I hear ya, there! For starters, may I suggest sm
Posted By: Another wonderer on 2006-07-19
In Reply to: No, must be another Rebecca. - Rebecca
Subject: I hear ya, there! For starters, may I suggest sm
your first investing in the big Dorland's medical dictionary with definitions (or Stedman's big one--though I've always preferred the Dorland's). That will hold you for quite a while. As a matter of fact, when I started out, that was pretty much the only reference book we had.
Also, a good drug book would help you immensely--suggest Drake & Drake. Since we have the Internet, you can use that, but the book is more helpful.
After you get going, you'll be able to see what specialties you transcribe the most and then can get the word books specific to that specialty. Like I said, though, the big illustrated dictionary will carry you through for a long time.
If you do ops, I highly recommend Stedman's Med/Surg Equipment Words. This is great when looking up instruments, etc. For example, if you needed to look up a certain catheter, you would have 21 pages of alphabetized catheters listed from which to select. Beats jumping around the Internet, chancing the spellings.
The Stedman's Path/Lab book would be another good investment down the road. Those terms are sometimes very difficult to locate and there are lots of helpful tables in the back of the book.
Little by little you can build up your reference library.
BTW, when you get your reference books, you can look up terms by going to the noun. Earlier you had questioned Mallory-Weiss tear. You would find that in the list under "tear."
Good luck to you in your career!
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Stedman's Ortho Fifth Edition, pages 286 and 407, for starters. sm
Subject: Stedman's Ortho Fifth Edition, pages 286 and 407, for starters. sm
Stedman's Surgery Words, Third edition, also references it with a space.
You are welcome...........suggest...sm
Subject: You are welcome...........suggest...sm
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Hope you feel better soon in those hands (my hands feel like the hands of a REAL old person inside them from pounding on some keyboard for pretty much my entire life, piano first for 14 years, then a typewriter, then 5 years I worked in kitchens pounding it out on butcher blocks with knives, then back to MT work commencing in 1980 - so yeah, my hands, while they look young, feel inside like the hands of someone in their 80s!!).
well then suggest the BOS *S*....NM
Subject: well then suggest the BOS *S*....NM
They suggest q. 4 (space)h. (nm)
Subject: They suggest q. 4 (space)h. (nm)
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was just going to suggest D5W shot as well
Subject: was just going to suggest D5W shot as well
I would suggest maybe *sensations*? just a thought. nm
Subject: I would suggest maybe *sensations*? just a thought. nm
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Yes, it shows. Suggest helping yourself out sm
Subject: Yes, it shows. Suggest helping yourself out sm
by investing in some MT reference materials. It's much easier (and much, much faster) to look things up that way, and learn as you are researching. Also suggest your getting someone to mentor you 1 on 1. This job is tough enough!!
Are you the same Rebecca who was a surgical tech for 8 years?
or we suggest taking a basic medical.....sm
Subject: or we suggest taking a basic medical.....sm
The most basic medical terminology course (my first course 27 years ago) teaches all about the *o* use as a connecting letter for words in medical terminology. If you haven't even learned that yet, how is it exactly that you are an MT? *very curious*
This is very close so I'll suggest it with a marker.
Subject: This is very close so I'll suggest it with a marker.
Good idea. May be suggest to the Administrator. NM
Subject: Good idea. May be suggest to the Administrator. NM
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Subject: Could it be gout? Anything in lab to suggest excessive uric acid?
If a child or juvenile, would suggest growth to be correct
Subject: If a child or juvenile, would suggest growth to be correct
There are articles about the growth of visual fields.
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Subject: She does not have an extensive history of travel to suggest “ham et ic” infection. sm
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Was going to suggest same for both, but with addition of the word "thin" before nonpurulent.
Subject: Was going to suggest same for both, but with addition of the word "thin" before nonpurulent.
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Subject: On fluoroscein staining there was no evidence of s/l streaming to suggest puncture.
I know I should know this, but it has been a long day to say the least. Thanks!!!!
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Subject: sentence... His ECG does suggest multis criteria for the LVH in the left axis. thank you
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Subject: No evidence of cramping abdominal pain that would suggest a s/l hydraged obstruction. Help??
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Subject: Can you hear bunion for the first word? And the second can you hear symptomatic or sensory pain?
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Subject: picture. she has no clinical picture to suggest
any evidence of ongoing diverticulitis.
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Subject: Cannot hear adenopathy. Clearly hear *pology. Thank you, though.
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Subject: Can you hear "mild". Hear that a lot. nm
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Subject: I do not hear that
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or can you hear..................nm
Subject: or can you hear..................nm
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Subject: can you hear VRE - this has been associated
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can you hear?
Subject: can you hear?
guaifenesin and Tessalon Perles
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Subject: can you hear
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Subject: That's it. Can hear it clearly. Thanks so much!
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Subject: Thank you. I really could not hear...
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Thanks for trying.
Usually hear this
Subject: Usually hear this
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Used to hear that a lot. sm
Subject: Used to hear that a lot. sm
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Subject: can you hear...
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I'd like to hear more about this:...(sm).
Subject: I'd like to hear more about this:...(sm).
 hysterical anesthesia
Bodily anesthesia occurring in hysteria
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Subject: Can you hear
Byetta?
Can you hear
Subject: Can you hear
Easy? That makes the most sense.
Can you hear
Subject: Can you hear
Harmonic scalpel?
Thanks. Now I hear it.
Subject: Thanks. Now I hear it.
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Subject: can you hear
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I hear ya
Subject: I hear ya
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Can you hear something like sm
Subject: Can you hear something like sm
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sorry I would have to actually hear that one I think. nm
Subject: sorry I would have to actually hear that one I think. nm
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Subject: This is not it either, I def hear a 'D' before
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Subject: Not sure about that one as I do not hear a 'y' or 'x ' in
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Subject: Need to hear what comes before and after this. nm
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can hear...
Subject: can hear...
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Subject: thank you, I tried to hear it, but could not.
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Subject: No, can't hear that.
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Subject: Can you hear
nm
Could you hear
Subject: Could you hear
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Subject: can you hear
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Subject: Do you maybe hear GC-MS? See msg
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Subject: Can u hear BUN?... nm
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