Dorlands dicttionary defines as--sm
Posted By: Debra on 2005-08-18
In Reply to: Okay. Radiology transcriptionists.."scintiradiology" is this a real word? - Dee
"the production of two-dimensional images of the distribution of radioactivity in tissues after the internal administration of radionuclide, the images being obtained by a scintillation camera"
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Both Stedman's and Dorlands defines vasectomy as surgical removal of the vas deferens
Subject: Both Stedman's and Dorlands defines vasectomy as surgical removal of the vas deferens
or a portion of it specifically to induce sterility. It absolutely is not correct to leave vasectomy in a female patient's report. It is wrong! Nowhere in any of my reference books can I find vasectomy referring to anything other than the vas deferens for male sterility, NOWHERE. I don't care how you break up the word, you can not change its meaning as a whole.
The QA person who filled it in is a boob who is simply filling in blanks for the sake of sending a report with no blanks. The report simply should have been sent with the blank and a note drawing the physician's attention to the discrepancy.
It's true that Dorland's defines that way, but
Subject: It's true that Dorland's defines that way, but
that doesn't mean the surgical excision of a lymph or any blood vessel could not correctly be referred to as a vasectomy. It may not be common, and it may not be the textbook definition, but the term does not have to exclusively apply to the vas deferens. If you were going to refer to the surgical excision of a lymphatic or other general vessel in a single word, what word would you use? Anyway, I'm not arguing whether or not the dictation was accurate, I'm just saying if that is what was truly said and context did not support a more general use of the term, then the real boob is the physician who dictated it, and if that is what he/she said, and it is clear that is what was said, then I would send it through as well and let the physician confront his/her own potential error in proofing the report and correct it then if it truly needs to be corrected. Patient safety is not involved in this case, so if it is an error and the physician does not take the time to do their job and proof read the report and correct it, then the egg is on their face, which is where it belongs anyway.
Stedman's defines both words
Subject: Stedman's defines both words
It defines lymphadenitis and suppurative
It was in the Dorlands Medical
Subject: It was in the Dorlands Medical
Dictionary. I have an old one but want to invest in a new one but I think it costs a bunch and your welcome. No problem
It's fine. Bet it's in dorlands. besides - sm
Subject: It's fine. Bet it's in dorlands. besides - sm
I figure even if they made it up, if I can figure out what it means, and this one's obvious, then everyone else can too. Every single medical word is not in stedman's electronic dictionary. but this one's fine.
but Dorlands Dictionary says
Subject: but Dorlands Dictionary says
Dorlands Medical Dictionary says benign prostatic hyperplasia, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and nodular hyperplasia of the prostate all mean the same thing!
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051191.htm#000051191
it's moyamoya - one word - according to Dorlands nm
Subject: it's moyamoya - one word - according to Dorlands nm
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Dorlands Cardiology book has it as III. nm
Subject: Dorlands Cardiology book has it as III. nm
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Amyeloidopathy? MRA brain. Not in Dorlands or Stedmans
Pt. has hemorrhage on MRI/MRA brain. Cannot locate in reference books. s/l amyeloidopathy. Thank you!
heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
Subject: heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
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parascapular or periscapular region? (Neither one is in either Stedman's or Dorlands :P)
Subject: parascapular or periscapular region? (Neither one is in either Stedman's or Dorlands :P)
Dictator states it both ways: "She has guarding of the upper extremity with parascapular, levator scapular, and trapezius insert at the occiput area tightness with some spasm in the periscapular region on the left."
Dorlands Medical Dictionary says it's Graves' disease - note the apostrophe after the "s
Subject: Dorlands Medical Dictionary says it's Graves' disease - note the apostrophe after the "s" nm
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pleural of decubitus is decubitus in Dorlands Medical Dictionary. I have always been typing decubiti
Subject: pleural of decubitus is decubitus in Dorlands Medical Dictionary. I have always been typing decubiti as the pleural. Oops. nm
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