TKA is total knee arthroplasty, not amputation! Be careful! nm
Posted By: sigh on 2006-01-25
In Reply to: could be TKA-total knee amputation. pain could be "ghost" pain --nm - Debra
Subject: TKA is total knee arthroplasty, not amputation! Be careful! nm
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could be TKA-total knee amputation. pain could be "ghost" pain --nm
Subject: could be TKA-total knee amputation. pain could be "ghost" pain --nm
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The knee is pain significant because she had a total knee replacement. Make sense? nm
Subject: The knee is pain significant because she had a total knee replacement. Make sense? nm
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Subject: davil? irrigator for knee arthroplasty
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Subject: Is it total-knee replacement or sm....
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Subject: total knee replacement
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Subject: Patient is status-post s/l ex-plan of the left total knee. nm
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Subject: there is a ray amputation....
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careful?
Subject: careful?
Careful, it could be either one. - nm
Subject: Careful, it could be either one. - nm
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Subject: Baloney amputation. lol nm
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Subject: transmetatarsal amputation?
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Subject: transmetatarsal amputation ?
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Subject: Amputation of phalanges of great toe
Or could he possibly mean:
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gotta be careful with google
Subject: gotta be careful with google
nm
Careful. It could be a 3-liter IV bag. Some of my docs use them to...sm
Subject: Careful. It could be a 3-liter IV bag. Some of my docs use them to...sm
help position the patient.
I would be careful there. My account specs are different. nm
Subject: I would be careful there. My account specs are different. nm
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X-ray of the knee shows arthritic change within the knee, but maintained s/l tibiofemoral stasis.
Subject: X-ray of the knee shows arthritic change within the knee, but maintained s/l tibiofemoral stasis.
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Subject: Starting off great today...Rheo Knee prosthetic knee???
I counted no less than 43 errors in that project. Be careful using it. nm
Subject: I counted no less than 43 errors in that project. Be careful using it. nm
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careful now, if it involves skin, it's probably MRSE...
Subject: careful now, if it involves skin, it's probably MRSE...
see my post above regarding the difference 
Probably an adjective, like careful (or as Emeril says "kahful") :-)
Subject: Probably an adjective, like careful (or as Emeril says "kahful") :-)
Not a problem, once again I'm so sorry you misunderstood me and I will be more careful in my resp
Subject: Not a problem, once again I'm so sorry you misunderstood me and I will be more careful in my responses in the future.
Careful, Jeeves is not a good website for Med term
Subject: Careful, Jeeves is not a good website for Med term
there are very few REALLY RELIABLE medical websites for this, NIH comes to mind, medilexicon, even onelook.com but jeeves? Ask Jeeves? No way......I'd trust google (which I do not) before I'd trust Ask Jeeves.
JMHO.....
could it be careful or gentle? Never heard of anything close to Cavio, et. nm
Subject: could it be careful or gentle? Never heard of anything close to Cavio, et. nm
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True, but some of the client profiles want cubic centimeters, so be careful.
Subject: True, but some of the client profiles want cubic centimeters, so be careful.
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