Home     Contact Us    
Main Board Job Seeker's Board Job Wanted Board Resume Bank Company Board Word Help Medquist New MTs Classifieds Offshore Concerns VR/Speech Recognition Tech Help Coding/Medical Billing
Gab Board Politics Comedy Stop Health Issues
ADVERTISEMENT




Serving Over 20,000 US Medical Transcriptionists

acid fast bacilli

Posted By: ER MT on 2006-05-26
In Reply to: special stains for S/L - trose

Subject: acid fast bacilli

is this what you are asking?


Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu


Other related messages found in our database

AFB...acid-fast bacillus...nm
Subject: AFB...acid-fast bacillus...nm

s
acid-fast stain?
Subject: acid-fast stain?


got it...wasn't close but was acid-fast bacillae. Thx for help :)
Subject: got it...wasn't close but was acid-fast bacillae. Thx for help :)


they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Subject: they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.





































Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Broth-Based Culture and Smear and Susceptibility
    
Number
182675
CPT
87015; 87116; 87206
Related Information

  • Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Antibiotic Susceptibilities
  • Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders
  • Organism Identification, Mycobacteria
  • Synonyms
    Blood Mycobacteria Culture ; Culture, Acid-Fast (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) ; Culture, Blood, Mycobacteria ; Mycobacteria Culture (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents)
    Test Includes
    Mycobacteria culture (AFB) and smear when appropriate; smears are not performed on blood or when there is less than 2 mL of cerebrospinal fluid. Susceptibility testing [test 088161] is performed at an additional charge when Mycobacterium spp is recovered. Culture and identification (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders .
    Specimen
    First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens from three separate days are recommended), fasting gastric aspirate, induced sputum, whole blood, tissue, biopsy, bronchial aspirate, urine, skin, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow, body fluid, stool. Swabs of exudate from skin sources are acceptable, otherwise, swab specimens should not be submitted. Collect aspirate using sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline or other noninhibitory medium. Do not send syringe. It will be rejected.

    could be fast disturbance? - fast rhythm sometimes causes poor outcome. - nm
    Subject: could be fast disturbance? - fast rhythm sometimes causes poor outcome. - nm


    s/l cleomorphine bacilli - sm
    Subject: s/l cleomorphine bacilli - sm

    In laboratory studies, shows s/l Gram-positive cleomorphine bacilli.  Thank you.
    bile acid? fibric acid? Here is a link.
    Subject: bile acid? fibric acid? Here is a link.

    http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/cholesterol-lowering-medication
    should Gram-negative bacilli be capitalized?
    Subject: should Gram-negative bacilli be capitalized?


    gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
    Subject: gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")


    Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
    Subject: Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram

    s
    Lipoic Acid, 300 mg, also known as Alpha Lipoic acid.? nm
    Subject: Lipoic Acid, 300 mg, also known as Alpha Lipoic acid.? nm


    FasT-Fix sm
    Subject: FasT-Fix sm

    Biomechanical Comparison of the FasT-Fix Meniscal Repair Suture ...Hypothesis: The FasT-Fix Meniscal Repair Suture System will provide load at failure, stiffness, and displacement equivalent to that of vertical mattress ...
    journal.ajsm.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/3/374 - Similar pages



    Thanks so much! That was fast :)
    Subject: Thanks so much! That was fast :)


    wow that was fast! SM
    Subject: wow that was fast! SM

    I looked at that through OneLook, at it seemed to be specific to the feet, so I had ruled it out. Thanks!
    Nor vs or - need help fast
    Subject: Nor vs or - need help fast

    This dictator is saying patient denies headache, blurry vision nor sore throat - and other things like that - and I don't think it's right but I'm not sure.  Shouldn't it be OR without Neither preceding it?
    Fast TSH?
    Subject: Fast TSH?

    Cannot find on search; could it possibly be a brand-name, like "Fast TSH" test?  Thanks in advance.


    That was fast!
    Subject: That was fast!


    Thank you. I believe that's it, although he's saying it fast.
    Subject: Thank you. I believe that's it, although he's saying it fast.


