I always enjoy reading your replies. Thanks for the info also!
Posted By: nm on 2007-04-25
In Reply to: I'd slap it directly under the doc's name - Hayseed
Subject: I always enjoy reading your replies. Thanks for the info also!
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Thanks for all the info and replies. nm.
Subject: Thanks for all the info and replies. nm.
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I actually enjoy it when I can help out here!...sm
Subject: I actually enjoy it when I can help out here!...sm
It keeps me on my toes, espcially when the question may be an obscure one in a specialty I may not be doing at the present time. Okay, I have also seen some very basic, easily-referenced questions here at times and thought "did that MT actually even graduate their school or read their references?" but then we have built a strong, cohesive community here and it feels good to help.....don't we all have those "duh" moments when we are exhausted, busy, harried, and just need a hand? I hope we can all keep helping each other, but googlinng will never take the place of the rows and rows of Stedmans and Mosbys and Dorlands, etc., and continuing education credits. I do hope no MT short-changes his or her self by not searching out terms, it is a great way to sharpen your education and also your listening skills.
I actually enjoy
Subject: I actually enjoy
hearing a doc dictate "melanotic" once in awhile (yes, I change it to melenic)...it reminds me that they are not infallible & that no, I shouldn't believe everything they say or (especially) spell. I double-check constantly, & to me, having a doc spell something is MT for "look this up."
glad to help -- I really enjoy ..../sm
Subject: glad to help -- I really enjoy ..../sm
I really enjoy coming to this board, especially the word, drug and abbrev. forums. ... I like the challenge to see if I can figure things out, but I REALLY ENJOY learning new things from all the other posts!!!
Just a week or so ago, I had been on browsing the posts before signing on to work, and one of my first jobs came across a term that I had just been reading about here!
I really enjoy helping others, especially sm
Subject: I really enjoy helping others, especially sm
MTs like you and NewbieMT who show a lot of promise.
To answer your questions, I majored in medical secretarial and got my AA in that. After that, it was tough finding a job with no experience, but I managed to get a great job at an ivy-league teaching hospital. I worked as a medical secretary in the outpatient department for 7 years and then decided I hated the "front line" with the phones, appointments, yelling patients, screaming doctors (and doing transcription as part of that job, too), that I branched off into transcription. So, in total, over 30 years. Even after all this time, I haven't forgotten how terrifying it was starting out, so I really feel for you guys.
I predict you will enjoy it. (nm)
Subject: I predict you will enjoy it. (nm)
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You're welcome. I really enjoy helping, sm
Subject: You're welcome. I really enjoy helping, sm
as it keeps me up on what's going around in the MT world.
Do you know about the medcompare.com? It is good also. Enjoy. nm
Subject: Do you know about the medcompare.com? It is good also. Enjoy. nm
Glad to help. Enjoy the link. nm
Subject: Glad to help. Enjoy the link. nm
for your replies
Subject: for your replies
It now makes me feel less dense that no one else can understand it.
He is definetly putting a K or Q sound on the beginning and I have put cool and strong & have not got any feed back yet.
I love this doc otherwise, the dream dictator..always very clear (except for that) dictates in same order, to the point where I have a standard for his whole reports, very considerate, spells the hard ones, but he uses some very old fashion terminology at times ,
again thank you all for your time and I'll let you know if I finally figure it out...have a safe holiday
Thanks to both replies. sm
Subject: Thanks to both replies. sm
It sounds closest to Ganirelix. I'll put that with a question mark.
Hayseed you are too funny! 
Thanks for the replies please sm..
Subject: Thanks for the replies please sm..
Thanks for the replies, but I do know what a Phalen test is. This would not apply to this because this was the actual diagnosis. I actually did figure out the answer, it is a distal phalanx felon.
Thanks for the help though!!
Thanks for the replies!
Subject: Thanks for the replies!
I appreciate the help!
Thanks for the replies
Subject: Thanks for the replies
Called our ER; turns out it means "odor resembling alcohol on breath."
Thanks to all replies
Subject: Thanks to all replies
Thank you both for your replies. Much appreciated.
Did the two replies help you with your question? NM
NM
good replies but that's not it
Subject: good replies but that's not it
Thanks very much though for the input. I think I'm going to have to flag it. He's mumbling way too much.
thank you for your replies - suspect
Subject: thank you for your replies - suspect
this is another case of a doctor thinking he knows it all and spelling it incorrectly - he never did state the term, he just spelled it, which makes me suspect he does not know HOW to pronounce it! I painfully put what he dictated and will let him worry about it! Thanks again!
thanks both for the replies; I will listen again...
Subject: thanks both for the replies; I will listen again...
Thanks to all replies. I think he means
Subject: Thanks to all replies. I think he means
heparin well because the patient is on blood thinners. Thanx.
Old med tech replies
Subject: Old med tech replies
He means blood type is O+ and the antibody screen is negative. A type and screen is a test for blood type also a screen for any atypical antibodies that could cause an incompatibility in a crossmatch, if needed, down the road.
Why can't I open replies?????
Subject: Why can't I open replies?????
Whenever someone replies back to my question, all I can view is the Subject!! What's the secret to opening these??
you'd get faster replies if you posted SM
Subject: you'd get faster replies if you posted SM
more context or info with your s/l
see post below - one subject, many replies...nm
Subject: see post below - one subject, many replies...nm
Thanks for all the excellent replies--very appreciated!
