another guess - Potts-Smith?
Posted By: Barb on 2007-04-17
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Subject: another guess - Potts-Smith?
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Could it be Potts? nm
Subject: Could it be Potts? nm
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Potts?
Subject: Potts?
yes, Potts.
Subject: yes, Potts.
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Maybe Potts ligature?sm
Subject: Maybe Potts ligature?sm
yes there are Potts procedures
Subject: yes there are Potts procedures
for cardiovascular, patent ductus, aorta coarctation, etc. also Potts-Smith procedures and forceps. Here's a link to Potts shunt for an example.
Potts scissors
Subject: Potts scissors
POTTS SCISSORS??
Is there such a surgical instrument?? I don't get the opportunity to type operations much so I'm rusty. Thanks in advance.
Potts - no apostrophe
Subject: Potts - no apostrophe
Potts scissors
Subject: Potts scissors
hi sarah - i just looked in my stedman's med and surg equipment book and they have Potts scissors. their list includes Potts-DeMartel, Potts-Smith, Potts tenotomy, and Potts-Yasargil. Hope this helps..have a good evening. wendy from colorado
Think Potts is correct.....see link
Subject: Think Potts is correct.....see link
Correction to myself it is Potts scissors with an "s"
Subject: Correction to myself it is Potts scissors with an "s"
Definitely saying smith. Thanks everyone
Subject: Definitely saying smith. Thanks everyone
for your help. This report is going to QA.
Smith and NU
Subject: Smith and NU
How about Smith and Nephew.
s/l Lee Smith.....sm
Subject: s/l Lee Smith.....sm
"A calcified posterior longitudinal ligament was also encountered and this was removed with a curette and a s/l Lee Smith."
Can't find this anywhere so I don't know what instrument doctor is referring to. Thanks.
s/l Lee Smith.....sm
Subject: s/l Lee Smith.....sm
Ligamentum flavum was removed using a s/l Lee Smith.
I cannot find reference to this. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
If you are saying like dr smith's office
Subject: If you are saying like dr smith's office
would it be John Smith's,MD or would it be John Smith, MD's office? Where would the appostrophe go?
definitely anti-Smith and sm
Subject: definitely anti-Smith and sm
Sted derm has lots of anti's - antiricin (could be first s/l), anti-RNA, anti-RNP, anti-Ro. Maybe you could google an immunology website for other s/l? Good luck
Smith-Pete?
Subject: Smith-Pete?
"to allow for this restoration of balance in a S/L "Smith-Pete" type of decompression.
Smith-Petersen?
Subject: Smith-Petersen?
Smit vs. Smith Sleeve
Subject: Smit vs. Smith Sleeve
Hi. I am doing a report and have come across a 'Smith' or 'Smit' sleeve used for brachytherapy. I have 'Smit' sleeve in an online search, but cannot document it in a Stedman word book. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Smith and FU clavicle plates
Subject: Smith and FU clavicle plates
Has anyone heard of this? If so, is the spelling correct?
Smith and RNP are antigen antibodies
Subject: Smith and RNP are antigen antibodies
Think it is Duravent made by Smith & Nephew. nm
Subject: Think it is Duravent made by Smith & Nephew. nm
Smith and Nephew makes a Reflection hip system. nm
Subject: Smith and Nephew makes a Reflection hip system. nm
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yes it is capitalized; referring to Dr. Smith's specifric office
Subject: yes it is capitalized; referring to Dr. Smith's specifric office
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I found the Smith and Nephew Echelon hip system on a search. nm
Subject: I found the Smith and Nephew Echelon hip system on a search. nm
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there is a 'sicca syndrome" and "anti-smith antibody" -- try googling those. nm
Subject: there is a 'sicca syndrome" and "anti-smith antibody" -- try googling those. nm
retro site? Smith & Nephrew TRIGEN knee nail
Subject: retro site? Smith & Nephrew TRIGEN knee nail
Don't see Richard anywhere...
Smith sleeve mentioned under http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1854507.html
Subject: Smith sleeve mentioned under http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1854507.html
when transcribing "baby girl Smith" should baby girl be capitalized?
Subject: when transcribing "baby girl Smith" should baby girl be capitalized?
Pt. is a 10-month old baby boy, dr. stars off "Mr. Smith is a 10-month...
Subject: Pt. is a 10-month old baby boy, dr. stars off "Mr. Smith is a 10-month...
shouldn't it be "Master" or would you change to "The patient..." The hospital I work for likes for us to use the patient name when dictated, so....
Thanks!
I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Subject: I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
Subject: Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
nm
My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
Subject: My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
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I'd guess
Subject: I'd guess
stercoral colitis
My guess
Subject: My guess
maybe he's saying "pyelo" short for pyelonephritis
My guess sm
Subject: My guess sm
My guess would be candida esophagitis.
just a guess
Subject: just a guess
but i think he is abbreviating -- so i would just put it inside quotes as you have it -- as it could refer to too many different things, if that is what he is doing.
and guess what?
Subject: and guess what?
depending on what lab you work in, all specs and values are different also. i worked in two different labs so I KNOW
Guess
Subject: Guess
I'm guessing the "caphate tethose" is ______ TED hose. The word prior, I don't know.
Without more...this is only a guess.
just a guess here....
Subject: just a guess here....
demonstrated increased L3-4
THAT was my next guess!!! lol nm
Subject: THAT was my next guess!!! lol nm
nm
my best guess...
Subject: my best guess...
maybe Denonvilliers fascia and transversalis fascia.
just a guess
Subject: just a guess
Decadron ?
This is a guess
Subject: This is a guess
I have never had a doc dictate it, but a list I obtained several years back from MT Desk that lists lots of "normal" physical exam phrases lists, under HEENT, flattening of the (left/right) nasolabial fold . . . maybe?
OA would be my guess too. nm
Subject: OA would be my guess too. nm
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not sure but my guess would be SM
Subject: not sure but my guess would be SM
that the doctor will use a dye or ink of some kind to mark a spot where they remove a polyp or see something, so that they can locate the area more readily on followup.
but thats just a guess. I do rad and pathology and never have done gastroenterology procedure stuff.
I guess you mean that SM
Subject: I guess you mean that SM
there must be two openings in the nasal cavity. Ostium means opening. Meatus means opening also. So if it is as you say, then ostium (opening) meatal (opening) complex is what you are referring to. Plus that, there is no such word as ostio.
I was referring to the osteum (bone) and meatus (opening) or the osteomeatal complex of the nose.
just a guess
Subject: just a guess
Could it be primary biliary cirrhosis?
Thanks so much. Should have gotten that, I guess.
Subject: Thanks so much. Should have gotten that, I guess.
482,000? GUESS
Subject: 482,000? GUESS
Normal platelet counts range from 150000 to 400000 per cu/ml, so maybe he/she is saying 482000
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