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  2. Endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Adolf Kussmaul was fascinated by sword swallowers who would insert a sword down their throat without gagging. This drew inspiration to insert a hollow tube for observation; the next problem to solve was how to shine light through the tube, as they were still relying on candles and oil lamps as light sources.

  3. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Wikipedia

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    A chip camera at the tip of the endoscope – this has now replaced the coaxial optic fibers of older scopes that were prone to damage and consequent loss of picture quality Air/water channel to clean the lens using the water and air channel for drying the lens itself and to insufflate the esophagus and the stomach during the operation to ...

  4. Transesophageal echocardiogram - Wikipedia

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    Before inserting the probe, mild to moderate sedation is induced in the patient to ease the discomfort and to decrease the gag reflex. Usually a local anesthetic spray (e.g., lidocaine, benzocaine, xylocaine) is used for the back of the throat or as a jelly/lubricant anesthetic for the esophagus. Sedation and anesthesia are required to make the ...

  5. Laryngoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical parts seen during laryngoscopy. Direct laryngoscopy is carried out (usually) with the patient lying on their back; the laryngoscope is inserted into the mouth on the right side and flipped to the left to trap and move the tongue out of the line of sight, and, depending on the type of blade used, inserted either anterior or posterior to the epiglottis and then lifted with an upwards ...

  6. Former US Marine went too far in fatal choking on New York ...

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    A prosecutor told jurors on Friday that the former U.S. Marine sergeant who fatally strangled Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car was indifferent to Neely's humanity, and needlessly ...

  7. Who is Elise Stefanik? Donald Trump picks major House ... - AOL

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    WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be the next ambassador to the United Nations.The New York lawmaker has accepted the offer. Trump's nomination of ...

  8. Paul Maslansky, ‘Police Academy’ Producer, Dies at 91

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    Paul Maslansky, a producer behind films such as “Police Academy” and “Return to Oz,” died on Monday of natural causes at a hospital in Los Robles, Calif. He was 91. Maslansky collaborated ...

  9. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    hollow tube to see within the respiratory tract without obstructing respiration: Oesophagoscope: hollow tube to see within the oesophagus: Laryngoscope: used in direct laryngoscopy; video link: Jobson Horne's probe with ring curette: to access or clean the external ear: Tuning forks: for various clinical tests of hearing loss; vibration sense test