Sensor wire, made by Boston Scientific
Posted By: MT50 on 2007-10-16
In Reply to: Sensor? or Spencer wire in cystourethroscopy - ss
Subject: Sensor wire, made by Boston Scientific
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Sensor? or Spencer wire in cystourethroscopy
Subject: Sensor? or Spencer wire in cystourethroscopy
I am hearing Sensor, but not sure if capital S or not, but now he has said this for the 3rd time and I am starting to hear Spencer??. which one or may be I am totally off the mark here. Thanks.
Found it! Echelon made by Medical & Scientific
Subject: Found it! Echelon made by Medical & Scientific
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Maybe he is from Boston
Subject: Maybe he is from Boston
that is how we say it around here!
Boston Overlap Brace
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Found this..
Could it be Shoney Scientific cannula?
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Do you have a scientific calculator? If not, here's the answer. (sm)
Subject: Do you have a scientific calculator? If not, here's the answer. (sm)
3.12 x 10 x ^3 = 30371.328
10E6 is scientific notation. That oughta be good. nm
Subject: 10E6 is scientific notation. That oughta be good. nm
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Found this = Boston Brace or warm-n-form orthosis treatment, patients are able to ...
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thanks, that's what I did, made it
Subject: thanks, that's what I did, made it
nitro paste.
It just seemed like you also had made
Subject: It just seemed like you also had made
several posts to indicate the possibility this person was testing, which was exactly what you were singling her out for, making too many posts. Maybe she was not sure her post went through. gosh! talk about impatience.
LOL!!! That really made my day, too
Subject: LOL!!! That really made my day, too
Really needed a good laugh today, thanks for that one!! Good Rx for a lot of men I've known...
LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm
Subject: LOL!!! Made my day!!! nm
thank you...u have made my day...I have
Subject: thank you...u have made my day...I have
been at this computer for a long time today, almost done. :0
It is still being made.
Subject: It is still being made.
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Thank you! You made my week...sm
Subject: Thank you! You made my week...sm
I thought I was losing my mind when I heard "beetle nuts." Now that I have this information, I'm writing it down for future reference. We have a lot of Asian patients in this practice and it is probably what he was dictating. That's what I like about this business - you learn something new EVERY day! That's also what's great about our MT boards - MTs willing to help each other continually learn.
another made up word?
Subject: another made up word?
I have a doc that keeps dictating "dermatomy" when referring to skin incision. While this makes logical sense to me, I can't find this in any medical dictionary. Not sure what to put or just flag and bring it to her attention. Any ideas?
I should have made that more clear
Subject: I should have made that more clear
YES, a made up word...sm
Subject: YES, a made up word...sm
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Subject: typinlike made see the following - TX
She has sensory loss on the palmar aspect of the ulnar distribution, but not on the dorsum of the hand and she has weakness of the interocities, both the abductor digit minimi and the first dorsal neurosities are weak, not totally so the strength is perhaps 3½ to 4 over 5, so it is not totally out, but it is weak.
I made a note of this too
Subject: I made a note of this too
I've just learned my something new for today - had never heard of this one, but it's good to know for future reference!
perhaps some made up form of...
Subject: perhaps some made up form of...
rhonchi - a whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partly obstructed --Webster Medical Dictionary online
Probably Harmonic, made by the same (sm)
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company that makes the Harmonic scalpel.
I think it's made up since it can't be documented
Subject: I think it's made up since it can't be documented
but I have heard it before used in that sense.
Out wire???
Subject: Out wire???
Is anyone familiar with this term or am I hearing this correctly? Doc says, "blood sugars show fasting numbers running from 100-120 with an occasional out wire (??)"
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Need to confirm this. Doc says "62 K-wire"
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wire
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wire
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YES!! thank you.
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The procedure involved image-guided insertion of a balloon catheter to the hepatic vein .... The effects on selected physiological parameters and cardiac activity of the ..... Unlike previous studies using direct infusion of DNA solution to the ... and guide wire (ZIP wire) were from Boston Scientific (Natick, MA). ...
Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.
Subject: Thank you. Just wanted to know if it made sense. Had never seen it put quite like that.
Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
Subject: Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
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Subject: maybe "addendum will be made pending..."? nm
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LOL!!!!!! Made my morning today!!!!
Subject: LOL!!!!!! Made my morning today!!!!
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Meaning that infection has made its way into
Subject: Meaning that infection has made its way into
the shoulder joint. Sounds right to me.
Doctors and made-up words....
Subject: Doctors and made-up words....
Google search, using "define: emese" brings this up:
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That shows the value of a 20-year education, doesn't it.
No. Whenever a trade name is made into a verb...sm
Subject: No. Whenever a trade name is made into a verb...sm
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Thanks happy camper! You made me one too :)
Subject: Thanks happy camper! You made me one too :)
I flagged it, because I think he made a mistake.
Subject: I flagged it, because I think he made a mistake.
I think he meant McMurray, but he was clear in NOT saying that. Thanks anyways and I really appreciate that list! Great resource!
Sounds like a made-up word
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Sounds like he means small protein in the urine and is just making up his own word, as they frequently do :-)
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