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Diagnostic Procedure
Dermatology diagnostic procedure ch 5
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Undergraduate 2
10/10/2009

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Biopsy (bx):

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      Excision of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease.

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Aspiration:

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Removal of tissue for microscopic examination by suction through a fine needle  attached to a syringe.

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Needle

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      Removal of tissue by inserting a hollow needle through the skin or external surface of an organ or tumor to draw off a sample of diseased tissue for histological study

 

 

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Punch

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   Method that removes a small cylindrical specimen for biopsy by means of a special instrument that pierces the organ directly or through the skin or a small incision

 

 

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Shave:

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     Technique performed with a surgical blade or a razor blade.

 

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Frozen section (FS):

 

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      A surgical procedure to cut a thin  piece of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination

 

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Skin test:

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      A test to determine the reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or a applying it topically to the skin

 

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Intradermal:

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     A procedure used to identify suspected allergens by subcutaneously injecting the patient with small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observation of the skin for a subsequent reaction

 

 

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Patch

 

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The simplest type of skin test, in which a small piece of gauze or filter paper is impregnated with  small minute quantity of the suspected allergy-causing substances(food, pollen, animal fur, ). And is applied to the skin usually on the forearm

 

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Scratch:

 

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Type of skin test in which a small quantity of a solution containing a suspected allergen is placed on a lightly scratched area of the skin

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Curettage:

 

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     Scraping of a cavity, wound, or other surface using a spoonlike cutting instrument called a curette.

 

 

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Cryosurgery:

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    A procedure using subfreezing temperature ( achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) to destroy tissue.

 

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Debridement:

 

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Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound or burn site to prevent infection and to facilitate healing

 

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Electrosurgery:

 

 

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Electrosurgical procedures performed with various electric instruments that operate on high frequency electric current

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Electrocautery:

 

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      The application of a needle or snare heated by electric current for the destruction of tissue.

 

 

 

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Electrocoagulation:

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      Hardening (coagulation) of tissue by means of a high-frequency electric current from an electrocautery device.

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Electrodesiccation:

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Destruction of tissue by burning with an electric spark.

 

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Fulguration:

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      Destruction of tissue by means of high frequency electric sparks.

 

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Escharotomy:

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      A surgical incision in an eschar (scab) to lessen constriction, as might be done following a burn; used to prevent wound infection of the burn site.

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Irrigation:

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      The process of washing out a body cavity or wounded area with a stream of water or other fluid.

 

 

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Laser Surgery:

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Surgery using a laser device

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Lipectomy:

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    : Surgical excision of subcutaneous fat ( lip=fat, ectomy=excision)

 

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Liposuction:

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      A Technique for removing subcutaneous fat tissues with a suction pump device

 

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Rhytidoplasty:

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    A procedure in reconstructive plastic surgery in which the skin of the face is tightened, wrinkles are moved, and the skin is made to appear firm and smooth. (Rhytido=wrinkle, Plasty= surgical repair, ectomy= excision, removal)

 

 

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Skin Graft

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      Skin obtained from another part of the body, or form a donor, and used to repair a defect or trauma of the skin.

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Autograft, Homograft:

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   Any tissue obtained from one part of the body and implanted at another location in the same individual

 

 

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Heterograft, Xenograft:

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     Tissue obtained from an individual of one species for transplantation to an individual of a different species.

 

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Abrasion:

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A scraping away of a diseased or scarred area.

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Chemabrasion:

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Application of chemicals to remove the surface layer of skin cells

 

 

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Dermabrasion:

 

 

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         Use of rotating brushes, sandpaper, or other abrasive materials to remove scars, leasions, and fine wrinkles from the skin.

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Cautery:

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      A technique used to destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals

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Chemical peel:

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     Application of an acid solution to peel the top skin layers, allowing new smoother skin with tighter skin with tighter cells to occupy the sureface.

 

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