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What is inserted simultaneously with the catheter during a catheter ablation procedure?
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∙ 13y ago
At the same time as the catheter is inserted, a second electrode is placed on the patient's skin.
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Unable to urinate uses a tube?
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Where does the distal end of a peripehral inserted central catheter terminate?
Right arm
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Definition of intercostal drainage?
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What does a catheter ablation involve?
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What is a catheter ablation procedure?
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Once the type of irregular heartbeat is identified and these medicines are given, the catheter is inserted through a blood vessel and into the heart.
What is IDC insertion?
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A nephrostomy is a surgical procedure by which a tube, stent, or catheter is inserted through the skin and into the kidney
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During the procedure, the patient lies on a tilting x-ray table. The area where the catheter will be inserted will be shaved,
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What is transhepatic biliary catheterization?
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Hollow tube inserted into a body cavity?
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In this procedure, a laser beam inserted in the urethra via a catheter heats and destroys the extra prostate capsule tissue.
What is the medical abbreviation meaning peripheral inserted central catheter?
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