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A textbook is not a reference book.

Posted By: mt on 2008-11-05
In Reply to: You are mistaken, buy yourrself better references... - aw

Subject: A textbook is not a reference book.

Are you kidding me with this? You're doing all this arguing and your source is a TEXTBOOK? Or better yet, what the doctor says? Rule #1...the doctors say things wrong ALL THE TIME! That's what we're here for...to fix it.

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Or maybe check a reference book????
Subject: Or maybe check a reference book????

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If you get a good reference book, you can
Subject: If you get a good reference book, you can

x

Found this in Stedman's reference book but...
Subject: Found this in Stedman's reference book but...

cannot find what it entails in line of viewing...but possible could be your answer..

Mukherjee-Sivaya view...

Will keep looking to see if I can find out what kind of view this is...

I use a reference book of derm terms
Subject: I use a reference book of derm terms

and it is called 'A Dictionary of Dermatologic Terms' by Robert L. Carter'. It is an excellent resource!!

Is Advance your reference book? Bad choice.
Subject: Is Advance your reference book? Bad choice.

Part of this profession is having accurate, up-to-date reference books, not relying on magazines for confirmation.

please give me a book reference, not google.. i need hard copy documentation on 2 things
Subject: please give me a book reference, not google.. i need hard copy documentation on 2 things

Foxhollow device (is it Fox Hollow? Foxhollow? FoxHollow?)

silverhawk atherectomy ... (is it SilverHawk? Silverhawk? silverhawk?)

only hard copy in a book or something reputable please... Google isn't affording me the answers I need this time around. Thanks.

Intraarticular, as per my Ortho textbook...nm
Subject: Intraarticular, as per my Ortho textbook...nm

nm

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Subject: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

http://www.wheelessonline.com

Per Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics, it is brachial plexus.
Subject: Per Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics, it is brachial plexus.

http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/brachial_plexus

Dopperable pulses is acceptable (not capped) per Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics nm
Subject: Dopperable pulses is acceptable (not capped) per Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics nm

Thanks! Saw it in Equip book, but not cardiac book.
Subject: Thanks! Saw it in Equip book, but not cardiac book.

Go figure.

:o}

Stedman's Medical Equipment terms book or the Ortho terms book would help. nm
Subject: Stedman's Medical Equipment terms book or the Ortho terms book would help. nm

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and your reference for this was?...nm
Subject: and your reference for this was?...nm

Here's another reference for you. SM
Subject: Here's another reference for you. SM

http://www.mtstars.net/default/index.cgi

Thank You!! I just could not reference it! nm
Subject: Thank You!! I just could not reference it! nm

reference sm
Subject: reference sm

http://www.4webmed.com/manu/main.cfm?page=manuw&id=61

reference sm
Subject: reference sm

http://salimetrics.com/pdf/DHEA%20Diag%20Kit%20Insert.pdf

If you look down a little further that reference gives both
Subject: If you look down a little further that reference gives both

I think m/sec is a lot clearer, personally. I always put cm/sec, why not m/sec?

JMHO.

in reference to what?
Subject: in reference to what?

Here's another reference from BOS
Subject: Here's another reference from BOS

if you have it, pages 46-47. I've had accounts that didn't want departments, etc. capitalized no matter how they were used, all lower case, so definitely account preference as people said below. I prefer to capitalize when referred to as an entity, such as you said or as in BOS, patient was referred to Anesthesia for evaluation... I really dislike typing, the patient was seen by nutrition or wound care or speech, etc. but if verbatim and that's the way they want it, that's what the account gets.

Thank you for the reference! :) nm
Subject: Thank you for the reference! :) nm

What is it in reference to?
Subject: What is it in reference to?

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Another reference
Subject: Another reference

Another reference to AG and the one I use:

http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1056872701002252

Lilly

What is it in reference to??? There is a
Subject: What is it in reference to??? There is a

x

can I get a reference please?
Subject: can I get a reference please?

What is this in reference to??? nm
Subject: What is this in reference to??? nm

ss

Can somebody with an OB reference
Subject: Can somebody with an OB reference

book tell me if it is a Schultz mechanism or Schultze mechanism for the delivery of the placenta? I can't track down anything verifiable on the internet. Thanks very much.

ok, how about a different reference?
Subject: ok, how about a different reference?

http://www.onelook.com/?w=followup&ls=a

Thanks for the reference!!!
Subject: Thanks for the reference!!!