Subject: Thanks for all the excellent replies--very appreciated!
Probably get more replies if you move your message
Subject: Probably get more replies if you move your message
to the Company Board.
Sorry, replies are not showing up on my screen..
Subject: Sorry, replies are not showing up on my screen..
Hmm, it sounds like "T" so I think I'll flag it. TY for the replies!
Subject: Hmm, it sounds like "T" so I think I'll flag it. TY for the replies!
I think your doc has been reading
Subject: I think your doc has been reading
too much Harry Potter. I think there are Lamentors in there.
No wait, those are Dementors.
Never mind.
reading of an x-ray sm
Subject: reading of an x-ray sm
His zygomatic frontal and zygomatic temporal bones ? are all intact
I bet it is reading! nm
Subject: I bet it is reading! nm
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He is reading from a list sm
Subject: He is reading from a list sm
that the patient wrote so I feel sure that is it. Thanks!
I believe you are reading it wrong sm
Subject: I believe you are reading it wrong sm
There is a comma between tics and the next item so tics and spasm are separate items.
Reading the article below it seems to dB
Subject: Reading the article below it seems to dB
The relationships among visual acuity (log MAR), diagnostic category, age, the magnitude of a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) in log units, photopic foveal thresholds to white and colored light (dB), and the mean deviation on the Humphrey visual field (dB) were studied in patients with various optic neuropathies. All acuity and dB values were expressed as interocular differences, the majority of cases having normal acuity in the fellow eye. In multiple regression analyses, acuity and RAPD were alternately chosen as the dependent or response variable with all remaining variables serving as the predictors or independent variables. The main finding was that the only significant predictor of a RAPD was the interocular mean deviation difference on the Humphrey field and the only significant predictor of acuity was the foveal threshold to white light. Redundant and insignificant variables were therefore identified with multiple regression analysis. Subsidiary findings include: (a) although diagnostic group was not a significant predictor in the above, simple linear regression line slopes relating RAPD magnitude to the Humphrey mean deviation were significantly different between optic neuritis and compression categories; (b) for a given level of acuity, foveal thresholds were substantially worse in these cases with neuronal damage than in strabismic amblyopia, refractive error, or corneal damage; and (c) sensitivity losses for red vs. blue light were similar...
Perhaps he is reading what the patient
Subject: Perhaps he is reading what the patient
incorrectly wrote down in place of Maxalt. That's not so uncommon. I'd leave a blank.
Can a lab reading be "small"??
Subject: Can a lab reading be "small"??
Patient is having high blood sugar and in her labs, dictator says something that s/l "serum acetone small." Is this right or am I crazy?
Hmm after reading the dictation again, you may be right...sm
Subject: Hmm after reading the dictation again, you may be right...sm
Mohs does make sense, he does say with negative results, and this was done some time after the p63, TTF-1, etc. THANK YOU for that great point! My brain is so done today.
Reading your sentence I would think sm
Subject: Reading your sentence I would think sm
That the EEC is enteropathic E. coli due to the anxiety.
He may be reading from what the pt wrote
Subject: He may be reading from what the pt wrote
My doctor does that. He reads the drug as it was incorrectly written by the pt or the medical assistant. I have to look at the PMH to figure it out.
cardiology, echo reading
Subject: cardiology, echo reading
The aortic valve appears to be a s/l tri-commish-er valve with fusion of one s/l commish-er and acts as a bicuspid aortic valve.
he is pretty clear with both of these, but I cannot verify either one. Thanks!!
How is this being treated or is this an xray reading? nm
Subject: How is this being treated or is this an xray reading? nm
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Blood Pressure Reading
Subject: Blood Pressure Reading
I had a doctor who did this also, and the person who QA'd my report told me to put it just like you have it except told me to use 120/80 without the "s".
Blood glucose reading, please sm
Subject: Blood glucose reading, please sm
Doc is saying "patient went back on Metaglip and now his sugars are around *100 mg percent*. I've never heard that, just sugars around 100 or whatever, no "mg percent". Thanks for any help!
reading that, it sounded rude. sm
Subject: reading that, it sounded rude. sm
I did not mean it that way. Again, just a pet peeve of mine.
Bet the doctor is reading off the patient's list that sm
Subject: Bet the doctor is reading off the patient's list that sm
the patient wrote him/herself. When they can't tell what it is, they often spell it the way the patient did. I'd leave a blank and make a note with the doctor's spelling if you've already researched the term and found nothing to verify it. I found nothing in my Drake. I never trust a doc's spelling of ANYTHING!!
Bet the PA is reading the patient's history sheet. sm
Subject: Bet the PA is reading the patient's history sheet. sm
9 times out of 10 it is arthroscopy and meniscectomy.
Is this a follow up to lab work or reading a film, etc.? nm
Subject: Is this a follow up to lab work or reading a film, etc.? nm
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reading med list says Toprol, B6?, Protonics..is B6
Subject: reading med list says Toprol, B6?, Protonics..is B6
B6 is okay?
He's very clear. I'm thinking he's reading from pt note.
Subject: He's very clear. I'm thinking he's reading from pt note.
Reading comprehension test s/l Wyatt? nm
Subject: Reading comprehension test s/l Wyatt? nm
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WAG but maybe she's reading some bad handwriting and could be "and herniation?"-nm
Subject: WAG but maybe she's reading some bad handwriting and could be "and herniation?"-nm
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