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is the doctor american?

Posted By: k on 2007-04-23
In Reply to: Obveriiously??? - MT

Subject: is the doctor american?




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yes it does, thank you. ps - not offshore, but not American either. nm
Subject: yes it does, thank you. ps - not offshore, but not American either. nm

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Finish-American?
Subject: Finish-American?

I swear this doctor had too many pain meds.  He says and spells FINISH American.  Never heard of it!
African-American or African American
Subject: African-American or African American

For a long time, ASR was typing African-American.  Now, it's typing African American without the hyphen.  Does anyone know which way is correct?


Thank you so much in advance.  I hope you're having a great transcription day and getting at least some easy docs.  I can't believe resident changeover is just a few months away.  Oh, how I dread that....


 


 


 


Per google on American Society of
Subject: Per google on American Society of

Clinical Oncology it is Stage IAE.
per Google, American College of.
Subject: per Google, American College of.

Chest Physicians and the Journal of Neurosurgery use the term.
African-American hyphenated?
Subject: African-American hyphenated?

I was always taught African-American was hyphenated, and that's the way it came up on the ASR for the longest time.  Now, it comes up without the hypen.  Thoughts?  We don't hyphenate Caucansian-male. 


One thought - if the Indians are using our ASR, they should have to submit corrections before they are changed. 


Just call me cornfused and befuzzled.  


You might be right, I will listen for that; she is a slurry spoken American doc. Thank you for your
Subject: You might be right, I will listen for that; she is a slurry spoken American doc. Thank you for your

help. 
Standardized by the American Diabetes Association.
Subject: Standardized by the American Diabetes Association.

My guess is that people were probably doing it both ways, and so to just make it easier, they picked the one that was easier to read.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary
Subject: The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary

ver·te·bra (vűrt-br)
n. pl. ver·te·bras or ver·te·brae

Agree with you have always typed pleural as vertebrae, but just wanted to note what this dictionary states.
Mucus plug per American Pregnancy
Subject: Mucus plug per American Pregnancy


...a Native American lady. Are the caps correct? TIA, nm
nm
Tako-Tsubo per American Heart Association.
Subject: Tako-Tsubo per American Heart Association.

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it was changed by the American Diabetes Association years ago to type 2 NM
Subject: it was changed by the American Diabetes Association years ago to type 2 NM

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American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) see message...
Subject: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) see message...

A = Complete: No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral
segments S4-S5.
American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
Subject: American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com

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See inside for colon cancer staging per the American Cancer Society.
Subject: See inside for colon cancer staging per the American Cancer Society.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer_staged.asp
well, this site IS an American MT site....nm
Subject: well, this site IS an American MT site....nm


ESL doctor - please help!!
Subject: ESL doctor - please help!!

Dictator says this word twice, but it sounds different each time and I don't think either is correct...


This patient recently got a diagnosis of Soft Tissue Rheumatism:  He says:


She has a history of pelvic and scapular s/l tills, polyarthralgias, tight hamstrings and stated she has lost weight. 


And in the other spot it sounds like he is saying pelvic and scapular tilts.  Any ideas?  Thanks!


 


Doctor's Name
Subject: Doctor's Name

I use MedWeb all the time. It is a great site! Check it out.
Help please PT doctor
Subject: Help please PT doctor

He sounds like he is saying towel and tilt testing.  I can find tilt testing but not towel testing.  Is there such a thing or am I hearing it incorrectly?
for an ENT doctor
Subject: for an ENT doctor

Anyone ever hear of what s/l boyette, voyette, goyette, ????? solution??? (used with packing the nose after surgery.........antiseptic  ??????
I always put it exactly as the doctor says it
Subject: I always put it exactly as the doctor says it

Sometimes they say "levocurvature" instead of "levoscoliosis" because the curvature may be caused by the way the patient is positioned. The doc may be reluctant to diagnose a scoliosis on the basis of just one study.
Don't think so, but thanks anyway! Think doctor
Subject: Don't think so, but thanks anyway! Think doctor


Yes, the first one was a doctor name! Thanks to both of you!
Subject: Yes, the first one was a doctor name! Thanks to both of you!


the doctor is saying...
Subject: the doctor is saying...

(s/l) xanthalomas, but does he mean xanthomas?  "He has the presence of xanthomas around the nasal portion of the orbits bilaterally."


The doctor is saying
Subject: The doctor is saying

“anichomycosis"  Had several people listen and this is what he is saying, but all I find is onychomycosis. Was wondering if you can get that type of fungus on his nose from a fungus from the nail.
yes it is an ESL doctor!
Subject: yes it is an ESL doctor!

s/l she has gone detroit/detroph before..
"to try it" make sense in this context...
Anything's possible with this doctor - Thanks.
Subject: Anything's possible with this doctor - Thanks.

