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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage — Intervention ICD 9 CM 54.25 MeSH … Wikipedia
diagnostic peritoneal lavage — the instillation of saline directly into the abdominal cavity and its subsequent aspiration a few minutes later. If the fluid is bloodstained on recovery an intra abdominal haemorrhage is indicated. This is a useful diagnostic tool in trauma… … The new mediacal dictionary
peritoneal lavage — lavage of the peritoneal cavity for diagnostic purposes or to combat infection … Medical dictionary
Peritoneal dialysis — Intervention Schematic diagram of peritoneal dialysis ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Lavage — Washing out. Gastric lavage is washing out the stomach, for example, to remove drugs or poisons. * * * The washing out of a hollow cavity or organ by copious injections and rejections of fluid. [Fr. from L. lavo, to wash] antral l. irrigation of… … Medical dictionary
lavage — n. washing out a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution. In cases of bowel obstruction the washing out can be done during the operation (on table lavage). See also: diagnostic peritoneal lavage … The new mediacal dictionary
DPL — diagnostic peritoneal lavage; dipalmitoyl lecithin; distopulpolingual … Medical dictionary
DPL — • diagnostic peritoneal lavage; • dipalmitoyl lecithin; • distopulpolingual … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Abdominal trauma — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2805 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|1 MeshID = D000007Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. It may be blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
