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Afebrile, vital signs stable.

Posted By: see message on 2008-09-17
In Reply to: AVSS afebrile - Probably a dumb question

Subject: Afebrile, vital signs stable.

Good site for abbreviations.

http://mt911.com/site/search/abbreviation_search.asp


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AVSS: Afebrile, vital signs stable. nm
Subject: AVSS: Afebrile, vital signs stable. nm


I've heard of AFVSS (afebrile, vital signs stable)
Subject: I've heard of AFVSS (afebrile, vital signs stable)

Dunno if that might be what your're hearing or not.    
vital signs
Subject: vital signs

He said something like apicar rate is 85, rhythm regular.  Any suggestions?
help with vital signs - s/m
Subject: help with vital signs - s/m

Dictated:  heart rate in the "1 teens to 120s" How do I write 1 teens?  If I write 110s is that correct since the teens don't start till 13?  Why can't they just keep it stupid simple?


Vital Signs
Subject: Vital Signs

Is there such a thing as "rest rate" temperature or "respirator" temperature?? 
vital signs
Subject: vital signs

When a doctor dictates the vital signs with only the values and no headings, does anyone fill in headings or do you just give them what they dictated.  For example, they say VITAL SIGNS:  110/80, 72, 20, 97.9. 
2 separate vital signs nm
Subject: 2 separate vital signs nm

nm
In Vital SIgns, doc dictates "MAP 77". ?? sm
Subject: In Vital SIgns, doc dictates "MAP 77". ?? sm

VITAL SIGNS:  Temperature 36.0, pulse rate 62, respiratory rate 16, systolic 112, diastolic 160, MAP 77. 
Vital signs: Pulse 85 s/l via VS machine??
Subject: Vital signs: Pulse 85 s/l via VS machine??


Pediatrics, on vital signs. Pt is 47 inches, 46 pounds in weight, has an s/l "LFC" of 21.5 in
Subject: Pediatrics, on vital signs. Pt is 47 inches, 46 pounds in weight, has an s/l "LFC" of 21.5 inches.


If you hear stable, put stable. sm
Subject: If you hear stable, put stable. sm

They do say loose bodies are stable from previous film etc. Might be simply that. 


 


Best ortho link ever:


 


http://www.wheelessonline.com/ Just click on the joint etc. as below for Baker's cyst.


 


http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/knee_joint_menu


Because it is afebrile, AF, then VSS.
Subject: Because it is afebrile, AF, then VSS.


afebrile?
Subject: afebrile?


AVSS afebrile
Subject: AVSS afebrile

I have one doctor that says what sounds like AVSS afebrile. Does it mean all vital signs stable? I've never come across it before.

vital blue?
Subject: vital blue?


? vital sign machine
Subject: ? vital sign machine


how would you write this vital sign
Subject: how would you write this vital sign

How would you write this so it looks okay - "The blood pressure came down to one-teens to 130s over 70s to 80s" ? 


Thanks


yes FVC is forced vital capacity and you are right. nm
Subject: yes FVC is forced vital capacity and you are right. nm


stable?
Subject: stable?


stable. nm
Subject: stable. nm

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Vital sign progression in dying patient
Subject: Vital sign progression in dying patient

Vital signs quickly declined and went from ST to SR to V-tach to V-fib then "estoley".  Can anyone give me the final word? 


Currently appears stable?
Subject: Currently appears stable?

  Where there are no other instructions after that sentence, i.e. ordering a test or medication, the word "stable" comes to my mind.
How about alveoli are stable? (nm)
Subject: How about alveoli are stable? (nm)

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? stable syrinx?
Subject: ? stable syrinx?


Stable affect maybe?
Subject: Stable affect maybe?

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Okay - could be "vital" - but cannot confirm a vital heart monitor when I google it
Subject: Okay - could be "vital" - but cannot confirm a vital heart monitor when I google it


Or...stable or clear gutters? nm
Subject: Or...stable or clear gutters? nm

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I think that's correct - axillae are stable
Subject: I think that's correct - axillae are stable

RadMT is right.
stable spiculated density
Subject: stable spiculated density

stable spiculated density
s/l patient was pneumatically stable..
Subject: s/l patient was pneumatically stable..

s/l patient was pneumatically stable (this is a psychiatric discharge summary if that helps). 
stable angina pectoris
Subject: stable angina pectoris

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stable lung nodule please sm
Subject: stable lung nodule please sm

...stable lung nodule consistent with a s/l hemartoma.


