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clinical procedure
Management:
- choose wisely
- eliminate unnecessary tests & procedures [1,2]
- creating a medical procedure service [3]
Related
procedural anxiety
Specific
'diagnostic meal
6 minute walk
abortion
acoustic reflex testing
actigraphy
acupressure
acupuncture
administrative procedure
airway clearance
airway resistance
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
ambulatory esophageal pH testing
analgesia
anatomic pathology procedure
anesthesia
anorectal manometry
anoscopy
antigen desensitization; allergen immunotherapy
anxiolysis (anxiolytic therapy)
Apgar score
apheresis
apnea test
arterial puncture
aspiration (procedure)
assessment of pain; assessment of pain in patients with dementia
auscultation
autonomic testing
autopsy
ballistocardiography
balloon expulsion test
balloon tamponade
bedrest
behavioral technique/intervention
Bernstein test
blood donation
blood transfusion
bottle feeding
bowel preparation (whole bowel irrigation, bowel evacuation)
breast examination
bronchodilator responsiveness
caffeine halothane contracture test (CHCT)
cancer treatment
capillary fragility test; tourniquet test
capnography (capnometry)
car seat/bed testing for airway integrity
cardiac (ECG) monitor
cardiac output
cardiac stress testing
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
cardioversion
catheter-directed thromboembolism
catheterization
cervical ripening
cervical spine (C-spine) clearance
cervicography
chemonucleolysis
chiropractic/osteopathic manipulation
chorionic villus sampling
cisternal/lateral cervical puncture
classical conditioning
clinical allergy/immunology procedure
clinical cardiovascular procedure
clinical gastroenterology procedure
clinical microbiology procedure
clinical neurology procedure
clinical perfusion
clinical pulmonary procedure
clinical specialty test
Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction on Balance
cognitive assessment
compression
computer-assisted diagnosis
contact tracing
continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH)
continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH)
contraception
control of hemorrhage
convection-enhanced delivery
cordocentesis; percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
corneal topography
coronary flow reserve (CFR)
counterstimulation
culdoscopy
dark adaptation threshold
decompression
deferoxamine infusion test
deflation of balloon
dermoscopy
describe, investigate, create, evaluate (DICE)
detoxification
developmental assessment
diagnostic procedure
diascopy
diathermy
digital rectal examination (DRE)
disimpactation
disinfection
dispense
displacement therapy Proetz type
DNA isolation
dynamic posturography
ear wax removal
ejection fraction (EF)
electrical stimulation
electrocoagulation
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
electroejaculation
electrogastrography
electrolysis
electromagnetic therapy
electronystagmography (ENG)
electrophysiologic measurement
elevation of head of bed
endoscopy
endotracheal extubation
endotracheal intubation
enema
epilation (depilation)
ergometry
esophageal procedure
evoked otoacoustic emission
evoked potential (EP)
examination
exercise protocol
exercise test for bronchospasm
extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
eye occlusion therapy
fecal transplantation
fertility treatment
filtered speech test
first aid
fitting of device
fluid irrigation
fluid resuscitation
fractional flow reserve (FFR)
fractional radiofrequency microneedling
Fukuda stepping test
gastric antral-duodenal manometry
gastric saline load test
gastric suction
gastrointestinal decontamination
gastrointestinal intubation
gonadotropin inhibition
gonioscopy
growth hormone reserve test
hair follicle stimulation
hair pluck test
health questionnaire
hearing evaluation
hemoperfusion
Hess test; Rumpel-Leede test; tourniquet test
history & physical (H&P)
hydrostatic reduction
hyperalimentation
hypnosis
hypodermoclysis
hypoxia altitude simulation test (HAST)
immobilization
immunization (vaccination)
immunostaining
implantation
incision
induced abortion; medical abortion
induced hypothermia; targetted temperature management
induction of labor
infection control
inflation of balloon
infusion
injection
inoculation
insertion of device
insertion of substance
inspection
inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
instillation
insufflation
insulin challenge test (Hollander test)
interventional radiology
intrauterine device procedure
