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What is going on in There?. Probes and other instruments to see inside the body. Smart pill.
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What is going on in There? Probes and other instruments to see inside the body
Smart pill Called a Smart pill – it is actually a dumb pill by today’s standards. This device will transmit data for 24hrs to a receiver on the patients belt for analysis, but the pill itself goes down the drain with everything else.
Remote controled Noodles; Processed vs Natural – Youtube video Controled by MRI magnetics
Endescope HD 3 Chip wireless Camera Inter-Changeable actuator Laser scanning microscope
ARTHROSCOPY Examination and sometimes treatment of: Damage of the joint including torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction, and trimming damaged cartilage.
Laryngoscope Kirstein invented it in 1895. The laryngoscope depressed the epiglotis for a physician to view the glottis and vocal chords. Today, the conventional laryngoscope consists of a handle containing batteries with a light source, and a set of interchangeable blades.
Laparocsopy(thin telescope) Laproscopy uses an external light source. Spine surgery – Youtube video
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum
Shunt • Infections of the brain and meninges • Intrauterine infections • Intracranial tumor- Vascular abnormality- Post hemorrhagic condition
Angioplasti and Stenting Angioplasty is a surgical procedure used to open blockages in the arteries, most commonly in the heart arteries. Youtube video
Questions What are 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of a “Smart pill” compared to surgery? What makes an Endoscope better than a “Smart pill?” What is one knee operation limitation when using Artheroscopy Laproscopy has huge benefits. Name 2. Explain how an Angioplasti and Stent works in your own words