Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Also, listen for pneumatic otoscopy instead of tympanic otoscopy. ) Joy ----Original Message Follows---- To: <nmtc > Subject: word help Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 11:50:10 -0600 I am a new MT and need some word help, so here it goes.....and thanks in advance!! - these are all S.O.A.P. notes. 1. O: HEENT exam reveals the right tympanic membrane is red and retracted and mobile to the S/L tympanic catoscopy. 2. O: Musculoskeletal exam reveals straight leg raising is positive on the left, negative on the right. Extensive S/L extensalis longest tendon strength is equal bilaterally. (This patient has radiculopathy of the left leg if that helps). 3. O: There is left dominate rotated anterior to S/L salting leg length difference noted. 4. O: Right tympanic membrane is somewhat dull, however no redness or S/L erythema fluid levels noted. (Or is it air fluid levels? - I can't seem to make sense of it). 5. O: Today's S/L P & A lateral chest x-fay reveals no acute....... 6. S: This patient has a history of fibromyalgia. Has been fairly well controlled with S/L Emetromine ........I can't seem to find this drug in my books. 7. O: No S/L arsivatry weakness noted and no cyanosis or venous vericosities noted. This is all - Most of these I know - I just think my brain has had enough - and with being a new MT - things aren't as sharp just yet. Thanks so much for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 I found quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (Q-SART) on web. See what you think! Here is just one of the articles: http://www.mdainternet.com/topics_c/complex_regional_pain_syndrome.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Word help > The patient has a history of MVA with severe left arm pain and also > diagnosed with C6 involvement. She had normal EMG and nerve conduction > studies. Nevertheless, ***q-sir*** study was abnormal suggesting > possible complex regional pain syndrome (RSD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 Meg, He may be saying FA for femoral artery bruits, but I would really be tempted just to give him a blank on that one and have him fill it in. One of my pet peeves is doctors who use too many abbreviations, as some of them are really hard to figure out. Margaret >>> Margaret Parish 12/19/02 06:01PM >>> Hi everyone! During the PE, the doc says the following: Peripheral pulses are palpable with bilateral **s/l ethay** bruit. It sounds like he is saying " ethay bruit " or " SA bruit " or " FA bruit " or something along those lines. Any ideas?? Thank you! Meg TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 Meg, You're close. It is parasymphysis. Peggy In a message dated 12/21/2002 4:54:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, mparish@... writes: > The sentence goes as follows: > > The patient sustained bilateral open comminuted fractures of the > mandible, involving the right **s/l parasymphesis** and the left angle > region of the mandible. > > Obviously I am not hearing my s/l correctly. Any idea what the correct > term is here? > > Thank you all!! > > Meg > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 The sentence goes as follows: The patient sustained bilateral open comminuted fractures of the mandible, involving the right **s/l parasymphesis** and the left angle region of the mandible. Obviously I am not hearing my s/l correctly. Any idea what the correct term is here? Thank you all!! Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 parasymphysis per Stedman's Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rennie My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Word help The sentence goes as follows: The patient sustained bilateral open comminuted fractures of the mandible, involving the right **s/l parasymphesis** and the left angle region of the mandible. Obviously I am not hearing my s/l correctly. Any idea what the correct term is here? Thank you all!! Meg TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 Thank you both!! This word is repeated no less than 6 times in the first 3 minutes of an 18 minute dictation. I can only imagine how many blanks I'd have by the end of the report - LOL!!! I was looking in my Ortho book and didn't even think to look in the Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry book. I'm finding that learning to use my reference materials correctly is going to be a huge boost to my speed and accuracy!! Thank you again. Meg Word help The sentence goes as follows: The patient sustained bilateral open comminuted fractures of the mandible, involving the right **s/l parasymphesis** and the left angle region of the mandible. Obviously I am not hearing my s/l correctly. Any idea what the correct term is here? Thank you all!! Meg TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I think you're looking for spina bifida occulta? a Word Help Good morning everyone! Very chilly here in Anchorage this morning. It was tough to drag myself out of my cozy bed and to the computer!! This doctor is dictating a discharge summary on a patient and among the diagnoses is " spina bifida aculta. " Has anyone heard that term? I've searched spina bifida websites but only got 1 google hit on spina bifida aculta. If you have any idea what the doc is saying or the correct spelling, I'd appreciate it. Thanks very much!! Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 Morning Meg, I think the term you are looking for is " spina bifida occulta " per Stedmans Orthopedics. Word Help Good morning everyone! Very chilly here in Anchorage this morning. It was tough to drag myself out of my cozy bed and to the computer!! This doctor is dictating a discharge summary on a patient and among the diagnoses is " spina bifida aculta. " Has anyone heard that term? I've searched spina bifida websites but only got 1 google hit on spina bifida aculta. If you have any idea what the doc is saying or the correct spelling, I'd appreciate it. Thanks very much!! Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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