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I found one paragraph re patients ...sm

Posted By: and dacron wool used thru google.... on 2006-05-24
In Reply to: help please - sm

Subject: I found one paragraph re patients ...sm

not sure but I found one paragraph thru google about dacron wool........being used on a patient:


Once cooling to -79 C was complete the patient was lifted out of the Silcool bath, the outer, Silcool wetted plastic bag was stripped off and the patient was placed within a polyester cloth bag which was in turn placed inside a standard aluminum neurocan which had been precooled to -90  and packed with dacron
wool.  Temperature probes were left externalized to the neurocan for subsequent cooling to -196 C.


I don't really think this is going to help you though but I tried!! 


 




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"The rest of his past history, review of systems, and social history is otherwise noncontributory, except that he is status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery and has had a pacemaker and is on Coumadin in conjunction with his cerebral vascular disease. He also takes amiodarone, s/l Trazadec, Toprol, Ambien, Cozaar, and Effexor."


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Subject: does this fit at the end of this paragraph? See msg pls.

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Subject: not sure, here's the paragraph...

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Subject: if i give you the paragraph for this ....

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Subject: paragraph punctuation help..please...

MRI scan indicates status post patellar tendon, bone, and anterior cruciate ligament construction, cystic degeneration of the graft with little remaining low signal fibers is noted, tendon enlargement in the tibial tunnel with cystic erosion through the anterior cortex medially to the patellar tendon, extension into the anterior subcutaneous fat of the proximal right lower leg.

Note the doctor does say construction, not reconstruction can this also be correct? TIA.
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Subject: I'd just leave it a paragraph at the end. NM


your paragraph has many grammatical errors
Subject: your paragraph has many grammatical errors

along with punctuation - not sure if you just typed it fast and are aware or not? If you more help, let me know.
Go to format/paragraph and you'll see it. nm
Subject: Go to format/paragraph and you'll see it. nm


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Uporanary since the house is good. That really has me stumped.


Thanks so much for helping.