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cancer & chemo transcription

Posted By: Sage on 2008-08-05
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Subject: cancer & chemo transcription

What is the proper way to transcribe chemo cycles and stages of cancer?  is it cycle number two, cycle 2????  and stage IIIA, T2, N0, M0???  Use of capital letters and commas???  thanks for any assistance!



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The chemo drug is Temodar for brain cancer..nm
Subject: The chemo drug is Temodar for brain cancer..nm

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Subject: Ah, I did see this as a chemo, but there is no mention of any cancer...so I was thinking in a differ

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Subject: See inside for colon cancer staging per the American Cancer Society.

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Subject: http://www.cancer.gov/ is a great reference (National Cancer Institute)

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Subject: What is this, the Tao of Transcription?

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Subject: I do both ASR and transcription.

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Subject: help with transcription

I just can't make this one out. It sounds like the doc is saying: Abdomen gravid, with fundicide appropriate for dates. ??? Anyone know what he is talking about here? I've google it to death, with every variation of spelling. Much thanks in advance.
Website for transcription
Subject: Website for transcription

Does anyone remember a website (something "Hazel"?) that had phrases that might be used in transcription?  I transcribe for a doc that uses a lot of phrases such as "tincture of time," and since he's sometimes hard to understand, I thought this website might help me.  There were other topics at this website like a list of slang words that might be used in patient records.  I've used Google, but can't seem to find it.  I went to that website a very long time ago, so it may not even still exist. 


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Subject: ah, if you had only crossed the t in Transcription *L*

  
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Subject: In my almost 30 years of transcription....

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Subject: possible Cardiac pt transcription

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Subject: MD Anderson is a cancer center so if hysterectomy is for cancer, I would go with that one.

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Subject: LOL - that should be dictionary. Just can't keep that transcription lingo out my head!

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Subject: No time limits (usually) on transcription portion

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chemo
Subject: chemo

Maybe induction combination chemotherapy?
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Subject: Chemo help

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chemo
Subject: chemo

how about R-CHOP chemo
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Subject: chemo help please

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Chemo
Subject: Chemo

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Subject: chemo plus RT1?

chemo plus RT1?
Subject: chemo plus RT1?

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yes, for chemo
Subject: yes, for chemo

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Not sure ?? here is a chemo list sm
Subject: Not sure ?? here is a chemo list sm



Care During Chemotherapy and Beyond

presented by Scott Hamilton









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Chemotherapy Drugs - Drug Names


To find the chemotherapy drug that you are taking, find the chemo drug in the list below and click on the drug name. You may also view our chemotherapy drug list by acronym (combination of letters, numbers or words that stand for a group of drugs).







