Pulmonology procedures, page 2 of 3
20 procedures on this page, alphabetically from Lung radiograph procedure to Supplemental oxygen therapy with mask. Each entry below describes the procedure in full.
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Lung radiograph procedure
Use of an imaging test that uses small amounts of radiation to produce pictures of lung. This page describes lung radiograph procedure and where it is available across Weyland-Yutani Health System.
As a diagnostic service, lung radiograph procedure helps your clinician understand your condition. Ask how and when you will receive your results.
Also known as
- lung radiogram procedure
- lung X-ray procedure
- radiograph of lung
- radiography of lung
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0010354 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical imaging procedure › radiograph imaging procedure.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to diagnose
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Lung ultrasonography
The use of ultrasound to produce images of structures in the lung. Our Pulmonology team performs lung ultrasonography and explains each step beforehand.
As a diagnostic service, lung ultrasonography helps your clinician understand your condition. Ask how and when you will receive your results.
Also known as
- lung diagnostic sonography
- lung medical ultrasound
- lung sonography
- lung ultrasound examination
- lung ultrasound imaging procedure
- lung ultrasound procedure
- sonography of lung
- ultrasonography of lung
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0010205 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical imaging procedure › ultrasonography procedure.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to diagnose
Preparing for your visit
Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before lung ultrasonography.
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Lung volume reduction surgery
A procedure designed to help you breathe easier when your lungs have been damaged by disease. The goal of the surgery is to remove the area of the lung most affected by disease, allowing the remaining lung to function more efficiently, and improve your breathing ability and quality of life. This page describes lung volume reduction surgery and where it is available across Weyland-Yutani Health System.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000067 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › surgical procedure › surgery by body site › surgical procedure on respiratory system.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to treat
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Negative-pressure respiration
Assisted ventilation by applying intermittent subatmospheric pressure around the thorax, abdomen, or airway and periodically expand the chest wall and inflate the lungs. Weyland-Yutani Health System offers negative-pressure respiration through Pulmonology.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- negative-pressure ventilation
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000510 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › therapeutic procedure by site › therapeutic procedure of respiratory system › airway management › artificial respiration.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Noninvasive positve-pressure ventilation
About this service. Allows delivery of positive-pressure ventilation with a tight-fitting nasal or facial mask that is attached to a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machine.
As a treatment, noninvasive positve-pressure ventilation is planned with you. Talk with your care team about benefits, risks and alternatives.
Also known as
- NIPPV
- non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000622 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › therapeutic procedure by site › therapeutic procedure of respiratory system › airway management › artificial respiration › noninvasive ventilation.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to treat
Preparing for your visit
Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before noninvasive positve-pressure ventilation.
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Oxygen capacity assessment
oxygen capacity assessment: The determination of the maximum amount of oxygen that can be combined chemically with hemoglobin in a volume of blood.
As a diagnostic service, oxygen capacity assessment helps your clinician understand your condition. Ask how and when you will receive your results.
Also known as
- OXYCAP testing
- oxygen capacity measurement
- oxygen capacity testing
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000148 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical laboratory procedure › hematology testing.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Oxygen saturation measurement
About this service. The measurement of the ratio of oxygenated hemoglobin to total hemoglobin in the blood.
This is a diagnostic service. Results are reviewed by your care team, who will explain what they mean for your treatment.
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000616 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical assessment.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to diagnose
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Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before oxygen saturation measurement.
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Partial lung transplantation
The surgical transfer of some or all of a(n) lobe of lung from a donor to a patient. Our Pulmonology team performs partial lung transplantation and explains each step beforehand.
As a treatment, partial lung transplantation is planned with you. Talk with your care team about benefits, risks and alternatives.
Also known as
- transplantation of lobe of lung
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0001265 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › surgical procedure › surgery by body site › surgical procedure on respiratory system.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Phosphodiesterase inhibitor bronchodilator agent therapy
phosphodiesterase inhibitor bronchodilator agent therapy: Treatment with a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor that decreases mean pulmonary arterial pressure.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- phosphodiesterase inhibitor bronchodilator drug treatment
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000318 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › pharmacotherapy › respiratory tract agent therapy › bronchodilator therapy.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Pneumonectomy
pneumonectomy: The surgical removal (cutting out) of part or all of lung.
As a treatment, pneumonectomy is planned with you. Talk with your care team about benefits, risks and alternatives.
