O2 saturation--post dose?
Posted By: kb on 2005-12-05
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Subject: O2 saturation--post dose?
Patient with COPD. exam--O2 sat at rest is 96% on 2 liters of sl--post or pulsed dose.
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There are three sliding-scale insulin regimens - mild dose, moderate dose, and high dose.
Subject: There are three sliding-scale insulin regimens - mild dose, moderate dose, and high dose.
So mild is correct.
patient received a single dose of radioactive iodine. The dose in S/L milliequaries? is unknown?
Subject: patient received a single dose of radioactive iodine. The dose in S/L milliequaries? is unknown?
NM
fat sat = fat saturation
Subject: fat sat = fat saturation
sl low c saturation?
Subject: sl low c saturation?
24 central apneas with a low c saturation down to 81%.
guessing "two more dose" protocol, or even "tumor dose" protocol. sm
Subject: guessing "two more dose" protocol, or even "tumor dose" protocol. sm
If either one ties in with the patient's history, etc.
saturation and Levaquin SM
Subject: saturation and Levaquin SM
There is probably something before saturation, like iron or transferrin if it's lumped in with bili labs, IMO. Levaquin is a common med for pneumonia.
Correct on all, but it's O2 saturation.
Subject: Correct on all, but it's O2 saturation.
nm
only know oxygen saturation and that does NOT fit
Subject: only know oxygen saturation and that does NOT fit
unless he said while ON oxygen saturation....lol...
Subject: unless he said while ON oxygen saturation....lol...
Sats as in saturation? - NM
Subject: Sats as in saturation? - NM
NM
oxygen saturation
Subject: oxygen saturation
I know it means fat saturation but how do you type it exactly?
Subject: I know it means fat saturation but how do you type it exactly?
With caps? Hyphen, no hyphen?
biliary saturation is correct. nm
Subject: biliary saturation is correct. nm
I change to saturating/saturation, i.e.,
Subject: I change to saturating/saturation, i.e.,
the patient is saturating 99%. Saturation was 99%. Satting is slang for saturating, sat for saturation.
iron stores transferrin saturation
Subject: iron stores transferrin saturation
O2 sat, not stat. It stands for saturation as this poster stated.
Subject: O2 sat, not stat. It stands for saturation as this poster stated.
Her saturation is 100% on room air with a good "pleth and way form"
Subject: Her saturation is 100% on room air with a good "pleth and way form"
MVOS=Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation? nm
Subject: MVOS=Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation? nm
Ever hear of oxygen saturation on room air being dictated as s/l satting? TIA
Subject: Ever hear of oxygen saturation on room air being dictated as s/l satting? TIA
there is Sahlgren´s Saturation Test for detecting and grading acquired dyschromatopsia
Subject: there is Sahlgren´s Saturation Test for detecting and grading acquired dyschromatopsia
which is a test to check ability to perceive color?
On a similar note, I copied and pasted a URL/Link & sent with my post, but it was absent from post.
Subject: On a similar note, I copied and pasted a URL/Link & sent with my post, but it was absent from post.
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ADMIN, can you post a perm msg to post LOTS of context when asking about WORDS?
Subject: ADMIN, can you post a perm msg to post LOTS of context when asking about WORDS?
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OP's post inside post says not Harrington rods
Subject: OP's post inside post says not Harrington rods
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Wait...! apparently my post did not post
Subject: Wait...! apparently my post did not post
I would do 60%. I have several doctors that will say 60 (as in ) 6-0. Clarifying the numbers so you don't put 16. They do 50, 5-0 so you don't put 15 because they sound close. It just sounds like sixty-six-zero. Put what you feel is right but I would be from experienc it is 60%
No dose
Subject: No dose
No dose and he does list aspirin as well.
Thanks for helping out
That is the max dose as per the sm
Subject: That is the max dose as per the sm
Monthly Prescribing Reference.
dose of?
Subject: dose of?
It comes in 17 gm. Could be dose? nm
Subject: It comes in 17 gm. Could be dose? nm
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what is the dose? nm
Subject: what is the dose? nm
1/2 cap ful per day? 1 cap is dose also. nm
Subject: 1/2 cap ful per day? 1 cap is dose also. nm
1-g-b.i.d. dose?
Subject: 1-g-b.i.d. dose?
Is this correct or should I take the hypens out? I assume this is correct, but it looks funny to me.
. . . all of which can cause stomach upset, expecially the metformin in a 1-g-b.i.d. dose.
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dose is 250 per 5 mL most likely. nm
Subject: dose is 250 per 5 mL most likely. nm
Oh no dose?
Subject: Oh no dose?
The doc dictates "oh no dose p.r.n." Is that 0.no dose p.r.n.? Your thoughts please and thanks.
not metered dose
Subject: not metered dose
nope--he is definitely saying med neb, as in "I ordered another one-hour med neb treatment." He says it several times throughout the dictation. I have heard this before, but it has been a long time, and I cannot remember how to transcribe it. Thanks though!
s/l Doe dose see mssg
Subject: s/l Doe dose see mssg
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It is definately not low dose. It sounds like doe dose. Am i missing something ???
that's much too high of a dose
Subject: that's much too high of a dose
nm
Sorry. I keep thinking that with that 400 mg dose sm
Subject: Sorry. I keep thinking that with that 400 mg dose sm
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http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antibiotic_manual/antibiotic%20costs.htm
dose of med. Dr. says digoxin 215 mcg a day??
Subject: dose of med. Dr. says digoxin 215 mcg a day??
Could it be ~dose~ intensity? sm
Subject: Could it be ~dose~ intensity? sm
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maybe...low-dose aspirin
Subject: maybe...low-dose aspirin
Is there a dose for prednisone given as cc? sm
Subject: Is there a dose for prednisone given as cc? sm
Patient is on 2 cc prednisone every other day.
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Subject: Zanaflex has 2-mg dose
do you have a dose or any idea what it is taken for? nm
Subject: do you have a dose or any idea what it is taken for? nm
do you have a dose or any more info? nm
Subject: do you have a dose or any more info? nm
Maybe just "...and takes a...." since that same med comes in that dose. nm
Subject: Maybe just "...and takes a...." since that same med comes in that dose. nm
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Sorry. I am stumped. What is the dose. nm
Subject: Sorry. I am stumped. What is the dose. nm
Renagel dose
Subject: Renagel dose
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Are you sure it's not atacand (dose 16, not 60)? NM
Subject: Are you sure it's not atacand (dose 16, not 60)? NM
Are you sure it's not Atacand (dose 16, not 60)? NM
Subject: Are you sure it's not Atacand (dose 16, not 60)? NM
Probably Pravastatin but dose...sm
Subject: Probably Pravastatin but dose...sm
starts at 10 mg and goes up.
Medrol dose-pack
Subject: Medrol dose-pack
According to Quick Look Drug Book 2005 - Medrol dose-pack
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