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AAA repair
Abdominal CT scan
Abdominal exploration
Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
Abdominal paracentesis
Abdominal tap
Abdominal x-ray
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Abdominal bladder suspension
Abdominal ultrasound
Acoustic neuroma removal
Adenoidectomy
Adhesiolysis
Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery
Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation
Adrenalectomy
Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
Adult CPR
AICD
Allergy testing
Ambulatory cardiac monitoring
Ambulatory electrocardiography
Amniocentesis
Amputation - general overview
Amputation, below-the-knee
Amputation, toe
Amputation, above-the-knee
Amputation, foot
Anesthesia
- Anesthesia - general
Aneurysmectomy
Angiogram, coronary
Angiography
Angiography, MRI
Angioplasty, coronary
Anterior medistinotomy
Anthrax vaccine
Aortic aneurysm repair or removal
Aortic valve replacement
Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery
Appendectomy
Appendectomy - laparoscopic
Arterial blood gases
Arteriography
Arthrocentesis
Arthrodesis of foot and ankle
Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic
Arthroplasty, hip
Arthroscopy
Aspiration, breast needle
Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel
Atrial septal defect repair in children - open heart surgery
Atrial septal defect repair in children - transcatheter procedure
Audiology
Audiometry
Augmentation mammoplasty
Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Autopsy

Balloon angioplasty
Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
Bariatric surgery
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Vertical banded gastroplasty
Barium enema
Barium meal
Barium swallow
Barium x-ray
BCG vaccine
Below-the-knee amputation
Bilateral oophorectomy
Bili lights
Biliary tract radionuclide scan
Biopsy
Biopsy of liver
Biopsy, bone marrow
Biopsy, breast needle
Biopsy, breast open
Biopsy, breast surgical
Biopsy, endometrial
Biopsy, fine needle
Biopsy, kidney
Biopsy, large core needle
Biopsy, liver
Biopsy, lung and pleural
Biopsy, lymph node
Biopsy, prostate
Biopsy, endometrial
BKA
Bladder removal
Blepharoplasty
Blood pressure measurement
Blood transfusion
BMT
Body fat removal
Bone graft
Bone marrow biopsy
Bone marrow transplant
Bone mineral density testing
Bone scan
Bone scintigraphy
Botox injection
Botox injections - cosmetic
Botulinum toxin injections - cosmetic
Botulinum toxin type A
Botulinum toxin type A - cosmetic
Botulinum toxin type B - cosmetic
Brachytherapy
Breast MRI
Breast needle aspiration
Breast needle biopsy
Breast needle localization
Breast open biopsy
Breast reconstruction
Breast surgery
Breast surgical biopsy
Breast augmentation
Breast reduction
Breast x-ray
Bronchoscopy
Bunion removal
Burch procedure
Burn debridement

CABG
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted
Cardiac stent
Cardiac stress test
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants
Cardioversion
Carotid endarterectomy
Carpal tunnel injection
Carpal tunnel release
CAT scan
Cataract removal
Catheter angiography
Central DXA
Central line inserted central catheter
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
Cerebrospinal fluid tap
Cerivcal mediastinal exploration
Cervical cancer screening
Cervical cone biopsy
Cervical mediastincoscopy
Cervical conization
Cervical cryosurgery
Cesarean section
Chamberlain's procedure
Chemical stress test
Chemotherapy
Chest radiography
Chest x-ray
Chickenpox vaccine
Child CPR
Childbirth, cesarean section
Childbirth, vaginal
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
Cholescintigraphy
Cholesterol testing
Circumcision (newborn)
Closed joint aspiration
CME
CNB
Coarse-needle biopsy
Cochlear implants
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Colectomy
Colectomy - laparoscopic
Colon polypectomy
Colon removal
Colon removal - laparoscopic
Colon polyp removal
Colonography
Colonoscopy
Colorectal resection
Colposcopy
Computed axial tomography
Computed tomography
Computed tomography angiography
Computed tomography scan
Cone biopsy
Continuous positive airway pressure
Cord blood transplantation
Corneal transplant
Coronary angiogram
Coronary angiography
Coronary angioplasty
Coronary artery bypass graft
Coronary artery stent
Coronary arteriography
Corticosteroid injection, spinal
Cox maze
CPAP
CPR for adults
CPR for children
CPR for infants
Craniotomy
Cryoablation
C-section
CSF analysis
CSF tap
CT colonography
CT scan
CT scan, abdomen
CT scan, head
CTA
Cutting adhesions
CyberKnife® treatment
Cystectomy
Cystocele and rectocele repair
Cystoscopy
Cystourethroscopy

