K-Lyte? Drug books are invaluable for stuff like this! nm
Posted By: Get new ones every year. nm on 2007-05-04
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actually, it is now pen VK per drug books
Subject: actually, it is now pen VK per drug books
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NO drug books?? :) ....It's Phenytek..nm
Subject: NO drug books?? :) ....It's Phenytek..nm
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Tylenol No. 3 per drug books.
Subject: Tylenol No. 3 per drug books.
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K-Lyte
Subject: K-Lyte
K-Lyte
Subject: K-Lyte
Maybe 'pes plano valgus (or planovalgus)?' Sted's Ortho&Rehab Words is invaluable for ortho
Subject: Maybe 'pes plano valgus (or planovalgus)?' Sted's Ortho&Rehab Words is invaluable for ortho stuff! n
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books...books....books....
Subject: books...books....books....
help yourself
Gee, ya think? You should see some of the stuff
I don't know who they got working there sometimes. So much conflicting stuff it's unreal. I call them on it every time though and send it to my super. It's hard enough without the conflicting feedback.
Example:
Dictator said HPI (for a heading), so I typed it HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS. I get QA feedback that says, "If the dictator dictates the header as HPI, type it in as HPI." So I'm like okey dokey.Next time I get HPI I do just that. Then I get a nasty note. NEVER, EVER abbreviate in the headers, always spell it out. I'm like geeesh!
One told me to type out 2:00 O'clock (for position, i.e., cornea).
CA stuff
Subject: CA stuff
Stage I breast cancer (T1B, sentinel N0, M0, ER positive, PR negative, grade 2, HER2/neu negative).
I would put HER-2 neu, but the rest all looks good.
Might want to try Web MD for stuff like this. nm
Subject: Might want to try Web MD for stuff like this. nm
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lab stuff
Subject: lab stuff
CPK total was elevated at 483 with an MB s/l fraction or infraction of 26.7
you can use it for stuff like D&C, I&D sm
Subject: you can use it for stuff like D&C, I&D sm
but not in place of a regular and in a normal sentence.
Please don't just quote ref. books
Please don't just quote reference books; I have my own, thank you, and they are all just as conflicted as yours. Stedman's, Tessier, Sloane, Google, etc., all list Moschowitz, Moschcowitz, Moskowitz and Moscowitz in roughly equal proportions. None gives an actual first name or cites the pioneering publication. Please, does anyone actually know who this procedure is named after? Is it hernia repair pioneer Alexis Moschcowitz of Mt. Sinai? Full doctor name and facility or publication title, please!!!!!
No terminology books....sm
Subject: No terminology books....sm
Don't spend too much for terminology books and be selective when doing such; you can look up just about everything online now and save it all to favorites.
You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.
Subject: You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.
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So what is he saying? And did your books get up and walk away?! lol!
Subject: So what is he saying? And did your books get up and walk away?! lol!
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2 words according to my books.
Subject: 2 words according to my books.
video colonoscope, video gastroscope, video endoscope, etc.
Ayr is an OTC brand of this stuff. nm
Subject: Ayr is an OTC brand of this stuff. nm
I really don't think it's the usual stuff, but thanks.
Subject: I really don't think it's the usual stuff, but thanks.
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prostate stuff
Subject: prostate stuff
Thank you so much!!
prostate stuff
Subject: prostate stuff
flat without firmness
Prostate stuff
Subject: Prostate stuff
I need help!! On digital rectal exam the prostate is (sounds like flat?) without (?firmness and osmalarity??) Please help if you have a clue.
Most lab and rad stuff like that is kept abbreviated, but your
Subject: Most lab and rad stuff like that is kept abbreviated, but your
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Found this stuff. sm
Subject: Found this stuff. sm
Antepartum fetal surveillance using NST, CST, BPP, or modified BPP
maternal fetal surveillance?
Found this also:
http://quizlet.com/331657/antepartum-fetal-surveillance-flash-cards/
I think he is making this stuff up. sm
Subject: I think he is making this stuff up. sm
I've gone to every medical website I can find. I have "asked the experts" on various medical websites. Even doctors can't find it! Thank you all for trying. If I come up with anything before I'm 99 years old, I'll post it.
Thank you both very much!! I will make a note of this in my books. nm
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I don't trust word books any more.
Subject: I don't trust word books any more.
Like you, I have been running into this situation more and more lately. The Internet may not solve much, but it sure points out how unreliable all those word books are that we've been trusting all these years.
It's gotten so I don't trust any eponym reference unless it gives me first & last name with bio (hey, why not shoe size and zodiac sign while we're at it!)
beg to difer about accuracy of books
Subject: beg to difer about accuracy of books
its spellchecker to take out all the errors that were in it and have extended this overhaul to books published since mid April 2004....SO, if your Stedman book was published before that date, you will find misspellings.
