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Fertilization of the egg with sperm generally occurs during the two weeks following the first day of your last menstrual period.1 The week of pregnancy that you are entering is dated from the first day of your last period. This means that in the first two weeks or so, you are not actually pregnant - your body will be preparing for ovulation as normal.
Thyroid nodules increase with age and are present in almost 10% of the adult population. Autopsy studies reveal the presence of thyroid nodules in 50% of the population, so they are fairly common. 95% of solitary thyroid nodules are benign, and therefore, only 5% of thyroid nodules are malignant.
TransMedics’ proprietary Organ Care System (OCS) is the first commercial and portable warm blood perfusion organ transport system. With the OCS, doctors are able to perform “living organ transplants,” where organs are kept warm and functioning in a controlled environment from the time they are recovered to the moment they are placed in the recipient’s body.
Although the Apgar score was developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist named Virginia Apgar, you also might hear it referred to as an acronym for: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. The Apgar test is usually given to a baby twice: once at 1 minute after birth, and again at 5 minutes after birth.
Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx and separation of the airway from the mouth, nose and esophagus. In a total laryngectomy the entire larynx is removed and in a partial laryngectomy only a portion is taken out. The laryngectomee breathes through an opening in the neck known as a stoma.
Examination of the urinary bladder is presented in this physical examination video, recorded in German. The recording shows how the bladder is assessed during a routine examination. It is a study resource for students learning abdominal and urinary assessment skills. Students can use it alongside standard textbooks and supervised clinical training.
A VCUG (Voiding Cystourethrogram) is a test that looks at how well your child's kidneys, ureters and bladder are working. Your child's kidneys make urine. The urine flows from the kidneys through thin tubes (called ureters) into your child's bladder.
This video presents the concept of head transplant surgery — an experimental and widely debated idea in transplant medicine — together with footage claimed to document an early attempt. It outlines the enormous surgical challenges such a procedure would involve. For learning purposes only — not medical advice.
Insertion and removal of a male urethral stent catheter is demonstrated in this clinical-skills video. Urethral stents are used to keep the urinary channel open, most often in relation to prostate enlargement. A procedure resource for urology and nursing trainees. Procedure education only — not personal medical advice.
An abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that removes your uterus through an incision in your lower abdomen. Your uterus — or womb — is where a baby grows if you're pregnant. A partial hysterectomy removes just the uterus, leaving the cervix intact. A total hysterectomy removes the uterus and the cervix. Sometimes a hysterectomy includes removal of one or both ovaries and fallopian tubes, a procedure called a total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy (sal-ping-go-o-of-uh-REK-tuh-me). A hysterectomy can also be performed through an incision in the vagina (vaginal hysterectomy) or by a laparoscopic or robotic surgical approach — which uses long, thin instruments passed through small abdominal incisions.
To remove a smaller stone in your ureter or kidney, your doctor may pass a thin lighted tube (ureteroscope) equipped with a camera through your urethra and bladder to your ureter. Once the stone is located, special tools can snare the stone or break it into pieces that will pass in your urine.
This short instructional clip demonstrates collection technique for a Pap test. The narration explains how to rotate the brush against the transformation zone, rinse it at once in the ThinPrep solution to release the cells, and seat the broom device so its bristles sample the canal and ectocervix. It is a practical guide for cervical screening technique.
This nursing education video explains how a urine sample is collected from an infant when a urinary tract infection is suspected. It lists early signs such as poor feeding, vomiting and fever, and demonstrates cleaning the infant, applying an adhesive collection bag, and transferring the specimen to a labelled cup. It is a practical resource for paediatric nursing.
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