History and Physical Exam
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

General eye examination
A standard ophthalmic exam is a comprehensive series of tests done by an ophthalmologist , a doctor specializing in eye health, to check both your vision and the health of your eyes.The doctor will take a complete eye history including your visi  More »
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Fluorescein Angiography
A fluorescein angiography is a medical procedure in which a fluorescent dye is injected into the bloodstream. The dye highlights the blood vessels in the back of the eye so they can be photographed. This test is often used to manage eye disorder  More »
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Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
A computerized tomography scan (CT or CAT scan) is a series of cross-sectional X-ray images of your body. CT scans are used to examine your bones and soft tissues for damage or abnormalities. Often, these images can be combined to create a 3D p  More »
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Biopsy

What is a Biopsy? | Overview

In some cases, your doctor may decide that he or she needs a sample of your tissue or your cells to help diagnose an illness or identify a cancer. This removal of tissue or cells is called a biopsy. While a biop  More »
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the systemic (whole body) treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.  More »
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Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Exenteration
An exenteration is a major operation during which all the contents of a body cavity are removed. Pelvic exenteration refers to the removal of all the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis, and orbital exenteration refers to the removal of t...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Removal of Eyeball
Enucleation is the surgical removal of the eyeball that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact.  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery

Light Coagulation
Photocoagulation therapy is a method of treating detachments (tears) of the retina (the layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye) with an argon laser. The high-intensity beam of light from the laser is converted into heat, which force...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery

VinCRIStine
VINCRISTINE (vin KRIS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neuroblastoma (brain cancer), rhabdomyosarcoma, ...  More »
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Carboplatin
CARBOPLATIN (KAR boe pla tin) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat ovarian cancer and many other cancers.  More »
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Etoposide
ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.  More »
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CycloSPORINE
CYCLOSPORINE (SYE kloe spor een) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ.  More »
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