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That always made sense to me too, but references say differently NM

Posted By: rad mt tn on 2006-11-22
In Reply to: I guess you mean that SM - Not me

Subject: That always made sense to me too, but references say differently NM

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Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.
Subject: Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.


bet you are right, that makes sense! I made a note of this...nm
Subject: bet you are right, that makes sense! I made a note of this...nm

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Nope, para or perimenses. I got it. Perimenses made a lot of sense. TY! :)
Subject: Nope, para or perimenses. I got it. Perimenses made a lot of sense. TY! :)


do it, regardless if dictated differently...nm
Subject: do it, regardless if dictated differently...nm

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UR right! He was just pronouncing it differently. Thanks
Subject: UR right! He was just pronouncing it differently. Thanks


Dorland and Stedman state differently SM
Subject: Dorland and Stedman state differently SM

ostiomeatal (os·tio·me·a·tal) (os”te-o-me-a´təl) [ostium + meatal] pertaining to an opening (ostium) and a meatus, especially in the nasal cavity.

I respect your link, but I can find many words spelled incorrectly on the 'net. One must go with trusted sources.

I made this mistake for years and was never corrected until... well, thats another story!
Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
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That's it, thank you! If it had been pronounced slightly differently, hope I would've gotten
Subject: That's it, thank you! If it had been pronounced slightly differently, hope I would've gotten it :)

nm
Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
Subject: Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.

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I see thumbs down as he is raising arms away from body. Others might see differently tho.nm
Subject: I see thumbs down as he is raising arms away from body. Others might see differently tho.nm

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Is there a suture material that sounds like Monopril but spelled differently?
Subject: Is there a suture material that sounds like Monopril but spelled differently?

nm
References
Subject: References

There are plenty more, but you can Google it yourself if you're interested. 


http://www.deborah.org/cardiology/cs3.html


Nuclear Cardiology
The Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory performs stress testing with and without cardiac imaging. Cardiac scintigraphy includes perfusion and functional imaging at rest and with physical or pharmacological stress. The section performs single isotope cardiac studies individualized to the needs of the patient and the referring physician. The laboratory can perform gated SPECT imaging to provide perfusion and functional assessment of myocardial viability in the short, horizontal, and vertical long axes. In addition to four SPECT cameras, the section has multi-crystal cameras for first pass angiography at rest or with exercise. The following studies can be done with exercise or pharmacological stress, with or without gated SPECT imaging: thallium-201 perfusion imaging; thallium-201/technetium-99m sestamibi perfusion and functional imaging, and technetium-99m sestamibi perfusion imaging with or without functional assessment. Positron emission tomography for tumor identification or myocardial viability is available following telephone consultation with one of the physicians.


http://www.csmc.edu/8490.html


Sestamibi Scans

Like the thallium scan, the sestamibi scan shows how well supplied with blood and oxygen your heart is. Sestamibi refers to the type of radioactive isotope used in this test to make the flow of blood visible. Thallium and sestamibi stress tests are more accurate and informative than a standard exercise stress test.

As with the thallium test, you will be connected to an
electrocardiogram. You will be asked to exercise as hard as you can on a treadmill or bicycle. (If your doctor thinks that exercise is not safe for you or that you will not be able to exercise hard enough because of bone or joint problems, you will be given a drug that has the same effect on your heart as exercising.)


references
Subject: references

For newer MTs or those who may be struggling with terminology from one who has been there - please do not rely on the internet for your research. there is a great deal of incorrect information out there. There is no substitute for good reference books. A good drug book, dictionary, phrase index would be a good start and a surgery word book is always helpful is you are doing work that involves that. These would probably answer many of those things that stump you. Also, vera pyles's Current Medical Terminology, which just published a new version this year, is a great help with new terms. Hope this info helps someone!
Thanks to all for the links/references. nm
Subject: Thanks to all for the links/references. nm

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I found something that references it here...sm
Subject: I found something that references it here...sm

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060215109.html

Do a CTRL+F search for -6. It's about half-way down.
There are a lot of references to RADX if you
Subject: There are a lot of references to RADX if you

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gonococcal. IMO, use MT references rather than Google. sm
Subject: gonococcal. IMO, use MT references rather than Google. sm

By the way, Google misspelled Chlamydia. Never trust Google.
Your Google references are all written by a lay sm
Subject: Your Google references are all written by a lay sm

person, even one person from a Cannabis site! The MRI info was probably keyed in by a lay person also. There no reference for "brachioplexy" in any Stedman's reference, any Dorland's reference, Taber's or even in the rxlist.
Did you notice the other misspellings in the Google listings?

Brachioplexy makes no sense. It's brachial plexus, brachial plexopathy.

Best not to be facetious with an MT with over 30 years' experience, with a 99-100% QA rating at all times.

You still didn't define "brachioplexy" which is what I asked.

No wonder we're losing our work to a foreign country.

"was" by my training and references...sm
Subject: "was" by my training and references...sm

all amounts are to be transcribed as singular when abbreviated, so it does not matter if "approximately" is used it is always 10 cc of fluid was aspirated (and/or injected).

Obviously if it is dictated "a total of 10 cc..." it is WAS because "total" is the subject. Also, even if the dictation was "10 cc of fluidS..." it would still be was because the unit of measurement is the subject of the sentence and is abbreviated.
never heard of it, not in my medication references either...nm
Subject: never heard of it, not in my medication references either...nm


hydroextension- any reliable references?
Subject: hydroextension- any reliable references?