D & C
Debridement
Dermabrasion
DEXA
Diabetic control index
Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen
Dialectic behavior therapy
Dialysis
Dilation and curettage
Diphtheria vaccine
Discectomy, intervertebral
Discogram
Discography
Diskogram
Diskography for detecting a herniated disk
Doppler ultrasound
DTaP vaccine-diptheria
DTaP vaccine-pertussis
DTaP vaccine-tetanus
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
DXA

Ear tubes surgery
Early-onset germinal matrix hemorrhage
EBCT
ECG
Echo
Echocardiogram
EEG
EGMH
EKG
Electrocardiogram
Electroencephalogram
Electromyography
Electron-beam computed tomography
Electrophysiology study
EMG
Endarterectomy
Endometrial ablation
Endometrial biopsy
Endoscopic band ligation
Endoscopic sclerotherapy
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Endovascular coiling
Endovascular embolization
Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Enteral feeding
Enterostomy
Epidural blood patch
Epidural corticosteroid injection
Episiotomy
ERCP
Esophageal band ligation
Esophageal varices injections
Esophagectomy
EUS
EVAR
Excision biopsy, skin
Excretory urography
Exercise stress test
Exercise tolerance test
Exploratory laparotomy
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Eye exam for retinopathy of prematurity
Eye surgery, repair of detached retina
Eye surgery, cataracts
Eye surgery, glaucoma
Eyelid surgery

Fecal occult blood test
Femoropopliteal bypass
Fetal blood transfusion
Fiberoptic joint examination
Fibroid tumor removal
Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic
Fine needle biopsy
Fine-needle aspiration
Flat plate of the abdomen
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Flu vaccine
FNA
FOBT
Foot amputation
Fracture reduction - closed
Fracture reduction
Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation
Fundoplication
Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery
Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery

Gallbladder removal - laparscopic
Gallbladder scan
Gamma Knife™ treatment
Gastrectomy
Gastric bypass surgery
Gastrostomy
General anesthesia
German measles vaccine
GH testing
Glaucoma surgery
Glossectomy
Glycosylated hemoglobin test
Growth hormone testing
Guided tissue regeneration

Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
Hallux valgus repair
Hammertoe correction
HbA1c
HBO2
HBOT
Head CT scan
Head-up tilt table test (HUT)
Hearing test
Heart assist system implantation
Heart ultrasound
Heart valve repair
Heart transplant
Heart-lung transplant
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hemiglossectomy
Hemorrhoid removal
Hemorrhoid banding
Hemorrhoid ligation
Hemorrhoidectomy
Hep A vaccine
Hep B vaccine
Hepatitis A vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatobiliary imaging
Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy
Hernia repair
Herniorrhaphy
Herpes zoster vaccine
Hib vaccine
HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan
HIDA scan
Hip arthroplasty
Hip replacement
Holter monitoring
HPV vaccine
HPV testing
Human papillomavirus vaccine
Human papillomavirus testing
Hyperbaric medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric oxygenation
Hyperbarics
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy - laparoscopic
Hysterosalpingography
Hysteroscopy

ICD
Ileum surgery
IM injection
Imaging, magnetic resonance
Immunoglobin therapy
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
IMRT
In vitro fertilization
Incision and drainage of a skin abscess
Incision, perineum
Infant CPR
Infection debridement
Influenza vaccine
Ingrown toenail removal
Injection, IM
Injection, intramuscular
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Intervertebral diskectomy
Intramuscular injection
Intraocular pressure measurement
Intraperitoneal transfusion
Intrathecal pain pump insertion
Intrauterine Transfusion
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Intravenous pyelogram
Intravenous urography
Intraventricular hemorrhage of infancy
Intubation and mechanical ventilation
Ionizing radiation - external
Ionizing radiation
IOP measurement
IPT
IPV
IUT
IVF
IVH
IVP
IVU

Jackson-Pratt drain
Japanese encephalitis vaccine
JP Drain

Keratoplasty
Kidney biopsy
Kidney removal
Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy
Kidney ultrasound
Kidney dialysis
Kidney transplant
Kidneys, ureter, bladder
Knee arthroplasty
Knee replacement
KUB
Kyphoplasty

