| Possibly ascitic line (talking maybe aboutPosted By: pc on 2007-09-19In Reply to: acidic and non-acidic line or is it acetic and non-acetic line?  see message for more. - shannonon
 
 Subject: Possibly ascitic line (talking maybe about
 
 milky ascites.
 
 
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 Possibly venous line?
 Subject: Possibly venous line?
 
 
 ascitic fluid?
 Subject: ascitic fluid?
 
 Are you talking about ascitic fluid, as in ascites?
 ascitic as in ascites
 Subject: ascitic as in ascites
 
 
 Maybe he's saying "joint line or knee joint line and skin intact" in there somewhere?  I
 Subject: Maybe he's saying "joint line or knee joint line and skin intact" in there somewhere?  I'm reaching.
 
 
   Could use Thorax or Extremities. Axillary line is the horizontal line
 Subject: Could use Thorax or Extremities. Axillary line is the horizontal line
 
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 I was incorrect with my axillary line. It's the vertical line viewed
 Subject: I was incorrect with my axillary line. It's the vertical line viewed
 
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 CABG s/l femoral *art* line. Short for arterial line?
 Subject: CABG s/l femoral *art* line. Short for arterial line?
 
 many thanks.
 Is an arterial line and central line the same thing?  NM
 Subject: Is an arterial line and central line the same thing?  NM
 
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 an arterial line usually goes in the arm and a central line in the chest or elsewhere.  No they are
 Subject: an arterial line usually goes in the arm and a central line in the chest or elsewhere.  No they are not the same. nm
 
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 right line or white line of Toldt
 Which is correct?
 PIC line versus PICC line....
 Subject: PIC line versus PICC line....
 
 Just wondering what the difference is and which one to use when doc says PIC line.
 
 PIC - Peripheral Intravenous Catheter
 
 PICC - Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
 
 TIA.
 PIC line/PICC line
 which is correct please
 PIC line or PICC line
 Subject: PIC line or PICC line
 
 
 art line -- arterial line
 Subject: art line -- arterial line
 
 
 heart line, art line???
 Subject: heart line, art line???
 
 Figured out CVP catheter, not CDP.
 
 Now I have him saying something like art line or maybe heart line in the left wrist?
 PICC line placement or PIC line placement??
 Subject: PICC line placement or PIC line placement??
 
 
 dd What are you talking about?
 Subject: What are you talking about?
 
 hmmm?
 wonder if he is talking about ..... /sm
 Subject: wonder if he is talking about ..... /sm
 
 endomalacia.  I cannot document "endomalacia," but there is tracheomalacia and endotracheal malacia.
 What are you talking about?  nm
 Subject: What are you talking about?  nm
 
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 Any way it could be talking about
 Subject: Any way it could be talking about
 
 method of repletion, i.e. route?
 Thanks. Just was not sure as he is talking like a bat out of you know where. nm.
 Subject: Thanks. Just was not sure as he is talking like a bat out of you know where. nm.
 
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 Are we talking about a med here??
 Subject: Are we talking about a med here??
 
 
 They are talking about between the
 Subject: They are talking about between the
 
 WBC values and the PT, PTT.
 NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE!!!
 Subject: NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE!!!
 
 Thank you!  I always chuckle at that and shake my head....guess I am easily entertained.  But sometimes, while reading this board, you just NEED something to pop out and make you smile.  Your guy does that well.
 Fast talking ESL...
 Subject: Fast talking ESL...
 
 
 Says:  She was also found to have a partially impure s/l R-C-E-L-A-I-N (he spelled it out like that) gallbladder. 
 Any ideas? 
   I think you know what you're talking about!
 Subject: I think you know what you're talking about!
 
 Personally, I think the doctor is stuttering.  I think he started to say the second OM and then realized it was really OM-1.  You are correct in your anatomy!
 
 Yes, TY, just got it, dr is talking fast...nm
 Subject: Yes, TY, just got it, dr is talking fast...nm
 
 nm
 When we are talking about knowledge,
 Subject: When we are talking about knowledge,
 
 
 I am assuming that we are referring to our knowledge of medical terminology, not fine wines and great cinema.   
 My nom de plume is quite benign, I can assure you.  It is simply my daughter's nickname.   
   When talking about the spine, is it C5/6  or C5-6?
 Subject: When talking about the spine, is it C5/6  or C5-6?
 