And as others here like to say that BOS is not the authority, neither is Stedman. If Vera were still alive, I would still swear by her Current Medical Terminology but since Claudia took it over, I question its continued purity.
All I can find also in 3 abbrev books. sm
Subject: All I can find also in 3 abbrev books. sm
how is this used?
I think it is CollaMend but I can't find it in my books.
Subject: I think it is CollaMend but I can't find it in my books.
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All my reference books of every brand
Subject: All my reference books of every brand
agree it's 2 words. I plugged it into OneLook as one word, and look what this site says:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31082
How funny!
and cannot find in my reference books at all. Thanks. NM
Subject: and cannot find in my reference books at all. Thanks. NM
Heads up on Stedmans CD books
Subject: Heads up on Stedmans CD books
Hi all..
I have bought quite a few Stedmans CDs which are wonderful. Then came the Cardiology book and apparently all that will follow. They go on the ready reference bookshelf by LWW...It severely limits your abilities to search...for instance if you are looking for some kind of syndrome you can't hear what it is but you know it is a syndrome. where u can go into the books and look under syndrome and hope to hit pay dirt..The ready reference bookshelf doesn't allow you to search like that. Same thing with Quick Look Drug book 2008 same problem...The tech quy has said he has heard the same complaints...Just a heads up before you go wasting your money buy the books instead from here on out :-( Rots cause the CDs were 100 times easier. I complained and they don't seem to care what I think...Unless I am doing something wrong in my searches and anyone has an answer on how to fix the problem...We gotta stick together here...:-)
All my reference books are Stedman's.
Subject: All my reference books are Stedman's.
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Go with our reference books. I see only diathesis, too. nm
Subject: Go with our reference books. I see only diathesis, too. nm
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I agree - I still use books, too. I actually trust my
Subject: I agree - I still use books, too. I actually trust my
books - if I can't find it in my books, I go to the internet, but not before. Sometimes the internet can just give a whole lot of inaccurate info that takes a long time to go through (not that it isn't helpful in a lot of cases - I just don't always trust it).
Glad to help. If you need some more links for this stuff. sm
Subject: Glad to help. If you need some more links for this stuff. sm
E me at Txczech@att.net and I will send you some.
I've never used SVA in my cardiology stuff. It's always been SVT for
Subject: I've never used SVA in my cardiology stuff. It's always been SVT for
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If you're doing ENT stuff, it probably is Jako. Might be different
Subject: If you're doing ENT stuff, it probably is Jako. Might be different
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Solumedrol? here is a link with this stuff. sm
Subject: Solumedrol? here is a link with this stuff. sm
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20031001/1356.html
Here is a link of a lot of "Bio" Stuff. sm
Subject: Here is a link of a lot of "Bio" Stuff. sm
http://www.multivits.co.uk/products.php
Just go to the Product Quick Select and scroll. Hope it helps.
I'm no where near my reference books, so check my spelling of sm
Subject: I'm no where near my reference books, so check my spelling of sm
Waldenstrom. That might be your s/l.
This is the reason we advise you to buy reference books! nm
Subject: This is the reason we advise you to buy reference books! nm
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My word books show "fingerstick" --nm
Subject: My word books show "fingerstick" --nm
Advice: Invest in MT terminology books. sm
Subject: Advice: Invest in MT terminology books. sm
It will make your life so much easier than trying to wing it with Google alone.
Also, research all responses you receive here, i.e., look up the definitions for "fulminate" and "fulminant" and you'll see what I mean. ;)
This is why I keep saying "buy reference books, ya'll!!!" nm
Subject: This is why I keep saying "buy reference books, ya'll!!!" nm
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my books also have CA125, no hyphen, no space....nm
Subject: my books also have CA125, no hyphen, no space....nm
Reference books come in handy for things like this.
Subject: Reference books come in handy for things like this.
Docs mispronounce words all the time. 99% of my docs say Perm-a-Cath, but it is PermCath. Docs spell things and spell them wrong all the time. One of our jobs as MTs is to know enough to know doc is saying/spelling something incorrectly and correct it.
Thanks for the info -- any web sites or books you recommend?
Subject: Thanks for the info -- any web sites or books you recommend?
Thanks again
Please recommend rad/onc web sites and reference books. Thanks.
Subject: Please recommend rad/onc web sites and reference books. Thanks.
Thanks!
I love it. Beats leafing through your books sometimes!!! nn
Subject: I love it. Beats leafing through your books sometimes!!! nn
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