Also known as
- lung surgical removal
- pneumectomy
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0001074 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › surgical procedure › surgical removal procedure › surgical excision.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to treat
Preparing for your visit
Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before pneumonectomy.
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Polysomnography
A group of tests (usually central electroencephalogram (EEG) (C3 or C4), reference occipital EEG (O1 or O2), right and left electro-oculogram (EOG), mental or submental electromylogram (EMG), thoracic effort, abdominal effort, nasal and oral airflow, a microphone to record snoring, pulse oxygen saturation, EKG, and video recording to document body positions during sleep) taken during sleep. Our Pulmonology team performs polysomnography and explains each step beforehand.
This is a diagnostic service. Results are reviewed by your care team, who will explain what they mean for your treatment.
Also known as
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000915 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › assessment for sleep disturbance.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Used to diagnose
Preparing for your visit
Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before polysomnography.
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Positive controlled ventilation
A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange. Our Pulmonology team performs positive controlled ventilation and explains each step beforehand.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- positive control ventilation
- positive controlled respiration
- positive end expiratory pressure technique
- positive pressure respiration
- positive pressure ventilation
- positive-controlled ventilation
- positive-pressure respiration
- positive-pressure ventilation
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000509 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › therapeutic procedure by site › therapeutic procedure of respiratory system › airway management › artificial respiration.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Postural drainage
About this service. A rehabilitation therapy for removal of copious mucus secretion from the lung of patients with diseases. The patient's head is placed in a downward incline (so the trachea is inferior to the affected area) for 15 to 20 minute sessions.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- postural respiratory drainage
- pulmonary postural drainage
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000513 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › therapy › physical therapy › chest physiotherapy.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Pulmonary antihypertensive agent therapy
pulmonary antihypertensive agent therapy: Treatment with an agent that decreases pulmonary hypertension.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- pulmonary antihypertensive drug treatment
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000321 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › pharmacotherapy › respiratory tract agent therapy.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Pulmonologist evaluation
pulmonologist evaluation: An assessment by an internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The specialist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.
This is a diagnostic service. Results are reviewed by your care team, who will explain what they mean for your treatment.
Also known as
- consultation with pulmonary disease internist
- consultation with pulmonary disease specialist
- consultation with pulmonologist
- pulmonary disease internist consultation
- pulmonary disease internist evaluation
- pulmonologist consultation
- referral to pulmonologist
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000693 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › medical professional evaluation › medical specialist evaluation › internal medicine specialist evaluation.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Reactive oxygen species measurement
About this service. The determination of the amount of reactive oxygen species present in the sample.
This is a diagnostic service. Results are reviewed by your care team, who will explain what they mean for your treatment.
Also known as
- reactive oxygen species assessment
- reactive oxygen species test
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0035071 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical laboratory procedure › clinical chemistry assessment › chemical measurement.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Respiratory rate assessment
The rate of breathing (inhalation and exhalation) measured within in a unit time, usually expressed as breaths per minute. This page describes respiratory rate assessment and where it is available across Weyland-Yutani Health System.
As a diagnostic service, respiratory rate assessment helps your clinician understand your condition. Ask how and when you will receive your results.
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000492 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › clinical assessment › vital signs measurement.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Respiratory tract agent therapy
About this service. An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on any anatomic entity that is part of the respiratory tract and airways.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- agent affecting respiratory system treatment
- respiratory tract agent treatment
- respiratory tract drug treatment therapy
- treatment with respiratory tract agent
- treatment with respiratory tract medication
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000312 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › pharmacotherapy.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Sleep assessment questionnaire
A questionnaire designed to determine sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, or other issues related to having restful sleep. Our Pulmonology team performs sleep assessment questionnaire and explains each step beforehand.
This is a diagnostic service. Results are reviewed by your care team, who will explain what they mean for your treatment.
Classification
Service type: diagnostic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000913 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: diagnostic procedure › assessment for sleep disturbance.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Supplemental oxygen therapy with mask
About this service. The administration of oxygen to an individual, usually to aid in respiration by means of a mask.
This is a therapeutic service. Your clinician will discuss goals, expected recovery and any follow-up care.
Also known as
- oxygen support therapy with mask
Classification
Service type: therapeutic.
Ontology identifier: MAXO:0000597 (Medical Action Ontology).
Classification path: therapeutic procedure › therapeutic procedure by site › therapeutic procedure of respiratory system › supplemental oxygen therapy.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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Preparing for your visit
Ask your clinician whether you need to fast, adjust medications or arrange a ride home before supplemental oxygen therapy with mask.
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