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What is the purpose of using an antiseptic on a patient prior to surgery?
To prevent bacteria from the skin getting into the incision.
How medical examination body position benefits patient and nurse?
Using a body position appropriate to to the medical exam allows the patient to maintain as much privacy as possible, and allows both nurse and patient to maximize comfort and ergonomic safety.
What happens during the plastic surgeon rhinoplasty procedure?
During a rhinoplasty procedure the patient is sedated using anesthesia. Following this an incision is made either between the nostrils or on the inside of the nose. Once access to the inside of the nose is obtained, the nose is reshaped by either removing or adding cartilage. Once the desired shape is achieved, the incision is closed using stitches, and the area is bandaged tightly to help reduce swelling.
What does cholelithotomy mean?
it's the removal of a gallstone using an incision inside the gallbladder
Incision and drainage of these glands are not reported using female gential system but instead reported using surgery section urinary system codes?
Incision and drainage of Skene's glands are not reported using Female Genital System, but instead reported using Surgery section, Urinary system codes.
How do you use incision in a sentence?
As the doctor started the incision, the nurse prepared to control the bleeding. Many operations today can be done through a small incision, using the process called laparoscopic surgery.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the prostate through an incision behind the pubic bone?
Retropubic prostatectomy is surgical removal of the prostate using an incision behind the pubic bone.
What is a sentence using the word recumbent?
In order to give blood, the patient is lowered into a recumbent position. He was recumbent on the couch, resting after an afternoon of chores.
When having a vasectomy is it percutaneous?
Some are done that way. Others are done by using an incision in the scrotum.
Not involve a surgical procedure or using an incision to create an opening?
Generally, a noninvasive procedure does not involve a surgical procedure or the use of an incision to create an opening. Examples of noninvasive procedures are imaging tests and different types of therapy.
How is a hiatal hernia repair done?
An incision is made in the groin area. The tissues are separated from the hernia sac, and the intestines are returned to the abdomen. The area is often reinforced with webbing before it is sewn shut. The skin is closed with sutures or.
What is a laparoscopic nephrectomy?
A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney. A laparoscopic nephrectomy is the removal of the kidney using "keyhole" surgery. This means using special instruments so that only a very small cut is made in the patient. It needs to be only large enough to insert the instruments and can be stretched to allow the kidney to be removed. The small incision is generally believed to be beneficial to the patient by allowing faster recovery and minimal scaring.