Labor and delivery
Laceration repair
Lamina removal
Laminectomy
Lap chole
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted
Laparoscopy
Laparotomy, exploratory
LapBand
Large core needle biopsy
Laryngectomy
Laryngoscopy
LASIK
Lay rescuer CPR for adults
Lay rescuer CPR for children
Lay rescuer CPR for infants
LEEP
Leg artery bypass surgery
Lipid testing
Lipocontouring
Lipoplasty
Liposuction
Lithotripsy for kidney stones
Liver biopsy
Liver transplant
LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
Localization, breast needle
Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
Lower GI endoscopy
Lower GI series
Lower leg venography
Lumbar puncture
Lumpectomy
Lung and pleural biopsy
Lung surgery
Lung transplant
Lymph node biopsy
Lysis of adhesions

Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast
Magnetic resonance angiography
Mammogram
Mammography
Mammoplasty, augmentation
Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
Mastectomy
Maze procedure--open surgery
MCV4 vaccine
Measles vaccine
Mediastinal tumor resection
Medistinoscopy
Medistinotomy
Melanoma removal
Meningococcal vaccine
Meniscectomy
Meniscus removal
Microvascular clipping
Microvascular occlusion
Middle ear repair
Mini-incision hip replacement
Minimally invasive repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Minimally invasive total hip replacement
Mini-maze procedure--minimally invasive surgery
Mitral valve replacement
MMR vaccine-measles
MMR vaccine-mumps
MMR vaccine-rubella
Mohs micrographic surgery
Monoclonal antibody scan
Morton's neuroma removal
MRI
MRI angiography
MRI scan
Mumps vaccine
Myelogram
Myelography for detecting a herniated disk
Myocardial perfusion imaging
Myomectomy
Myomectomy - laparoscopic
Myringotomy

Needle biopsy: lung and pleura
Needle biopsy: thyroid
Nephrectomy
Nephrostomy
Nerve conduction study
Neurolemmoma
Newborn circumcision
Nonsurgical revascularization of noncoronary vessel
Nuclear stress test

Oophorectomy
Oophorectomy, bilateral
Open reduction and internal fixation surgery
ORIF
Ovarian cyst removal - laparoscopic
Ovarian cyst removal
Ovariectomy
Overnight sleep study
Oxygen therapy

Pacemaker insertion
Pain pump insertion
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine
Pap screening
Pap smear
Pap test
Papanicolaou test
Partial colectomy
Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
Partial gastrectomy
Partial glossectomy
Partial mastectomy
Passive head-up tilt test
PCV vaccine
PEG
Penetrating keratoplasty
Penile prosthesis insertion
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
Percutaneous commissurotomy
Percutaneous coronary revascularization
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Percutaneous nephrostomy
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Percutaneous needle aspiration
Pericardial tap
Pericardiocentesis
Perineum incision
Periodontal surgery—open flap
Periodontal surgery—soft tissue graft
Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Peripheral DXA
Peripheral vascular ultrasound
Peripherally inserted central catheter
Peritoneal dialysis
Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage
Pertussis vaccine
PET scan
PET/CT scan
PFT
PFTs
Phlebography
Phototherapy
PICC
PIVH
Plasma exchange
Plasmapheresis
Pleural fluid aspiration
Pleural tap
Pneumococcal vaccine
Pocket depth reduction
Polio vaccine
Polysomnogram
Polysomnography
Positron emission tomography
Prostascint scan
Prostate biopsy
Prostate removal
Prostate specific antigen test
Prostate surgery, TURP
Prostatectomy
PSA test
PTCA
Pulmonary function tests
Pulmonary lobectomy
Punch biopsy, skin
Puncture, lumbar
Pyeloplasty
Pyloric stenosis repair - child
Pyloric stenosis repair
Pyloromyotomy
Pyloromyotomy - child
Pyloroplasty
Pyloroplasty - child

Rabies vaccine
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy - external
Radical cystectomy
Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
Radiofrequency ablation
Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
Radionuclide bone scan
Radiotheraphy - external
Radiotherapy
Rapid eye movement studies
Rational behavior therapy
Rational living therapy
Reduction mammoplasty
Regional anesthesia
Removal of a lung lobe
Removal of hemmorrhoid
Removal of the esophagus
Removal of the lamina
Removal of the thymus gland
Removal, ingrown toenail
Removal, spleen
Renal ultrasound
Repair of droopy eyelids
Retinal detachment repair
Retropubic suspension
RFA
Rhinoplasty
Robot-assisted surgery - overview
- Robot-assisted urologic procedures
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
- Robot-assisted cardiac procedures
- Robot-assisted thoracic procedures
Root canal
Rotator cuff repair
Rotavirus vaccine
Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids
Rubella vaccine
Rubeola vaccine

