Definition and Overview A diabetes consultation is an appointment with a medical professional specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetes who could be your primary care doctor or...
Definition and Overview Also known as hormone testing, a hormone level measurement is a method of assessing hormones in the body to diagnose a condition, manage or treat a disease,...
Definition and Overview Hepatectomy is the surgical resection or the complete removal of the liver. While this procedure can also be performed to “harvest” healthy liver tissue, it is mostly...
Definition & Overview Heart transplant is an invasive surgical procedure performed to replace a diseased heart with a healthy donor heart to prolong the life of patients suffering from heart...
Definition & Overview The insertion of a new or replacement pacemaker is a minimally invasive procedure performed under local anaesthesia. It can be performed using the transvenous technique where the...
Definition & Overview An interstitial radioelement application is a procedure that is used to treat cancer. It involves exposing cancer cells (tumour) to radioactive substances with the expectation that the...
Definition & Overview Lung cancer screening is a medical procedure performed to diagnose the presence of lung cancer in patients who are considered at a higher risk of acquiring the...
Definition and Overview Mitral valve repair or replacement surgery is a medical procedure performed for the treatment of a leaking mitral valve, a heart valve with dual flaps located between...
Definition & Overview Metastasectomy is a medical procedure that involves the surgical removal of metastatic cells, which are cancerous growths of a secondary origin. Metastases are cancerous cells that have...
Definition and Overview A nuclear stress test is a diagnostic exam used to assess a person’s risk of heart disease by checking how well blood flows into the heart, both...