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DefinitionTropical Immersion Foot, also known as Trench Foot or Paddy Foot, is a condition that affects the feet when they are exposed to wet and cold...
DefinitionTurbinectomy; Turbinoplasty; Turbinate reduction; Nasal airway surgery The inside walls of the nose have 3 pairs of long thin bones covered with thin tissue. These bones...
DefinitionTurbinectomy; Turbinoplasty; Turbinate reduction; Nasal airway surgery The inside walls of the nose have 3 pairs of long thin bones covered with thin tissue. These bones...
DefinitionSciatic nerve injury occurs when there’s damage or pressure on the sciatic nerve, which is a large nerve that runs from the lower back down through...
DefinitionSurgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury,...
DefinitionUmbilical hernia repair is surgery to repair an umbilical hernia. An umbilical hernia is a sac (pouch) formed from the inner lining of your belly (abdominal cavity)...
DefinitionChoking – unconscious adult or child over 1 year; First aid – choking – unconscious adult or child over 1 year; CPR – choking – unconscious...
DefinitionLoss of consciousness – first aid; Coma – first aid; Mental status change; Altered mental status Unconsciousness is when a person is unable to respond to...
DefinitionOrchidopexy; Inguinal orchidopexy; Orchiopexy; Repair of the undescended testicle; Cryptorchidism repair Undescended testicle repair is surgery to correct testicles that have not dropped down into the correct...
DefinitionOrchidopexy; Inguinal orchidopexy; Orchiopexy; Repair of the undescended testicle; Cryptorchidism repair Undescended testicle repair is surgery to correct testicles that have not dropped down into the correct...
DefinitionUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty; Knee replacement – partial; Unicondylar knee replacement; Arthroplasty – unicompartmental knee; UKA; Minimally invasive partial knee replacement A partial knee replacement is a...
