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BICAP means? help..already searched archives..nm

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BICAP means? help..already searched archives..nm - cc
- to answer the original question, initials mean "BIpolar CircumActive Probe" nm - flybye
- BICAP means? - Sheilah Mead
  - This was already answered in this thread, it is a - brand name for a probe. nm
- BICAP - la
- Without context - there is a BiPAP - nm
  - duodenal ulcer at anterior wall, status post BICAP and injection..sm - cc
    - It is a brand, see link - sm
      - Thanx so much! - cc
        only problem is now: and was then BiCaped extensively???sm - cc
        Just like that - there are no "rules" no matter - what anyone tells you.
        verb, I meant..nm - cc
    - There is a BICAP, some kind of bipolar electrode. nm - georgie girl

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BICAP means?
Subject: BICAP means?

It's BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP is continuous positive airway pressure) ... look in your Stedman's Pulmonary/Cardiology book.

Hope this is what you're looking for. Smead

some info on both terms for archives
Subject: some info on both terms for archives

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BICAP
Subject: BICAP

Did you see the "Sound Alikes Search" box that came up right after your post? It explains all about what BICAP means; it's used in the palliative treatment of people with esophageal cancer. It goes into great depth. I hope you find it. If not, post again, and I'll try and find out why the search box is not coming up for you like it did for me.

BICAP ?
Subject: BICAP ?

Bipolar Coagulation Probe

on the Wise pattern mastopexy....archives..nm
Subject: on the Wise pattern mastopexy....archives..nm

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agger nasi; found it in the archives!
Subject: agger nasi; found it in the archives!

bicap therapy?
Subject: bicap therapy?

Bicap therapy was applied to all 4 red spots to control and ablate them. Is this Bicap, bicap, Bi-Cap, can't verify for certain. Thanks!

Thanks, I found an earlier post also . I guess I should check the archives first.
Subject: Thanks, I found an earlier post also . I guess I should check the archives first.

There is a BICAP, some kind of bipolar electrode. nm
Subject: There is a BICAP, some kind of bipolar electrode. nm

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duodenal ulcer at anterior wall, status post BICAP and injection..sm
Subject: duodenal ulcer at anterior wall, status post BICAP and injection..sm

in dx..need to spell it out.

BICAP; a form of bipolar electrocoagulation frequently used to arrest gastrointestinal bleeding
Subject: BICAP; a form of bipolar electrocoagulation frequently used to arrest gastrointestinal bleeding

I see what you mean. I searched and sm
Subject: I see what you mean. I searched and sm

=== the most info I could find regards patents on devices to make the skim cut!! Will look around some more though.

I've searched everywhere I know to look...
Subject: I've searched everywhere I know to look...

She said it was carboplatin, Taxotere and Erbitux, but I can't imagine what the first part of it is.. sounded like ION slash Erbitux. Thanks for your help

I searched for documentation --sm
Subject: I searched for documentation --sm

but was unable to find a solid form of albuterol, although I am sure that I have seen a gel like substance to be placed in a nebulizer. I know that albuterol is a crystalline powder though and is soluable in water. Perhaps that is what I was thinking. sorry for the misconception on my part. Thanks for making me aware of it.

Sorry, just saw your second question. Have searched, but unfortunately no.
Subject: Sorry, just saw your second question. Have searched, but unfortunately no.

No problem. I searched as follows:
Subject: No problem. I searched as follows:

"fat stain" breast cytology, with the fat stain in quotes. Just for future reference.

I searched WRP catheter and got
Subject: I searched WRP catheter and got

Williams Right Posterior Curve (WRP).

Thank you so much! I searched and came up empty!!
Subject: Thank you so much! I searched and came up empty!!

thank you. i didn't find that when it searched it. thanks.
Subject: thank you. i didn't find that when it searched it. thanks.

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Duh, I searched RIMA and found it!
Subject: Duh, I searched RIMA and found it!

Coumatrex machine? Searched every way I could think. sm
Subject: Coumatrex machine? Searched every way I could think. sm

Doctor refers to it as the "new" Coumatrex machine (of course, to measure Coumadin levels), but even if it was new, I'd think there'd be something online about it. Thanks!

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Subject: Sorry, have looked and searched, can only find...sm

gauge, Chiba and Touhy needles. This one is a tough one. I had suggested Jamshidi needle before, but that is a biopsy needle, not used for drainage purposes. If you find out what this is, please let us know. This one is really stumping me. Sorry I couldn't help.

I searched and search. Any context before this word SM
Subject: I searched and search. Any context before this word SM

that could give a clue? thanks!

Bless you my child. Searched every spelling but that!
Subject: Bless you my child. Searched every spelling but that!

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Subject: Thanks so much for looking. I searched everywhere. She was loud and clear so therefore I flagged it as it was a stat and had to move along.

I thank you for your time.

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Subject: I should know to look here FIRST. Searched online for 20 minutes. Thanks MT50!

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and found down the page:
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and related surgery: The Plano orthopedic and sports medicine center, Plano, Texas.
The "top hat" is backed up a sliding knot"...
linkinghumb,elsevier.com/
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Subject: Well, I feel dumb. I thought I searched it with a K. THANKS!

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Subject: Better ask your QA. Some "verbatim" means "not really verbatim," some means "strictly verbatim." nm

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Subject: Para means near. Parathoracic means near the thoracic muscles. nm

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IN PHYSICAL, SOUNDS LIKE "A MELLON POLLY 2"? I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE.
Subject: IN PHYSICAL, SOUNDS LIKE "A MELLON POLLY 2"? I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE.

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Subject: Do you know what this means?

Any idea what this means?

Yes, believe that's what he means! ESL? nm
Subject: Yes, believe that's what he means! ESL? nm

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yes, means not sure
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Subject: Does anyone know what DAC means?

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Subject: I'm sure it is what he means, but (sm)

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Subject: That means nothing!!

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You do know what that means?? sm
Subject: You do know what that means?? sm

Means YOU ARE ONE OF US!!!! We are just plain old puzzle solvers who try to decipher the clues!!!

Glad to help. Keep going. !!! Good luck!!

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Subject: If this is a UTI, I think it means this. sm

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Subject: Not sure what she means . . .

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Subject: maybe it means less than 2:40

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It means...
Subject: It means...

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Subject: unless he means sm

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Subject: I think that is what he means but not said clearly!

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Subject: that must be what he means...thanks : )

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Subject: Maybe what he really means is

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