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General surgeon does, too. nm

Posted By: Lynn on 2009-03-05
In Reply to: What kind of doctor performs a PEG tube placement? - Lauren

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I work for a general surgeon who dictates...sm
Subject: I work for a general surgeon who dictates...sm

sestamibi scan on all his parathyroid patients...........


and google to back it up:



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Sestamibi Scan for parathyroid disease and Sestamibi x-ray for parathyroid tumors. The Sestamibi scan finds the diseased parathyroid gland.
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Hartmann _______ procedure - general surgeon talking about colostomy
Subject: Hartmann _______ procedure - general surgeon talking about colostomy

He's definitely saying Hartmann's ________ procedure, and the blank sounds like "lung."


Thanks so much! 


Here's a general ROS in general order : sm
Subject: Here's a general ROS in general order : sm

(they go from head to toe):

Constitutional, HEENT, Respiratory, (sometimes they give lymphatics before respiratory), Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal (sometimes they say Neuromuscular),
Neurologic,
Endocrinologic, Hematologic,
Psychiatric,
Immunologic/Allergies.

What's missing in your review?
Oral Surgeon Help?
Subject: Oral Surgeon Help?

1.             Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy with advancement and rigid fixation utilizing ____________ 2 mm placement screws. 


 


Hello..filling in for ortho surgeon.  Sounds like Sin these screws...any help?


 


With a #15 blade a 3.5 cm incision was made over the external _________ridge.  A subperiosteal dissection was carried out laterally, adjacent to the ramus and anteriorly along the ramus of the mandible. 


 


Sounds like baked ridge in the mouth? 


s/l a-kee-al plastic surgeon Dr. XXX
Subject: s/l a-kee-al plastic surgeon Dr. XXX

"she had a basal-cell carcinoma excised from her right lower eyelid in xxxDATExxx, by the ==a-kee-al= plastic surgeon Dr."

THANK YOU!!!
I type for a surgeon and he is (sm)
Subject: I type for a surgeon and he is (sm)

always saying fibrocystic change of the breast.  Is it breast or breasts? 
Ahh, my favorite plastic surgeon...
Subject: Ahh, my favorite plastic surgeon...

She's driving me nuts again!  Talking about risks of breast augmentation and specifically of retropectoral placement with one of the risks being......"ana faa shun" ...deformity.  Anyone know?? thanks.


my surgeon always says opened in the "direction of its fibers"
Subject: my surgeon always says opened in the "direction of its fibers"


Welcome. I have a hand surgeon who forced me to learn that one!
Subject: Welcome. I have a hand surgeon who forced me to learn that one!


and Dr. Bone is an Orthopaedic surgeon in Spokane!
Subject: and Dr. Bone is an Orthopaedic surgeon in Spokane!


Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon consult?
Subject: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon consult?


..who did last inguinal hernia? Meaning the prior surgeon? nm
Subject: ..who did last inguinal hernia? Meaning the prior surgeon? nm

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A long shot--the surgeon opened the Ray-Tec sponge and moistened it? nm
Subject: A long shot--the surgeon opened the Ray-Tec sponge and moistened it? nm

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You'd be amazed. Once I was typing an OP from a very "proper" surgeon and I hear this othe
Subject: You'd be amazed. Once I was typing an OP from a very "proper" surgeon and I hear this other doc

in the background dictating away calling the instrument he was using during his procedure "the green doo-hickey with the spring" and just kept dictating away as if nothing.  The poor transcriptionist who got that report went with my blessing.  You wonder where they got their medical license at...


It makes sense, he is a very prominent professor and orthopedic surgeon,...sm
Subject: It makes sense, he is a very prominent professor and orthopedic surgeon,...sm

may be just too new to have much info on.  I did see an article on Google with the Oakland Bone and Joint Specialists, where he and a colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Mann, were pioneering a new total ankle replacement.  This is copyrighted for 2007-2008, so maybe he has developed dressings, bandages and such. 


I'm gonna save this one, and if I do find it verified in any medical books, etc., will send you a message about it.  Thanks for sharing! 


Only thing I can find is Dr. Roger Mann, who is a Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon, and..sm
Subject: Only thing I can find is Dr. Roger Mann, who is a Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon, and..sm

there is a Roger Mann Award from the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, but I see nothing about a Roger Mann dressing.  There is a Robert Jones dressing however.  Sorry could not be more help. 
Help with general term...sm
Subject: Help with general term...sm

She says this in the past medical history - negative for any health problems or s/l "renal or anginal disease." But that doesn't make sense as a general term to say.


Thanks!


