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what would a smac be performed in?

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A computer: I'm not sure if I'm taking your question TOO literally, but a SMAC stands for Sequential Multiple Analysis Computer).  So the test is performed in a SMAC. The laboratory takes a blood sample and then the technician puts that sample in the SMAC, which tests your blood for either 12 or 20 chemicals in the blood depending on if its a SMAC 12 or 20.  I hope this helps!

Question 2

how is dialysis performed?

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Dialysis: Dialysis can be done through the blood (hemodialysis) or through the abdomen (peritoneal dialysis). Hemodialysis involves passing the blood across and filter to purify it / remove toxins and remove water. Peritoneal dialysis takes advantage of the membrane within the abdomen to act as a filter. In either case toxins are removed from the blood stream.

Question 3

how is moxibustion performed?

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Various ways: Moxa is a dried herb, artemisia vulgaris, or common mugwort. It is used to warm acupuncture points, either by passing a cigar -shaped roll over an area or letting a smoldering cone burn down  on points. Sometimes a sliver of garlic or ginger is used to protect the skin. The cone is removed when it gets too hot.

Question 4

how do i perform tracheotomy?

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You don't!: Tracheotomy should only be performed by a physician who is trained to do this.  There are teaching tools using mannequins that can be used to teach this skill, and then real life experience in the operating room.

Question 5

how is a discogram performed?

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Reproduce Pain: This is a test used to reproduce your back pain. For example an MRI does not tell us which level causes pain. Only what levels look " bad". In a disco gram a needle is inserted into the disc and pressurized with water. A good disc does not reproduce pain. The bad disc will and the dr. Doing the test will note this. This test adds another piece to the puzzle from where your pain is coming from.

Question 6

how is an angiogram performed?

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Dye injection: A tube is placed into a blood vessel and dye is injected. An xray is then done to show the dye flowing through the vessel. If there is a blockage, the vessel becomes narrower or disappears completely.

Question 7

how is a colonoscopy performed?

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Camera on a snake: A video camera on the end of a flexible stalk, not unlike a snake, is inserted through the rectum while you are asleep.  You don't feel a thing, you won't remember it, and the only bed part is the prep.

Question 8

how is a rectal exam performed?

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Routine exam: Includes a rectal. Two positions: lying on side, bending over. With women it can be done as part of pelvic lying on back using fingers in vagina and rectum.  A glove & lubricant are always used. The exam in men chcecks prostate as ewll as rectum, in women recto-vaginal septum. Stool on the glove is used to detect occult blood. A good exam should be thorough but not painful.

Question 9

how do you perform a pulpectomy?

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Remove the nerve: Nowdays, most root canal therapy can be done in one visit.  However, in certain cases, dentists might decide to stop the pain or drain the infection first.  Pulpectomy is the choice of treatment then.  It involves opening an access of the tooth, removal of the diseased nerve(pulp) and gross cleaning of the root canal.  It provide immediate improvement of the symptom and causes less time and money.

Question 10

who will perform my colonoscopy?

Accepted Answer

Physician: The colonoscopy will be done by your physician-either a gastroenterologist or a colon-rectal surgeon. A nurse or technician may help the physician.

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