminal capsule monitoring
- Electrocorticography
- Electromyography
- Electronystagmography
- Electrooculography
- Electroretinography
- Evoked potential
- Endoscopy
- Esophageal motility study
- Medical imaging
- Posturography
- Electroneuronography
- EEG topography
- Neuroimaging
- Magnetoencephalography
Therapeutic
See also: Therapy, List of surgical procedures
- Precordial thump
- Politzerization
- Hemodialysis
- Hemofiltration
- Plasmapheresis
- Apheresis
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Cancer vaccine
- Cervical conization
- Chemotherapy
- Cytoluminescent therapy
- Insulin potentiation therapy
- Low-dose chemotherapy
- Monoclonal antibody therapy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Targeted therapy
- Unsealed source radiotherapy
- Virtual reality therapy
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
- Phototerapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Heat therapy
- Shock therapy
- Fluid replacement therapy
- Palliative care
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Oxygen therapy
- Gene therapy
- Enzyme replacement therapy
- Intravenous therapy
- Kinesiotherapy
- Phage therapy
- Serotherapy
- Respiratory therapy
- Vision therapy
- Electrotherapy
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Laser therapy
- Combination therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Immunization
- Vaccination
- Immunosuppressive therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Drug therapy
- Acupuncture
- Antivenom
- Magnetic therapy
- Craniosacral therapy
- Chelation therapy
- Hormonal therapy
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Opiate replacement therapy
- Cell therapy
- Stem cell treatments
- Proton therapy
- Intubation
- Nebulization
- Inhalation therapy
- Ion therapy
- Fluoride therapy
- Cold compression therapy
- Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Nicotine replacement therapy
- Oral rehydration therapy
Surgical
- Stereotactic surgery
- Radiosurgery
- Endoscopic surgery
- Lithotomy
- Image-guided surgery
- Facial rejuvenation
- Neovaginoplasty
- Vaginoplasty
- Ablation
- Amputation
- Bucomaxillofacial surgery
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Cryosurgery
- General surgery
- Hand surgery
- Laminectomy
- Hemilaminectomy
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Lithotriptor
- Lobotomy
- Knee cartilage replacement therapy
- Xenotransplantation
Other
See also
- Invasive (medical)
- Non-invasive
- Minimally invasive
- Extracorporeal
- Course (medicine)
- Surgical instruments
- List of surgical instruments
- Medical test
- Physical examination
- Contraindication
- Complication (medicine)
- Drug interaction
- Iatrogenesis
- Medical error
- Medical prescription
- Nocebo
- Responsible drug use
- Vital signs
- Consensus (medical)
- Guideline (medical)
- Algorithm (medical)
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
