Anyone familiar with a medication named
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named after a man named Schmorl.....sm
Subject: named after a man named Schmorl.....sm
Schmorl's nodes
Also known as:
Schmorl's nodule
Associated persons:
Christian Georg Schmorl
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Description:
Protrusion of the vertebral disc into the vertebra in adolescent kyphosis. They are usually asymptomatic and begin as a defect of the cortex or the vertebral body endplate of a vertebra, followed by fissures and protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.
http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2377.html
No - not unless a company is named.
Subject: No - not unless a company is named.
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it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm
Subject: it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm
regardless of what the AAMT says......
I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
Subject: I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
i.e.
functional disorder
Gaucher disorder
gender identity disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
grandiose type of paranoid disorder
Hartnup disorder
Perhaps this, named after a doctor.
Subject: Perhaps this, named after a doctor.
copy & paste the link:
http://www.drhealth.net/therapies/rife.html
Lots of other stuff on the net.
Yes, gray was named in honor of....
Subject: Yes, gray was named in honor of....
scientist, but it is not capitalized -- like you do for most eponynms. There are lots of sites on the internet defining radiation terms if you really want to read up on them.
It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"
Subject: It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"
so, I am still thinking not capitalized. 
see link inside for who it was named for....sm
Subject: see link inside for who it was named for....sm
from www.whonamedit.com
So, it would be Graves' disease since it's named after somebody.
There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?
Subject: There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?
named after John Homans.....
Subject: named after John Homans.....
Biography:
John Homans worked on experimental hypophysectomy with Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) at Johns Hopkins. Homans, Cushing and Samuel James Crowe (1883-1955) in 1910 presented the first evidence of the relationship between the pituitary and the reproductive system. Homans later became interested in peripheral vascular disease.
His wife was Helen Perkins Homans. Their daughter Helen Homans died of pneumonia on November 22, 1916, while serving as a nurse with the Red Cross in France. Homans' three sons all graduated from Harvard.
from whonamedit.com
Bell's is possessive named for
Subject: Bell's is possessive named for
Sir Charles Bell who came up with the phenomenon.
just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...
Subject: just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...
Mohs surgery named after .......
Subject: Mohs surgery named after .......
no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm
Subject: no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm
Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
Subject: Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
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based on other meds named...
Subject: based on other meds named...
It seems likely that the mystery name has something to do with doxorubicin. It will be interesting to see if you get a reply so that we all can learn something new!
not familiar with this
Subject: not familiar with this
evidence of cortical insult involving the left frontal s/l pariculum or friculum of the left parietal occipital junction 
cannot find this word anywhere regarding the brain . . .
Are you familiar with
Subject: Are you familiar with
the site OneLookDictionary?
http://www.onelook.com/?w=inference&ls=a
Psychiatrist and any MDs with PhDs tend to use huge vocabularies of regular English words, and with psych at least they repeat them a lot, so it's best to just bite the bullet and look them up.
That seems familiar.
Subject: That seems familiar.
It seems like I've typed it long ago and it's something like Trousseau, but not sure if it's what you're looking for. I'll see if I can find the correct spelling.
The more you do it the more familiar
Subject: The more you do it the more familiar
it will become. Don't give up. We have all been there.
not familiar
Subject: not familiar
could it be Accu-Pak? this is a unit dose blister pack.
I am not familiar
Subject: I am not familiar
but I only find DHE-45. What is the MF?
Anyone familiar
Subject: Anyone familiar
with toxicology? I have a patient who has insecticide inhalation with a diagnosis of organophosphate toxicity. They are intubating him and are using atropine to dry up secretions, but the doc states that if this does not work that "s/l two pan or tupan" would be the second medication of choice??? Any ideas, what "two pan" could be. I have googled to no avail. TIA
Not familiar - can someone help?
Subject: Not familiar - can someone help?
Patient is G2, P2. But then goes on with s/l 0-0-2. How is this typed? Thanks!
Thank you! I'm not familiar with that - I think I'm
Subject: Thank you! I'm not familiar with that - I think I'm
getting stupid as time goes by!
same poster here - all iris scissors named after
Subject: same poster here - all iris scissors named after
I know it as all iris scissors have a proper name (named after someone) before them.....so iris would be lower case. *S* Hope that helps......
IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm
Subject: IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm
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Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so
Subject: Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so
no apostrophe after the h.
Thanks SO much..it sounded so familiar sm
Subject: Thanks SO much..it sounded so familiar sm
and that has to be it. She does have a history of depression among other things.
THANKS!
Not familiar with this phrase
Subject: Not familiar with this phrase
In surgery, surgeon said he
elevated the pectoralis major with the serratus anteriorly in one __________ swoop. The word in the blank S/L "fell" ... it a mastectomy... TIA!
thanks - i usually do ER notes so not familiar with that!
Subject: thanks - i usually do ER notes so not familiar with that!
Sontag seems familiar..
Subject: Sontag seems familiar..
Can anyone verify it?
U-R-N or saying "urn?" Not familiar at all. nm
Subject: U-R-N or saying "urn?" Not familiar at all. nm
s
Anyone familiar with the term
Subject: Anyone familiar with the term
"PVMs soft and supple" in reference to examination of a patient who is complaining of back pain? Could this be short for paravertebral muscles?
Thanks in advance.
Not familiar. Can we have this sentence and the one that
Subject: Not familiar. Can we have this sentence and the one that
s
Not familiar. Where in the abd is he when he's saying this, near what organ(s)? nm
Subject: Not familiar. Where in the abd is he when he's saying this, near what organ(s)? nm
s
not familiar with ENT problems?
Subject: not familiar with ENT problems?
I know first-hand that chronic sinus problems can cause cerumen impactions - I go through this several times a year myself and have typed ENT work for years.
This sounds familiar
Subject: This sounds familiar
Doc dictating s/l intrasuseption (? sp)repair of the abdomen. I remember something like this in school but have never had it since. Can anyone verify this? Thanks.
No. I am familiar with Sjogren's. That's not it but thanks.
Subject: No. I am familiar with Sjogren's. That's not it but thanks.
I'm not familiar with it, but I'm finding...
Subject: I'm not familiar with it, but I'm finding...
HBeAg for hepatitis B e-antigen, so I would probably type it as "hepatitis B-e" - but again I've never come across it myself.
Eli M. named a congenital syndrome - not a culdoplasty procedure nm
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agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be
Subject: agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be
so bad, it would leave women hanging from the chandelier!
d~
Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong
Subject: Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong
s
fOur formerly named advocate, AAMT, doesn't give
Subject: fOur formerly named advocate, AAMT, doesn't give
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may be named after famous orthopedist Roger A. Mann, MD? nm
Subject: may be named after famous orthopedist Roger A. Mann, MD? nm
Drug named s/l centinal for heart condition.
Subject: Drug named s/l centinal for heart condition.
Any ideas? Thanks
I am familiar with it, but hadn't heard...
Subject: I am familiar with it, but hadn't heard...
of it on tonsil balls. Thanks, though.
Don't suppose you could get pituitary out of that?:) All I'm familiar with! nm
Subject: Don't suppose you could get pituitary out of that?:) All I'm familiar with! nm
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Do you have any samples of this doc? Not sounding familiar. nm
Subject: Do you have any samples of this doc? Not sounding familiar. nm
s
Not familiar with form, but could it be raw score?
Subject: Not familiar with form, but could it be raw score?
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That's what I did. Was hoping it looked familiar to someone -
Subject: That's what I did. Was hoping it looked familiar to someone -
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