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Medical technology and equipment has become increasingly more advanced, since the 20th century. This database contains notes on some of the more common medical equipment at the disposal of a 24th century Starfleet medic. | Medical technology and equipment has become increasingly more advanced, since the 20th century. This database contains notes on some of the more common medical equipment at the disposal of a 24th century Starfleet medic. | ||
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===Bi-spectral monitor=== | ===Bi-spectral monitor=== | ||
Device used to assess a | Device used to assess a patientâs level of consciousness. Commonly used when administering anesthetic agents during surgery, or in the management of patients with altered central nervous system (CNS) function. | ||
===Cardiac Inducer ("Defib Unit")=== | ===Cardiac Inducer ("Defib Unit")=== | ||
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===Electrophoretic dialysis unit=== | ===Electrophoretic dialysis unit=== | ||
A blood filtration device that can remove, with great specificity, harmful chemicals and foreign substances from a | A blood filtration device that can remove, with great specificity, harmful chemicals and foreign substances from a patientâs bloodstream. The device can also be used to remove nanoprobes from a previously Borg-enhanced patient. (20th-century equivalent: Dialysis machine.) | ||
===Exoscalpel=== | ===Exoscalpel=== | ||
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===Neural imaging scan=== | ===Neural imaging scan=== | ||
Test that provides detailed information about a | Test that provides detailed information about a patientâs central nervous system function. (20th-century equivalent: MRI or PET scan.) | ||
===Neuralstimulator=== | ===Neuralstimulator=== | ||
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===Sterile Dressings=== | ===Sterile Dressings=== | ||
Many of the older methods work best. Along with the dermal regenerator, a simple application of | Many of the older methods work best. Along with the dermal regenerator, a simple application of Pseudocutanâ⿿¢ applies a dressing that allows most wounds to heal naturally. Pseudocutan dressings are absorbed into the body, and if the body rejects the dressing, antibodies break down the dressing rapidly to biodegradable matter. Dressings are used in emergencies (a roll of Pseudocutan is included in the Medical Trauma Kit) and for wounds which do not require dermal regeneration. | ||
===Surgical Support Frame=== | ===Surgical Support Frame=== | ||