Home     Contact Us    
Main Board Job Seeker's Board Job Wanted Board Resume Bank Company Board Word Help Medquist New MTs Classifieds Offshore Concerns VR/Speech Recognition Tech Help Coding/Medical Billing
Gab Board Politics Comedy Stop Health Issues
ADVERTISEMENT




Serving Over 20,000 US Medical Transcriptionists

If you are talking about right/left equal use it is

Posted By: ambidextrous--Webster's. (nm) on 2008-11-13
In Reply to: amadexterous - Amy

Subject: If you are talking about right/left equal use it is

x


Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread
  • amadexterous - Amy
    • If you are talking about right/left equal use it is - ambidextrous--Webster's. (nm)

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu


Other related messages found in our database

could he be talking about left and right pupils?
Subject: could he be talking about left and right pupils?

n/m
Is the doc talking about removal of hardware from left hip?
Subject: Is the doc talking about removal of hardware from left hip?


not sure, hmm maybe left out word or talking in "clips" of dict. sm
Subject: not sure, hmm maybe left out word or talking in "clips" of dict. sm

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/gram_stain/sample.html
Fancy way to type this? Zoloft 20 mg per cc equal to 100 mg equal 5 cc p.o. q.a.m.
Subject: Fancy way to type this? Zoloft 20 mg per cc equal to 100 mg equal 5 cc p.o. q.a.m.


S equal Z
Subject: S equal Z

This would be the way I would type is as if: S was the "set score" and Z was the "score equal to the normal mean"...per American Heart Association journal
yes it is equal to 1.5 liters but.....sm
Subject: yes it is equal to 1.5 liters but.....sm

if dictator said *a liter and a half* that's what you give the dictator........
symmetrical and equal
Subject: symmetrical and equal

Possibly symmetrical and equal
Cardio pulses are equal.
Subject: Cardio pulses are equal.

It sounds like she is saying cardio pulses are equal bilaterally.  Could this be right.  Is the 'cardio pulses' correct?
Would this be correct? A2 is equal to P2 in intensity?
Subject: Would this be correct? A2 is equal to P2 in intensity?


I don't think so. PERL is pupils are equal
Subject: I don't think so. PERL is pupils are equal

and reactive to light. What type of surgery is he referring to??
"as well as" does not equal "and"
Subject: "as well as" does not equal "and"

i.e., the phrase isn't a conjunction and doesn't get treated the same way in a sentence. So your first choice is correct. I find that a lot of docs dictate w, x, y as well as z. I always change this to w, x and y as well as z.

Good catch.
"as well as" does not equal "and"
Subject: "as well as" does not equal "and"

i.e., the phrase isn't a conjunction and doesn't get treated the same way in a sentence. So your first choice is correct. I find that a lot of docs dictate "w, x, y as well as z." I always change this to w, x and y as well as z.

Good catch.
Funny thing, I had this yesterday and left 3 blanks that QA also left blank.
Subject: Funny thing, I had this yesterday and left 3 blanks that QA also left blank.

x
pain over the left hip and a biopsy of the left s/l SA pablum showed adenocarcinom
Subject: pain over the left hip and a biopsy of the left s/l SA pablum showed adenocarcinom

n
could be generic and would use Ŗ:2:2 solution, equal parts...."
Subject: could be generic and would use Ŗ:2:2 solution, equal parts...."

x
Peripheral pulses are 1-2 (s/l with one) symmetrically equal. sm
Subject: Peripheral pulses are 1-2 (s/l with one) symmetrically equal. sm

Does that make sense.  It doesn't sound like it, but I have listened to it over and over.
Heart size equal. Lungs are clear.
Subject: Heart size equal. Lungs are clear.


no cogwheeling. Deep tendon reflexes are equal. nm
Subject: no cogwheeling. Deep tendon reflexes are equal. nm

xx
equal distribution? If you can't get even a sound alike, I would leave a blank. nm
Subject: equal distribution? If you can't get even a sound alike, I would leave a blank. nm

.
Sure, they probably did blood pressure in both arms and it was equal and there was good capillary re
Subject: Sure, they probably did blood pressure in both arms and it was equal and there was good capillary refill upon release of the cuff.


probably means left anterior descending. Instead of saying LAD, just saying left AD.
Subject: probably means left anterior descending. Instead of saying LAD, just saying left AD.

x
HEENT: Pupils Equal, round, reactive to light and accomendation and ______ intact. thank you
Subject: HEENT: Pupils Equal, round, reactive to light and accomendation and ______ intact. thank you


S/P left total knee reconstruction. On exam, has a palpable s/l clod defect on the left knee.
Subject: S/P left total knee reconstruction. On exam, has a palpable s/l clod defect on the left knee.

