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ground glass opacity - you were close!

Posted By: mtroadie on 2008-06-06
In Reply to: S/l diffuse * ground glasoplasty* in both lung fields on CT. - hs

Subject: ground glass opacity - you were close!




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ground-glass opacities nm
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grass may be ground glass. nm
Subject: grass may be ground glass. nm


try 5.0-mm axial images, lung window, and ground glass (is correct)
Subject: try 5.0-mm axial images, lung window, and ground glass (is correct)


Thanks, I came close in my guesses but not close enough for spellcheck to offer a suggestion!
Subject: Thanks, I came close in my guesses but not close enough for spellcheck to offer a suggestion!


it is coffee-ground emesis.....sm
Subject: it is coffee-ground emesis.....sm

they sometimes do dictate *coffee grounds* but then no emesis would be after that.....coffee-ground material, coffee-ground emesis, or just coffee grounds........


HTH (hope that helps)


s/l Orovorm glass pack was placed ??? for an
Subject: s/l Orovorm glass pack was placed ??? for an

excision and drainage of collection on the buttock
Could it be retained piece of glass?
Subject: Could it be retained piece of glass?


S/l diffuse * ground glasoplasty* in both lung fields on CT.
Subject: S/l diffuse * ground glasoplasty* in both lung fields on CT.

The had adenocarcinoma of the lung.  TIA!
opacity nm
Subject: opacity nm

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opacity
Subject: opacity


could it be something opacity?
Subject: could it be something opacity?

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ENT postsurgery...use the s/l glass-cauk only at night in case it is tender to lie on. nm
Subject: ENT postsurgery...use the s/l glass-cauk only at night in case it is tender to lie on. nm

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could be hazy opacity? nm
Subject: could be hazy opacity? nm

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that is "vague opacity" - nm
Subject: that is "vague opacity" - nm

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I see infrahilar opacity in there somewhere. nm
Subject: I see infrahilar opacity in there somewhere. nm


infrahilar spiculate opacity
Subject: infrahilar spiculate opacity


Got it. It was linear opacity. Good grief!
Subject: Got it. It was linear opacity. Good grief!


**linear or lunar?** of opacity in the lung base
Subject: **linear or lunar?** of opacity in the lung base


pelvic phlebolith, seen as a small, smooth, round, white opacity
Subject: pelvic phlebolith, seen as a small, smooth, round, white opacity


coffee-ground vs coffee-grounds
Subject: coffee-ground vs coffee-grounds

emesis.  My books say coffee-grounds emesis, although I'm hearing conflicting opinions. 
Think you are close. sm.
Subject: Think you are close. sm.

Think your idea of ballottement is a good one.  Yeah, they do digital ballottment of the spine which sounds like it's done to see if it provokes discomfort somewhere else.  Don't know much else about it though.


This one is going back flagged for sure.


Thanks folks. 


sorry, not even close. thanks
Subject: sorry, not even close. thanks


Ooh, I was so close! Thanks to you both!
Subject: Ooh, I was so close! Thanks to you both!

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not close
Subject: not close


Yep, you were really close! :) YW
Subject: Yep, you were really close! :) YW


This looks close
Subject: This looks close

From this site: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00535301

The Perigee Transobturator Prolapse Repair System (Perigee TPRS) (American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, Minnesota) is used to repair anterior vaginal prolapse via a transobturator approach. Specially-designed helical needles are utilized to attach either a porcine dermal (InteXenTM) or soft polypropylene (InteProTM) graft to the pelvic sidewall at four points.
That would be as close as you could get,
Subject: That would be as close as you could get,

I think or 1/3 centimeter, but those 2 things do not go together. When I googled it it said it is almost 1/8 inch. Might just flag it as you cannot be specific with the measurement given in those terms.
Thanks, but that's not even close...
Subject: Thanks, but that's not even close...

... the end of the word is definitely --taminal or something very close to that. He's said it twice now, and it has sounded the same both times.
Not even close to
Subject: Not even close to

welting but could be opening pressure. :-)
Not really close, but...
Subject: Not really close, but...

maybe bioprosthetic aortic valve?
close! "agenesis"? nm
Subject: close! "agenesis"? nm


Thanks. I believe that is it. It's pretty close to what he is saying.
Subject: Thanks. I believe that is it. It's pretty close to what he is saying.

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oooooh so close!
Subject: oooooh so close!

Try it with a K
Not very close to your sound-like, but
Subject: Not very close to your sound-like, but

If it is to cauterize for a nose bleed, they usually use silver nitrate.

Was the patient having nosebleeds?
I could not find anything close to that--sm
Subject: I could not find anything close to that--sm

I know you already put a blank, but there is another oral contraceptive that is called Tri-Levlen. Maybe he started to say Ortho Try-Cyclen and then realized it was something else and sort of combined the two. Let us know when you find out. I am just curious. thanks.
So close! Cutivate. nm
Subject: So close! Cutivate. nm

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how close...enterolysis
Subject: how close...enterolysis


Maxzide. So close.
Subject: Maxzide. So close.

silent Z. LOL

I can't find anything close to the s/l.
Subject: I can't find anything close to the s/l.

Patient is a 14-year-old boy that was having heel pain. Exam: Achilles tendon is not painful, not swollen. Impression: Left resolved s/l Seedler's disease/Siegler's ?? Thanks for your help.
You were oh so close. Glad to help out. NM
Subject: You were oh so close. Glad to help out. NM

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yes, close onychomycotic-nm
Subject: yes, close onychomycotic-nm


Oh geez, not even close... but thank you!
Subject: Oh geez, not even close... but thank you!


pseudophakia. You were close.
Subject: pseudophakia. You were close.

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so close...exostectomy...nm
Subject: so close...exostectomy...nm


Unasyn close
Subject: Unasyn close


azathioprine is all I can think of that is close - nm
Subject: azathioprine is all I can think of that is close - nm


Sorry, can't find anything close...nm
Subject: Sorry, can't find anything close...nm

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Hope I can get close
Subject: Hope I can get close

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This sounds very close to what she's saying, and I'd almost bet on it. Thanks
Subject: This sounds very close to what she's saying, and I'd almost bet on it. Thanks


wow - looks like it might be too close to call!
Subject: wow - looks like it might be too close to call!


Close to full extension?
Subject: Close to full extension?

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