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First thought is excrescence -- outgrowth from surface etc. nm

Posted By: Txczech on 2008-10-12
In Reply to: doubt with radiology again - sami

Subject: First thought is excrescence -- outgrowth from surface etc. nm




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polypoid excrescence?
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surface
It's plantar surface.
"cantor" surface
How about calcaneal surface? Is he/she talking about the heel?
plantar surface.
Since this is the foot, it's probably the plantar surface (bottom).
inferior surface
Subject: inferior surface

or could he be saying sulcus
YES - serosal surface
Subject: YES - serosal surface


Intraarticular surface? NM
Subject: Intraarticular surface? NM


could it be surface ablation?
Subject: could it be surface ablation?


tracking along the "cantor" surface ??

the patient is status post TMA.  In discussing the wound healing, she says:  There is a small amound of tracking along the "canta", "canter" "cantor" surface.  Ideas?


All I can find is a "Cantor" tube, and that's not it.  TIA


Volar surface plate perhaps? (nm)
Subject: Volar surface plate perhaps? (nm)


You are right it is char, as in a scorched surface
Subject: You are right it is char, as in a scorched surface


skin surface s/l escoriations
Subject: skin surface s/l escoriations

There are some skin surface s/l escoriations on the antecubital area or above it where the patient has scratched outside of the cast.

This sounds like what it is but I can't find this word anywhere. Any ideas would be appreciated

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Bowler's surface of forearm?
Subject: Bowler's surface of forearm?

This seems to be my night for strange sounding dictation!  Has anyone heard of something that sounds like the bowler's surface of the forearm? 
volar surface of forearm? nm
Subject: volar surface of forearm? nm


Think this is probably weight-bearing surface ?? - nm
Subject: Think this is probably weight-bearing surface ?? - nm


The hand has a palmar surface but I don't know what the rest could be nm
Subject: The hand has a palmar surface but I don't know what the rest could be nm


Yes. Means it is flush, not standing out/above the surface. (nm)
Subject: Yes. Means it is flush, not standing out/above the surface. (nm)

x
Proud means above the surface (sticking out)
Subject: Proud means above the surface (sticking out)


smooth bursal surface thickening?
Subject: smooth bursal surface thickening?

Possibly...
Verrucous lesions have an irregular or velvety surface. nm
Subject: Verrucous lesions have an irregular or velvety surface. nm

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then he says extending in the serrosal s/l surface? it's a male patient
Subject: then he says extending in the serrosal s/l surface? it's a male patient


Err, sort of. In your example, it is not proud (is flush w/surface), which is what I meant. (nm)
Subject: Err, sort of. In your example, it is not proud (is flush w/surface), which is what I meant. (nm)

x
Exophytic mass (arising from epithelial surface) ?
Subject: Exophytic mass (arising from epithelial surface) ?

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Think undercurrent makes perfect sense. Below the surface etc. sm
Subject: Think undercurrent makes perfect sense. Below the surface etc. sm

Main Entry:un*der*cur*rent
Pronunciation:-*k*r-*nt
Function:noun


1 : a current below the surface
2 : a hidden tendency of feeling or opinion


proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA)
Subject: proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA)

proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA)?
In the posterior horn of the medial meniscus,on the inferior surface, there is SM
Subject: In the posterior horn of the medial meniscus,on the inferior surface, there is SM

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arthroxesis (ahr-throk´sә-sis) scraping of diseased tissue from an articular surface.
Subject: arthroxesis (ahr-throk´sә-sis) scraping of diseased tissue from an articular surface.


it is not ESL and I thought of warts but thought the same thing and it does not sound like a "t&#
Subject: it is not ESL and I thought of warts but thought the same thing and it does not sound like a "t"


inner surface tear? insertion tear?
Subject: inner surface tear? insertion tear?


I second your thought Dee. :) nm
nm
that is what I thought but. . .
Subject: that is what I thought but. . .

She says it twice in the report and pronounces it like it rhymes with cube or tube and sound like she says pube, so that is what made me think it was short for pubic.  Here is the other sentence: 


He had a high (pube) on the left and an elevate ASIS on the left in a sheer pattern.


 


 


That is what I thought, but. .sm
Subject: That is what I thought, but. .sm

I have to blank it since he is not saying the whole word including in the diagnosis.  He just say pila or pyelo.
Thank you. That is what I thought it was.
Subject: Thank you. That is what I thought it was.

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Just thought I would
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that's what i thought. thank you.
Subject: that's what i thought. thank you.

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my first thought was /sm
Subject: my first thought was /sm

"midline raphe" -- but looking it up, usually refers to area around mandible/jaw, so not sure if it would fit or not.


Thanks a ton. Thats what I thought too
Subject: Thanks a ton. Thats what I thought too


I thought that first too, but I don't...
Subject: I thought that first too, but I don't...

think that's it, but thanks!
i just had a thought....
Subject: i just had a thought....

that pic COULD be worse......he could be smiling... wouldn't that be totally freaky!!!


Exactly what I thought......nm
Subject: Exactly what I thought......nm


That's what I thought....Thank you!!
Subject: That's what I thought....Thank you!!

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This is just a thought, but I have a doc who says--sm
Subject: This is just a thought, but I have a doc who says--sm

mag scan, for magnified scan. probably not it, but trying to help out. good luck.
At first I thought it was someone having a bad day...
Subject: At first I thought it was someone having a bad day...

then I saw the rest of the questions later on.  Won't happen again from me!
thought so
Subject: thought so

Just common sense, but I think this is an offshore MT anyway - hence the MD's name in the post.
thought of something
Subject: thought of something

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I just had a thought of perhaps maybe
Subject: I just had a thought of perhaps maybe

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1st thought
Subject: 1st thought

That's what I thought to, but it sounds like localized. The doctor does stumble over this one and then i hear localized.
Ahhhhhh!!!
on second thought
Subject: on second thought

forget it - i dont need this aggravation. I'll figure it out myself.
I thought that, too, but not 100% sure.
Subject: I thought that, too, but not 100% sure.


That's what I first thought...
Subject: That's what I first thought...

Do you know how this would be used. It is under her medication listing. When I research it, it just comes up in dressing/bandaging. I cannot find it in my drug book or my drug websites.