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more info would be good, but femoral bone came to mind first. nm

Posted By: me on 2007-01-19
In Reply to: Osteoarthritis with s/l Funnel Bone laterally. NM TIA - lb

Subject: more info would be good, but femoral bone came to mind first. nm

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Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm


Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm


Good bone link for you. sm
Subject: Good bone link for you. sm

http://wheelessonline.com/ortho/ooa1/10.htm
Info on bone density scan.....(sm)
Subject: Info on bone density scan.....(sm)

Just 1 reason why Internet availability for MT referencing is an invaluable asset. 
DEXA is not a valid term.  The ISCD (the society that sets the standards for bone density scanning) termed the official “spelling” to be only
DXA in 2002. 


The only thing that comes to mind is osteopenia because of the bone disease.
Subject: The only thing that comes to mind is osteopenia because of the bone disease.


Never mind - found this info ---
Subject: Never mind - found this info ---

Topical estrogen, applied locally by cream or other methods, may help symptoms of incontinence in some women.
You are very welcome. Another good S/L and info. nm
Subject: You are very welcome. Another good S/L and info. nm


You are very welcome. Good S/L and info.
Subject: You are very welcome. Good S/L and info.


good example of incorrect info being given--sm
Subject: good example of incorrect info being given--sm

that is lidoderm patches, not lyderm.
This website has a lot of good info on it. sm
Subject: This website has a lot of good info on it. sm

I have the different parts taped up on my board.  http://www.mtdaily.com/style.html
Does anyone have a good site for allergy info?
Subject: Does anyone have a good site for allergy info?

Words, tests, anything related to Allergy...


I am covering on this account and haven't done allergy before!


Found good info on this stuff. sm
Subject: Found good info on this stuff. sm

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=EBI&pubmedid=16722536
I'll have to get that book! Good info.
Subject: I'll have to get that book! Good info.


Good info, but your docs aren't going to give a flying fig whether there's an 'a' or an
Subject: Good info, but your docs aren't going to give a flying fig whether there's an 'a' or an 'o'

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but...femoral neck and femoral shaft are 2 different
Subject: but...femoral neck and femoral shaft are 2 different

things, so maybe should be femoral neck/shaft or something ??
Bone morphogenic protein is used in orthopedics for bone fusion. It is a chemical; so, if you hear
Subject: Bone morphogenic protein is used in orthopedics for bone fusion. It is a chemical; so, if you hear

xx
Yes, vague. What tooth shaped bone in the hand would the dicator be referring to? Any bone could
Subject: Yes, vague. What tooth shaped bone in the hand would the dicator be referring to? Any bone could

tooth shaped from injury or what have you.  And like I said 9 times out of 10, odontoid refers to the "toothlike odontoid process in the second cervical vertebra."  That's pretty specific, dontcha think?  I've never heard a doctor refer to an "odontoid" in any other part of the body.
cloaca - an opening in a diseased bone containing a fragment of dead bone. nm
Subject: cloaca - an opening in a diseased bone containing a fragment of dead bone. nm

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AREX®BONE? (injectable synthetic bone) nm
Subject: AREX®BONE? (injectable synthetic bone) nm


I think it should be machined bone, bone that's been shaped and
Subject: I think it should be machined bone, bone that's been shaped and

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In ortho, they prepare the keel cuts (osteotomy cuts into the bone) and Kiel bone is an allograft
Subject: In ortho, they prepare the keel cuts (osteotomy cuts into the bone) and Kiel bone is an allograft

that is implanted.


Kiel bone® grafts. This material is calf or ox bone which has been denaturated.


may be femoral condyle. They usually say medial femoral condyle.
Subject: may be femoral condyle. They usually say medial femoral condyle.


s/l bone burr surgery. thought it was bone spur, but s/l burr, is there such a thing?
Subject: s/l bone burr surgery. thought it was bone spur, but s/l burr, is there such a thing?


bone-tendon-bone
Subject: bone-tendon-bone


Axillary-femoral bypass, axillary femoral bypass, or axillofemoral
Subject: Axillary-femoral bypass, axillary femoral bypass, or axillofemoral


NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain
Subject: NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain

the meaning in an ADDENDUM.
How do you know what the doctor meant? GOOD GRIEF, are you the know-it-all (hyphens must be put here, as it is used as a noun!) on this board? Get over yourself!

Who understands what it means without an explanation?
The MOST obvious is apparently like I understood it:
5 packs in 1 year.

Maybe the doctor really meant this, 5 packs per year, so essentially a nonsmoker.

GOOD GRIEF, get over yourself!
Femoral
Subject: Femoral

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femoral?
Subject: femoral?


It is not femoral, not sure about the
Subject: It is not femoral, not sure about the


femoral
Subject: femoral

.
femoral? nm
Subject: femoral? nm


femoral bulb??
Subject: femoral bulb??

Doc says: There is no calf tenderness. There is no femoral s/l bulb tenderness. The Achilles tendon is intact.

Is bulb correct?
femoral bulb?
Subject: femoral bulb?

Gee, I don't think so. It sounds SO clearly like bulb, I even hear a "b" at the end. Thank you though, for trying!
Femoral vein maybe?
Subject: Femoral vein maybe?


It's femoral condyle. nm :)
Subject: It's femoral condyle. nm :)

nm
femoral anteversion nm
Subject: femoral anteversion nm

x
+0 or plus 0 femoral component -nm
Subject: +0 or plus 0 femoral component -nm

x
+0 or plus zero femoral component sm
Subject: +0 or plus zero femoral component sm

i think either one is okay (+0 or plus zero) but using "plus zero" is preferred if given at the beginning of a sentence
femoral artery
Subject: femoral artery

nm
femoral surgeries ??
Subject: femoral surgeries ??


Can you hear femoral maybe?
Subject: Can you hear femoral maybe?

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Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm
Subject: Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm

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Hmm. Usually femoral neck fractures are
Subject: Hmm. Usually femoral neck fractures are

described as Garden fractures, ranging from I through IV.

How does the sentence read and what type of report are you typing?
s/l luminaire femoral graft
Subject: s/l luminaire femoral graft

What is the 'L' word?
hm..right radial? atrial? femoral? nm
Subject: hm..right radial? atrial? femoral? nm


Pt. having femoral popliteal bypass.
Subject: Pt. having femoral popliteal bypass.

The above knee popliteal artery was identified distal in the adductor canal and dissected out behind the knee and encircled proximal and distal with silastic tapes. A large calcification of both vessels was noted. A s/l Skanlin tunneler was used to create a subcutaneous tunnel.
femoral neck fracture
Subject: femoral neck fracture

This fellow has a femoral neck fracture.
Dupuy 's/l ka rii' femoral component
Subject: Dupuy 's/l ka rii' femoral component

What is the 'k' word?

Dupuy ________ femoral component.
Could it be Charnley femoral stem from De Puy? nm
Subject: Could it be Charnley femoral stem from De Puy? nm

x
medial femoral condyle might be the first one
Subject: medial femoral condyle might be the first one


medial femoral condyle
Subject: medial femoral condyle