I've worked on site with radiologists
Posted By: Yup on 2007-10-01
In Reply to: Interventional radiologists do all kinds - of invasive procedures
Subject: I've worked on site with radiologists
at both hospitals and an outpatient center. AND I worked in the operating room.
So I offered the OP my best ideas, and all I got for attempting to help was sarcasm.
You're welcome. Dang.
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Yes, I've had radiologists use cephalization in that context nm
Subject: Yes, I've had radiologists use cephalization in that context nm
nm
Not where I've worked
Subject: Not where I've worked
The places I work at make it real clear. If the doctor states Synthroid 100 mg and you type it and leave it that way, that is a patient care error which is the highest number of points I've ever seen taken off. We have to have 98% or above accuracy and if you mess up and drop below that, you either get correction action (at one place) or get 5% of your pay reduced (at current place). Now I agree with you that it shouldn't be that way. My sister-in-law is a nurse and is appalled that we have to do that since we are not in the chain of responsibility regarding medication distribution. Unfortunately, at least where I've worked, we are responsible for knowing all meds and proper dosages which is why my former employer gives Quick Look to all its employees.
I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...
Subject: I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...
Only 1 company wanted "disc". The rest wanted "disk".
The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm
Subject: The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm
but it depends on if your account is strict "type what they say" and abbreviations like this are okay. I'm not in my office so I can't check BOS, but I'd bet the BOS says write it out unless you have strict rules about typing what is dictated.
Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted
Subject: Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted
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Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
Subject: Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
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No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
Subject: No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
:)
I've been to the Centrum site, and
Subject: I've been to the Centrum site, and
there is a drop-down menu with their vitamin formula names. None have that name, so I think you are safe to assume the dictator is shortening multivitamin.
http://www.centrumvitamins.ca/
Sorry, don't have a site. Just what I've heard over and over
Subject: Sorry, don't have a site. Just what I've heard over and over
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I don't think radiologists
Subject: I don't think radiologists
are ready to poke portals into patients. Injections, sure.
Arthrogram = injection.
Scope = portals.
Yep. Radiologists use it all the time. nm
Subject: Yep. Radiologists use it all the time. nm
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Interventional radiologists do all kinds
Subject: Interventional radiologists do all kinds
Are you a radiology MT or do you do ortho or surgery transcription? I thought so.
You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
nm
when I worked
Subject: when I worked
at a hospital in-house, they required 4-year-10-month-old...
Where I have worked, this has been
Subject: Where I have worked, this has been
called a dangerous abbreviation or a doctorism (or nurse practitionerism) or something like that. How to handle it is often account specific, but I would always type out the words three times weekly or else 3x a week, or something that couldn't be misunderstood like that.
everywhere I have worked it is x2.
Subject: everywhere I have worked it is x2.
x
I once worked for a national that had such bad QA, sm
that I emailed the supervisor requesting that any document of mine that QA made "alterations," that that QA person's initials be placed alongside mine on the report. Hopefully, I made my point.
What's the patient being worked up for? nm
Subject: What's the patient being worked up for? nm
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Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm
Subject: Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm
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woo hoo! glad it worked!
Subject: woo hoo! glad it worked!
...especially before you hit the "send" button!
That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm
Subject: That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm
... the consensus, across the board, has always been to use KCl unless specifically told by the dictator in some way that the other was intended (which, so far, has never happened in my experience).
On the other hand, lots of our dictators routinely say s/l "cipro" and we always give them Cipro as a result, but I suspect that many of them intend ciprofloxacin and are just doing their lazy thang....
So go figure.
What has worked for me over the years - sm
Subject: What has worked for me over the years - sm
I use all the methods the other poster suggested. I also begin thinking to myself "what could he/she be saying" here that would fit in with the context? Can I actually hear anything that is pertinent? Think in terms of what is being done to the patient, would they have a reason to be using a particular med, technique, test, whatever. You sometimes just cannot make sense out of garbage no matter what methods you use and even QA will give them big, fat blanks.
Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years
Subject: Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years
Who specialized in osteopathic manipulative treatment and I've never heard of "pub".
Does dictator pronounce it "pube" as in "tube" or "pub" as in "let's go get a pitcher of beer? :)
I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm
Subject: I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm
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I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their
Subject: I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their
preference was L2-L3.
I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....
Subject: I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....
We were told it was Worker's Comp. That was the way the insurance company I worked for at the time wanted it. I think it is just a matter of preference.
April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....
Subject: April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....
I worked in radiation oncology and then helped develop surgical oncology for a local hospital all during the 80s and got very familiar with all the terminology (but admit that I have trouble with all the new combo drugs that are always coming out).
It gets easier the longer you do it!!! 
Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!
Subject: Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!
nm
Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.
Subject: Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.
That's my best guess.
I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked
Subject: I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked
for an ortho clinic for a while and was told it was 2.
hope the link worked, it was loooong
Subject: hope the link worked, it was loooong
I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
Subject: I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
doing this a looooooong time.
GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes
Subject: GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes
Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm
Subject: Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm
"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
Subject: "Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
THANK YOU.
"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
Jonathan
correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks
Subject: correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks
Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol
Subject: Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol
well, this site IS an American MT site....nm
Subject: well, this site IS an American MT site....nm
TX DOI site has Workers', MO DOI site has Workers (no apostrophe), CA DOI has Workers'
Subject: TX DOI site has Workers', MO DOI site has Workers (no apostrophe), CA DOI has Workers'
Most state's department of insurance sites seem to use Workers'. I have not seen Workman or Workmen in any form. I hope this helps.
Thank you for that site.
Subject: Thank you for that site.
that site just led me to the FDA site that SM
Subject: that site just led me to the FDA site that SM
I originally checked. The only Google hit I found was from drugs that were made in the 1980s and before. I think this drug does not exist now.
here's another site....can
Subject: here's another site....can
This site always
Subject: This site always
This site always freezes up my computer and I do not know why, but it is an excellent website though.
One-Look site says:
Subject: One-Look site says:
This is from the Cambridge One-Look definition:
offending adjective [before noun] OFTEN HUMOROUS
unwanted, often because unpleasant and causing problems or inconvenience:
"There's a hair in my soup!" "Well, pass it over here and I'll remove the offending article
This site is for US MTs only. (SM)
Subject: This site is for US MTs only. (SM)
Do not post here anymore, Lez.
Goldbird
NCI site
Subject: NCI site
Did you try looking at www.cancer.gov ? You can search for local studies.
Try this site...sm
Subject: Try this site...sm
prescriptiondrug-info.com - They have lists by letter or search in lefthand corner. There is a Kaolin. This site could be of some help.
Here' a site that may help....(sm)
Subject: Here' a site that may help....(sm)
http://www.bioscience.org/atlases/tumpath/staging/neurobla.htm
Do you have this site? sm
Subject: Do you have this site? sm
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm
You can go to the drug, click and it tells you what strength it comes in etc.
Also has list of newly developed drugs.
here is their web site, if this is the med you are looking for
Subject: here is their web site, if this is the med you are looking for
http://www.yaz.com/html/index.html
from this site
Subject: from this site
http://forum.mtstars.com/word/v/1/28518.html
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