NM
could the doctor be saying
Subject: could the doctor be saying

urethritis/gonorrhea?  I am finding this...just a guess. 
If the doctor says...
Subject: If the doctor says...

The patient is issued *DME* of a sling-and-swathe to be used postoperatively.

What would be the correct thing to type out for DME? durable medical equipment?

The patient is issued a durable medical equipment of a sling-and-swathe to be used postoperatively. Just doesn't sound right :-( tia.
I believe the doctor is..
Subject: I believe the doctor is..

talking about the patient taking hydrochlorothiazide as a neuroleptic medication. Does that sound correct? TIA.
I can't tell what the doctor
Subject: I can't tell what the doctor

is dictating...lol. Not sure if it is neuralgic or neuralgia..thanks for your help.
if the doctor say L2 3 sm.
Subject: if the doctor say L2 3 sm.

is it written L2-3? The patient has a central angular tear at L2-3. tia.
The doctor dictates
Subject: The doctor dictates

His aortic valve appeared well-(s/l seated).  I found some examples like that, but am unsure of certainty and spelling accuracy?  Thank you in advance for any help.
Oh good... That is what I had gone with. This doctor
Subject: Oh good... That is what I had gone with. This doctor

consistently makes up his own drugs. He also makes up his own words. If I hear the non-word "equivocable" one more time, I am going to scream. He's a great dictator as far as being clear speaking, he just likes to improvise on his words a bit. Not fun for me.

THANKS!
and when it goes to court the doctor will
Subject: and when it goes to court the doctor will

x
61.5 inches? the doctor said
Subject: 61.5 inches? the doctor said

61 and a half inches.  Wouldn't it be 61-1/2 inches and not 61.5?  End of the day brain fog.
Thank you. I think it is the doctor's mistake....
Subject: Thank you. I think it is the doctor's mistake....


Doctor's Addresses
Subject: Doctor's Addresses

I swear by this site and use it quite a bit.

www.ama-assn.org/
Thank you everyone, but do you always find the name of the doctor that you are looking for?
Subject: Thank you everyone, but do you always find the name of the doctor that you are looking for?

Sometimes I find that harder than finding the address. He just says the doctor's name phonetically and I have to figure out which name he is saying.. Any ideas? Thanks.
think it could be ph is 0.96 and the doctor said "s" on accident?
Subject: think it could be ph is 0.96 and the doctor said "s" on accident?


That just may be it! Old mushmouth doctor anyway. Thanks! nm
Subject: That just may be it! Old mushmouth doctor anyway. Thanks! nm

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maybe it's 0.5 mg - doctor not dictating the 0
Subject: maybe it's 0.5 mg - doctor not dictating the 0

nm
Would you flag this?? I have a doctor
Subject: Would you flag this?? I have a doctor

dictating a medicine of Xanax 20 mg t.i.d.  I'm only an MT, not a pharmacist, but 20 mg sounds awfully high, especially when the doses are usually in the 0.5 to 2 mg range.  I checked and it comes in 0.25 mg up to 2 mg.  I'm just wondering if I should put a QA marker here and ask them to double check or if I should just type what I hear and let it go through.  Has anyone else heard of somebody being on this high of a dose of Xanax before?  Thanks!
spelling of doctor's name
Subject: spelling of doctor's name

Can anyone tell me the best way to confirm the spelling of a doctor's name?  I'm looking for what sounds like Elmer Penada.  He's a physician in California.
I think that doctor is drunk :)
Subject: I think that doctor is drunk :)

Popliteal is the anatomical structure behind the knees.

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Very sleeeeeepy doctor!
Subject: Very sleeeeeepy doctor!

This 81-year-old patient's daughter calls the doctor to report the patient is having acute, severe vaginal bleeding.


He yawns through this sentence...


I have gone over the patient’s S/L: path history with the daughter and recommended that she go to the emergency room for immediate evaluation.


I have thought of "past" history, but it really sounds like PATH history.  Would that be possible (as in pathology history?)  Is that a common enough phrase?


Thanks.


I assure you this is a doctor
Subject: I assure you this is a doctor

that everyone would love to work for.
Is this possibly a doctor's name?
Subject: Is this possibly a doctor's name?

I'd have to hear the whole sentence but couldn't it be Dr. Kendall Somebody? Just a thought.
she has seen the doctor of a variety of..
Subject: she has seen the doctor of a variety of..

myalgias, arthralgia s/l apa-stem-i-ti-tis, neutropenia .. thank you
GI doctor uses this a lot but I can't find it
Subject: GI doctor uses this a lot but I can't find it

anyway. It is used in the context of anal incontinence in which he says the patient is passing only small what s/l skubula. Thanks!