| Pt was injected at L4-L5 and L5-S1 *upper sacroiliac joints or AND upper sacroiliac joints" smPosted By: help please on 2009-04-24In Reply to:
 
 Subject: Pt was injected at L4-L5 and L5-S1 *upper sacroiliac joints or AND upper sacroiliac joints" sm
 
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 Subject: There's a Gaenslen's sign for lumbar/sacroiliac inflammation pain by moving the hip, etc.
 
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 Subject: upper limb, upper leg?
 
 
 joints
 Subject: joints
 
 s/l he is dictating PIB/PIV? joints of the second and third digits.  does not sound like DIP or PIP....any ideas?
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 Subject: are you sure it isn't pauciarticular (few rather than many) joints
 
 
 intercarpal joints
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 chromiclavicular joints?
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 acromioclavicular joints  nm
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 Subject: could he be saying "articulating" joints?
 
 
 Facet joints been atouche'???
 Subject: Facet joints been atouche'???
 
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 Facxet joints been atouche'???
 Subject: Facxet joints been atouche'???
 
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 How about SIJ, pelvic and lateral... SI joints? nm
 Subject: How about SIJ, pelvic and lateral... SI joints? nm
 
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 Subject: I think bones, joints and extremities.  nm
 
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 Subject: BJE is Bones and Joints Examination
 
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 Subject: Biarticular means two joints.  I don't
 
 know, but I think the left ankle is only one joint.
 Costal joints of the ribs?
 Subject:   Costal joints of the ribs?
 
 Is it proper to say the costal joints of the ribs?  I have never heard this before in a dictation.
 knee and ankle joints probably.
 Subject: knee and ankle joints probably.
 
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 intervertebral or facetal joints....sm
 Subject: intervertebral or facetal joints....sm
 
 I only had 1 doctor spell this out before...so I'm not totally positive.
 Pauciarticular means "few joints."
 Subject: Pauciarticular means "few joints."
 
 
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 Subject: STDs such as syphilis can affect joints.
 
 
 Instrument to open facet joints
 Subject: Instrument to open facet joints
 
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   It is mediolateral joint.  If you are referring to two joints, it would be lines, otherwise, line.
 Subject: It is mediolateral joint.  If you are referring to two joints, it would be lines, otherwise, line.
 
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 Subject: Lumbar spine film:  s/l the "TIP U LATING" joints unremarkable
 
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 Subject: I see. In this pt it's upper & lower extremities [SM]
 
 
 
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 muscles of the upper extremities - sm
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