Patient is having an optic nerve
Posted By: kt on 2008-12-15
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Subject: Patient is having an optic nerve
sheath fenetration and he is using s/l B&N scissors "a large window was created by incising the optic nerve." TIA
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optic nerve pallor SM
Subject: optic nerve pallor SM
In Stedman's Ophthalmology 4th Edition, optic nerve pallor is listed... could your doc be stuttering or correcting himself with the "haired" part?
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I don't exactly know what you are asking. If the question is regarding what he meant and you have any question, flag it and send it to your Q.A. or whereever you send reports with blanks. Not a good idea to try to "correct" the doc's dictation and an even worse idea to guess.
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Subject: optic dyspallor or dispallor?
This is used in a neurology examination, optic dyspallor or optic dispallor, not sure what it should be here?
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Subject: s/l hemnio optic (opthamology)
Hi all,
Once again need some ideas. I swear it sounds like she is saying hemnio-optic but no work exists like that...
The context is: "...her history of Alzheimer’s and her visual field defects which are ??optic in nature..."
Any ideas?
Thank you much!!!
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Subject: I think the optic is "captured.." and the haptic...
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