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Please elaborate on what you are confused about?

Posted By: giddy pc guru on 2008-01-06
In Reply to: How would you type this? - shawna

Subject: Please elaborate on what you are confused about?

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To elaborate...
Subject: To elaborate...

"rad" is an acronym for radiation absorbed dose, but not capitalized. As Rad MT stated, it is a unit of radiation, but it might help to think of the actual meaning to put it in context.
I'm sorry, I do not understand the question transcribe an 1 1/2 of dictation. Could you elaborate
Subject: I'm sorry, I do not understand the question transcribe an 1 1/2 of dictation. Could you elaborate further please.


confused
Subject: confused

Are you saying that I should expand ST to Electrocardiographic wave segment> or are you agreeing with me that there is no expansion for ST?

Okay, now I'm really confused
Subject: Okay, now I'm really confused

I thought I saw my post come up four times, but now I don't see it at all, so I'll ask one more time.  Hopefully this works and I haven't been too annoying! 


Okay, so the patient has bilateral otitis externa "and is having a lot of swelling in the [s/l "D man"] and in the nasal mucosa.  I injected it with Depo-Medrol and Marcaine and put him on Flonase."


I feel like I should be catching this but I'm stumped!  Any ideas?


Confused.

I was transcribing last night on a woman and the doc said quite clearly, twice, that she was post vasectomy.  Okay, I figured that maybe this female once was a male.  However, by the end of the report I knew that this was not the case.  Anyway, I left a QA marker as I figured what the doc said was incorrect and I did not want to be the one to type that information down.  I checked on the report today and QA had put in vasectomy, just as I thought he said. 


Okay, so my question is:  can women get vasectomies??  I thought it was impossible, but after yesterday my confidence is shaken.  Women don't have the vas for the ectomy.  If I am correct, then why would QA leave something so erroneus in a report?  If it were me I would have left it blank. 


Please, someone correct me if I am totally wrong.   


thanks a lot..... it confused me for a while there. nm
Subject: thanks a lot..... it confused me for a while there. nm


not sure, please SM... so confused!..
Subject: not sure, please SM... so confused!..

thanks... not sure... he continually says what actually sounds like .... "lungs sr"... i have been doing MT for 11+ years and this is now really frustrating me!!!!!!! TY
No. I am not sure. I am actually confused on this one LOL..
Subject: No. I am not sure. I am actually confused on this one LOL..

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Still confused though.
Subject: Still confused though.

fabere is Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation and extension.

The doc is saying s/l Faber, so I do not know which one to go. So frustrating.
I get confused too sm
Subject: I get confused too sm

track (track) (trak)  1. the path along which something moves, or the mark left by its movement.  2. of pus, to follow the path of least resistance through the tissues, e.g., along an intermuscular septum.


tract (tract) (trakt) [L. tractus]  1. a region, principally one of some length.  2. a collection or bundle of nerve fibers having the same origin, function, and termination (tractus [TA]); see also under bundle, fasciculus, and lemniscus.  3. a number of organs, arranged in series, subserving a common function.


This is according to Dorland's online dictionary.  I too get confused but I think it should be track. 


confused
Subject: confused

patient needs a s/l lap cholie?
Thank you so much, I was getting confused.
Subject: Thank you so much, I was getting confused.

nm
Confused
Subject: Confused

I always get this confused.  Is it Penicillin (brand name) or penicillin (generic)?  TIA
confused
Subject: confused

for all I know he could be stuttering right now...lol. s/l minimeniscus tear does that sound like something?
confused
Subject: confused

New doctor. Can't understand 1/4 of dictation. I have no clue what the diagnosis is (some kind of sprain) he talks about the right ankle also the medial deltoid. I am very very confused. I have a ton of blanks and can't understand any of them.
now I'm really confused :)
Subject: now I'm really confused :)

xxx
Confused
Subject: Confused

Is s/he saying midsings or midsigns? You have written both in your post.
confused....lol
Subject: confused....lol

Examination of his left foot shows there is normal configuration. With plantar pressure between the third and fourth metatarsal head and compression, a popping sensation is elicited, consistent with a Morton’s neuroma.

Shouldn't there be a period after configuration? I am so confused every time I read it I come up with something different.

Above I have it with a period after configuration. Do I have that wrong?? tia again.
I, too, have been confused about that over the
Subject: I, too, have been confused about that over the

years - when it does come up, I type it as "Worker's," but "Workers'" might be correct
confused
Subject: confused

I think it is SIF-MDP-Technetium-99. I googled this and think it fits. Try it.
now I'm even more confused
Subject: now I'm even more confused


Does anyone else get confused over these 2 works? (sm)
Subject: Does anyone else get confused over these 2 works? (sm)

I usually have a hard time trying to figure out which one is best to use and sometimes just have to take a best guess.  Anyone have any "tricks" to figure this out on a case-by-case basis?  Thanks!


which word - confused
Subject: which word - confused

When referred to x-rays, is it   "lumbar plain films" or "lumbar plane films
Stiil confused
Subject: Stiil confused

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I don't blame you for being confused.
Subject: I don't blame you for being confused.

