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more info - this is referring to gastroesophageal junction

Posted By: IndianaMT on 2006-10-17
In Reply to: Siewart type I or Siewert type I - IndianaMT

Subject: more info - this is referring to gastroesophageal junction

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GE junction (gastroesophageal) (nm)
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not sure what you're referring to...more info needed nm
Subject: not sure what you're referring to...more info needed nm

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Subject: s/l musculotenis junction

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Subject: musculotendinous junction. nm

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s/l saphenopalpateal junction
Subject: s/l saphenopalpateal junction

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Subject: saphenopopliteal junction??? - nm


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Subject: s/l carpocervical junction

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Subject: probably just "GE junction" /nm


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Subject: Maybe slurring thoracic junction


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Subject: costovertebral angle junction? nm

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Subject: Any chance it's thoracolumbar junction syndrome?

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Subject: And without many hits, I also found a corpocervical junction. nm

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Subject: how would you transcribe upper 2/3 lower 1/3 junction (use slash or hyphen?)


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Subject: Ortho help please - shoulder internal rotation to s/l alice junction Thanks for the help! nm

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Subject: I don't think so because that would be referring to someone

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Thanks, that helps! That's probably what he was referring to then.
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Subject: Could be referring to troponin I being 713..nm

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Subject: I capitalize them because they are referring sm

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Subject: Sentence please, what is it referring to?

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