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Medical Terminology: Procedures Flashcards

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  1. What is a 'lumbar puncture' (spinal tap)?

    Answer: Collecting cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back for diagnosing meningitis, MS, or cancer

    A lumbar puncture collects CSF from the subarachnoid space for diagnostic testing.

  2. What is 'intubation' and when is it performed?

    Answer: Placing a tube into the trachea to maintain airway and assist breathing during surgery or emergencies

    Intubation secures the airway by inserting an endotracheal tube through the mouth into the trachea.

  3. What does 'debridement' involve in wound care?

    Answer: Removing dead, damaged, or infected tissue to promote healing

    Debridement removes necrotic, damaged, or infected tissue to facilitate healing.

  4. What is 'angioplasty'?

    Answer: Widening narrowed blood vessels using a balloon catheter, often with stent placement

    Angioplasty threads a catheter with balloon to a narrowed artery, inflates to restore blood flow, usually with stent placement.

  5. What is 'chemotherapy' and how does it work?

    Answer: Systemic drugs killing rapidly dividing cells, targeting cancer but also affecting some normal cells

    Chemotherapy uses cytotoxic drugs targeting rapidly dividing cells throughout the body.

  6. What is the purpose of a 'Pap smear'?

    Answer: Screen for cervical cancer by collecting cervical cells for microscopic examination

    Pap smears screen for precancerous or cancerous cervical changes, enabling early intervention.

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