Ventricular drain placement. Standard landmarks were used and
Posted By: Tired on 2008-02-08
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Subject: Ventricular drain placement. Standard landmarks were used and
measured 10 cm posterior from the s/l gamela and 3 cm lateral to rt mid-pupillary line.
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No a ventricular brain drain. nm
Subject: No a ventricular brain drain. nm
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seton..a fabric guide or drain thru a part. Sometimes misused when meaning a drain. nm
Subject: seton..a fabric guide or drain thru a part. Sometimes misused when meaning a drain. nm
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LOL! I thought it may actually be a drain that s/l "aspirin" as the patient had a drain.
Subject: LOL! I thought it may actually be a drain that s/l "aspirin" as the patient had a drain.
PE tube placement? PET Placement? nm
Subject: PE tube placement? PET Placement? nm
PICC line placement or PIC line placement??
Subject: PICC line placement or PIC line placement??
dd
It's not a company standard
Subject: It's not a company standard
it is an AAMT standard
Standard would be 24-48 hours from what
Subject: Standard would be 24-48 hours from what
I have done all of these years, but some physicians will allow you more time as long as you are reliable. It also depends upon whether they use it for billing purposes.
Phalanges used to be the standard
Subject: Phalanges used to be the standard
But more and more I am hearing phalanxes.
New standard states:
Subject: New standard states:
And I quote: "Numerals, or figures, stand out from the surrounding text and serve a functional purpose in medical reports, where they should be used almost exclusively as opposed to spelled-out numbers.
Exceptions: Judgment and discretion are need when deciding but adjacent numbers require one to be spelled out to avoid confusion.
Use a comma to separate adjacent unrelated numerals if neither can be readily expressed in words and the sentence cannot be readily reworded.
Use numerals for fractions.
Spell out numbers that begin a sentence.
Zero is always spelled out when it stands alone.
Spell out numbers used as pronouns.
That should get you started!
I agree that's the standard, but over
Subject: I agree that's the standard, but over
the years have learned there can be exceptions, sometimes just because the customer says so ! :)
Only thing CP said was to use standard which is
Subject: Only thing CP said was to use standard which is
x
3 standard deviations *nm*
Subject: 3 standard deviations *nm*
x
If it is not a standard abbreviation you should
Subject: If it is not a standard abbreviation you should
not be "guessing" as to what he/she means. If you have an account that you have to expand, I would flag it and go on.
Standard exam?
Subject: Standard exam?
Standard exam: His TMs are clear. Nasal mucosa shows some erythema and edema.
I keep hearing "standard exam" in front of some subcategories under physical exam, would this be accurate. Thanks.
standard Fogerty clamp? sm
Subject: standard Fogerty clamp? sm
The only "stoddard" clamp I could find was a test-tube clamp. Here is a link to some of the Fogarty clamps.
http://www.cardinal.com/mps/brands/vmueller/cosgrove.pdf.
hip replacement - a standard 0 s/l Neckglend?
Subject: hip replacement - a standard 0 s/l Neckglend?
SBE for standard base excess measure? All I can think of. sm
Subject: SBE for standard base excess measure? All I can think of. sm
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Standard rule of thumb, (no pun intended)
Subject: Standard rule of thumb, (no pun intended)
if it sticks out in the report like a sore thumb and draws undue attendion, then capitalize the first letter not the whole word, i.e. Dermabond.
SUV for standard uptake values? See info.
Subject: SUV for standard uptake values? See info.
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ventricular septoplasty (VSD) perhaps?
Subject: ventricular septoplasty (VSD) perhaps?
Thank you, you are right for the "left ventricular' sm
Subject: Thank you, you are right for the "left ventricular' sm
part. I am just not certain that my thinking is right when it comes to some of this stuff. The 2-D is very nice of you to point out. You may be very well correct about that as well. I will have to once again go back and listen.
