Medical Procedures

A

Accelerated Critical Neural Pathway Formation
Medical procedure that uses genetic re-coding to alter the brain of a humanoid patient. The procedure is illegal under laws dating back to the end of the Eugenics Wars. The Federation ban on DNA resequencing was based on the argument that if genetically enhanced people were allowed to compete freely, all parents would feel pressured to have their children enhanced so that they could keep up.

Amniotic Scan
Sensor readings of the fluid contained within the amniotic sac of a mammalian pregnancy.

ARA Scan
Medical scan that can be used to determine the truthfulness of a humanoid subject.

B

Basilar Arterial Scan
Medical diagnostic test used to evaluate arteries in the brain stem.

Berylite Scan
Medical procedure used aboard Federation starships.

Bio-temporal Chamber
Medical device created by the Emergency Medical Hologram aboard Voyager. The chamber used a bio-temporal field to push cells into an earlier stage of entropic decay.

Blood Screening
Medical test used by Federation personnel to identify shape-shifters.

Brain-circuitry Pattern
Medical diagnostic image mapping neural activity in a humanoid brain.

C

Cardiac Induction
Emergency medical resuscitative measure.

Cardiopulmonary Reconstruction
Medical procedure for repairing the heart of a humanoid patient.

Cellular Regeneration and Entertainment Chamber
Experimental medical treatment device intended to make humanoid patients effectively immortal by keeping their cells entertained.

CPK Enzymatic Therapy
Medical treatment to limit the extent of spinal injury.

Cryogenic Open-heart Procedure
Surgical procedure used to repair damaged cardiac tissue using temperatures near absolute zero.

Cryostasis
Medical procedure used to slow down biological functions in a critically injured patient, allowing the physician more time to correct the malady.

D

Decompression Chamber
Medical treatment facility aboard Federation starships for patients requiring exposure to atmospheric pressures other than Class-M normal.

Deep Tissue Scan
Medical scan done as part of a post mortem investigation.

Direct Reticular Stimulation
Medical procedure in which electrical energy is applied directly to the nervous system of a humanoid patient in an attempt to revive neural activity.

DNA Reference Scan
Medical test to confirm an individual's identity by matching DNA patterns.

DNA Resequencing
A procedure in which a subject is genetically engineered for specific traits. It is illegal except to correct severe birth defects, but it was going on Adigeon Prime in 2348. Any individual discovered to have been so treated is barred from serving in Starfleet or practicing medicine, in order to discourage the creation of genetic "supermen" like Khan Singh. In some instances the subject suffers incurable mental side effects.

E

Electrophoretic Analysis
Standard medical test run to analyze cellular components.

Encephalographic Polygraph Scan
A brainwave scan used to determine truthfulness during questioning.

Engramatic Purge
Medical procedure used to erase specific thoughts from a person's mind.

G

Genetic Resequencing Vector
Medical suspension formulated to shut down Borg nanoprobes as they emerge from dormancy.

H

Hematological Scan
Medical diagnostic study of a patient's blood factors.

Hexagen Therapy
A treatment for Yarim-Fel syndrome.

Hyperencephalogram
Medical test that records and measures brain-wave activity.

Hypothalmic Series
Medical test used to determine hypothalmic function.

I

Inner Nuncial Series
A battery of neurological tests.

J

Jungian Therapy
Psychiatric treatment based on the theories of Carl Gustav Jung.

K

K-3 Indicator
Medical measurement of neural activity corresponding to the level of pain being experienced by a patient.

M

Myocardial Enzyme Balance
Medical test used in surgical, particularly cardiac, procedures.

N

Neural Imaging Scan
Medical diagnostic scan used to test the acuity of the patient's visual cortex.

Neural Pathway Induction
A procedure which repairs neural pathway damage.

Neural Polaric Induction
A Procedure used to repolarize neural sheaths. The depolarization causes heightened neural activity, during which one experiences visions.

Neuromuscular Adaptation
A biochemical treatment intended to help members of low-gravity species adapt to higher gravity. It was first proposed by Nathaniel Teros in 2340, but abandoned in the theoretical stage.

P

Psychological Profile
Complete psychological history required of all Starfleet personnel.

R

Reflection Therapy
Psychiatric technique used on the planet Tilonus IV in which the patient's brain is scanned and images from brain areas that control emotions and memory are projected holographically.

Resonance Tissue Scan
Medical diagnostic test used by Starfleet physicians to screen for infection.

Retinal Imaging Scan
Medical test used to verify the presence or absence of activity in the visual cortex.

Ribosome Infusion
Medical treatment suggested by Dr. Crusher to help the injured Romulan Patahk after exposure to the surface conditions on Galorndon Core in 2366.

Robbiani Dermal Optic Test
Medical diagnostic test that registers a subject's emotional structure through skin and pupil response to visual stimulation at specific color wavelengths.

S

Steinman Analysis
Medical test noting individual specific data such as voice analysis and brain patterns.

Synaptic Induction
Technique in neurotheraphy used for patients suffering from traumatic memory loss.

Synaptic Reconstruction
Surgery which neutralizes the synaptic pathways responsible for deviant behavior.