http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/Proceedures.asp A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of persons with health problems. en-us 2011-12-09T13:24:49.0000000-07:00 http://www.pediatriconcall.com/rss_media/rss_procedure.jpg http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/Proceedures.asp A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/Proceedures.asp 2011-12-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Steam inhalation is useful in relieving the congestion of bronchitis, common cold, sinusitis and other respiratory conditions. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/steam_inhalation.asp 2011-06-18T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 It is a form of hydrotherapy, which increases the blood flow to the pelvis and abdominal regions. Sitz bath can be given with hot or cold water alone or alternate hot/cold water. Hot sitz bath is useful for disorders like hemorrhoids, uterine cramps and painful ovaries and testicles. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/sitz_bath.asp 2000-12-08T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 A computerized axial tomography scan is more commonly known by its abbreviated name, CAT scan or CT scan. CAT scanning is computer generated images of various parts of the body by exposure to various electromagnetic radiations. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/cat_scan.asp 2008-02-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 MRI scan is a radiological procedure that uses magnetism, radio waves for computer generated body images of internal organs. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/mri_scan.asp 2008-02-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 It is a test used to look at the bones and internal organs of the body. It is done by exposing the body to a brief amount of electromagneticradiation and then producing an image over the film. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/x-rays.asp 2008-03-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 A catheter is a long, soft silicone rubber tube. It is used to give fluids, injections or draw blood whenever necessary by placing in a large vein in the body. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/central_venous_catheter.asp 2008-06-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Urine is created by the kidneys. Kidneys remove water and various other waste products from the blood and form urine to discard the various wastes of the body. Thus kidneys purify the blood in this manner. Urine test thus helps to identify problems in the kidney functions, infections in the urine tract and various other problems in the blood stream. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/urine.asp 2009-12-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Urine should be collected in a sterile plastic or glass bottle. The bottle can be sterilized by washing it with soap & water and then by boiling it in water for 10 minutes. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/practical_pointspat.asp 2000-12-08T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Ultrasound uses acoustic radiation and, at current intensities, no risk is known to exist for this type of imaging procedure. Unlike conventional x-ray examinations and computed tomography (CT) scans, MRI does not depend on radiation. Instead, radio waves are directed at protons, the nuclei of hydrogen atoms, in a strong magnetic field. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/radiation_doses.asp 2008-03-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Normally, blood is free of various germs. In case of serious infections, there may be germs circulating in the blood. By incubating blood collected in various agents, one can check for growth of bacteria and viruses and thus identify the germ causing the infection. This checking of blood for growth of germs is called blood culture. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/culture.asp 2009-12-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 Most of the time, stool is needed for testing in patients with diarrhea. Stool can be tested to check for bacteria (such as E. coli, shigella, cholera), viruses (such as rotavirus, adenovirus) and even parasites (amoeba, giardia, cryptosporidia). http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/Procedures/stool.asp 2009-12-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00