Can't understand a couple of words

• Can't understand a couple of words - newbielw
  • Might be turbinates are red and swollen. Yes they would want you to push fluids. - MT50
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s/l *jo-lie-tandis* pain with hyperflexion.  (knee)

Negative s/l  *feralmis* test.  (wrist)

TIA!

he went on to have an aortic valve replacement with a "number tommy five" bioprosthetic valve as well as bypass "sinus tree" vessels

pseudo normal LV filling pressure with "chronkomittent" abnormal relaxation

Patient is New York Heart Association class III in the setting of ischemic cardiomyopathy and "he feels" compensated

Can't catch what Mr. Mush-mouth is saying. 

Postoperative serial white blood cell count demonstrated a stable white blood cell count at 11,900.  s/l *hemansa* hemoglobin stable at 28.9 and 9.4. 

First to address the issue of subcu - Joint Commission created a list several years ago that deals with this wording - and JC trumps BOS.  From Joint Commissions List of Dangerous Abbreviations:

Abbreviation: S.C. or S.Q. (for subcutaneous)

Potential Problem:  Mistaken as SL for sublingual, or "5 every"

Preferred Term:  Write "Sub-Q", "subQ", or "subcutaneously"

As far as what the man was trying to express to you was his opinion that truncated words (partial words used to express a complete word) should be avoided.  Trach is not a word.  Trachea, tracheostomy, etc., are words.  Alk is not a word.  Alkaline is a word.  There are also lab and other words that are commonly acceptable in their abbreviated form, such as INR, CPAP, MRI, etc.

There are acceptable abbreviations of certain words that are commonplace.  For example, lab is widely accepted to represent laboratory.  Exam is acceptable to represent examination.  HIV is another example.

If you understand the difference between the use of an abbreviation and avoiding the use of truncated words, your work will reflect a much clearer intent of the dictation.

Your company needs to decide which side of the fence it wants to sit on, and it appears there may be some changes in your QA future.  If this man is in charge of QA and you want to continue working there, you might want to begin taking note of what he is saying.

Jehovah's Witness

myoclonic gammopathy?  not myoclinic

possibly *gammopathy*

*h* in Jehovah's Witness

OBJECTIVE:  Exam today, anterior rhinoscopy:  The nasal turbinates are edematous.  Left TM is slightly dull, moderately dull, does not move well for Siegle otoscope.  Right TM is somewhat dull.  Nose shows mild edema.  _____ _____ decrease curves. 

s/l right crim??? I have noooo idea!

There is no such medical phrase as the one you are hearing.  Therefore, it must be something else.  If you can't hear diabetes mellitus, or anything else, you must leave a blank. 

This study is a right ilia-femoral ultrasound. 

Is it ilia-femoral or iliac-femoral, and what about the hyphen?

ALSO......

I cannot figure out what he is saying here:

PROCEDURE REPORT:  The abdominal aorta and right ilia-femoral (see above..) systems were S/L: insinated or instinated with a Doppler ultrasound transducer. 

Thanks for any help!!

First of all, both got and gotten are correct forms of the verb get.  However, got is a past tense or past participle depending on whether or not the word "has" or "have" is used in front of it.  Gotten, however, is past participle and should be used with the word "has" or "have" in front of it.

It has gotten increasingly larger - okay.  It gotten increasingly larger - not okay.  It got increasingly larger - okay.  It has got increasingly larger - okay.

So if your doc says it anyway but "It gotten increasingly larger", he is correct.  It's simply a matter of preference.  Brits don't generally use the word "gotten", and therefore, a lot of people think it is not a legitimate word, but it is.

I have posted on these boards several times, only asking questions, and have gotten some crazy, rude, ugly, nasty, idiotic, etc., responses.  When people respond and make you out to be an idiot, just because you asked a simple question, THEY are the ones who really look like the idiot!!  I see people criticize others for the least little thing, like in your instance.  They will post a response just to let someone know they misspelled a simple word, when it has nothing at all to do with the question or comment.  They must have a lot of time on their hands, is all I can say!!! 

BTW, I like to vent every once in a while, too!

Patient with a knee injury.  Sounds like (This is a pristine type of injury.)  Any suggestions?

TIA

I get your point and some were rude - but I still think honey and sugar work a lot better than salt and vinegar. 

6 year old with stomach pain, diarrhea he is awaiting the C-Dif results and prescribed what he spells as Anilia?  10 cc bid  

I can't find it  help