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oops, it has been a long day... Medically stable..
Subject: oops, it has been a long day... Medically stable..


stable fluid? perifacial extension?
Subject: stable fluid? perifacial extension?

There is stable fluid in the semimembranosus medial gastrocnemius bursal space as well as perifacial extension proximally and distally reflecting possibly a ruptured Baker’s cyst.

Are these two words correct? I couldn't find any reference and that is what is clearly being said by the doctor. TIA.
s/l stable to "verrus a vagus" stress
Subject: s/l stable to "verrus a vagus" stress

This is an orthopedic report.  She says "both are stable to verrus a vagus" stress......


 


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s/l 'axillae are stable', but his exam is on liver area. Brain freeze here? nm
Subject: s/l 'axillae are stable', but his exam is on liver area. Brain freeze here? nm

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Chronic unsteady gait with s/l * De Boxy * syndrome. Stable on Dyazide.
Subject: Chronic unsteady gait with s/l * De Boxy * syndrome. Stable on Dyazide.

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There is no pleural or pericardial effusion and axillae are stable. There is a slight fatty infi
Subject: There is no pleural or pericardial effusion and axillae are stable. There is a slight fatty infi

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It is appropriate to use the word fixated as in the medical description of "To make fixed, stable
Subject: It is appropriate to use the word fixated as in the medical description of "To make fixed, stable, or stationary."


I-signs
Subject: I-signs

"heart rate is 72 and regular. There were no I-signs."


Is it I-signs, eye signs, ISIGNS, ISINS or what?


F signs
Subject: F signs

Faget sign, fan sign, fatpad sign, Fischer sign, fissure sign, flag sign, Forchheimer sign, Fothergill sign, Friedreich sign or Froment sign.


Hope this helps!


orthopedics signs
Subject: orthopedics signs

There is a "Scotty dog sign" and an "Earle sign."


Scotty dog sign refers to a view of the lumbar spine in which an outline of a dog can be seen.


Earle sign refers to a bony prominence or large hematoma on rectal exam.


Maybe these are what you are looking for.


Does anyone have a site for ear signs?
Subject: Does anyone have a site for ear signs?

ESL is saying what sounds like trachal sign or trocal sign is negative. Thank you!
Spurling's signs
Subject: Spurling's signs

n/m
Neurovegetative signs?
Subject: Neurovegetative signs?

Hi, I was wondering if there is such a thing as neurovegetative signs? I thought that it sounded like nerovigitated, but google directed me to neurovegetative. Can someone please tell me if this is a vaild word? Thank you!!!
Genitoperitoneal signs
Subject: Genitoperitoneal signs

Abdominal exam shows no genitoperitoneal signs?
RE: Genitoperitoneal signs
Subject: RE: Genitoperitoneal signs

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RE: Genitoperitoneal signs
Subject: RE: Genitoperitoneal signs

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lateralizing signs
Subject: lateralizing signs


watch for signs of incarceration??

Abdominal pain secondary to a small femoral hernia, easily reducible. She will watch for any signs of incarceration.


 


 


ortho signs for reference sm
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Dedication
Acknowledgments, First Edition
Acknowledgments, Second Edition
Foreword, Second Edition
Foreword, First Edition
Preface, Second Edition
Preface, First Edition


Section I: Temporomandibular
Chvostek's Sign
Loading Test
Palpation Test


Section II: Cervical Spine
Vertebral Artery Test
Foraminal Compression Test (Spurling)
Foraminal Distraction Test
Valsalva's Maneuver
Swallowing Test
Tinel's Sign