1
13-cis-Retinoic Acid
2
2-CdA (t) 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (t)
5
5-fluorouracil (t) 5-FU
6
6 - TG (o) 6 - Thioguanine (o) 6-Mercaptopurine (o) 6-MP (o)
A
Abraxane Accutane (t) Actinomycin-D Adriamycin (t) Adrucil (t) Agrylin (t) Ala-Cort (t) Aldesleukin Alemtuzumab ALIMTA Alitretinoin Alkaban-AQ (t) Alkeran (t) All-transretinoic acid (o) Alpha interferon (o) Altretamine Amethopterin (o) Amifostine Aminoglutethimide Anagrelide Anandron (t) Anastrozole Arabinosylcytosine (t) Ara-C (t) Aranesp (t) Aredia (t) Arimidex (t) Aromasin Arranon® Arsenic trioxide Asparaginase ATRA (o) Avastin (t) Azacitidine
B
BCG BCNU (t) Bevacizumab Bexarotene BEXXAR (t) Bicalutamide BiCNU (t) Blenoxane (t) Bleomycin Bortezomib Busulfan Busulfex (t)
C
C225 Calcium Leucovorin (o) Campath (t) Camptosar (t) Camptothecin-11 (o) Capecitabine Carac (t) Carboplatin Carmustine Carmustine wafer Casodex (t) CCNU (o) CDDP (t) CeeNU (t) Cerubidine (t) cetuximab Chlorambucil Cisplatin Citrovorum Factor (o) Cladribine Cortisone (t) Cosmegen (t) CPT-11 (o) Cyclophosphamide Cytadren (t) Cytarabine Cytarabine liposomal Cytosar-U (t) Cytoxan (t)
D
Dacarbazine Dactinomycin Darbepoetin alfa Daunomycin Daunorubicin Daunorubicin hydrochloride (t) Daunorubicin liposomal DaunoXome (t) Decadron (t) Delta-Cortef (t) Deltasone (t) Denileukin diftitox DepoCyt (t) Dexamethasone Dexamethasone acetate dexamethasone sodium phosphate Dexasone (t) Dexrazoxane DHAD (o) DIC (t) Diodex (t) Docetaxel Doxil (t) Doxorubicin Doxorubicin liposomal Droxia (t) DTIC (t) DTIC-Dome (t) Duralone (t)
E
Efudex (t) Eligard (t) Ellence (t) Eloxatin (t) Elspar (t) Emcyt (t) Epirubicin Epoetin alfa Erbitux Erlotinib Erwinia L-asparaginase (t) Estramustine Ethyol Etopophos (t) Etoposide Etoposide phosphate (t) Eulexin (t) Evista (t) Exemestane
F
Fareston (t) Faslodex (t) Femara (t) Filgrastim Floxuridine Fludara (t) Fludarabine Fluoroplex (t) Fluorouracil Fluorouracil (cream) Fluoxymesterone Flutamide Folinic Acid (o) FUDR (t) Fulvestrant
G
G-CSF (t) Gefitinib Gemcitabine Gemtuzumab ozogamicin Gemzar (t) GleevecTM Gliadel wafer (t) GM-CSF (o) Goserelin granulocyte - colony stimulating factor (t) Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (o)
H
Halotestin (t) Herceptin (t) Hexadrol (t) Hexalen (t) Hexamethylmelamine (t) HMM (t) Hycamtin (t) Hydrea (t) Hydrocort Acetate (t) Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate Hydrocortisone sodium succinate Hydrocortone phosphate (t) Hydroxyurea
I
Ibritumomab Ibritumomab Tiuxetan Idamycin® Idarubicin Ifex® IFN-alpha Ifosfamide IL-11 IL-2 Imatinib mesylate Imidazole Carboxamide Interferon alfa Interferon Alfa-2b (PEG conjugate) (o) Interleukin - 2 (t) Interleukin-11 (o) Intron A® (interferon alfa-2b) Iressa (t) Irinotecan Isotretinoin
K
Kidrolase (t)
L
Lanacort (t) L-asparaginase (t) LCR (o) Letrozole Leucovorin Leukeran (t) Leukine (t) Leuprolide Leurocristine (o) Leustatin (t) Liposomal Ara-C (t) Liquid Pred (t) Lomustine L-PAM (o) L-Sarcolysin (o) Lupron (t) Lupron Depot (t)
M
Matulane (t) Maxidex (t) Mechlorethamine Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride Medralone (t) Medrol (t) Megace (t) Megestrol Megestrol Acetate (o) Melphalan Mercaptopurine Mesna Mesnex (t) Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium (o) Methylprednisolone Meticorten (t) Mitomycin Mitomycin-C (o) Mitoxantrone M-Prednisol (t) MTC (o) MTX (o) Mustargen (t) Mustine Mutamycin (t) Myleran (t) Mylocel (t) Mylotarg (t)
N
Navelbine (t) Nelarabine Neosar (t) Neulasta (t) Neumega (t) Neupogen (t) Nilandron (t) Nilutamide Nipent® Nitrogen Mustard (o) Novaldex (t) Novantrone (t)
O
Octreotide Octreotide acetate (o) Oncospar (t) Oncovin (t) Ontak (t) Onxal (t) Oprevelkin Orapred (t) Orasone (t) Oxaliplatin
P
Paclitaxel Paclitaxel Protein-bound Pamidronate Panretin (t) Paraplatin (t) Pediapred (t) PEG Interferon Pegaspargase Pegfilgrastim PEG-INTRON (t) PEG-L-asparaginase PEMETREXED Pentostatin Phenylalanine Mustard (o) Platinol (t) Platinol-AQ (t) Prednisolone Prednisone Prelone (t) Procarbazine PROCRIT (t) Proleukin (t) Prolifeprospan 20 with Carmustine implant (t) Purinethol (t)
R
Raloxifene Rheumatrex (t) Rituxan (t) Rituximab Roferon-A® (interferon alfa-2a) Rubex (t) Rubidomycin hydrochloride (t)
S
Sandostatin (t) Sandostatin LAR (t) Sargramostim Solu-Cortef (t) Solu-Medrol (t) STI-571 Streptozocin
T
Tamoxifen Tarceva Targretin (t) Taxol (t) Taxotere (t) Temodar Temozolomide Teniposide TESPA (o) Thalidomide Thalomid (t) TheraCys (t) Thioguanine Thioguanine Tabloid (t) Thiophosphoamide (o) Thioplex (t) Thiotepa TICE (t) Toposar (t) Topotecan Toremifene Tositumomab Trastuzumab Tretinoin Trexall (t) Trisenox (t) TSPA (o)
V
VCR (o) Velban (t) Velcade (t) VePesid (t) Vesanoid (t) Viadur (t) Vidaza (t) Vinblastine Vinblastine Sulfate (o) Vincasar Pfs (t) Vincristine Vinorelbine Vinorelbine tartrate (o) VLB (o) VM-26 (o) VP-16 (t) Vumon (t)
X
Xeloda (t)
Z
Zanosar (t) Zevalin (t) Zinecard (t) Zoladex (t) Zoledronic acid Zometa (t)


chemo drug sm
Subject: chemo drug sm

Not sure but how about....
Gemcitabine whose brand name is Gemzar?
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Chemo drug
Subject: Chemo drug

Try Xeloda.
If on chemo, might be "Tarceva" for 2nd one
Subject: If on chemo, might be "Tarceva" for 2nd one

chemo drug
Subject: chemo drug

ESL dictating.  The patient was admitted for induction chemotherapy with idarubicin and S/L Sitiss.


Chemo treatment???
Subject: Chemo treatment???

Need help please---> TREATMENT RENDERED:  Chemotherapy per COGAOST 0331, week 31. 

Chemo Drugs
Subject: Chemo Drugs

I found the following site that might be helpful
www.chemocare.com/bio/
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it's R-CHOP chemo.....
Subject: it's R-CHOP chemo.....

Chemo word help
Subject: Chemo word help

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Subject: adjuvant chemo

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Subject: palliative chemo?

xx
Possible chemo drug
Subject: Possible chemo drug

The patient has breast cancer.  I'm not sure if he's talking about a chemo drug here.  After he says she has metastatic breast cancer, his next line is.  She is now undergoing her s/o Seftin or Septin treatment.  Any ideas.  I thought maybe he was saying Ceftin, but that wouldn't make sense in the setting of cancer.  TIA.
CHOP is chemo used
Subject: CHOP is chemo used

for this.
Here's one for chemo meds. sm
Subject: Here's one for chemo meds. sm

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/
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