It is possible if doc is just using the word as an adjective describing any associated pain.
Posted By: MT50 on 2007-10-29
In Reply to: It is me again, same horrible doc - ss
Subject: It is possible if doc is just using the word as an adjective describing any associated pain.
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Yeah :) It does really sound like he's describing the pain with this word. nm
Subject: Yeah :) It does really sound like he's describing the pain with this word. nm
has anyone ever hard of the phrase quick tick describing chest pain
Subject: has anyone ever hard of the phrase quick tick describing chest pain
The doctor dictatates the following: HER QUICK TICK LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN CONTINUES.
help with word describing facial swelling..
Subject: help with word describing facial swelling..
My doctor dictated that the patient had developed S/L sideral facial swelling? Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!
maybe using the word quartet as an adjective?
Subject: maybe using the word quartet as an adjective?
Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.
Subject: Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.
That is why I am questioning the pyodermous? in nature. Pyodermas in nature does not seem right to me. Still not sure. I will send for QA. Thanks again.
chondromalacic - using the word as an adjective
Subject: chondromalacic - using the word as an adjective
from chondromalacia
Exactly - "You see everyday people every day." One word = adjective. nm
Subject: Exactly - "You see everyday people every day." One word = adjective. nm
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corticated is listed in Webster's Universal as an adjective. So, yes, it is a legitimate word.
Subject: corticated is listed in Webster's Universal as an adjective. So, yes, it is a legitimate word. nm
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word help - pain management
Subject: word help - pain management
The patient will undergo diagnostic s/l putivly therapeutic costotransverse costovertebral joint blockade.
Lower back pain" is probably the most common use in AE - though "lumbalgia" is a real word
Subject: Lower back pain" is probably the most common use in AE - though "lumbalgia" is a real word in English medicine...it's rarely used.
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pt with dental pain - on PE, states "...'OROBUCCAL (1 word?) SYMPOSIN' appears to be normal
Subject: pt with dental pain - on PE, states "...'OROBUCCAL (1 word?) SYMPOSIN' appears to be normal"
Could be describing the plug (which really
Subject: Could be describing the plug (which really
makes no sense to me). It is literally a plug of mucus, therefore mucus plug.
describing gait would be hyphenated...sm
Subject: describing gait would be hyphenated...sm
gait is broad based
patient has a broad-based gait.........
Sounds to me like he's just describing the shape
Subject: Sounds to me like he's just describing the shape
of the part of the patella that remains (and the rest is missing.
He is probably describing the findings on an MRI scan SM
Subject: He is probably describing the findings on an MRI scan SM
If a patient has had spine surgery, the MRI is more than likely done with contrast. The contrast causes the MRI to "signal" when the contrast is bright in any area. That's what it means.
crazy observation here, but could he be describing...sm
Subject: crazy observation here, but could he be describing...sm
the sound of the puffs being administered, instead of staying 1 "puff" b.i.d., he's saying something that sounds like the med being administered? I know that sounds dumb, but that's what comes to my mind.
Do you think this is a brand name or describing a condition???nm
Subject: Do you think this is a brand name or describing a condition???nm
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Looks like a phrase describing dyes. sm
Subject: Looks like a phrase describing dyes. sm
first word looks like roentgenography or roentgenograph (x-ray) contrast media.
The sceond is Diatrizoate Meglumine, which is like Cystographin, another contrast dye.
Contrast media link for you.
http://imaging.mallinckrodt.com/Products/ProductList.asp?DataGroup=2
Sounds like he is describing the prostate.
Subject: Sounds like he is describing the prostate.
dr is describing postop incisions- sm
Subject: dr is describing postop incisions- sm
She does have some erythema in her perineum and her buttocks. She is not tender in this area, and there is no s/l screpadence or sucrepadence or induration noted.
possibly occult sciatic pain ( pain hidden/concealed/not manifest) ? nm
Subject: possibly occult sciatic pain ( pain hidden/concealed/not manifest) ? nm
if it's in the spine, it could be "discogenic" pain versus "facet"-related pain
Subject: if it's in the spine, it could be "discogenic" pain versus "facet"-related pain
may be rachis or rakish, describing the segment.nm
Subject: may be rachis or rakish, describing the segment.nm
nm
end-to-side colostomy, describing the anastomosis? nm
Subject: end-to-side colostomy, describing the anastomosis? nm
s
yes, if describing location in surgery, not for time though. (nm)
Subject: yes, if describing location in surgery, not for time though. (nm)
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Not sure. It sounds like he's describing the base as "fibromere"
Subject: Not sure. It sounds like he's describing the base as "fibromere"
When describing a rash, it's discrete and not discreet, right? (sm)
Subject: When describing a rash, it's discrete and not discreet, right? (sm)
Just verifying...I haven't typed that term in a long time. TIA.
