Consent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent.onsent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent.
Hemicraniectomy has been used to treat brain swelling and mass effect secondary to a middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarction, hemispheric encephalitis, and large parenchymal intracerebral hemorrhage in subarachnoid hemorrhage.
A mastectomy is a surgical procedure in which all or a portion of a breast is removed as a part of treatment for breast cancer. In some cases, mastectomy is performed prophylactically (to prevent cancer from occurring) in women with a high risk for developing breast cancer.