Section III: Shoulder
Empty Can (Supraspinatus) Test
Yergason Test
Speed's Test
Ludington's Sign
Drop Arm Test
Apley's Scratch Test
Cross-Over Impingement Test
Neer Impingement Test
Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test
Sternoclavicular (SC) Joint Stress Test
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Distraction Test
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Compression Test (Shear)
Piano Key Sign
Apprehension Test (Anterior)
Apprehension Test (Posterior)
Sulcus Sign
Anterior Drawer Test
Posterior Drawer Test
Jobe Relocation Test
Feagin Test
Load and Shift Test
Grind Test
Clunk Test
O'Brien Test
Brachial Plexus Stretch Test
Shoulder Abduction Test
Adson's Maneuver
Allen's Test
Roos Test
Military Brace Position
Pectoralis Major Contracture Test


Section IV: Elbow
Resistive Tennis Elbow Test (Cozen's Test)
Resistive Tennis Elbow Test
Passive Tennis Elbow Test
Golfer's Elbow Test
Hyperextension Test
Elbow Flexion Test
Varus Stress Test
Valgus Stress Test
Tinel's Sign
Pinch Grip Test


Section V: Wrist and Hand
Tap or Percussion Test
Compression Test
Long Finger Flexion Test
Finkelstein Test
Phalen Test
Tinel's Sign
Froment's Sign
Wrinkle Test (Shrivel Test)
Digital Allen's Test
Bunnel Littler Test
Murphy's Sign
Watson Test
Valgus Stress Test
Varus Stress Test
Section VI: Thoracic Spine
Kernig/Brudzinski Signs
Lateral Rib Compression Test
Anterior/Posterior Rib Compression Test
Inspiration/Expiration Breathing Test


Section VI: Thoracic Spine
Kernig/Brudzinski Signs
Lateral Rib Compression Test
Anterior/Posterior Rib Compression Test
Inspiration/Expiration Breathing Test


Section VII: Lumbar Spine
Valsalva's Maneuver
Stoop Test
Hoover Test
Kernig/Brudzinski Signs
90-90 Straight Leg Raise Test
Bowstring Test (Cram Test)
Sitting Root Test
Unilateral Straight Leg Raise Test (Lasegue Test)
Bilateral Straight Leg Raise Test
Well Straight Leg Raise Test
Slump Test
Thomas Test
Spring Test
Trendelenburg's Test
Stork Standing Test


Section VIII: Sacral Spine
Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Fixation Test
Gillet Test
Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Stress Test
Squish Test
Yeoman's Test
Gaenslen's Test
Patrick or FABER Test
Long-Sitting Test


Section IX: Hip
Hip Scouring or Quadrant Test
Nélaton's Line
Craig's Test
90-90 Straight Leg Raise Test
Patrick or FABER Test
Trendelenburg's Test
Ober's Test
Piriformis Test
Thomas Test
True Leg-Length Discrepancy Test
Apparent Leg-Length Discrepency Test
Ely's Test
Tripod Test
Femoral Nerve Traction Test


Section X: Knee
Patella Tendon/Patella Ligament Length Test
Patellar Apprehension Test
Ballotable Patella or Patella Tap Test
Sweep Test
Quadriceps or Q-Angle Test
Medial-Lateral Grind Test
Bounce Home Test
Patellar Grind Test (Clarke's Sign)
Renne Test
Noble Test
Hughston's Plica Test
Godfrey 90/90 Test
Posterior Sag Test (Gravity Drawer Test)
Reverse Pivot Shift (Jakob Test)
Anterior Lachman's Test
Anterior Drawer Test
Slocum Test With Internal Tibial Rotation
Slocum Test With External Tibial Rotation
Pivot Shift Test
Jerk Test
Posterior Drawer Test
Hughston Posteromedial Drawer Test
Hughston Posterolateral Drawer Test
Posterior Lachman's Test 27
External Rotation Recurvatum Test
Valgus Stress Test
Varus Stress Test
McMurray Test
Apley Compression Test
Steinman's Tenderness Displacement Test
Rectus Femoris Contracture Test


Section XI: Ankle and Foot
Homans' Sign
Anterior Drawer Test
Talar Tilt Test (Inversion)
Talar Tilt Test (Eversion)
Thompson Test
Tap or Percussion Test
Feiss Line 30
Interdigital Neuroma Test
Compression Test
Long Bone Compression Test
Swing Test
Kleiger's Test
Tinel's Sign



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