The doctor may perform the following examination or exploration:
.Control of Cardiac Frequency (Normal: 60 to 100 beats/minute)
.Control of Breathing Frequency (Normal: 16 to 20 breathing cycles/minute)
.Control of Temperature (Normal: 36,5 - 37 °C)
.Control of Blood Pressure (Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg)
Abdomen examination:
Observation (or Inspection)
Palpation (or touching) to know if there is any place that causes pain and to recognise any injury that can be perceived by touching.
Listening the noises of the abdomen (hydroaerial noises)
Percussion (give repetitive taps): to know how each part of the abdomen sounds like.
Evaluate the presence or absence or abdominal pulse
Examination of the skin and mucous (of the mouth): if they are pale, dry or not.

Surgery in which the appendix is removed when it becomes inflamed or infected. Total anaesthesia is needed.

Surgery in which the appendix is removed when it becomes inflamed or infected.
It’s performed under anaesthesia

Surgery in which the appendix is removed when it becomes inflamed or infected. Total anaesthesia is needed.

It’s an invasive study. A sample of joint fluid is taken (aspirated) through a needle and syringe.
It’s performed under local anesthesia

It’s an invasive study. A sample of joint fluid is taken (aspirated) through a needle and syringe.
It’s performed under local anesthesia.

Surgery that impedes the movement of a joint for which the bones that need to be attached are connected and screws or fixatives are put until the bones join together.

Surgery that obstructs the movement of a joint, for which the bones that are to be fixed are fused with screws, plates or fixatives until the union is produced.

Test to see joints. It uses x-rays and a dye is injected directly into the joint.
It is usually performed under local anesthesia.

Precise study to evaluate the joints thorugh the use of a contrast substance injected directly inside the joint. After contrast administration, the patient is put in the scanner, where sequences or images are taken to evaluate the joint.
Generally, it is done under local anesthesia.

Surgical procedure in which a prosthesis is placed in the affected joint.

Surgical procedure in which a prosthesis is placed to the affected joint.

A surgery a camera called arthroscope is inserted in the skin through a small cut, to examine or repair the tissues inside or around a joint.

Surgery that uses a camera called an arthroscope, which is inserted into the skin from a small cut, to examine or repair tissues inside or around a joint.

Cut or surgical incision over the joint to explore and/or remove some foreign body of it. It's performed under anaesthesia.