iontophoresis
ischemic limb exercise test
joint aspiration (arthrocentesis)
kangaroo care
kinetic red target testing
KOH preparation
Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)
lactose breath hydrogen test
laryngeal function study
laser resurfacing of skin
lidocaine test
limb elevation; elevation of extremity
litholapaxy
lithotripsy
local nerve block
low-intensity alternating electric field (AEF)
lumbar spinal puncture (LP, Quincke puncture, spinal tap, rachicentesis, rachiocentesis)
magnetic seizure therapy
maintenance of device
malingering/Hoover test
maneuver
manipulation
measurement of ocular deviation
mechanical ventilation (assisted ventilation)
medical chart documentation
medical photography
medical record review
medical therapy; therapeutic intervention
monitoring
myocardial viability study
nail trimming
narcoanalysis (narcosynthesis)
nasal balloon autoinflation (Otovent)
nerve agent pretreatment
nerve fiber teasing
nerve teasing
neurolytic block
neuromuscular junction testing
neurostimulation (nerve stimulation)
nipple aspirate test
nocturnal penile tumescence
noninvasive vascular diagnostic study
nutritional therapy
nystagmus testing
ocular photoscreening
ophthalmodynamometry
ophthalmoscopy
optometry (eye examination)
oscillating tracking test
otoscopy
oximetry
P300 scalp-recorded potential; event-related potential (ERP)
paracentesis
patient reassurance
pelvic examination
perfusion scan
phlebotomy
phonophoresis
phototherapy
physical examination technique
piercing
plasma volume expansion
platelet-rich plasma therapy
plethysmography
potassium stimulation test
predictive assay
preoperative ophthalmologic tests
pressure
procedural clearance
procedure used to obtain tumor specimen
prognostic assay
prolotherapy
prophylaxis (prevention, ppx)
protease inhibitor enhancement
protocol for oral desensitization to beta lactam antibiotics
provocative clinical test
pulmonary function test (PFT)
pulse-volume recording
Queckenstedt test (Queckenstedt sign)
rectal balloon expulsion test
rectal sensation, tone & compliance test
referral
remote ischemic conditioning
renal nerve ablation; renal sympathetic denervation
renal replacement therapy
replacement of device
rescue breathing
restraint
resuscitation
reversal of drug effect
revision of device
rhinomanometry
risk assessment
round spermatid nucleus injection (ROSNI)
screening
sedation
Seidel test
sentinel lymph node procedure
sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA, quick or qSOFA)
short increment sensitivity index
sinusoidal vertical-axis rotation test; sinusoidal harmonic acceleration test
skin testing
sleep test
Sleepwell (YAWNS-1, YAWNS-2)
smoking cessation
somatosensory testing
speculoscopy
speech therapy
spontaneous breathing trial (SBT)
staging of disease
staining
sterile technique
stool transplantation
storage
stroke volume
stroke volume index (SVI)
surgery
surgical pathology
swallowing study
symptom assessment
taste stimulus
thermography; temperature gradient studies
thermotherapy
thoracentesis (pleuracentesis, pleurocentesis, pleural tap, transthoracic needle aspiration ,thoracocentesis)
thrombolytic therapy
thyroid suppression test
tilt table testing
tissue biopsy
toilet training
tonography
tonometry
traction
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, rTMS)
transillumination
transvaginal biomechanical mapping
tuning fork test
tympanocentesis
tympanography
tympanometry
umbilical cord clamping
unnecessary clinical procedure
urinary acidification
urinary alkalinization (alkaline diuresis)
urodynamic testing
uterine artery embolization
venipuncture
venous sampling
ventilation weaning
vestibular function test
vestibulo-ocular reflex; sinusoidal vertical axis rotational testing
viscosupplementation
vision therapy; orthoptic training; pleoptic training
water deprivation test
water load test
wet mount
Wide-Range Achievement Test (WRAT)
wound assessment
wound care
General
procedure
References
- Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
Five recommendations from each of 17 specialties.
http://www.choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Choosing-Wisely-Master-List.pdf
- Choosing Wisely. An initiative of the ABIM Foundation.
http://www.choosingwisely.org/doctor-patient-lists/
- Buell KG et al.
Creation of a medical procedure service in a tertiary medical center:
Blueprint and procedural outcomes.
J Hosp Med 2022 Aug; 17:594.
PMID: 35797494
https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.12901