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You're welcome...just happened to be scoping things out!

Posted By: nm on 2006-06-06
In Reply to: Wow, that was quick thank you..nm - everydaymt

Subject: You're welcome...just happened to be scoping things out!

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You're welcome. Been doing this 1000 years and hear new things every day :)
Subject: You're welcome. Been doing this 1000 years and hear new things every day :)


Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
Subject: Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm

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not sure what happened - my 2-0 came out R-0. sorry! nm
Subject: not sure what happened - my 2-0 came out R-0. sorry! nm

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that is exactly what happened
Subject: that is exactly what happened

Thanks a lot!


Thank you - I think that is what has happened.
Subject: Thank you - I think that is what has happened.


LOL, don't know what happened
Subject: LOL, don't know what happened

there! Sorry
Boy am I glad I happened to see this!
Subject: Boy am I glad I happened to see this!

GREAT website. Thanks!
sorry-don't know any--just happened to know the other based on your s/l - n/m
Subject: sorry-don't know any--just happened to know the other based on your s/l - n/m


What happened to my post.....it
Subject: What happened to my post.....it

xx
whoops, don't know what happened there - sm
Subject: whoops, don't know what happened there - sm

maybe "3,4, 6, 7, 9 and 11" are intact ?
What the heck happened..LOL. I put...
Subject: What the heck happened..LOL. I put...

How do you type 5Ɖ" 220 lbs or pounds...tia.
Don't know what happened to my post answer--sm
Subject: Don't know what happened to my post answer--sm

from earlier, but I suggested myelomonocytic?
that should read "whole sentence" not sure what happened !
Subject: that should read "whole sentence" not sure what happened !

?!
what the heck happened there? Should read 14.6 thousand !! nm
Subject: what the heck happened there? Should read 14.6 thousand !! nm

x
Both injuries happened playing football
Subject: Both injuries happened playing football

Don't know if that is a coincidence or not.
Something weird happened to my post. The first word I had the question on did
Subject: Something weird happened to my post. The first word I had the question on did

not even show up.  Sounded like pigsiella?  Then he goes on with the hirsutism, etc.  BTW I have lines drawn through both my original post and your response.
Above was supposed to say 'ten', no funky symbols. Don't know what happened! nm
Subject: Above was supposed to say 'ten', no funky symbols. Don't know what happened! nm

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Administrator, what happened to sticky note about not asking test questions?
Subject: Administrator, what happened to sticky note about not asking test questions?

NM
thank you, just happened to see this post. I looked on internet and also found that CYPHER stent
Subject: thank you, just happened to see this post. I looked on internet and also found that CYPHER stent

is also all caps. I never knew this. Thanks again.
Can't do that, as these things are sm
Subject: Can't do that, as these things are sm

not in my old books but this MedCompare site has trademarked links etc.


 


http://www.medcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=121708


things it might be
Subject: things it might be

PROCEDURE: Medial branch block of the L4-5 and L5-S1 facets on the right under fluoroscopic guidance. Might just be saying that is the scheduled procedure.

(ob-suse) might have started saying operating suite?

And probably should be prone position.
Could be two things, sm.
Subject: Could be two things, sm.

If the doc is excising the area, they will say "wide local excision" or "wide excision" for short. If talking about a scar, sometimes the scar becomes wider with time so it would be "widened incision."
I think they are two different things
Subject: I think they are two different things

MU would be milliunits which is, I believe, one thousandth of a unit. This is millions of units. I think??
Things to try:
Subject: Things to try:

googling "unison antibiotic" or "unison medication," or

doing a search in Stedman's for "un*s*n"

or using WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx

-- when I put the letters "un" into the search box, the 3rd item is "Unasyn IV.



I use the 'd for things like that OR you can
Subject: I use the 'd for things like that OR you can

say the patient was brought by air-vac to XXX or something to that effect.
Might be several things. sm
Subject: Might be several things. sm

"but as per patient these were thought to be stable? or benign?


"but according to the patient =======


It can mean other things too...sm
Subject: It can mean other things too...sm

Here is a link to check out: 


http://www.fairview.org/healthlibrary/content/ca_hemodyna_car.htm 


There are many reasons why hemodynamics are affected.  It is not just limited to blood pressure, but that is one of the top answers and a very good answer. 


