To match: The correct diagnostic or treatment procedure with the given numbered definitions.
Answer to Problem 1PA
Correct answer:
- 1. Paracentesis
- 2. Laparotomy
- 3. Mastectomy
- 4. Amniocentesis
- 5. Tonsillectomy
- 6. Angioplasty
- 7. Thoracentesis
- 8. Colostomy
- 9. Angiography
- 10. Laparoscopy
Explanation of Solution
The correct diagnostic or treatment procedure with the given definitions is given below:
- 1. Removal of abdominal fluid (ascites) from the peritoneal space: Paracentesis.
In parecentesis, a needle is inserted into the peritoneal space for therapeutic purpose.
- 2. Large abdominal incision to remove an ovarian adenocarcinoma: Laparotomy.
Laparotomy is a surgical technique for making an incision in the abdominal wall to examine abdominal problems.
- 3. Removal of the breast: Mastectomy.
Mastectomy is carried out breast cancer in which all the tissues from the breast are removed.
- 4. A method used to determine the karyotype of a fetus: Amniocentesis.
Amniocentesis is a surgical procedure to remove fluid from the sac around a fetus.
- 5. Surgical procedure to remove pharyngeal lymphatic tissue: Tonsillectomy.
Tonsillectomy is surgical procedure used for the removal of tonsils.
- 6. Surgical procedure to open clogged coronary arteries: Angioplasty.
Angioplasty is a surgical method to open the blood vessels called as coronary arteries that supply blood to heart muscles.
- 7. Method of removing fluid from the chest (pleural effusion): Thoracentesis.
Thoracentesis is a procedure used to remove extra fluid from the chest.
- 8. Procedure to drain waste from the body after bowel resection: Colostomy.
Colostomy is a surgical procedure in which the large intestine is cut in half and the end leading to the stomach is brought out through the wall of the abdomen and attached to the skin.
- 9. X-ray procedure used to examine blood vessels before surgery: Angiography.
The process of recording (x-ray) blood vessels before surgery is known as angiography.
- 10. Minimally invasive surgery within the abdomen: Laparoscopy.
Laparoscopy is a process of visual examination of the abdomen.
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