5 years ago

Gall Bladder...

Surgery to remove your gallbladder is called cholecystectomy. The gallbladder is an organ on the right side of your upper abdomen. The gallbladder may need to be removed when there are stones in it or in the duct leading from the gallbladder. The stones may cause swelling or infection. There are two ways to do Read More

5 years ago

Dialysis

Dialysis is a treatment used when your body’s kidneys stop working well. Extra fluids and wastes are removed from your body with dialysis. There are 2 types of dialysis: Hemodialysis  Peritoneal dialysis  Hemodialysis With hemodialysis, small amounts of blood are pumped out of the body and through a dialysis machine that has a filter called Read More

5 years ago

CPAP (Continuous...

The air passages of the nose and the throat of some people become blocked or collapse while they are sleeping. This airway collapse causes a blockage, which can cause breathing to stop briefly. When breathing stops for a short time, it is known as apnea. Apnea is a serious condition and needs to be treated. Read More

5 years ago

Coumadin (Warfarin)

Blood thinner medicine Coumadin is also called warfarin. This type of medicine is known as an anticoagulant or blood thinner. Coumadin helps stop clots from forming in the blood. A blood clot could cause serious problems if it moved to a different part of the body, such as the heart, lungs or brain. Your blood Read More

5 years ago

Coronary Artery...

Coronary artery bypass surgery is also called bypass surgery or open heart surgery. It is done to allow blood to flow around blocked blood vessels in the heart. Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients. During bypass surgery, a piece of a blood vessel from the leg, Read More

5 years ago

Cancer Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, also called chemo, is a medicine used to treat cancer. These medicines destroy cancer cells, keep them from growing and spreading, shrink the size of a tumor, or relieve cancer symptoms.  Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy medicine may be given:  With other medicine  Before or after surgery and/or radiation to shrink a Read More

5 years ago

Appendectomy

Appendectomy is a surgery to remove the appendix. The appendix is a small pouch that comes off the large intestine. The appendix sometimes gets blocked and becomes infected and swollen. Signs of an infected appendix include abdominal pain in the lower right side, fever, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting. If the appendix bursts, it can Read More

7 years ago

EMG

What Is EMG? Your muscles move when nerve signals from the brain tell them to get to work. Electromyography measures how well your muscles respond to those signals. If the test picks up a problem, you may be diagnosed with what is called a neuromuscular disorder. What Is NCS? Nerve signals are electrical impulses that Read More

7 years ago

EEG

EEG Introduction An EEG, or electroencephalogram, is a test that can help diagnose epilepsy. During an EEG, the electrical signals of the brain are recorded. This electrical activity is detected by electrodes, or sensors, placed on the patient’s scalp and transmitted to a polygraph that records the activity. Electrical signals produced by the brain neurons Read More

7 years ago

OPG

An OPG is a panoramic or wide view x-ray of the lower face, which displays all the teeth of the upper and lower jaw on a single film. It demonstrates the number, position and growth of all the teeth including those that have not yet surfaced or erupted. It is different from the small close Read More

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