Look up contractions in GI reference NM
Subject: Look up contractions in GI reference NM

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Maybe, though can't find a reference. sm
Subject: Maybe, though can't find a reference. sm

I remember seeing a TV commercial just last week about something with similar S/L, but I'm hesitant to say it indeed was Zytora.

Reference cited
Subject: Reference cited

According to Vera Pyle's CMT:

disc - alternative spelling of disk. See: disk.

disk, disc (Gr. diskos, L. discus)-a circular or rounded flat plate. Note: Disk appears to be the preferred spelling, although disc is also used, especially in names of anatomic structures.

thank you so much. i could not find any reference to this.
Subject: thank you so much. i could not find any reference to this.

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I found reference to
Subject: I found reference to

Lateral, unilateral (which may fit if one-sided cancer), and ventral surface, also oroantral, which wouldn't fit unless they went through the sinuses. LOL Wish I could hear what you're hearing to help more.

fetor reference. sm
Subject: fetor reference. sm

fetor

fTctbr

A very offensive odor.

Origin

[L. an offensive smell, fr. feteo, to stink]

fetor hepaticus

fetor oris

I'm thinking in reference to
Subject: I'm thinking in reference to

Cool reference! Thanks. nm
Subject: Cool reference! Thanks. nm

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sorry, can find no reference
Subject: sorry, can find no reference

looked in Stedman's, no reference for radian nerve. If QA wants you to use it, ask them what references they are using. sorry.

You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.
Subject: You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.

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reference from google sm
Subject: reference from google sm

www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/martindale/current/999904-n5813-q.htm - Supplemental

ortho web reference
Subject: ortho web reference

www.worldortho.com

Check out the online reference books!

ah, C and S. That's why couldn't reference! Thx.
Subject: ah, C and S. That's why couldn't reference! Thx.

..

Nevermind, not a med reference....nm
Subject: Nevermind, not a med reference....nm

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now I'm curious what reference you have for this . . I
Subject: now I'm curious what reference you have for this . . I

cannot find anything in stedman's gyn book, spellchecker, no web site on google shows it as a MEDICAL word, so always good to learn something new.

Can anyone reference which is correct...S1, S2 or S1-S2?
Subject: Can anyone reference which is correct...S1, S2 or S1-S2?

x

I could not find this, but see reference below.
Subject: I could not find this, but see reference below.

From this site on 2/9/08

Spot? in colonoscopy - TTMT (Views: 39, 2008-02-09)

Spot or SPOT - jmr (Views: 20, 2008-02-09)

Useful reference link
Subject: Useful reference link

Hi,

For anyone interested, here's a useful MT resource link

Here is an excerpt from a reference I use :-)

Subject: Here is an excerpt from a reference I use :-)

Vital Signs in Children:

Age Group	Respiratory Rate	Heart Rate	Systolic Blood Pressure	Weight in kilos	Weight in pounds
Newborn	30 - 50	120 - 160	50 - 70	2 - 3	4.5 - 7
Infant (1-12 months)	20 - 30	80 - 140	70 - 100	4 - 10	9 - 22
Toddler (1-3 yrs.)	20 - 30	80 - 130	80 - 110	10 - 14	22 - 31
Preschooler (3-5 yrs.)	20 - 30	80 - 120	80 - 110	14 - 18	31 - 40
School Age (6-12 yrs.)	20 - 30	70 - 110	80 - 120	20 - 42	41 - 92
Adolescent (13+ yrs.)	12 - 20	55 - 105	110 - 120	>50	>110

Temperature in Children

Measurement method	Normal temperature range
Rectal	36.6�C to 38�C (97.9�F to 100.4�F)
Ear	35.8�C to 38�C (96.4�F to 100.4�F)
Oral	35.5�C to 37.5�C (95.9�F to 99.5�F)
Axillary	34.7�C to 37.3�C (94.5�F to 99.1�F)

Reference manual
Subject: Reference manual

Does anyone know where to find online the references for drugs,surgery, abbreviations used for transcriptions. I appreciate any help.

anyone have a reference site???
Subject: anyone have a reference site???

this is my first LEEP and i have several questions. does anyone have a good site for reference of a procedure note for LEEP?

Something like historical reference?
Subject: Something like historical reference?

But psychiatrists tend to pull out a $5 word when a 2-cent one would do.