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VENOUS PLETHYSMOGRAPHY

Procedure used to check for deep vein thrombosis

VASCULAR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND

Ultrasound procedure that takes real time video of blood flow through arteries

TWO DIMENSIONAL M-MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAM

A technique to see heart structures and motions

TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

A procedure to assess function and structure of heart

TELEMETRY

Transmission of electronic data to distant location

SPIROMETRY

Study to measure function and capacity of the lung

REAL TIME IMAGING

Ultrasound procedure that displays rapid sequence of images while object is examined

Like a movie

OCCLUSION

Blockage in canal, vessel, or passage of body

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

Cessation of breathing while sleeping

NONINVASIVE PROCEDURES

Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures that not break skin or enter body cavity

NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES NCS

Studies performed to identify peripheral nerve injury

NARCOLEPSY

Chronic condition of recurrent sleeping and drowsiness in daytime

INVASIVE PROCEDURES

Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures requiring


-Incision, and/or entering cavity of body, and/or interruption of normal body function

IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY

Noninvasive study to


- estimate blood flow and


-quantify blood volume

IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY

Noninvasive monitoring system that measures resistance to flow of electricity in the heart

HOLTER MONITORING

Portable device that records heart's electrical activity