For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
Posted By: clhmt on 2007-02-20
In Reply to: History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???) - kam
Subject: For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
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History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Subject: History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Okay. I know the difference between mucus (n) and mucous (adj.), but I'm not sure if mucusy is a word. My spell check accepts it, but I can't find it in a medical dictionary. If not, any advice on how to recast this sentence? Thanks!
For many years she has had mucusy, loose stools.
I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Subject: I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Now some are saying it's q. 4h.?? UGH, YUCK!! I have also worked on accounts where it had to be "every 4 hours," and we had to spell out p.r.n. (as needed for). At least we got more characters.
First rule: It is all what the "client/account" wants, not always what the BOS says it is. I realize that language and its usage is constantly changing, but I've seen so many BOS and client flip-flops on so many other things in nearly 3 decades that it's laughable. What isn't laughable is when we get penalized for not knowing what they want, even when they, themselves, don't know or are wrong.
Oh, and I still prefer the old no spaces: q.4h., q.4-6h., q.12h., and so on.....
Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
Subject: Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
and a constant thirst for learning something new everyday. As we all know this can get to be somewhat boring, but learning from what I transcribe as well as from other transcriptionists keeps me going (money is not bad either). It becomes a challenge. But I can't thank you enough for the kind words.
Use to be younger...
about stools (sorry)
Subject: about stools (sorry)
Yep, it's a report on stools and the doc says no blood, s/l "pus mix," or melena (he says meh-LEEN-ah, but I think it's melena). Does "pus mix" make sense?? As in pus *mixed* in?
could be occult stools
Subject: could be occult stools
meaning blood in the stools.
s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
Subject: s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
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yes, melanotic stools nm
Subject: yes, melanotic stools nm
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got it, it is loose
Subject: got it, it is loose
thanks anyhow
in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Subject: in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
Subject: Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
biliary colic stools????
Subject: biliary colic stools????
Has anyone heard of biliary colic stools and if so what is it?
I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Subject: I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Is this a nephrology or urology patient? Or even a GI patient?
When you have gallbladder problems, liver problems, etc., the stools are usually a different color. They can be clay colored, black, tarry, yellow, green like baby stools, etc. So biliary colic stools could be right.
loose bodies. nm
Subject: loose bodies. nm
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loose lesion (nm)
Subject: loose lesion (nm)
loose areolar tissue
Subject: loose areolar tissue
LOOSE TESTING FOR SENSITIVITY?
Subject: LOOSE TESTING FOR SENSITIVITY?
THERE IS EDEMA SEEN IN ALL OF THE FINGERS WITH PINK COLORATION. THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE TESTING FOR SENSITIVITY
Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
Subject: Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
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loose dermal component? hey I am a FL girl too :) sm
Subject: loose dermal component? hey I am a FL girl too :) sm
I googled loose dermal component and a lot of things came up related to pain and discomfort, I have never heard of this, but check it out.
a mouse is another word for a loose body
Subject: a mouse is another word for a loose body
have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
There is no disk space SLAP, or no loose body.
Subject: There is no disk space SLAP, or no loose body.
TIA
Maybe fallen is right? Tipped over, sideways, loose but still intact? nm
Subject: Maybe fallen is right? Tipped over, sideways, loose but still intact? nm
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old collective term for MT bloopers... s/b Loose Bodies nm
Subject: old collective term for MT bloopers... s/b Loose Bodies nm
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Ankle degenerative joint disease with a s/l *loose spotty*
Subject: Ankle degenerative joint disease with a s/l *loose spotty*
This is a preoperative and postoperative diagnosis. The procedure done was an ankle arthroscopy, debridement of anterior tibial spur, removal of *loose spotties*, and debridement of medial and lateral gutter.
