Procedures and skills

A light metal frame with four legs, with or without wheels, that a person holds while walking for support and balance.

A routine check-up for a healthy child to follow growth and development, give vaccines and screen for problems.

A pancreaticoduodenectomy: removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, the gallbladder and the lower bile duct, for cancer.

Setting an endoscopic camera to what white looks like through its scope and light cord, so every other color shows true on the monitor.

A break or injury in the skin or the tissue under it.

The cleaning, protecting and dressing of a wound to help it heal and to prevent infection.

Bringing the edges of a wound together, layer by layer, with suture, staples, adhesive strips or skin glue so it can heal.

A lab test that grows germs from a wound sample to find out which bacteria or fungi are there and which drugs will kill them.

The body's process of repairing damaged skin and tissue.

Flushing a wound with a steady stream of fluid, usually sterile normal saline, to wash out debris and germs.

A wound treatment that uses a sealed dressing connected to a suction pump to draw fluid out and help the wound heal.