Salpingo-oophorectomy
Schema focused therapy
Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Septoplasty
Setting a fracture - closed
Setting of fracture
Shave biopsy, skin
SHE
Shingles vaccine
Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
Skin abscess, incision and drainage
Skin biopsy
Skin graft
Skin lesion biopsy
Skin lesion removal
Skin resurfacing
Skinny-needle biopsy
Sling procedure
Small bowel resection
Small intestine surgery
Smallpox vaccine
Sonogram
Spinal and epidural anesthesia
Spinal arthrodesis
Spinal corticosteroid injection
Spinal fusion
Spinal tap
Spleen removal
Splenectomy
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
Steroid injection, spinal
Stomach removal
Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
Stool occult blood test
Stress test
Subcutaneous injection
Subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage
Subtotal gastrectomy
Suction lipectomy
Surgery for breast cancer
Surgery to remove a breast
Surgery with keyhole incisions
Surgery, lung
Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
Surgical removal, adrenal glands
Surgical removal, appendix
Surgical removal, breast
Surgical removal, colon
Surgical removal, fibroid tumor
Surgical removal, ovarian cyst
Surgical removal, ovaries
Surgical removal, prostate
Surgical removal, skin lesion
Surgical removal, thyroid
Surgical removal, uterus
Surgical removal, gallbladder
Surgical removal, meniscus
Surgical removal, spleen
Surgical removal, tonsil
Surgical repair, tendon
Surgical skin planning
Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic

Tdap vaccine-diptheria
Tdap vaccine-tetanus
Tdap-pertussis
Technetium thyroid scan
Tendon repair
Tension free vaginal tape procedure
Tetanus vaccine
Therapeutic plasma exchange
Thoracentesis
Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted
Thoracotomy
Thymectomy
Thyroid scan
Thyroid scintiscan
Thyroid uptake and scan
Thyroidectomy
Tilt table test
TL - laparoscopic
Toe amputation
Tonometry
Tonsillectomy
Tooth extraction
Total colectomy
Total colectomy - laparoscopic
Total gastrectomy
Total glossectomy
Total hip replacement
Tracheotomy
Transesophageal echocardiography
Transfemoral amputation
Transplant, bone marrow
Transplant, heart
Transplant, liver
Transplant, heart-lung
Transplant, kidney
Transplant, lung
Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy
Transthoracic needle aspiration
Transurethral resection of the prostate
Transvaginal suspension
Treatment of varicose veins of the leg
Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
Tube feeding
Tuberculosis vaccine
TURP
Tympanoplasty
Tympanostomy
Tympanotomy
Typhoid vaccine

Ultrafast CT
Ultrasound of the heart
Ultrasound, abdominal
Ultrasound, renal (kidneys)
Ultrasound, doppler
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Upper gastrointestinal series
Upper GI series
Upright tilt test
Urethral suspension
Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension
Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure
Urethral suspension - sling procedure
Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure
Urinary diversion surgery
Urologic procedures, robot-assisted
Urostomy
Uterine fibroid removal
Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic

Vaccines
- Overview: What Are Vaccines?
- Anthrax vaccine
- BCG vaccine
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Diphtheria vaccine
- German measles vaccine
- H1N1 pandemic 2009 influenza vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Herpes zoster vaccine
- HiB vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Influenza vaccine
- Japanese encephalitis vaccine
- Lockjaw vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Mumps vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Rubella vaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
- Shingles vaccine
- Smallpox vaccine
- Tetanus vaccine
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- Typhoid vaccine
- Varicella vaccine
- Whooping cough vaccine
- Yellow fever vaccine
Vaginal birth, labor and delivery
Vaginal birth
Varicella vaccine
Vasectomy
VATS
VC
Vein excision
Vein harvest
Venogram
Venous duplex ultrasound
Ventricular assist device
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - child
Vertebral interbody fusion
Vertebroplasty
Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic
Vertical banded gastroplasty
Vestibular schwannoma
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Virtual colonoscopy
Visual evoked potential test

Weight reduction surgery
Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
Whooping cough vaccine
Wolf mini-maze
Wound repair
Wound debridement

X-ray
X-ray of breast tissue
X-ray, chest

Yellow fever vaccine