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can be treated with phakic IOLs
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myopia
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used to record moving body parts
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fluoroscopy
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used for recording pictures of vessels
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angiograms
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means procedure using an instrument to record something
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graphy
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looks for defects in the kidney, ureter, and bladder
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KUB examination
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records information about the kidney pelvis
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pyelogram
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used to record spinal cord/nerve tissue information
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myelogram
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body xrays produce pictures of _____ body tissue and bones
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dense
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is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique
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computerized axial tomography
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produces radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes
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MRI
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laser assisted surgery "LASIK" used to correct
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myopia
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records information about electrical activity in the heart
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EKG or ECG
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used to record information about electrical activity in the brain
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EEG
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used to record information about electrical activity in the skeletal muscle
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EMG
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used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the brain
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PET scan
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used to detect heart damage
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Thallium Hot Spot Test
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literally means instrument to examine the chest
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stetho/scop/e
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literally means process or procedure for listening
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ascult/ation
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literally means process or procedure of striking
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percuss/ion
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literally means refers to the eye
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ocular
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literally means to measure the pulse by hand
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sphygmo/mano/meter
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procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part
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ultra/sono/graph/y
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literally means the procedure of viewing life
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biopsy
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the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
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laryngo/scop/y
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instrument to examine the eye
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opthalmo/scop/e
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measures the pressure within the eye
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tonometer
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one who causes a mist
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nebuliz/er
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procedure of one who works by hand with cold
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cryo/surg/er/y
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used to view the ear
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otoscope
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procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
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tympanostomy
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used for taking fluid samples from the spinal fluid
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spinal tap
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to let down, into
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catheter
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used to correct abnormal heart beats or rhythms
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defibrillator
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aka electric convulsive therapy
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electro shock therapy
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can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with fixed and/or alternate impulses
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pacemaker
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the procedure of working by hand
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surgery
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complementary or alternative medicine is referred to as
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integrated medicinee
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type of psychosomatic therapy
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biofeedback
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type of integrated therapy that some may feel is suggestive or placebo effect, unsupported by clinical evidence, psychosomatic
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aromatherapy
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uses focal points of concentration, breathing techniques, muscle control and relaxation
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lamaze method of childbirth
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uses the principle that the body produces energy or an aura-"halo"
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therapeutic touch therapy
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massage and reflexology are examples of
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integrated medicine
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means needle puncture
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acu/puncture
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means instrument to view trachea-like structures
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bronchoscope
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ICU refers to
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intensive care unit
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the term intramuscular injection IM means
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within a muscle
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a procedure for crushing stones or cacluli debris
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lithotripsy
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used to treat verrucae or warts
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cryosurgery
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used to treat brain cancer by direction radiation at precise brain locations
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gamma knife
