The Drug is 6-mercaptopurine, used in iatrogenic/autoimmune/inflammatory disorders....nm
Posted By: Cyndiee on 2008-11-04
In Reply to: Please see message. Any ideas - mariemarie
Subject: The Drug is 6-mercaptopurine, used in iatrogenic/autoimmune/inflammatory disorders....nm
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Anti-inflammatory Drug
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I have an ESL doctor who sounds like he's saying, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the form of IV s/l theradol. TIA.
autoimmune?
Subject: autoimmune?
Since scleroderma is an autoimmune disease, could this be what he is saying?
6-MP...?(mercaptopurine) nm
Subject: 6-MP...?(mercaptopurine) nm
mercaptopurine ?
Subject: mercaptopurine ?
chemotherapy available in 50 mg tablets or 10 mg capsules
6-MP? mercaptopurine....sm
Subject: 6-MP? mercaptopurine....sm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682653.html
thinking 6-mercaptopurine nm
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iatrogenic fracture?................nm
Subject: iatrogenic fracture?................nm
could it be iatrogenic injury?
Subject: could it be iatrogenic injury?
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perhaps iatrogenic orthostatic hypOtension? nm
Subject: perhaps iatrogenic orthostatic hypOtension? nm
Probably protein autoimmune syndrome nm
Subject: Probably protein autoimmune syndrome nm
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Maybe an iatrogenic tear, meaning one caused by the doc during
Subject: Maybe an iatrogenic tear, meaning one caused by the doc during
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Yes, since eczema is an autoimmune condition, they can use chemo drugs....sm
Subject: Yes, since eczema is an autoimmune condition, they can use chemo drugs....sm
to halt the inflammatory process and get it under control, also used in inflammatory GI disease, rheumatoid disease, etc.
no "hitting" disorders
Subject: no "hitting" disorders
This could be a slang use of the term HIT, acronym for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. I think I would write it HIT'ing.
When are disorders capitalized?
Subject: When are disorders capitalized?
I capitalize them when they are in the diagnosis, but if they are generally talking about it in the body of the report, like,
"I explained to Mom that obsessive-compulsive disorder would be difficult to assess."
Is it Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in that case?
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724.6 Disorders of sacrum
Subject: 724.6 Disorders of sacrum
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Anybody heard of canpath? Autoimmune disease resulting from heart/lung transplant. TIA. nm
Subject: Anybody heard of canpath? Autoimmune disease resulting from heart/lung transplant. TIA. nm
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atazanavir for immune disorders
Subject: atazanavir for immune disorders
probably "no bleeding or clotting disorders"
Subject: probably "no bleeding or clotting disorders"
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dictating generalized disorders do not need to be capitalized
Subject: dictating generalized disorders do not need to be capitalized
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Your angle is in the book Neale's Disorders of the Foot:
Subject: Your angle is in the book Neale's Disorders of the Foot:
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Torticollis is one of a broader category of disorders that exhibit flexion, extension, or twisting o
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Inflammatory "sigmong"
Subject: Inflammatory "sigmong"
This is a patient with appendicitis. He went to the OR for a laproscopic appendectomy with 3 liters of irrigation. He had a large amount of inflammatory "sigmong"-sounds like- at the appendix. Any guesses?
Psoriatic? Inflammatory? Lymphangitic? nm
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etodolac is an anti-inflammatory. nm
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diclofenac...an anti-inflammatory...nm
Subject: diclofenac...an anti-inflammatory...nm
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meclofenamate - anti-inflammatory
Subject: meclofenamate - anti-inflammatory
Could this be it?
diclofenac anti-inflammatory
Subject: diclofenac anti-inflammatory
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No. It is actually a pain med or anti-inflammatory
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anti-inflammatory patch
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s/l Cat-a-rac anti-inflammatory patch for her back.
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Subject: Postinflammatory or Post-inflammatory
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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positive intraarticular inflammatory arthropathy?
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Not familiar, but might be an anti-inflammatory at that dose. Any other clues? nm
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Could it be Valisone? Derm Prep for Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Subject: Could it be Valisone? Derm Prep for Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Possibly Luxiq from QLDB...topical agent for inflammatory dermatoses..nm
Subject: Possibly Luxiq from QLDB...topical agent for inflammatory dermatoses..nm
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American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
Subject: American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
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drug help..she has been on s/l Pro-max-in and Cipro I.V. therapy. Dr. recommended 2 drug I.V. sm
Subject: drug help..she has been on s/l Pro-max-in and Cipro I.V. therapy. Dr. recommended 2 drug I.V. sm
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Subject: You look it up in a DRUG BOOK. The BOS is not a drug index. nm
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Do you hear ??-eluting stent, like drug-eluting, or maybe name of drug? (NM)
Subject: Do you hear ??-eluting stent, like drug-eluting, or maybe name of drug? (NM)
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drug help
s/l atilad this one is under pt's current med list, so I do not know what it treats.
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drug
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RE: Drug Help
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drug help
Subject: drug help
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