Coronary artery bypass surgery is also called bypass surgery or open heart surgery. It is done to allow blood to flow around blocked blood vessels in the heart. Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients. During bypass surgery, a piece of a blood vessel from the leg, Read More
Chemotherapy, also called chemo, is a medicine used to treat cancer. These medicines destroy cancer cells, keep them from growing and spreading, shrink the size of a tumor, or relieve cancer symptoms. Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy medicine may be given: With other medicine Before or after surgery and/or radiation to shrink a Read More
Appendectomy is a surgery to remove the appendix. The appendix is a small pouch that comes off the large intestine. The appendix sometimes gets blocked and becomes infected and swollen. Signs of an infected appendix include abdominal pain in the lower right side, fever, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting. If the appendix bursts, it can Read More
What Is EMG? Your muscles move when nerve signals from the brain tell them to get to work. Electromyography measures how well your muscles respond to those signals. If the test picks up a problem, you may be diagnosed with what is called a neuromuscular disorder. What Is NCS? Nerve signals are electrical impulses that Read More
EEG Introduction An EEG, or electroencephalogram, is a test that can help diagnose epilepsy. During an EEG, the electrical signals of the brain are recorded. This electrical activity is detected by electrodes, or sensors, placed on the patient’s scalp and transmitted to a polygraph that records the activity. Electrical signals produced by the brain neurons Read More
An OPG is a panoramic or wide view x-ray of the lower face, which displays all the teeth of the upper and lower jaw on a single film. It demonstrates the number, position and growth of all the teeth including those that have not yet surfaced or erupted. It is different from the small close Read More
ECHO Test An Echo Test, also known as an echocardiogram is a form of ultrasound test that utilizes high-pitched waves of sound that gets transmits through a device called a transducer. This device catches echoes of sound waves that bounce off to the various parts of the heart. The echoes get converts to digital images Read More
What Is an Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)? Picture of the basic anatomy of the heart The electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a diagnostic tool that is routinely used to assess the electrical and muscular functions of the heart. While it is a relatively simple test to perform, the interpretation of the ECG tracing requires significant amounts Read More
General Ultrasound Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body. It is used to help diagnose the causes of pain, swelling and infection in the body’s internal organs and to examine a baby in pregnant women and the brain and hips in infants. It’s also used to help guide Read More
What Are X-Rays? X-rays are types of electromagnetic radiation probably most well-known for their ability to see through a person’s skin and reveal images of the bones beneath it. Advances in technology have led to more powerful and focused X-ray beams as well as ever greater applications of these light waves, from imaging teensy biological Read More
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