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What is chemical restraint? A chemical restraint is a drug, usually a sedative or antipsychotic, administered to control a patient's violent behavior that could harm medical staff or themselves. Chemical restraint refers to the administration of certain medications to restrain agitated patients from behavior that is harmful to themselves or others, including the medical staff …

What is botulinum toxin? Botox and its analogs, widely administered for cosmetic purposes, can also reduce chronic pain by deadening nerves and/or releasing the pressure on the nerves from adjacent spasming muscles. Botulinum toxin is one of the most toxic biological substances found on earth, produced by anaerobic bacteria known as Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin excreted by …

Is there a substitute for human blood? While there is no synthetic substitute for human blood, current research largely focuses on developing substitute blood components, like platelets for clotting or red cells for oxygen/CO2 exchange. Though some clinical trials of blood substitutes have shut down because of safety concerns, the field has come a long way since early doctors tried …

What is Mycapssa (octreotide)? Mycapssa is indicated for long-term maintenance treatment in acromegaly patients who have responded to and tolerated treatment with octreotide or lanreotide. Acromegaly is a condition due to the production of too much growth hormone by the pituitary gland after the end of adolescence. When there is secretion of too much growth hormone before the end of …

What is metacarpophalangeal arthrocentesis? Joint aspiration (arthrocentesis) helps diagnose inflammatory or non-inflammatory arthritis. Joint aspiration (arthrocentesis) of the metacarpophalangeal joint is a diagnostic procedure involving the extraction and analysis of the synovial fluid of the joints.  It is an important component in diagnosing arthritis and differentiating inflammatory arthritis from non-inflammatory arthritis. Arthrocentesis can also be performed therapeutically (for pain relief, …

What is medical thoracoscopy? Medical thoracoscopy is a procedure that helps a physician view the chest cavity and the lungs by inserting an endoscope/thoracoscope (camera with light source) through the chest wall. Thoracoscopy may be performed as a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. It is also called a pleuroscopy.   Medical thoracoscopy shows a doctor a view of the chest cavity and lungs …

What is an intradiscal electrothermal therapy procedure? Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) treats low back (spinal disc) pain. Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) or intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty (IDEA), is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of low back pain caused due to problems with the spinal disc.  IDET introduces a flexible catheter into the disc under fluoroscopic guidance. The catheter is …

What is an Ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) surgery? An ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (J-pouch) is a surgical procedure to restore the stomach and bowel (gastrointestinal) continuity after the surgical removal of the large bowel (the colon and rectum).  An ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (J-pouch) surgery treats the stomach and bowel. Many conditions, including inflammatory diseases, cancer or infection, may necessitate the complete surgical …

What is a laryngeal mask airway (LMA)? A laryngeal mask airway (LMA) allows ventilation, oxygenation, and anesthesia without needing a tube in the windpipe. A laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a device inserted into the area behind the mouth and nose, connecting them to the food pipe (the pharynx) to allow ventilation, oxygenation, and administration of anesthetic gases, without the …

What are hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lowest part of the rectum and anus. They are also called piles.  Hemorrhoids can be treated by hemorrhoidectomy or stapled hemorrhoidopexy. The most accurate explanation for the development of hemorrhoids is that they appear due to the abnormal sliding of the veins at your bottom because of sustained straining during passing …