Gamma knife
Posted By: USA-MT on 2007-09-23
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I'm taking a poll. I typed Gamma knife in an op report. I looked it up in Tessier The Surgical Word Book to confirm that the G is capitalized, which it was when used with knife. I had numerous 'typo' QAs and it was changed to gamma knife. 
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Gamma knife
Subject: Gamma knife
Orthopedics/Neurology Words and Phrases Book (a great book to have) lists it as capital G.
s/l methoganol films - gamma knife sugery can anyone help?
Subject: s/l methoganol films - gamma knife sugery can anyone help?
pear knife? parrot knife? para knife?
Subject: pear knife? parrot knife? para knife?
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Re: gamma
Subject: Re: gamma
In my Stedman's Orthopaedic and Rehab Words, it is listed as gamma.
duh, Gamma.
Subject: duh, Gamma.
Answered my own question, it is Gamma, duh. ESL.
try Gamma nail
Subject: try Gamma nail
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Yep, gamma is correct. nm
Subject: Yep, gamma is correct. nm
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There are Gamma nails etc. sm
Subject: There are Gamma nails etc. sm
The Trochanteric Gamma™ Nail, manufactured in Orthinox™, is the latest development of the Gamma™ Locking Nail family. The Trochanteric Gamma™ Nail is ...
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gamma nail
Subject: gamma nail
Gamma globulin??
Subject: Gamma globulin??
Maybe Gamma-Tech x-ray? NM
Subject: Maybe Gamma-Tech x-ray? NM
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knife
Subject: knife
Paparella knife and Bard-Parker knife are used in ophthalmology
I would say probably knife as in
Subject: I would say probably knife as in
traditional vasectomy. link to different techniques.
Gamma probe counts
Subject: Gamma probe counts
This is a new one on me and too late in the day. Any help greatly appreciated.
Intraoperative localization gamma probe counts of 195 s/l X VIVO????
gamma linolenic acid
Subject: gamma linolenic acid
Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) ...
Subject: Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) ...
google this and see what happens.... :)
gamma-linolenic acid? Will look around more though. nm
Subject: gamma-linolenic acid? Will look around more though. nm
gamma-ray Neoprobe 2000
Subject: gamma-ray Neoprobe 2000
Refs for you on Gamma nail. sm
Subject: Refs for you on Gamma nail. sm
The standard Gamma nail or the Medoff sliding plate for unstable ...Intertrochanteric fractures of the femur: a randomized prospective comparison of the Gamma nail and the Ambi hip screw. Aust NZJ Surg 1996;66:151–5. ...
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Treatment of subtrochanteric fractures. A comparison of the Gamma ...Hotz TK, Zellweger R, Kach KP (1999) Minimal invasive treatment of proximal femur fractures with the long Gamma nail: indication, technique, results. ...
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knife? coblater
Subject: knife? coblater
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. Sounds like coblater knife?
Knife used for debridement
Subject: Knife used for debridement
After general anesthesia, the leg was elevated and then using dermatome and _____ knife a debridement was done.
OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Extensive debridement of left lower leg, fairly large area 20 cm x 16 cm and 10 cm x 15 cm.
It sounds like bouillon and I know that is not correct...any help would be appreciated.
sickle knife?
Subject: sickle knife?
'Fisher' knife
Subject: 'Fisher' knife
sentence: The 'fisher' knife was used to mobilize the fibers.
Type of knife?
Subject: Type of knife?
Procedure is a cold-knife conization of the cervix uses what sounds like a "clubbing" knife?? The word is really mumbled, so I really can't make much out at all. Anyone have a guess as to the type of knife this is?
We took out a s/l gamma rod and replaced it (had a hip bipolar prosthesis).
Subject: We took out a s/l gamma rod and replaced it (had a hip bipolar prosthesis).
Thanks so much!!!!!
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT or GGPT)
Subject: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT or GGPT)
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT or GGPT) is also an enzyme produced in the bile ducts which may be elevated in people with bile duct diseases. Hepatitis and heavy alcohol consumption also increase GGT. Normal ranges from 12-55 IU/L.
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Here is a pretty good reference for labs:
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just a guess - maybe anti-gamma chain?
Subject: just a guess - maybe anti-gamma chain?
have heard of coblation knife....
Subject: have heard of coblation knife....
Anyone every heard of a s/l "D" knife used in ear surgery? TIA
Subject: Anyone every heard of a s/l "D" knife used in ear surgery? TIA
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Bard-Parker knife
Subject: Bard-Parker knife
This may be the one you are looking for.
There is a Fisher tonsillar knife
Subject: There is a Fisher tonsillar knife
could you be hearing "Gamma Knife® "? nm
Subject: could you be hearing "Gamma Knife® "? nm
actually coblation is not a knife....info on google...
Subject: actually coblation is not a knife....info on google...
There's a Blair knife in the ENT book and also a pear bur. nm
Subject: There's a Blair knife in the ENT book and also a pear bur. nm
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Never mind - I think it's Ballenger swivel knife...nm
Subject: Never mind - I think it's Ballenger swivel knife...nm
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s/l Sybil knife. Nose surgery. nm
Subject: s/l Sybil knife. Nose surgery. nm
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How about swivel knife? That is used in nose surgery. nm
Subject: How about swivel knife? That is used in nose surgery. nm
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Found Gamma nail listed in my old Sted's ortho. nm
Subject: Found Gamma nail listed in my old Sted's ortho. nm
Bolinger frittle knife? Good grief...
Subject: Bolinger frittle knife? Good grief...
This is getting ridiculous. Did everyone each a bowl of much for breakfast today, or am I just exhausted from a week of nothing but musheaters?
Sinus surgery (septoplasty, inferior turbinate reduction), routine stuff. Sounds like "Bolinger frittle knife" - I swear. Going a mile a minute, even at the slowest speed.
"The inferior aspect of the mucosa was then lifted off a septal spur on the right side. The ...... was then used to excise a piece of cartilage"....
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shoot, wild guess -- could it sound like cutting knife?
Subject: shoot, wild guess -- could it sound like cutting knife?
even sounds stupid to me...dunno
There is GGTP which is Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a test to measure the amount of the enzyme G
Subject: There is GGTP which is Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a test to measure the amount of the enzyme GGT in the blood and it should be 40s
Wild guess: Ballenger swivel knife or ball-tipped scissors ???
Subject: Wild guess: Ballenger swivel knife or ball-tipped scissors ???
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vasectomy: knife technique or lyse technique.
Subject: vasectomy: knife technique or lyse technique.
Vasectomy:
The tissue over the vas was incised using "knife technique or lyse technique."
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