Lady w/ cystitis underwent s/l hydroextension- I can only seem to google the word with discussions of people in medical forums- anyone have a GOOD reference for it? :)
my references show that spelled as
Subject: my references show that spelled as

Siegle.
The book references have it as guidewire. nm
Subject: The book references have it as guidewire. nm

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Yes, I checked medical references...
Subject: Yes, I checked medical references...

I checked Google and Stedman's in several places!

I want to tell you that Dorland is a little outdated and oldfashiomed.

This is NOT an EXCEPTION, this I can tell you, because I studied Latin.

It is decubitus / decubiti

or

decubitus ulcer / decubitus ulcers.

The OP said that the doctor dictated 'decubiti'. If this is on top of it a 'verbatim' account and she types decubitus, whereas the doctor dictated 'decubiti', then she WILL REALLY BE IN TROUBLE.

IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT !

And why do you threaten me?

I think you are a QA????
Figures!!!!
You are mistaken, buy yourrself better references...
Subject: You are mistaken, buy yourrself better references...

Decubiti/Pressure Ulceration - Wheeless' Textbook

IT IS THE PLURAL (NOT PLEURAL) OF DECUBITUS.

It is LATIN, duh!
Found *some* references for DCN = diclofenac. (nm)
Subject: Found *some* references for DCN = diclofenac. (nm)

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I should add that ileal conduit is listed in all three references.
Subject: I should add that ileal conduit is listed in all three references.

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To me it has always been inferomedial. I've looked at all my references
Subject: To me it has always been inferomedial. I've looked at all my references

including Dorland's 29th ed and there is no inframedial per se.  Just looking into One Look dictionary to do a wide search of online dictionaries, it is not even listed as a medical term.  I know it sounds like a real word, inframedial, inferior of the midline, but in all my years, it has been inferomedial for me.


 



I found several references under peri-nevus
Subject: I found several references under peri-nevus


according to all my references, it is CA125, no hyphen and no space. nm
Subject: according to all my references, it is CA125, no hyphen and no space. nm

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Med help, s/l Lorien, find some google references but
Subject: Med help, s/l Lorien, find some google references but

cannot confirm via rxlist, drugs.com, others.  thanks!
sorry if I lead you astray - it makes it difficult when your references don't even know!!!
Subject: sorry if I lead you astray - it makes it difficult when your references don't even know!!!


I did find a few references to rainbow insulin dosing
Subject: I did find a few references to rainbow insulin dosing

using Google.
Hey, when I look up rubor it references calor and dolor! You are good! nm
Subject: Hey, when I look up rubor it references calor and dolor! You are good! nm

nm
I find a few references to it when spelled "pallorous". Not in anything of Stedman's but j
Subject: I find a few references to it when spelled "pallorous". Not in anything of Stedman's but just googled.


There are a number of valid google references to physoperitoneum.
Subject: There are a number of valid google references to physoperitoneum.


position sense and vibratory sense is intact? Hear that a lot. nm
Subject: position sense and vibratory sense is intact? Hear that a lot. nm


BIG THANK YOU!!! Where could I find references besides Stedman's Equipment and Surgery books ? N
Subject: BIG THANK YOU!!! Where could I find references besides Stedman's Equipment and Surgery books ? NM

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I've checked Google. Is there a legitimate use for it? All I can find are references to
Subject: I've checked Google. Is there a legitimate use for it? All I can find are references to

It's a psychedelic drug. There's a lot of info on Google - how to make, side effects, etc., but I don't find anything other than illegal use.
Good site for abbreviation references is http://www.medilexicon.com/
Subject: Good site for abbreviation references is http://www.medilexicon.com/


I am wondering if it is "tap sense". Does that make sense?
Subject: I am wondering if it is "tap sense". Does that make sense?


did find several "anterior commissure scope" references on google. hope it helps.
Subject: did find several "anterior commissure scope" references on google. hope it helps.


thanks, that's what I did, made it
Subject: thanks, that's what I did, made it

nitro paste. 
It just seemed like you also had made
Subject: It just seemed like you also had made

several posts to indicate the possibility this person was testing, which was exactly what you were singling her out for, making too many posts. Maybe she was not sure her post went through. gosh! talk about impatience.
LOL!!! That really made my day, too
Subject: LOL!!! That really made my day, too

Really needed a good laugh today, thanks for that one!!  Good Rx for a lot of men I've known...
LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm
Subject: LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm


thank you...u have made my day...I have
Subject: thank you...u have made my day...I have

been at this computer for a long time today, almost done. :0
It is still being made.
Subject: It is still being made.

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Thank you! You made my week...sm
Subject: Thank you! You made my week...sm

I thought I was losing my mind when I heard "beetle nuts." Now that I have this information, I'm writing it down for future reference. We have a lot of Asian patients in this practice and it is probably what he was dictating. That's what I like about this business - you learn something new EVERY day! That's also what's great about our MT boards - MTs willing to help each other continually learn.
another made up word?
Subject: another made up word?

I have a doc that keeps dictating "dermatomy" when referring to skin incision.  While this makes logical sense to me, I can't find this in any medical dictionary.  Not sure what to put or just flag and bring it to her attention.  Any ideas?
I should have made that more clear
Subject: I should have made that more clear