:-)
s/l dardiado solution; equal parts chlorhexidine peroxide normal saline solution
Subject: s/l dardiado solution; equal parts chlorhexidine peroxide normal saline solution


What are you talking about?
Subject: What are you talking about?

hmmm?
wonder if he is talking about ..... /sm
Subject: wonder if he is talking about ..... /sm

endomalacia. I cannot document "endomalacia," but there is tracheomalacia and endotracheal malacia.
What are you talking about? nm
Subject: What are you talking about? nm

x
Any way it could be talking about
Subject: Any way it could be talking about

method of repletion, i.e. route?
Thanks. Just was not sure as he is talking like a bat out of you know where. nm.
Subject: Thanks. Just was not sure as he is talking like a bat out of you know where. nm.

ss
Are we talking about a med here??
Subject: Are we talking about a med here??


They are talking about between the
Subject: They are talking about between the

WBC values and the PT, PTT.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE!!!
Subject: NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE!!!

Thank you!  I always chuckle at that and shake my head....guess I am easily entertained.  But sometimes, while reading this board, you just NEED something to pop out and make you smile.  Your guy does that well.
Fast talking ESL...
Subject: Fast talking ESL...

Says:  She was also found to have a partially impure s/l R-C-E-L-A-I-N (he spelled it out like that) gallbladder.


Any ideas?


 


I think you know what you're talking about!
Subject: I think you know what you're talking about!

Personally, I think the doctor is stuttering. I think he started to say the second OM and then realized it was really OM-1. You are correct in your anatomy!

Yes, TY, just got it, dr is talking fast...nm
Subject: Yes, TY, just got it, dr is talking fast...nm

nm
When we are talking about knowledge,
Subject: When we are talking about knowledge,

I am assuming that we are referring to our knowledge of medical terminology, not fine wines and great cinema.  


My nom de plume is quite benign, I can assure you.  It is simply my daughter's nickname. 


 


When talking about the spine, is it C5/6 or C5-6?
Subject: When talking about the spine, is it C5/6 or C5-6?


What other board are you talking about? nm
Subject: What other board are you talking about? nm

nm
PA talking slang: IVF with ixy -- help!?!
Subject: PA talking slang: IVF with ixy -- help!?!

Doing C-section:  "The patient underwent IVF with s/l ixy."  The IVF I get (in vitro fertilization), but ixy beats me....
If he's talking quickly...
Subject: If he's talking quickly...

he could be saying 'the gauze was held in place with.....


If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
Subject: If you are talking about in diagnosis, most

clients want everything expanded in diagnosis, whether op or other. Also want procedures expanded.
If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
Subject: If you are talking about in diagnosis, most

clients want everything expanded in diagnosis, whether op or other. Also want procedures expanded.
What are you talking about? In reference to what?
Subject: What are you talking about? In reference to what?


I think you are talking about Hazel Tank. SM
Subject: I think you are talking about Hazel Tank. SM

I have been in this field 35 plus years myself and I think she has, too.  Her site has some great terms not seen every day.  Here's the link.   Hope this helps!


http://www.prenhall.com/medtransoriginal/wordlist/hows_that.htm


Is he talking about hemoccult blood
Subject: Is he talking about hemoccult blood

in the stool? I guess you could put it in the rectal exam. Sometimes it is in the lab data too.

doctor is talking about Levophed
Subject: doctor is talking about Levophed

Levophed is  a vasopressor  but it sounds like she says sterile depressor  -- could that be possible?  (doesn't sound like vasopressor at all)


No, not L4 if they're talking about the thorax!! nm
Subject: No, not L4 if they're talking about the thorax!! nm

x
I wonder if he is talking about a neurilemmoma -- a neuroma of the
Subject: I wonder if he is talking about a neurilemmoma -- a neuroma of the

?????


What part of the body are we talking about?
Subject: What part of the body are we talking about?

x
HELP! Talking about aortic aneurysm
Subject: HELP! Talking about aortic aneurysm

The sentence is:


An ultrasound was done today, revealing it (aortic aneurysm) is now 4.9 cm and perhaps s/l chuck sterinal


s/l chuck stir eenal...???
I am sure I should know this...TIA


I am still trying but talking fast and a thick
Subject: I am still trying but talking fast and a thick

accent the beginngs could even be different, M for N and V or B, etc. I find a Morse blade in my surgical word book but not sure what that is for but nothing like Norson