S/L general ways
Subject: S/L general ways

Patient is ready to be admitted for outpatient surgery tomorrow for right hemicolectomy.  When awakened this morning he felt this sharp pain in his right upper quadrant, started having some nausea *** to upper fever of way over 102.  (after nausea is sounds like he says general ways to upper fever..."can that be right)?  thanks
general malaise? nm
Subject: general malaise? nm


General anesthesia with the use of an s/l LME?
Subject: General anesthesia with the use of an s/l LME?


What is the general consensus on this....sm
Subject: What is the general consensus on this....sm

20-pack-year smoking history or ????


Thanks in advance.


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general word help
Subject: general word help

On physical doc says slight s/l cog wheeling or something to that nature to explain upper extremities at the elbow.  Any ideas?? Cannot find word. 
GET - general endotracheal
Subject: GET - general endotracheal


Yes, that's right. It means in general.
Subject: Yes, that's right. It means in general.


Can a general anesthesia be..
Subject: Can a general anesthesia be..

given in "intravenous intubation"?  I thought intubation was only a tube in a hollow organ, like the stomach.  
General exam would be fine. (nm)
Subject: General exam would be fine. (nm)

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Just a general question on format
Subject: Just a general question on format

I have been using these forums for a while now and I keep seeing people using "nm" and "sm". What does this mean?

nm = no message
sm = see message

Just a guess


This is probably so off the mark, but could it be general mask?
Subject: This is probably so off the mark, but could it be general mask?


general range or gommelin????
Subject: general range or gommelin????

Not able to apply my logic.


Her _____(gommelin / general range) is unchanged and she is pleased with it.


The patient has headaches and also for knee problem.  Also not dictating under physical examination.


It's just under and Objective/General section
Subject: It's just under and Objective/General section


catheter general hear or read it as smi
Subject: catheter general hear or read it as smi

JR5 (Judkins right 5)  (JL5 Judkins left 5) etc
Could they be a GM (General Motors) employee? Can't find much else under G's and J's in Flo
Subject: Could they be a GM (General Motors) employee? Can't find much else under G's and J's in Florida. nm

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doc says under general infant does not appear to be s/l Coxic???does he mean colicky?
Subject: doc says under general infant does not appear to be s/l Coxic???does he mean colicky?


Is this epidural or general? They usually test the skin if
Subject: Is this epidural or general? They usually test the skin if

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He is under general anesthesia so in no pain, not awake.. nm
Subject: He is under general anesthesia so in no pain, not awake.. nm

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"bare" stellate block or general sm
Subject: "bare" stellate block or general sm

We are going to go ahead and schedule this patient for surgery for a left carpal tunnel release and a left first dorsal compartment release under a stellate block. The patient may have a s/l "bare" block or a general depending on what her and the anesthesiologist decide.
BloodSTOP™ Hemostatic General Gauze?
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General rule of thumb for hyphenation is - sm
Subject: General rule of thumb for hyphenation is - sm

If you can't find it as one word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, then you should hyphenate it. 
ENT? general anesthesia with apneic oxygenation - nm
Subject: ENT? general anesthesia with apneic oxygenation - nm

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it's general term to describe the statin drugs
Subject: it's general term to describe the statin drugs

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Probably general LMA (laryngeal mask airway) anesthesia. nm
Subject: Probably general LMA (laryngeal mask airway) anesthesia. nm

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Put under GENERAL looking at face and commenting on findings, flat affect. nm Ta
Subject: Put under GENERAL looking at face and commenting on findings, flat affect. nm Ta

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in general, would not put an 's after word ending in S. Saw one ref. Gross' solution preserv
Subject: in general, would not put an 's after word ending in S. Saw one ref. Gross' solution preservative.


in general sentence, not capitalize; if stating a specific department,
Subject: in general sentence, not capitalize; if stating a specific department,

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I know the general rule, been MTing 15 years, thought clinic was maybe different.
Subject: I know the general rule, been MTing 15 years, thought clinic was maybe different.


In general surgery, Cook-Thomasen fascial closure device. sm
Subject: In general surgery, Cook-Thomasen fascial closure device. sm

It sounds like Thomasen or Tomasen. I can't find anywhere. Any help greatly appreciated.   Thanks!
physical exam under general: the patient appeared s/l kick ectic? nm
Subject: physical exam under general: the patient appeared s/l kick ectic? nm


In general physical exam, aox3, non-toxic s/l thiness ot tin-ness?
Subject: In general physical exam, aox3, non-toxic s/l thiness ot tin-ness?


Medication - s/l Endrion? Dictated in general medication list. TIA
Subject: Medication - s/l Endrion? Dictated in general medication list. TIA


General anesthesia? Monitored anesthesia? nm
Subject: General anesthesia? Monitored anesthesia? nm


Is it general range of motion or gentle range of motion?
Subject: Is it general range of motion or gentle range of motion?

Pls help me on this.