medical procedure
Doctor's therapeutic action
A medical procedure is any intervention performed by healthcare professionals to diagnose, treat, monitor, or prevent disease or injury.
The term covers an enormous range of actions, from routine blood draws and physical examinations to complex surgeries and organ transplants.
The doctor explained each medical procedure before beginning the examination.
Some procedures are invasive, requiring incisions or instruments entering the body, while others like imaging scans are noninvasive.
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- MRI scanMagnetic body imaging procedure
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
CT scan · organ transplant · knee replacement · chemotherapy · dialysis · blood transfusion · local anesthesia · blood test · prenatal care · second opinion · immunotherapy · arthroscopy · tonsillectomy · hernia repair · root canal · appendectomy · health screening · radiation therapy
medical procedureself-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
home remedy · self-treatment · folk remedy · self-medication · natural healing
medical procedurewatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
non-intervention · doing nothing · observation · benign neglect · natural healing
medical procedurealternative medicine
Non-standard healing practices
holistic therapy · faith healing · spiritual healing · prayer · energy healing