Reference books come in handy for things like this.
Posted By: what I know on 2007-10-06
In Reply to: I gave him Permacath, but still if anyone - ss
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.
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Stedman's Ortho. Books do come in handy! nm
Subject: Stedman's Ortho. Books do come in handy! nm
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Books are always good. Dorland's is huge and expensive. The Taber's is cheaper and handy. nm
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You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.
Subject: You NEED to buy reference books and USE them.
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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
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'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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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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Please recommend rad/onc web sites and reference books. Thanks.
Subject: Please recommend rad/onc web sites and reference books. Thanks.
Thanks!
1. no apostrophe. 2. Do you have ANY reference books? It is Phalen. nm
Subject: 1. no apostrophe. 2. Do you have ANY reference books? It is Phalen. nm
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It all comes down to style as stated in the begining of a lot of reference books
Subject: It all comes down to style as stated in the begining of a lot of reference books
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I've been in love with my MT reference books for 30+ years, sm
Subject: I've been in love with my MT reference books for 30+ years, sm
probably the best relationship I've ever had! :)
BTW, my books aren't 30 years old.
No, I do not have any reference books with the word "supertherapeutic" listed. (sm)
Subject: No, I do not have any reference books with the word "supertherapeutic" listed. (sm)
Stedman's electronic dictionary gives the definition of the prefix "super" as: In excess, above...
Webster's dictionary gives the definition of the prefix "super" as: over and above; higher in quantity.
Pharmaceutical documents use the term "supertherapeutic" doses.
she found wrong answer on internet, she needs reference books
Subject: she found wrong answer on internet, she needs reference books
what is your purpose? to pounce?
What they say and what it is are two different things, always choose the one from the reference manu
Subject: What they say and what it is are two different things, always choose the one from the reference manuals. Dermabond and harmonic
please give me a book reference, not google.. i need hard copy documentation on 2 things
Subject: please give me a book reference, not google.. i need hard copy documentation on 2 things
Foxhollow device (is it Fox Hollow? Foxhollow? FoxHollow?)
silverhawk atherectomy ... (is it SilverHawk? Silverhawk? silverhawk?)
only hard copy in a book or something reputable please... Google isn't affording me the answers I need this time around. Thanks.
wow thanks for that, how handy!
Subject: wow thanks for that, how handy!
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YW :) comes in handy - nm
Subject: YW :) comes in handy - nm
Thanks, will come in handy in future :)
Subject: Thanks, will come in handy in future :)
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Thanks for the site. That'll come in handy.
Subject: Thanks for the site. That'll come in handy.
thanks for the website! I'm sure this will come in handy in the future!
Subject: thanks for the website! I'm sure this will come in handy in the future!
wow - lucky you...to have an ICU nurse handy!!
Subject: wow - lucky you...to have an ICU nurse handy!!
This is a great example of how a Medical Phrase Index is handy..sm
Subject: This is a great example of how a Medical Phrase Index is handy..sm
I'm not in any way picking on you, but somebody below asked how to look up words when you're not sure what they are. Since you knew it was some kind of fork, you could have looked up "fork" in the MPI and it lists 7 different medical forks, and you would have been able to deduce 'tuning fork' from this since you had a soundalike. I learned more new words from this reference book than anything else.
books...books....books....
Subject: books...books....books....
help yourself
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.
actually, it is now pen VK per drug books
Subject: actually, it is now pen VK per drug books
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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.
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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NO drug books?? :) ....It's Phenytek..nm
Subject: NO drug books?? :) ....It's Phenytek..nm
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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...:-)
Tylenol No. 3 per drug books.
Subject: Tylenol No. 3 per drug books.
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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).
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. ;)
my books also have CA125, no hyphen, no space....nm
Subject: my books also have CA125, no hyphen, no space....nm
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
I love it. Beats leafing through your books sometimes!!! nn
Subject: I love it. Beats leafing through your books sometimes!!! nn
my books did walk away with a 2-year-old attached
Subject: my books did walk away with a 2-year-old attached
lol, and he was saying a PROSTATE needle biopsy. I guess I just have coffee on the brain. 
K-Lyte? Drug books are invaluable for stuff like this! nm
Subject: K-Lyte? Drug books are invaluable for stuff like this! nm
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Thanks again MT50. I posted before about word books for ortho
Subject: Thanks again MT50. I posted before about word books for ortho
and I think you replied but now I can't find the post. Did you say you used the Medical and Surgical book the most?
Your awesome,,,just found it after searching a bunch of books. Thank you
Subject: Your awesome,,,just found it after searching a bunch of books. Thank you
Cardiology help: supraatherosclerosis? Can not document in word books.
Subject: Cardiology help: supraatherosclerosis? Can not document in word books.
BIG THANK YOU!!! Where could I find references besides Stedman's Equipment and Surgery books ? N
Subject: BIG THANK YOU!!! Where could I find references besides Stedman's Equipment and Surgery books ? NM
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