He was describing basilic vein, why it was inaccessible.
Subject: He was describing basilic vein, why it was inaccessible.
Thank you very much for the research and information you acquired.
could be TKA-total knee amputation. pain could be "ghost" pain --nm
Subject: could be TKA-total knee amputation. pain could be "ghost" pain --nm
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Drug name - s/l amarek, for back pain and neck pain
Subject: Drug name - s/l amarek, for back pain and neck pain
Any ideas? Thanks!
So he's probably describing a problem with the tendon itself - appearance is bowstrung?
Subject: So he's probably describing a problem with the tendon itself - appearance is bowstrung?
nm
I believe it is mucous because it is describing the type of cyst. See inside.
Subject: I believe it is mucous because it is describing the type of cyst. See inside.
A mucous retention cyst is a cyst caused by an obstruction of a duct, usually belonging to the parotid gland or a minor salivary gland.
Can you hear bunion for the first word? And the second can you hear symptomatic or sensory pain?
Subject: Can you hear bunion for the first word? And the second can you hear symptomatic or sensory pain?
Might be describing the skin of the abdominal walls has having scaling, as in a rash.
Subject: Might be describing the skin of the abdominal walls has having scaling, as in a rash.
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Also when used as a compound modifier describing a noun or pronoun, it is follow-up - sm
Subject: Also when used as a compound modifier describing a noun or pronoun, it is follow-up - sm
For example, follow-up MRI or follow-up examination. I hope this helps you!
grafts are either straight or curved, so perhaps saying, "U-type" (describing the shape)? prob
Subject: grafts are either straight or curved, so perhaps saying, "U-type" (describing the shape)? probably not UTI... nm
Does it sound like possibly outflow obstruction and hypokinesis is usually in an area describing the
Subject: Does it sound like possibly outflow obstruction and hypokinesis is usually in an area describing the movement, i.e.
apical hypokinesis
left ventricular hypokinesis
segmental
etc.
Followup when adjective..
Subject: Followup when adjective..
As in, "schedule a followup visit."
"Follow up" as in "The patient is to follow up with his primary care physician's office."
"Follow-up" is also sometimes used instead of "followup," but as far as I know hyphenation is becoming less and less preferred in almost all cases.
follow-up when an adjective.
Subject: follow-up when an adjective.
It is not profanity when used as an adjective
Subject: It is not profanity when used as an adjective
nm
mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
Subject: mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
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everyday - adjective
Subject: everyday - adjective
In the example you posted, I would use 2 words.
i.e. I do that every day. every day as 2 words = daily. everyday as 1 word = routine
If everyday is used as an adjective, it is one word.
see definition of everyday below
eve·ry·day (ĕv'rē-dā') pronunciation
adj.
1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions: a suit for everyday wear.
2. Commonplace; ordinary: everyday worries.
n.
The ordinary or routine day or occasion: “It was not an isolated, violent episode. It had become part of the everyday” (Sherry Turkle).
possibly as an adjective sm
Subject: possibly as an adjective sm
formed-to-liquid stool
Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,
Subject: Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,
mucous plug. When used as a noun it is mucus, e.g., "The patient has mucus from her nose."
hypenate since it's being used as an adjective
Subject: hypenate since it's being used as an adjective
Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.
Subject: Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.
Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm
Subject: Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm
describing the word mom.
Rule of thumb: If the phrase is used a noun, as in, "The patient is well developed," there is no hyphen. However, if it is used as an adjective, as in, "The patient is a well-developed male," then it is hyphenated.
Hope this helps!
Callous is the adjective form,
Subject: Callous is the adjective form,
when used as a describing word this is how it should be spelled. Callus is the noun form.
decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
Subject: decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
such as, decubitus position, decubitus ulcer. The plural wof decubitus ulcer would be decubitus ulcers.
First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
Subject: First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
as in decubitus position, decubitus ulcer (which is what you are talking about). the definition of decubitus is "lying down". So decubitus ulcer means an ulcer from lying down in one position causing ischemia to the area.
Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm
Subject: Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm
My doc is dictating a follow up saying that "the s/l sequent area of pneumonia in the right lung has improved" Does that make sense to anyone? I know "sequent" is a word, but need to know if it makes sense in a medical context. I've never heard it. Thanks very much.
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