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Surgical Transcription

Posted By: Terry on 2007-01-31
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Hello.  A local surgery hosptial is hiring im my area. I've been transcribing psych and technical material for 6 years. Anyone know of good web sites for daily surgical transcription, what to expect in common surgeries and any resources for surgery brush up?


 


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If you mean the Surgical Word Book, it's the best! nm
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A dictionary is not going to be near enough for acute care.  You're going to come across many different instruments, techniques, procedures, etc. 


The "particular" factor will relate to the client's specific instructions, i.e. expanding, not expanding, symbols, most likely BOS compliant, verbatim, etc. 


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I agree. Best surgical word book!!!!! nm
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Sounds like my Surgical Word Book sm
by Claudia Tessier.
Two: Dorlands and The Surgical Word Book -- SM
I use secure online reference sites for everything else.


surgical equipment info is good
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need a good surgical equipment website, anyone have one

Any help would be needed.  Learning to do acute care ops - and need some good surgical equipment sites. 


 


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Surgical Word Book (Tessier, NOT Stedman's). nm
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Anybody know of any good sites for surgical term reference? nm
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Tessier's as mentioned & Surgical Word Book

By far, Tessier Surgical Word Book! The Bomb!
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Same context each job. "Well-healed surgical scar."
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page 179 in Tessier's Surgical Words..chromic..nm
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Tessier's Surgical Word book is great for ops
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The Surgical Word Book by Claudia Tessier (see message)
is set up like that. It is black with silver and GREEN lettering.

Love, love, LOVE this book! Good luck!
Stedman's Medical and Surgical Equipment Words is invaluable. nm
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My extreme interest in all things medical/surgical keeps me loving it. nm
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Also onelook.com as the Dorland's links right off there. Book would be Tessier's Surgical Word
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Agree, verbatim transcription equals poor quality transcription.
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Updating surgical references - new Stedmans Word Book, Tessier Surgery Book or others - best one in
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I would buy new a Dorland's Medical Dictionary, Stedmans Medical and Surgical Equipment...SM

and Tessier's The Surgical Word Book, 3rd edition.  Books you could buy used I would say would be Stedman's Pathology and Lab Medicine and Cardiology/Pulmonary word book.  These are all the books I use the most during my day.  You could buy other speciality word books as you need them and could probably go used with those.


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Anyone read the article in Advance Magazine stating that transcription will be virtually obsolete as we know it in 3-5 years with take over of the back and front ends of speech recognition. Was curious as to opinions.  Seems like this message has been repeated over and over.