Medical procedure

• "An activity directed at or performed on an individual with the object of improving health, treating disease or injury, or making a diagnosis." - International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology • "The act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation." - ''Stedman's Medical Dictionary'' by Thomas Lathrop Stedman • "A series of steps by which a desired result is accomplished." - ''Dorland's Medical Dictionary'' by William Alexander Newman Dorland • "The sequence of steps to be followed in establishing some course of action." - ''Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary'' ==List of medical procedures==

Propaedeutic • Auscultation • Medical inspection (body features) • Palpation • Percussion (medicine) • Vital signs measurement, such as blood pressure, body temperature, or pulse (or heart rate) Diagnostic • Lab tests • Biopsy test • Blood test • Stool test • Urinalysis • Cardiac stress test • Electrocardiography • Electrocorticography • Electroencephalography • Electromyography • Electroneuronography • Electronystagmography • Electrooculography • Electroretinography • Endoluminal capsule monitoring • Endoscopy • Colonoscopy • Colposcopy • Cystoscopy • Gastroscopy • Laparoscopy • Laryngoscopy • Ophthalmoscopy • Otoscopy • Sigmoidoscopy • Esophageal motility study • Evoked potential • Magnetoencephalography • Medical imaging • Angiography • Aortography • Cerebral angiography • Coronary angiography • Lymphangiography • Pulmonary angiography • Ventriculography • Chest photofluorography • Computed tomography • Echocardiography • Electrical impedance tomography • Fluoroscopy • Magnetic resonance imaging • Diffuse optical imaging • Diffusion tensor imaging • Diffusion-weighted imaging • Functional magnetic resonance imaging • Positron emission tomography • Radiography • Scintillography • SPECT • Ultrasonography • Contrast-enhanced ultrasound • Gynecologic ultrasonography • Intravascular ultrasound • Obstetric ultrasonography • Thermography • Virtual colonoscopy • Neuroimaging • Posturography Therapeutic • Thrombosis prophylaxis • Precordial thump • Politzerization • Hemodialysis • Hemofiltration • Plasmapheresis • Apheresis • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) • Cancer immunotherapy • Cancer vaccine • Cervical conization • Chemotherapy • Cytoluminescent therapy • Insulin potentiation therapy • Low-dose chemotherapy • Monoclonal antibody therapy • Photodynamic therapy • Radiation therapy • Targeted therapy • Tracheal intubation • Unsealed source radiotherapy • Virtual reality therapy • Physical therapy/Physiotherapy • Speech therapy • Phototerapy • Hydrotherapy • Heat therapy • Shock therapy • Insulin shock therapy • Electroconvulsive therapy • Symptomatic treatment • Fluid replacement therapy • Palliative care • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy • Oxygen therapy • Gene therapy • Enzyme replacement therapy • Intravenous therapy • Phage therapy • Respiratory therapy • Vision therapy • Electrotherapy • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) • Laser therapy • Combination therapy • Occupational therapy • Immunization • Vaccination • Immunosuppressive therapy • Psychotherapy • Drug therapy • Acupuncture • Antivenom • Magnetic therapy • Craniosacral therapy • Chelation therapy • Hormonal therapy • Hormone replacement therapy • Opiate replacement therapy • Cell therapy • Stem cell treatments • Intubation • Nebulization • Inhalation therapy • Particle therapy • Proton therapy • Fluoride therapy • Cold compression therapy • Animal-Assisted Therapy • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy • Nicotine replacement therapy • Oral rehydration therapy Surgical • Ablation • Amputation • Biopsy • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) • Cryosurgery • Endoscopic surgery • Facial rejuvenation • General surgery • Hand surgery • Hemilaminectomy • Image-guided surgery • Knee cartilage replacement therapy • Laminectomy • Laparoscopic surgery • Lithotomy • Lithotriptor • Lobotomy • Neovaginoplasty • Radiosurgery • Stereotactic surgery • Vaginoplasty • Xenotransplantation Anesthesia • Dissociative anesthesia • General anesthesia • Local anesthesia • Topical anesthesia (surface) • Epidural (extradural) block • Spinal anesthesia (subarachnoid block) • Regional anesthesia Other • Interventional radiology • Screening (medicine) ==See also==