In earlier days I was assured that guide wire was a generic term and Guidewire was a brand name, but I sure see it in a lot of sources where it is not capped.

My best guess is yes, cap it, or check with your QA department if you have one.
Confused and tired....
Subject: Confused and tired....

Doc says the patient was given a stool ....s/l wax... to complete and return. 


The only thing I have heard of is like stool cards but he is not saying cards.  Any suggestions?


Thanks.


Confused with an expression
Subject: Confused with an expression

Dr says he has clear cut proof of ..... Should that be one word or hyphenated? Thanks in advance.
I guess I'm confused
Subject: I guess I'm confused

Doc says sponge, lap and needle counts were correct?  Isn't the lap the sponge (laparoscopic sponge)?  Would you transcribe sponge, lap, and needle counts were correct or sponge (lap) and needle counts were correct?  I hate when something so silly trips me up like this!


what exactly is "rostrums" I am confused. I might have to QA it. nm
Subject: what exactly is "rostrums" I am confused. I might have to QA it. nm

nm
That's what I thought - confused ...sm
Subject: That's what I thought - confused ...sm

I just looked at several reports for this patient, and they each have something different!

I wonder if anyone is reading over these reports to catch mistakes......some from last year.

Thanks for helping!
Confused MT Student
Subject: Confused MT Student

Okay I am just about 80% done with my MT course that I am taking on line and have come up against something very confusing to me.  I thought I would ask about it here since my school (this is another story) does not give much feedback at all to my questions.  Is it ALWAYS standard to put headings i.e. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS, REVIEW OF SYSTEMS, etc. when not dictated in a History and Physical Exam report?  I have been marked off for not doing this in the past on this particular report and now I am about to submit one for grading and the whole report is dictated without headings.  The vital signs are also separate from the PHYSICAL EXAM section and that section is worded in sentence form.  I am nervous about submitting it and getting marked wrong again.  Any advice??
confused about letter
Subject: confused about letter

You can use semicolon. In 2004, 225 pounds; 2005, 242 pounds; 2006, 267 pounds; 2007, 258 pounds; 2008, 255 pounds.


 


Is this useful?


I'm a little confused - does this word
Subject: I'm a little confused - does this word

have to do with the phantom pain/amputated limb, or is this in an actual existing foot?  Could you listen again and give another alternate s/l? This one rings no bells.
My research confused me even more LOL.....
Subject: My research confused me even more LOL.....

He says ..... was captured in the ciliary sulcus. It s/l he says haptic but from my research I find that the haptic is in the sulcus. Never saying it is captured. The optic is captured in the bag. So I am a wee bit confused. Any help would be great. Thanks.
Becky--you're right. See, I still get confused Thanks!!! nm
Subject: Becky--you're right. See, I still get confused Thanks!!! nm

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Now that you're totally confused
Subject: Now that you're totally confused

I guess it would depend on the account, but Book of Style no hyphens.
It is hard to say with her accent. That is why I always gets so confused. Thanks so much!
Subject: It is hard to say with her accent. That is why I always gets so confused. Thanks so much!

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Subject: one uses a curet or a curette - still confused

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Subject: Need more info. Totally confused here. nm


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Subject: still confused with pneumoa(AP chest)

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from 'mar': You are confused, I always posted it always the right way.always the same way!..n
Subject: from 'mar': You are confused, I always posted it always the right way.always the same way!..nm

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oh, now I'm confused...just read your post again...
Subject: oh, now I'm confused...just read your post again...

I think I'll have to research that.
structure in the posts leaves me confused...sm
Subject: structure in the posts leaves me confused...sm

don't know what exactly you want. 


but yes there are bloody bowel movements....and occult bleeding would be bleeding from somewhere, and in your case for your question would be the bowel...hemoccult-negative stool test would be no blood in the bowels.


Dunno what it is you want though....


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Subject: Confused with type of finger splint

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Placed in a s/l Stax or Stack splint. Which is correct? Thanks!
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Subject: Bet your confused now!!! nitro paste would be the correct one.

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Subject: Tylenol No. 4 because # sign can be confused for quantity. nm

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Thanks. I was confused when I looked up the abbreviation definitions. :D
Subject: Thanks. I was confused when I looked up the abbreviation definitions. :D

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Still easily confused with grade, type, stage....

etc. Anyone have a good website or way to remember whether to use Roman numerals or just numbers? My tired ol' head would appreciate it! Thanks to you all.


 


That confused me until I started typing Radiology reports sm
Subject: That confused me until I started typing Radiology reports sm

Normally they are plain films.  However, sometimes they are actually talking about the plane or surface orientation of the exam so you have to be careful. 
That is what I thought. When I Google it, I get confused as you can find both ways. Thanks!!
Subject: That is what I thought. When I Google it, I get confused as you can find both ways. Thanks!!