# Medical procedure

A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the delivery of healthcare.
A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring, or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test. Other common kinds of procedures are therapeutic (i.e., intended to treat, cure, or restore function or structure), such as surgical and physical rehabilitation procedures.

## Definition

* "An activity directed at or performed on an individual with the object of improving health, treating disease or injury, or making a diagnosis." - International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology
* "The act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation." - Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Thomas Lathrop Stedman
* "A series of steps by which a desired result is accomplished." - Dorland's Medical Dictionary by William Alexander Newman Dorland
* "The sequence of steps to be followed in establishing some course of action." - Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary

## List of medical procedures
### Propaedeutic

* Auscultation
* Medical inspection (body features)
* Palpation
* Percussion (medicine)
* Vital signs measurement, such as blood pressure, body temperature, or pulse (or heart rate)

### Diagnostic

* Lab tests
** Biopsy test
** Blood test
** Stool test
** Urinalysis
* Cardiac stress test
* Electrocardiography
* Electrocorticography
* Electroencephalography
* Electromyography
* Electroneuronography
* Electronystagmography
* Electrooculography
* Electroretinography
* Endoluminal capsule monitoring
* Endoscopy
** Colonoscopy
** Colposcopy
** Cystoscopy
** Gastroscopy
** Laparoscopy
** Laryngoscopy
** Ophthalmoscopy
** Otoscopy
** Sigmoidoscopy
* Esophageal motility study
* Evoked potential
* Magnetoencephalography
* Medical imaging
** Angiography
*** Aortography
*** Cerebral angiography
*** Coronary angiography
*** Lymphangiography
*** Pulmonary angiography
*** Ventriculography
** Chest photofluorography
** Computed tomography
** Echocardiography
** Electrical impedance tomography
** Fluoroscopy
** Magnetic resonance imaging
*** Diffuse optical imaging
*** Diffusion tensor imaging
*** Diffusion-weighted imaging
*** Functional magnetic resonance imaging
** Positron emission tomography
** Radiography
** Scintillography
** SPECT
** Ultrasonography
*** Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
*** Gynecologic ultrasonography
*** Intravascular ultrasound
*** Obstetric ultrasonography
** Thermography
** Virtual colonoscopy
* Neuroimaging
* Posturography

### Therapeutic

* Thrombosis prophylaxis
* Precordial thump
* Politzerization
* Hemodialysis
* Hemofiltration
* Plasmapheresis
* Apheresis
* Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
* Cancer immunotherapy
* Cancer vaccine
* Cervical conization
* Chemotherapy
* Cytoluminescent therapy
* Insulin potentiation therapy
* Low-dose chemotherapy
* Monoclonal antibody therapy
* Photodynamic therapy
* Radiation therapy
* Targeted therapy
* Tracheal intubation
* Unsealed source radiotherapy
* Virtual reality therapy
* Physical therapy/Physiotherapy
* Speech therapy
* Phototerapy
* Hydrotherapy
* Heat therapy
* Shock therapy
** Insulin shock therapy
** Electroconvulsive therapy
** Symptomatic treatment
* Fluid replacement therapy
* Palliative care
* Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
* Oxygen therapy
* Gene therapy
* Enzyme replacement therapy
* Intravenous therapy
* Phage therapy
* Respiratory therapy
* Vision therapy
* Electrotherapy
* Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
* Laser therapy
* Combination therapy
* Occupational therapy
* Immunization
* Vaccination
* Immunosuppressive therapy
* Psychotherapy
* Drug therapy
* Acupuncture
* Antivenom
* Magnetic therapy
* Craniosacral therapy
* Chelation therapy
* Hormonal therapy
* Hormone replacement therapy
* Opiate replacement therapy
* Cell therapy
* Stem cell treatments
* Intubation
* Nebulization
* Inhalation therapy
* Particle therapy
* Proton therapy
* Fluoride therapy
* Cold compression therapy
* Animal-Assisted Therapy
* Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
* Nicotine replacement therapy
* Oral rehydration therapy

### Surgical

* Ablation
* Amputation
* Biopsy
* Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
* Cryosurgery
* Endoscopic surgery
* Facial rejuvenation
* General surgery
* Hand surgery
* Hemilaminectomy
* Image-guided surgery
* Knee cartilage replacement therapy
* Laminectomy
* Laparoscopic surgery
* Lithotomy
* Lithotriptor
* Lobotomy
* Neovaginoplasty
* Radiosurgery
* Stereotactic surgery
* Vaginoplasty
* Xenotransplantation

### Anesthesia

* Dissociative anesthesia
* General anesthesia
* Local anesthesia
** Topical anesthesia (surface)
** Epidural (extradural) block
** Spinal anesthesia (subarachnoid block)
* Regional anesthesia

### Other

* Interventional radiology
* Screening (medicine)