What is the Pringle maneuver? The Pringle maneuver is a common surgical technique that temporarily clamps off blood flowing into the liver. The Pringle maneuver is a procedure to stop the liver’s blood supply during a liver surgery. A clamp is applied over the hepatic vascular pedicle, the channel that contains the hepatic duct, hepatic …
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What is hepaticojejunostomy? A hepaticojejunostomy, or Roux-en-Y procedure, bypasses the bile duct to allow digestive juices to drain from the liver directly into the small intestine. The hepatic duct is the tubular channel that carries bile from the liver to the small intestine to aid digestion. A hepaticojejunostomy is a surgical procedure to make a connection (anastomosis) between the hepatic …
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What is cardiac resynchronization therapy? Cardiac resynchronization therapy involves inserting electrodes into the heart attached to an electrical pacemaker device, which will administer electrical current when the heartbeat falls out of rhythm. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment to help the heart beat with healthy rhythm. CRT is a minor surgical procedure to implant an electronic device under the …
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What is Sublocade (buprenorphine) and how is it used? Sublocade is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe addiction (dependence) to opioid drugs (prescription or illegal) who: have received treatment with an oral transmucosal (used under the tongue or inside the cheek) buprenorphine containing medicine for 7 days and are taking a dose that controls withdrawal …
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What is Kevzara (sarilumab) and how is it used? Kevzara is an injectable prescription medicine called an Interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blocker. Kevzara is used to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after at least one other medicine called a disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) has been used and did not work well or could not be …
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What is Ingrezza (valbenazine) and how is it used? Ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with movements in the face, tongue, or other body parts that cannot be controlled (tardive dyskinesia). What are the most important side effects and other facts about Ingrezza (valbenazine)? Ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including: Sleepiness (somnolence). Do not drive, operate …
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What is Daliresp (roflumilast) and how is it used? Daliresp is a prescription medicine used in adults with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to decrease the number of flare-ups or the worsening of COPD symptoms (exacerbations). Daliresp is not a bronchodilator and should not be used for treating sudden breathing problems. Your healthcare provider may give you other medicine …
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What is Cyramza (ramucirumab) and how is it used? Cyramza is a prescription medication used for cancer treatment, which is given through intravenous (IV) infusion. Cyramza is a human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 antagonist that specifically binds VEGF Receptor 2 and blocks binding of VEGFR ligands, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D. As a result, ramucirumab inhibits ligand-stimulated activation of …
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What is an infraorbital nerve block? Infraorbital nerve block deadens facial sensation, and may be performed from inside or outside the mouth. Infraorbital nerve block is a type of anesthesia used for numbing parts of the face. There is an infraorbital nerve on each side of the face, which is responsible for sensation to the skin on the side of …
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What is mental nerve block? A mental nerve block numbs parts of the face. A mental nerve block is a type of anesthesia used for numbing parts of the face. This type of anesthetic nerve block is mainly used for wound repair to the lip and chin. The sensory area of the mental nerve is a branch of the inferior …
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