Procedures Flashcards
1
Q
Removal of abdominal fluids (ascites) from the peritoneal space
A
Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)
2
Q
large abdominal incision to remove an ovarian Adenocarinoma(overian cancer)
A
Laparotomy
3
Q
removal of breast
A
mastectomy
4
Q
a method used to determine the karyotye of an fetus
A
Aminocentesis
5
Q
surgical procedure to remove pharyngeal lympthatic tissue
A
tonsillectomy
6
Q
surgical procedure to open coronary arteries
A
angioplasty
7
Q
method of removing fluid from the chest (pleural effusion)
A
thoracentesis
8
Q
procedure to drain waste from the body after bowel resection
A
colostomy
9
Q
x-ray procedure used to examine blood
A
angiography
10
Q
minimally invasive surgery withing the abdomen
A
Laparoscopy
