Medical procedure

A medical procedure is an intervention performed on or for a patient to diagnose, prevent, monitor, or treat a health condition. It may be invasive or noninvasive.

Diagnosis: The process of identifying a disease or condition from signs, symptoms, history, and tests. Diagnostic procedures gather or reveal evidence used to identify a patient's condition.
Surgery: The branch of medicine that treats disease or injury through operative techniques. Surgery is the clearest family of procedures that deliberately alters body structures.
Medical diagnosis: The conclusion that identifies a disease or condition in a patient. A diagnosis is a clinical conclusion; a diagnostic procedure is one way to reach it.
Surgical risk: The possibility of harm or complications associated with an operation or other invasive intervention. Procedural risks influence whether an intervention is suitable and how it is planned.
Overmedicalization: The expansion of medical diagnosis or treatment into conditions or experiences that may not require it. It raises the question of when a procedure's expected benefit is too small to warrant intervention.
Treatment: An intervention intended to improve health, relieve symptoms, or alter the course of a disease. Many procedures directly treat disease or relieve its effects.
Biopsy: The removal of tissue or cells for examination, usually to diagnose disease. A biopsy obtains material directly for diagnostic analysis.
Medical treatment: Care intended to cure, control, or relieve a health condition. Treatment is an aim of care, while a procedure is one possible means of achieving it.
Medical complication: An undesirable health event arising during or after a disease or medical intervention. Complications are potential adverse outcomes that procedures must anticipate and manage.
Shared decision-making: A collaborative process in which clinicians and patients make health decisions using evidence and patient preferences. Procedural choices often involve trade-offs that depend on individual goals and values.

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Medicine (drug or remedy)Compared with: Procedures share medical aims with medicines but act through physical intervention.