Thank you so much.
right ventricular strain? nm
Subject: right ventricular strain? nm
probably saying an 8-beat run of ventricular
Subject: probably saying an 8-beat run of ventricular
tachycardia. That's the usual phrase.
ventricular tachycardia
Subject: ventricular tachycardia
would they say a standard s/l procto-position for anoscopy & proctoscopy
Subject: would they say a standard s/l procto-position for anoscopy & proctoscopy
beginning of report for the pts positioning
I thought you used decimals for metric and fractions for standard...
Subject: I thought you used decimals for metric and fractions for standard...
and I think you need another decimal place
0.0038-inch-diameter
or
1/38,000-inch-diameter (but this = 0.0000263)
and now I really have a headache!
Find info on standard trial head. sm
Subject: Find info on standard trial head. sm
or trial head standard.
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Rapid ventricular rate nm
Subject: Rapid ventricular rate nm
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it's V-tach for ventricular tachycardia.
Subject: it's V-tach for ventricular tachycardia.
It would be left ventricular hypertrophy
Subject: It would be left ventricular hypertrophy
and I would expand it.
Hyperplasia is an excess of normal tissue. Specifically, it is the increased cell production in a normal tissue or an organ. Hyperplasia may be a sign of precancerous changes.
mono....ventricular tachycardia
Subject: mono....ventricular tachycardia
That's monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Have a good evening.
distal ventricular tachycardia?
Subject: distal ventricular tachycardia?
I am struggling with what sounds like either distal or dysvul or something like that - ventricular tachycardia wtih an implantable difibrillator- any ideas?
Status post stent placement and status post s/l key-til? placement
Subject: Status post stent placement and status post s/l key-til? placement
we used standard s/l var-ous technique to enter the abdomen (for kidney transplant).
Subject: we used standard s/l var-ous technique to enter the abdomen (for kidney transplant).
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Standard leads are typically denoted by roman numerals.
Subject: Standard leads are typically denoted by roman numerals.
doing a kidney transplant...We used standard s/l ver-ous technique to enter the abdomen.
Subject: doing a kidney transplant...We used standard s/l ver-ous technique to enter the abdomen.
as in ventricular tachycardia? or spelled out VTAC?
Subject: as in ventricular tachycardia? or spelled out VTAC?
s/l plusteral lateral ventricular branch
Subject: s/l plusteral lateral ventricular branch
it's only my second day so if this is something i'm going to go "oh, duh!" about please don't tear me a new one! :-D
left ventricular frontal lobe (NM)
Subject: left ventricular frontal lobe (NM)
dd
it's usually "left ventricular filling pressures"
Subject: it's usually "left ventricular filling pressures"
Acute "onchronic" left ventricular
Subject: Acute "onchronic" left ventricular
Could it be PLVB - posterolateral ventricular branch
Subject: Could it be PLVB - posterolateral ventricular branch
LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction
Subject: LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction
x
2D echo shows the left ventricular dysfunction in the
Subject: 2D echo shows the left ventricular dysfunction in the
s/l CP, CP&P??
LVAD=left ventricular assist device ?sm
Subject: LVAD=left ventricular assist device ?sm
perhaps the patient went into heart failure because of the lung disease....
Maybe LVEDP? Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. nm
Subject: Maybe LVEDP? Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. nm
All I can think is LVEDP (left ventricular end-diastolic pressure)?
Subject: All I can think is LVEDP (left ventricular end-diastolic pressure)?
x
atypical ventricular tachycardia (better leave a blank)
Subject: atypical ventricular tachycardia (better leave a blank)
dd
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
Subject: LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
Standard RIPE therapy: four drugs---isoniazid (INH) rifampin (RIF), ethambutol (EMB) and pyrazinamid
Subject: Standard RIPE therapy: four drugs---isoniazid (INH) rifampin (RIF), ethambutol (EMB) and pyrazinamide (PZA)
acute and chronic left ventricular systolic function
Subject: acute and chronic left ventricular systolic function
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