    You were fast! Thanks for your help
    Subject: You were fast! Thanks for your help


    Wow that was fast, thank you!
    Subject: Wow that was fast, thank you!


    yes very fast!
    Subject: yes very fast!


    need help fast! is anyone out there? doc says
    Subject: need help fast! is anyone out there? doc says

    24-French s/l "6-eye" catheter was advanced...
    Salicylic acid
    Subject: Salicylic acid

    He's definitely saying salicylic acid, but he's saying something before that that s/l asterile sayicylic acid.  Any ideas?  TIA.
    how about acetylsalicylic acid
    Subject: how about acetylsalicylic acid

    does that sound like it?
    s/l Alfalypoic acid?
    Subject: s/l Alfalypoic acid?

    CURRENT MEDICATIONS



    1. Lantus 19 units nightly.

    2. Humalog t.i.d. 1 unit per 10 grams of carbohydrate.

    3. s/l (Alfalypoic) acid 400 mg b.i.d.

    4. Lipitor 20 mg daily.

    5. Lisinopril hydrochlorothiazide 20/12.5 mg daily.

    6. Synthroid 0.075 mg daily.

    7. Aspirin 81 mg daily. 

    No idea what this could be.  Still kind of new at this.  Any help would be great.


    alphalipoic acid?
    Subject: alphalipoic acid?

    nm
    not sure about the *repodic acid* one, but--sm
    Subject: not sure about the *repodic acid* one, but--sm

    the second one of s/l Co qid 60 mg is probably *PO* (by mouth) q.i.d. 60 mg. listen again.

    valproic acid.
    Subject: valproic acid.

    x
    He might be saying acid brash.
    Subject: He might be saying acid brash.

    nm
    methylmalonic acid nm
    Subject: methylmalonic acid nm

    x
    salynacaine acid?
    Subject: salynacaine acid?

    x
    There is a fumaric acid,
    Subject: There is a fumaric acid,

    not sure if that's what you are looking for though.
    all-acid proliferation
    Subject: all-acid proliferation

    The patient returns for continued follow up having had one biopsy out of 12 come back showing a Gleason 3+3=6 carcinoma of the prostate.  This was at the left apex laterally.  There was also an area of suspicious [ s/l “all-acid”]  proliferation on the right side of the prostate in the mid area laterally.  This was not diagnosed as cancer .
    believe it's acetic acid
    Subject: believe it's acetic acid


    hyaluronic acid
    Subject: hyaluronic acid


    ethacrynic acid
    Subject: ethacrynic acid


    Folic acid.......s/m
    Subject: Folic acid.......s/m

    The recommended daily dose for folic aced is 400 mcg (microgram)
    Could it be valproic acid? (nm)
    Subject: Could it be valproic acid? (nm)


    fibric acid?
    Subject: fibric acid?


    might be hyaluronic acid
    Subject: might be hyaluronic acid

    It's for arthritis and joint pain.


    aminolevulinic acid (ALA) ? I think used in CA tx. nm
    Subject: aminolevulinic acid (ALA) ? I think used in CA tx. nm


    aceotacetic acid? SM
    Subject: aceotacetic acid? SM

    best UA site of all!!


     


    http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/URINE/URINE.html


    wow, that was fast. thanks guys.
    Subject: wow, that was fast. thanks guys.

    :)
    They go by so fast you can't read then anyway. nm
    Subject: They go by so fast you can't read then anyway. nm

    2
    That is VERY possible - he's a fast talker. Thanks to everyone!
    Subject: That is VERY possible - he's a fast talker. Thanks to everyone!

    x
    If doc is a fast talker
    Subject: If doc is a fast talker

    I could see where external (as in external insulin pump) could sound like a taunt.
    Thanks, he said it too fast. I relistened, and you are right! nm
    Subject: Thanks, he said it too fast. I relistened, and you are right! nm

    s
    Fast T6 implant
    Subject: Fast T6 implant

    Anybody ever heard of a Fast T6 implant for an ACL repair?
    Doc going so fast seemed like 1 word. Thanks!
    Subject: Doc going so fast seemed like 1 word. Thanks!

    nm
    My gosh that was fast! Thank you so much! NM
    Subject: My gosh that was fast! Thank you so much! NM

    x
    Bless you for the fast help!! NM
    Subject: Bless you for the fast help!! NM

    x