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I always type out cervical spine.

Posted By: mandiemt on 2008-01-02
In Reply to: C-Spine - one more ortho

Subject: I always type out cervical spine.




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Cervical can mean other than spine..(sm)
Subject: Cervical can mean other than spine..(sm)

it's also used as a general reference to the "neck" portion of a structure.  So where you would probably say cysts in the neck of the pancreas, he's saying cervical (meaning here neck of the pancreas) cysts. 



Doing cervical spine and it seems he is saying
Subject: Doing cervical spine and it seems he is saying

there is normal s/l imbrication. Also, he says what sounds like "There is no listhesis." Help please, I am new at this.
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Subject: C3, C4, and C5 for cervical spine

It is in the AAMT BOS.
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Subject: Cervical spine OP

Following decompression, a s/l coddler was used to protect the exposed dura.


This guy is an ESL, and I cannot verify a term for this. Thanks for any help!


Sorry, cervical spine..........sm
Subject: Sorry, cervical spine..........sm

Doc dictates: There does appear to be good decompression of the neural elements with arthrodesis across these regions.
Yes, after cervical spine.
Subject: Yes, after cervical spine.


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Subject: cervical spine?


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Subject: "C-spine" (cervical spine) ??


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Subject: Cervical spine screw

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Sounds like Neuromass screws. Has anyone heard of this? Thank you!!


Cervical spine surgery
Subject: Cervical spine surgery

Screws were then placed into the vertebral bodies through the plate.  A "Kenlock" screw was then tightened at each of the vertebral bodies after the final tightening of each of the four screws.   Sl Kenlock or Chemlock, but I cannot verify. Thanks for any help! 


cervical spine "searings"
Subject: cervical spine "searings"

The word is:  syrinx, in case you still need to know.
Where exactly is the word you need? Is after cervical spine?
Subject: Where exactly is the word you need? Is after cervical spine?


Is there a problem with the cervical spine?
Subject: Is there a problem with the cervical spine?

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don't know what the BOS says, but I always typed it out, cervical spine NM
Subject: don't know what the BOS says, but I always typed it out, cervical spine NM

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Sorry, he said ordere a "do MRI of the cervical spine".
Subject: Sorry, he said ordere a "do MRI of the cervical spine".

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Subject: Cervical spine fusions performed with...

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word in cervical spine surgery
Subject: word in cervical spine surgery

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Subject: S/L "stable phurinx" cervical spine

I cannot find anything close to this phrase, please help!


MRI shows stable phurinx on MRI.


Thanks for any help!!


giant facet in cervical spine? correct

giant facet is correct? 


 


 


cervical spine: the [s/l predense] space is unremarkable
Subject: cervical spine: the [s/l predense] space is unremarkable


I do not appreciate any obvious s/l levique changes in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine.
Subject: I do not appreciate any obvious s/l levique changes in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine.


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Subject: Could it be "there is no spasm or tenderness or cervical spine atrophy (but doc is saying cervical spine atrophies?)


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Subject: Pt with cervical spine pain. She has completed her CT myelogram as well as s/l tunnel gram.?? tia


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Subject: It is "rib somatic" dysfunction of the cervical, thoracic spine and rib cage.


Spine surgery, not sure how to type this
Subject: Spine surgery, not sure how to type this

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Subject: If I type C-spine, I personally use a capital


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Subject: MRI of the C-spine - which is correct Modic type II changes or Modic type 2 changes.....nm


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Subject: dynamic cervical changes (i.e. opening and closing of the inner cervical os during examination


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Subject: Would it be appropriate to say cervical paraspinal or cervical paraspinous? SM. TIA.

He was diffusely tender in the lumbar paraspinal or paraspinous?  and spinous process area. 


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Subject: C-spine, L-spine, T-spine, unless client allows


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Subject: try cervical os


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Subject: cervical rib


Cervical os
Subject: Cervical os

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cervical os
Subject: cervical os


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Subject: how about cervical?

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Subject: RE: Pt with cervical strain..

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foramina or foraminal?
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Subject: cervical syrinx

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Subject: could it be just C2 - the cervical vertebrae?

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cervical radiculopathy?
Subject: cervical radiculopathy?

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Subject: cervical s/l geneketics . . .

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Subject: cervical stenosis...

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Sorry cervical instead of cerical.
Subject: Sorry cervical instead of cerical.


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Subject: does she have cervical cancer? if so sm

multivariate spline (MVS) interpolation.
I thought it was cervical, but
Subject: I thought it was cervical, but

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cervical myeogram
Subject: cervical myeogram

1.  Cornerstone graft?


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cervical MYELOGRAM
Subject: cervical MYELOGRAM

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cervical myelogram
Subject: cervical myelogram

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Subject: Cervical lordosis

Sounds like he is saying "after mentioned" cervical lordosis...what could that be???
can you listen for cervical something
Subject: can you listen for cervical something

atrophy? or something similar if it is spinal before your s/l; or it could be serial something (as in multiple/repeated tests). Good luck!
Cervical os stenata?
Subject: Cervical os stenata?

On physical exam GU section the doctor states what sounds like cervical os stenata- any ideas?