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The "Impression" part of the dictation reflects diagnoses; a patient can have many.

Posted By: giddy pc guru on 2007-02-02
In Reply to: follow up Q - yuneci

Subject: The "Impression" part of the dictation reflects diagnoses; a patient can have many.

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Any diagnoses for the patient? nm
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Subject: Medically it would fit, could you give patient's chief complaints and diagnoses? nm

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Subject: the patient actually is in for shoulder pain. This is just part of the PE and that's all he says.


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Subject: Oops! Meant "IMPRESSION" is correct. Brain dead after typing all night.


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Subject: That was the whole sentence. It was under the "assessment" part of the note. The patient was 48. Thanks for your help. Any other ideas??


Apparently part of patient's history, but not clear...
Subject: Apparently part of patient's history, but not clear...

MRI is reviewed confirming the presence of a full-thickness supraspinatus tendon tear with early glenohumeral arthritis. The patient apparently had a long head biceps tendon operation as well, perhaps s/l an or in acoa.

The patient has another orthopaedic surgeon in New York that has done a shoulder procedure (he says this in the HPI) and I can't tell if he's saying "an" or "in" acoa.

Thanks MT50.
patient had a four part fracture of the greater tuberosity and had a sl/ *semer* prosthesis?? nm
Subject: patient had a four part fracture of the greater tuberosity and had a sl/ *semer* prosthesis?? nm

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Subject: Is there more of the sentence? The 'que' part might be part of a dosage like q.12, etc. nm

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Subject: 2-part, 3-part, or 4-part possibly - nm


I think it is only the diagnoses that need....
Subject: I think it is only the diagnoses that need....

to be spelled out. This part is more like the plan.
diagnoses
Subject: diagnoses

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Any other diagnoses?
Subject: Any other diagnoses?


diagnoses
Subject: diagnoses

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End-stage COPD.


Arthritis.


SIADH.


Hypokalemia.


Hyponatremia.


Bowel obstruction, etiology undetermined.


Urinary tract infection.


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diagnoses
Subject: diagnoses

Diagnoses as follows:

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Diagnoses....
Subject: Diagnoses....

Hypertension, chronic edema, hypothyroidism, pacemaker placement, mitral valve prolapse, DVT, hyperlipidemia, GERD, proteinuria, right-sided heart failure

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Subject: No, see diagnoses. Thanks.

1.  Acute left chest pain.


2.  Esophagitis.


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4.  Hypertension, severe.


5.  Probable renal artery stenosis.


6.  Peripheral vascular disease.


7.  AKI.


8.  Malnutrition.


9.  Anemia.


Two diagnoses nm
Subject: Two diagnoses nm

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are these diagnoses...
Subject: are these diagnoses...

correct? He rambles them all together, not sure if I am correct with what I am hearing.

DIAGNOSES:
1. HARDWARE PAIN, RIGHT SECOND METATARSAL FUSION WITH A HISTORY OF DEEP INFECTION AFTER HAMMERTOE PROCEDURE, RIGHT SECOND TOE
2. PAIN AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT
3. PAIN, LEFT FOOT

tia.
is this 2 or 3 diagnoses?
Subject: is this 2 or 3 diagnoses?

DIAGNOSES:
1. LEFT KNEE LATERAL MENISCUS TEAR
2. OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECT
3. RIGHT KNEE DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE

Not sure if Right knee degenerative joint disease should be number 3. tia.
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Subject: I should have put the diagnoses which are..

1. GOUTY ARTHROPATHY
2. NEURALGIA PAIN
3. FAT PAD ATROPHY

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on diagnoses -diseases
Subject: on diagnoses -diseases

DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES



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Doc says in diagnoses list...
Subject: Doc says in diagnoses list...

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Are they receiving TPN? Or do you have any diagnoses? nm
Subject: Are they receiving TPN? Or do you have any diagnoses? nm

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Yes, it's discharge diagnoses-First
Subject: Yes, it's discharge diagnoses-First

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Subject: could definitely fit in with diagnoses and problems

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any diagnoses or dosage?
Subject: any diagnoses or dosage?


one diagnosis or more diagnoses
Subject: one diagnosis or more diagnoses

DIAGNOSIS: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT, RIGHT KNEE
TEAR OF THE LATERAL MENISCUS, RULE OUT MEDIAL MENISCUS TEAR
EARLY DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS

Not sure if this is all one diagnosis or more. Any ideas. The only thing that I think makes it sound to be one is because he doesn't mention which knee for any of the others. If it is one how would you punctuate. Sorry for so many questions but I am confused..tia.
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1.  Congestive heart failure.


2.  Cellulitis, right leg.


3.  Cardiomyopathy.


4.  Morbid obesity.


Do you know the diagnosis or diagnoses?
Subject: Do you know the diagnosis or diagnoses?


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Subject: Normally, you don't number diagnoses

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xxxxxx
Axis II: xxxxx

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Subject: The SSA was given in a list of diagnoses. sm

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Also in list is of diagnoses is the following....Coronary artery bypass graft and "SVG to LAD", "SVG to OM"... not sure on these abbreviations... can you tell I am completely lost....


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Subject: It's a list of discharge diagnoses...

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listed in diagnoses, no sentence
Subject: listed in diagnoses, no sentence

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Subject: Was that a typo? I've never had VI diagnoses, only 5.nm

 
I believe the are 2 separate diagnoses and would transcribe as such.
Subject: I believe the are 2 separate diagnoses and would transcribe as such.

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whats the diagnoses?---this ending could be a lot of
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context, sentence? - diagnoses?....nm
Subject: context, sentence? - diagnoses?....nm


Any past history or diagnoses? nm
Subject: Any past history or diagnoses? nm

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any diagnoses or problem list?
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