 
 What other board are you talking about?  nm
 Subject: What other board are you talking about?  nm
 
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 PA talking slang:  IVF with ixy -- help!?!
 Subject: PA talking slang:  IVF with ixy -- help!?!
 
 Doing C-section:  "The patient underwent IVF with s/l ixy."  The IVF I get (in vitro fertilization), but ixy beats me....
 If he's talking quickly...
 Subject: If he's talking quickly...
 
 
 he could be saying 'the gauze was held in place with..... If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
 Subject: If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
 
 clients want everything expanded in diagnosis, whether op or other.  Also want procedures expanded.
 If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
 Subject: If you are talking about in diagnosis, most
 
 clients want everything expanded in diagnosis, whether op or other.  Also want procedures expanded.
 What are you talking about?  In reference to what?
 Subject: What are you talking about?  In reference to what?
 
 
 acidic and non-acidic line or is it acetic and non-acetic line?  see message for more.
 Subject: acidic and non-acidic line or is it acetic and non-acetic line?  see message for more.
 
 
 Title of procedure:  A 24-hour pH probe study.  
 Then we pulled the probe 2 inches above the level between the acidic and non-acidic line and then we taped it and anchored it and the baby started the breast-feeding right away after the probe placement.   I think you are talking about Hazel Tank.  SM
 Subject: I think you are talking about Hazel Tank.  SM
 
 
 I have been in this field 35 plus years myself and I think she has, too.  Her site has some great terms not seen every day.  Here's the link.   Hope this helps! 
 http://www.prenhall.com/medtransoriginal/wordlist/hows_that.htm Is he talking about hemoccult blood
 Subject: Is he talking about hemoccult blood
 
 in the stool? I guess you could put it in the rectal exam. Sometimes it is in the lab data too.
 
 doctor is talking about Levophed
 Subject: doctor is talking about Levophed
 
 
 Levophed is  a vasopressor  but it sounds like she says sterile depressor  -- could that be possible?  (doesn't sound like vasopressor at all) No, not L4 if they're talking about the thorax!! nm
 Subject: No, not L4 if they're talking about the thorax!! nm
 
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 I wonder if he is talking about a neurilemmoma -- a neuroma of the
 Subject: I wonder if he is talking about a neurilemmoma -- a neuroma of the
 
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 What part of the body are we talking about?
 Subject: What part of the body are we talking about?
 
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 HELP! Talking about aortic aneurysm
 Subject: HELP! Talking about aortic aneurysm
 
 
 The sentence is: 
 An ultrasound was done today, revealing it (aortic aneurysm) is now 4.9 cm and perhaps s/l chuck sterinal  
 s/l chuck stir eenal...???I am sure I should know this...TIA
 I am still trying but talking fast and a thick
 Subject: I am still trying but talking fast and a thick
 
 accent the beginngs could even be different, M for N and V or B, etc. I find a Morse blade in my surgical word book but not sure what that is for but nothing like  Norson
 You are talking about the company, correct?
 Subject: You are talking about the company, correct?
 
 nm
 if talking about fever - its "defervesced." /nm
 Subject: if talking about fever - its "defervesced." /nm
 
 
 like a V-neck sweater? what exactly are you talking about? nm
 Subject: like a V-neck sweater? what exactly are you talking about? nm
 
 context people, CONTEXT
 not wanting to get preggo.. talking about..
 Subject: not wanting to get preggo.. talking about..
 
 
 cycle changes maybe having 2 periods a month.. Dr. explaining about a 30-31 day cycle versus a 25 to 28 days cycle.   
 Sentence says.... We discussed the influence of her heavy smoking history on ovarian aging and that she may be seeing cycle changes earlier than what she would have, had she not been such a heavy smoker. thanks Yep, that's what I was talking about in the link I posted :) nm
 Subject: Yep, that's what I was talking about in the link I posted :) nm
 
 
 Can you give the whole sentence so we know what they are talking about.
 Subject: Can you give the whole sentence so we know what they are talking about.
 
 
 You must be talking about employee status...
 Subject: You must be talking about employee status...
 
 because I agree with the other poster... I make 2-3 times the amount as an IC paid by the line as I would hourly... Thank God I still have the job.  However, my mom did the same thing but just recently went to employee status because she needed the health benefits as her and my father were both self employed.... so it just depends on your situation I think!
 
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