Questions tagged [endoscopy]
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How many days must a CPAP be stopped before a sleep endoscopy?
I understand that, for a sleep endoscopy done in a patient who has sleep apnea for a few (three) years, the use of CPAP must be stopped before the endoscopy, as CPAP has à residual effect for some ...
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Endoscopy/colonoscopy done by a non-gastroenterologist
Are there any good reasons to want to have a (precautionary) endoscopy/colonoscopy examination - with associated diagnoses and interpretation - done by a gastro-enterologist, as opposed to a surgeon, ...
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Where to Download Brain Anatomy 3D Model?
I am doing a virtual reality simulation for endoscopic brain surgery. I need a medically accurate 3D model of a human head. It has to include all the veins, skull, muscles, nerves and brain anatomy. ...
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Do we need pcr test before all endoscopies in covid days [closed]
I am an anaesthetist, patients of endoscopy department are ambulatory patients, they dont want to wait the test results, is the pcr test necessary for these patients before the endoscopy procedures
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Can a stomach endoscope miss a peptic ulcer
I had a stomach endoscope as part of my general health check. They weren't told to check for a peptic ulcer but I'd assume given my symptoms of gas they would have looked for it. It came back with no ...
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Why losing apetite is always a criteria when stomach pain happens
Why when a patient feels a pain in his stomach, doctors always ask him if he's losing apetite ?
What does losing apetite conduct to as diagnosis ?
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What is the difference between a percutaneous endoscopic procedure and a laparoscopic procedure?
Laparoscopic procedures and percutaneous endoscopic procedures both seem very similar, but are somehow distinct.
I can find plenty of studies comparing the outcomes of the different methods (e.g. ...
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How do we know that our esophageal sphincters are malfunctioning in acid reflux without endoscopy?
If you have acid reflux that gives you severe level of mouth ulcers in such a way that you are getting multiple clusters of canker sores on your tongue and you can't eat or sleep anymore, does that ...
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How to request copies of CT-Scans, MRI, X-rays & ultrasound/endoscopic imagery from Dr.'s/Surgeons for personal records? Possible?
Because of the many congenital-bone-fusions (due to Klippel-Feil-Syndrome) throughout my life, doctors have performed many, many medical-imaging tests (CT-Scans, MRIs, X-Rays, Ultrasounds, Endoscopies,...
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How effective/accurate are pill cameras for diagnosing Crohn's disease?
How effective/accurate is wireless endoscopy (pill camera) for diagnosing Crohn's disease?
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