AP stands for anterior-posterior and laxity means being loose or lax NM
Subject: AP stands for anterior-posterior and laxity means being loose or lax NM
Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Subject: Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Blood loss causes anemia which would cause one to be on iron supplement.
doing a wound care clinic note. is sluffed loose skin
Subject: doing a wound care clinic note. is sluffed loose skin
correct??? the word "sluffed", sound familiar to anyone? thanks
2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
mucus
Subject: mucus
mucous refers to the membrane
mucus for me
Subject: mucus for me
Confuses me too unless it is cleary a noun. For me in this instance it seems to be a noun since it is telling you what is being retained in the cyst.
probably mucus
Subject: probably mucus
It could be mucus....sm
Subject: It could be mucus....sm
like hairpeice - it doesn't have to be hairy peice. or ice cube...it is ice in the shape of a cube...it doesn't have to be icy cube.
mucus...sm
Subject: mucus...sm
mucus is the actual stuff secreted.
mucous is more like covered with mucus as with the membranes.
could be pus, mucus...
Subject: could be pus, mucus...
mucus plugging
Regarding mucus/mucous plugging....Maybe this will clear things up:
MUCUS: Mucus is secreted by the mucous membranes. It helps to moisten, warm, and filter the air as it enters the nose. Notice, the different spellings of mucus and mucous. Mucous is the name of the tissue; mucus is the secretion that flows from the tissue.
Therefore, in my opinion, I would type mucus plugging....Even though it is being used as an adjective, the mucus is what is plugging up the works, not the mucous membrane tissue.
is it mucus or mucous from the eye? thank you
Subject: is it mucus or mucous from the eye? thank you
Mucous or mucus?
Subject: Mucous or mucus?
This one always confuses me. Patient has a mucus retenion cyst. I have found both mucous and mucus in this case. I know that mucous is an adj. Thanks in advance for all your help!
Mucus lake or
Subject: Mucus lake or
mucous lake?
Coombs test or Coombs' test?
Thanks for your help!
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
Mucus is the noun form.
She coughed up mucus.
Mucous is the adjective form. (mucous lake)
mucous membrane
The mucous discharge is of concern.
Coombs test - no apos.
I think this is an either/or, webmd has it mucus,
Subject: I think this is an either/or, webmd has it mucus,
Stedman's has it mucous. I googled it and multiple medical sites have it both ways, so who knows??
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
I'm losing it today! Mucus/mucous plugging and mucus/mucous impaction - help!
If mucus is teh nound and
Subject: If mucus is teh nound and
If mucus is the noun and
Subject: If mucus is the noun and
mucous is the adjective, then it has to be
mucous plugging
and
mucous impaction
Right?
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
Mucus retention cyst
Mucous retnetion cyst
mucus-retention cyst
mucous-retention cyst
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Mucus versus mucous
Subject: Mucus versus mucous
I had a doc tell me when I first starting transcribing years ago that MUCUS is the noun (Dorlands calls it the 'free slime of the mucous membrane ) and mucous is the adjective (Dorlands again - pertaining or relating to mucus.
Pet Peeve Mucus vs. Mucous
Subject: Pet Peeve Mucus vs. Mucous
Now I think I'm right but I'm being told I'm wrong. Second opinion please....
A mucous cyst is a retention cyst that contains mucus
Mucous is the structure, mucus is the goo. :-) (nm)
Subject: Mucous is the structure, mucus is the goo. :-) (nm)
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Mucous versus mucus?
Subject: Mucous versus mucus?
I have a serious question about the difference between the spellings of mucous and mucus. Both are words. QA sometimes frowns on the use of mucous (wanting mucus), but I found mucous in the client samples. What is the difference? Can someone tell me when I should use one spelling as apposed to the other and/or which is correct and which is not?
Thank you in advance.
nasal...insipated mucus ?
Subject: nasal...insipated mucus ?
maybe i'm brain dead this morning, maybe he makes it up?
sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
Subject: sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
piriform sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
Thx!
Mucus versus mucous
Subject: Mucus versus mucous
Down below there was a question about how mucous plug should be written. This is not an either/or question. There is a right and wrong, if you remember your sixth grade grammar.
Mucus is a noun (a person, place, or thing).
Mucous is an adjective (describes a noun).
It's cut and dry. Very simple. Mucous describes the plug. It could be a cork plug, gum plug, dyke plug, cement plus. All are adjectives describing the noun "plug."
If you need a refresher, let me share my Schoolhouse Rock from the 70s.
NOUNS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2iLAI0gUW0
ADJECTIVES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j347DjSve0
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