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costovertebral angle tenderness

Posted By: ? on 2006-08-08
In Reply to: Physical examination... sm - New MT

Subject: costovertebral angle tenderness

Does it sound like that?


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CVA=costovertebral angle tenderness
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CVAT is usually dictated before or after extremity exam but I have, just yesterday, had a dictator say this in the extremity exam.


I'd just make another subheading (flush left,  if that's how the CP says to format and it is not a verbatim account....


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I learned from from a QA's report.  How are we to know there are changes on things that were done one way for so long and now done another?  geesh
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Subject: Do you type; c.v.a. tenderness or CVA tenderness?

I am getting two different opinions on this one and was wondering what is actually correct....Thanks in Advance!
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I've heard of a wide angle and base of gait.....


 


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