2 things...
Subject: 2 things...

is there a such thing as "S and wave changes"


also, s/l "pre-lectrical-thiket function is normal".  These are from a stress test which is stressing me out!


thank you - another one of those things that's
Subject: thank you - another one of those things that's

difficult to verify on the web, ya know!
Sorry, but things have changed...
Subject: Sorry, but things have changed...

Just as people and the world have evolved, so has English. 'Were' would now be considered correct.

I do realize it's not the grammar rule we were taught back in our school days.

bye.
Think that one is bad? my md dictates things like this...sm
Subject: Think that one is bad? my md dictates things like this...sm

I used a small, tiny, little Q-tip .... and he doesn't want me to change it.   Bizarre!!!
Could be many things...need more info
Subject: Could be many things...need more info

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yup...stays...things we have to know in this job :) sm
Subject: yup...stays...things we have to know in this job :) sm

here's a link that explains
http://www.corsetsandcrinolines.com/tidbits.php?index=10
things are changing sm
Subject: things are changing sm

for whose benefit? So the AAMT can profit from more book sales. 15 year MT here--never have and never will buy into AAMT.
Lots of things it could be, unfortunately. Why do you think
Subject: Lots of things it could be, unfortunately. Why do you think

s
I use OneLook for looking things up.
Subject: I use OneLook for looking things up.

chorioamnionitis (cho·rio·am·ni·o·ni·tis) (kor”e-o-am”ne-o-ni´tis) inflammation of the chorion and amnion.


Numbers for most things now, but it's still up to what
Subject: Numbers for most things now, but it's still up to what

s
ok, thanks i am hearing things again.
Subject: ok, thanks i am hearing things again.


a couple of things......SM
Subject: a couple of things......SM

Jehovah's Witness


myoclonic gammopathy?  not myoclinic


possibly *gammopathy*


*h* in Jehovah's Witness


There's a whole host of things it is used for (sm)
Subject: There's a whole host of things it is used for (sm)


Drug Name Therapeutic Category
Amantadine HCl 100mg; tabs. Central Nervous System > Parkinsonism
Amantadine HCl 100mg; tabs. Infections & Infestations > Amantadine HCl 50mg/5mL; raspberry flavor. Central Nervous System > Parkinsonism
Amantadine HCl 50mg/5mL; raspberry flavor. Infections & Infestations > Viral infections, Hyperacidity, GERD, and ulcers.


We use 'd on lots of things they say.
Subject: We use 'd on lots of things they say.

x
Chest x-ray, 2 things
Subject: Chest x-ray, 2 things

I am hearing what sounds like "tracheous midline", and the next sentence says sounds like "cardiacs are wet".  Can't find any of these.  Any clues?
Here are a few things they say. Vibration? sm
Subject: Here are a few things they say. Vibration? sm

Mental status: Alert and oriented x 3; speech, naming, and recall intact ... Sensation: pinprick and vibration intact throughout.


 


Sensory examination is intact to vibration, position, light touch, pinprick, and temperature.


I found two different things
Subject: I found two different things

it could be.

1. TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes). It's a diet, found it at this website: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4764

2. The thing I found said TLC stood for total lung capacity.
Allergies among other things
Subject: Allergies among other things

When I started in transcription there was a saying my boss would always quote and that was WHEN IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT.  It's better to put a blank and have QA figure it out or even have the doctor fix it instead of putting the wrong information.


Hmm, some docs say strange things
Subject: Hmm, some docs say strange things

new paragraph, new line, etc. Does dictator say that word you are hearing between paragraphs or headings?
i think y'all should google things first...sm
Subject: i think y'all should google things first...sm

it came up in google in a split second.....I think y'all should make an effort first, i.e., googling things, before leaning on mtstars for all your answers.....


jes' sayin' 


well,if it means several things, you have a chance of
Subject: well,if it means several things, you have a chance of

Per BOS, it is acceptable to use standard abbreviations in body text (like I&D'd) but not in diagnosis, impression, plan, recommendation, operative header, etc.
These two things you mentioned are not procedures or sm
Subject: These two things you mentioned are not procedures or sm

operations themselves.
Could be, as it is prescribed for a whole host of things, other than indicated in PDR, such as
Subject: Could be, as it is prescribed for a whole host of things, other than indicated in PDR, such as

depression and chronic pain.  Could have been prescribed for the GI-distress as mentioned in the dictation.
I just tried googling all sorts of things....sm
Subject: I just tried googling all sorts of things....sm

but, unfortunately, I came up with nothing - sorry, I tried.......someone else perhaps?