med 6 terms

treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases with chemical agents that destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce

treatment of psychiatric disorders using verbal and nonverbal interaction with patients, individually or in a group, employing specific actions and techniques

treatment of disease, especially cancer, using ionizing radiation to impede the proliferation of abnormal cells

therapy to restore function and prevent diasbility resulting from illness or injury; provided by physicians, known as physiatrists, and therapists in specialized areas including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and massage therapy

treatment to rehabilitate patients who are disabled by illness or injury; involves many different modalities (methods), such as exercise, hydrotherapy, and therapeutic ultrasound

rehabilitation of individuals suffering from physical, developmental, mental, or emotional diasbilities to regain or improve functions in areas of self-care and tasks needed to perform everyday activities independently

therapy to assess, diagnosis, terat and prevent communication disorders related to speech (voice or sound) or language (words)

manipulation of the soft muscle tissues of the body to improve circulation and remove waste products; used to treat overworked muscles as a result of sports injuries, reduce stress, and promote general health; considered a practice of complementary and alternative medicine. (CAM)

destruction of tissue by freezing with application of an extremely cold chemical, such as liquid nitrogen

use of electric currents to destroy tissue; strength of the current and method of application vary

use of an instrument heated by electric current (cautery) to soagulate bleeding areas by burnign the tissue (eg, to sear a blood vessel)

procedure using an endoscope that includes examination and operative treatment; used in a variety of procedures

procedure usign an arthroscope to examine, diagnose, and repair a joint from within

operative procedures within the abdominal and pelvic regions after insertion of a laparoscope (commonly referred to as a "key hole" surgery because of the small incision that is made as opposed to traditional laparotomy); common laparoscopic procedures include appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and tubal ligation

minimally invasive interventional techniques performed within a vessel most commonly done at the same time as a diagnostic procedure such as cardiac catheterization or diagnostic neuroradiological exam; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is an example

• surgical use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues
• eg. to create fluid passages and obliterate tumors)
• commonly applied to delicate tissues such as in the eye

acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; the instrument produces a small, extremely intense beam that is precise in depth and diameter; it is applied to body tissues to destroy lesions or for dissection (cutting of parts for study)

• refers to various medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not currently considered to be part of conventional medicine
• comp- used together with conventional med
• alternative- used in place of conventional med

is an approach using 2 or more modalities

CAM