Overview of Common Procedures

Internal Medicine Consultation

Includes a review of the medical record, physical examination, tentative diagnosis and therapeutic recommendations.

Also called sonogram, allows to examine the abdominal organs in a noninvasive manner through non-audible sound waves.

Also called echocardiogram, includes color-flow Doppler examination of the heart and surrounding structures in real time.

This is an ultrasound of the components of the eye and surrounding tissues (retrobulbar space).

This is a minimally invasive needle biopsy.

A minimally invasive drainage of fluid from the sac surrounding the heart.

A minimally invasive sampling of bone marrow cells.

A minimally invasive needle biopsy of the bone marrow.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive exam and biopsies of the stomach and small bowel.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive examination and biopsies of the large bowel.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive retrieval of ingested foreign bodies from the stomach and esophagus.

This is a rubber feeding tube placed in the stomach with the assistance of a flexible endoscope.

This is a rubber feeding tube placed in the esophagus.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive examination and retrieval of fluid from the bronchi.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive examination and biopsies of the lining of the nose.

Flexible fiber optics technology allows a minimally invasive examination and biopsies of the nasal passages and pharynx.

This is a collection of joint fluid via a small needle.