| Negative "look-see" ?Posted By: nm on 2007-04-08In Reply to: LLQ abdominal pain with a negative *s/l see* sm - MT
 
 Subject: Negative "look-see" ?
 
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 Subject: Wet-prep shows negative whiff, 10-20 WBCs, negative clue, few s/l "LB's". Is LB's right? nm
 
 
 gram-negative, lactose-negative rods is correct.  I found a couple of interesting websites SM
 Subject: gram-negative, lactose-negative rods is correct.  I found a couple of interesting websites SM
 
 
 after doing a google search for gram-negative, lactose-negative rods.  Basically testing organisms to see if they ferment lactose (positive) or not (negative). 
 Also, just FYI, gram-negative is not capitalized. 
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 Subject: Ortho - negative straight leg raise and negative s/l Lasek??
 
 
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 Subject: She had a negative s/l clasp thumb test and a negative Finkelstein's.
 
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 Subject: McMurray's negative.  Lachman's negative.   nm
 
 
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 Subject: With a negative WBC? nm
 
 
 negative CT?
 Subject: negative CT?
 
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 Subject: negative clonus??? which is
 
 a spasm or twitching.
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 Subject: What negative staph?
 
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 Subject: gram-negative/Gram-negative
 
 
 I have an email in to my supe to clarify this, but how do you transcribe "gram-negative" in a report? 
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 Subject: Negative McMurray - nm
 
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 Subject: negative by immunohistochemistry
 
 for s/l keratin. Would that make sense? TIA
 lactose negative....
 Subject: lactose negative....
 
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 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lactose-negative+rods
 
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 Subject: perhaps ENT grossly negative.
 
 
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 Subject: Don't let the negative people win!
 
 
 Patty, 
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 Subject: negative s/l "near" sign.
 
 
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