Well he had a laparotomy with adhesiolysis, and enterotomy with small-bowel decompression...
Posted By: kjlange on 2007-10-17
In Reply to: Do you know what is is given for? - pc
Subject: Well he had a laparotomy with adhesiolysis, and enterotomy with small-bowel decompression...
His postoperative course was complicated by prolonged postoperative ileus. He has Small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions.
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Ankylosing spondylitis.
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A small enterotomy was made on the s/l *anti-mesenteric" border???
Subject: A small enterotomy was made on the s/l *anti-mesenteric" border???
Any heard of s/l McGlinty tube for bowel decompression? (nm)
Subject: Any heard of s/l McGlinty tube for bowel decompression? (nm)
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small bowel ???
Subject: small bowel ???
Could anyone help me with this. Not sure what he is saying.
The small bowel s/l murals or better and appears normal throughout.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jan
Small bowel ???
Subject: Small bowel ???
Yes, that would be helpful. Here is most of the paragraph:
A small bowel series was performed alternating AP and PA studies at 15-minute intervals for 2 hours. The small bowel {s/l murals or better} and appears normal throughout. There is no unsual dilatation, segmentation, or mass lesion.
small bowel series
Subject: small bowel series
Is there such a thing as "small bowel murals"? thanks
Small bowel s/l interception
Subject: Small bowel s/l interception
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Thank you, had to add that to my book under small bowel!
Subject: Thank you, had to add that to my book under small bowel!
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maybe small bowel murals ARE
Subject: maybe small bowel murals ARE
better? has the patient had an endo exam before, or is this a followup x-ray? there are mural stratifications.
Please help - small bowel obstruction
Subject: Please help - small bowel obstruction
This entire one is kicking my butt, anyone have a clue what words could be filled in here?
HISTORY: Abdominal pain.
FINDINGS: (Gassy) (sounds like istiltation) is noted of the small bowel. Degenerative changes noted within the (sounds like rockel) lumbar spine and (sounds like isolate destruction) is noted of the left tip.
small-bowel when to hypen
Subject: small-bowel when to hypen
I have been having trouble with hyphens lately. I usually have typed small-bowel disease. Now I get small bowel Crohn's disease and think that there should be no hyphen because it precedes an adjative and not a noun. Is this correct? Thanks all.
Could be small bowel if you are in the intestines/colon.
Subject: Could be small bowel if you are in the intestines/colon.
I meant small bowel murals are better.
Subject: I meant small bowel murals are better.
Small bowel is the anatomic term. It is
Subject: Small bowel is the anatomic term. It is
not small (like little) bowel obstruction but "small bowel" obstruction as opposed to "large bowel" obstruction.
"Gaseous" dilatation is noted in the small bowel.. does this sound correct?
Subject: "Gaseous" dilatation is noted in the small bowel.. does this sound correct?
status post subtotal gastrectomy and [s/l comp anastomosis] to the small bowel..
Subject: status post subtotal gastrectomy and [s/l comp anastomosis] to the small bowel..
Long shot here... "outpouching or uniform dilatation along a short segment of small bowel." nm
nm
maybe NG decompression (nasogastric tube decompression of stomach) nm
Subject: maybe NG decompression (nasogastric tube decompression of stomach) nm
x
adhesiolysis
Subject: adhesiolysis
adhesiolysis? may be
Subject: adhesiolysis? may be
???
adhesiolysis maybe?
Subject: adhesiolysis maybe?
adhesiolysis
Subject: adhesiolysis
adhesiolysis (lysis of adhesions)
x
laparotomy? nm
Subject: laparotomy? nm
x
Laparotomy with s/l interolysis??? sm
Subject: Laparotomy with s/l interolysis??? sm
I know this is something I have had before and NEVER can remember it...thanks.
Procedure performed: Laparotomy with s/l interolysis....
s/l next floor to a laparotomy
Subject: s/l next floor to a laparotomy
The sentence starts talking about the patients previous surgeries.... hydrocele repair, left inguinal hernia repair then it sounds like next floor to a laparotomy. Please help!
exploratory laparotomy. nm.
Subject: exploratory laparotomy. nm.
nm.
exploratory laparotomy
Subject: exploratory laparotomy
nm
WAG but an exploratory laparotomy?
Subject: WAG but an exploratory laparotomy?
Thanks so much! She says moist laparotomy pad. NM
Subject: Thanks so much! She says moist laparotomy pad. NM
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ex-lap for exploratory laparotomy?
Subject: ex-lap for exploratory laparotomy?
laparotomy sponges?
Subject: laparotomy sponges?
Exploratory laparotomy with myomectomy, s/l sm
Subject: Exploratory laparotomy with myomectomy, s/l sm
This mass extended above the umbilicus. We then did a wide transverse incision and dissected through the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia. We then saw a "rectus athesis" and we then dissected between this area and were able to dissect upward and downward. Thank you.
decided to do exploratory laparotomy?
Subject: decided to do exploratory laparotomy?
i think, core decompression
Subject: i think, core decompression
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Yes, core decompression is it. Thanks so much
Subject: Yes, core decompression is it. Thanks so much
Thanks
It still sounds like a decompression
Subject: It still sounds like a decompression
procedure to me. There is one called the VAX-D, vertebral axial decompression. I do ortho and most of my docs are spine surgeons. I think this is what your doc is talking about. good luck.
Probably subacromial decompression
Subject: Probably subacromial decompression
When you say sub ACD compression, it is probably the subacromial decompression abbreviaterd.
subacromial decompression
Subject: subacromial decompression
S/l
subacromial decompression up to the method of "near"?
s/l other on an oral decompression???
Subject: s/l other on an oral decompression???
ESL doctor- Past history: Illnesses and surgeries: Appendectomy, age 12. Other on an oral decompression traumatic amputation of left hand index finger at midphalanx, long and ring finger at the proximal phalanx, middle finger at the second phalanx.
Not sure what highlighted is and if it is a thought of it's own or part of the amputation thought!
Maybe subacromial decompression. nm
Subject: Maybe subacromial decompression. nm
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"thermohead" decompression surgery?
The patient suffered a 40-foot fall and had "thermohead" decompression surgery. That is all I know, as this is listed in Past Medical History.
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Subject: "xbox" - laminectomy/decompression
L3-L4 laminectomy and decompression. Uses (what sounds like) this term throughout: "X BOX."
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Subject: Sawbuck decompression and fusion? nm
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cervical decompression and fusion
Subject: cervical decompression and fusion
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ulnar nerve decompression
Subject: ulnar nerve decompression
Only could find a Moss decompression
Subject: Only could find a Moss decompression
feeding catheter and then a mushroom catheter by itself.
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Subject: perhaps arthroscopic subacromial decompression?
Could it be "left shoulder subacromial decompression?"
Subject: Could it be "left shoulder subacromial decompression?"
Bard Medical decompression tubes?
Subject: Bard Medical decompression tubes?
maybe its transpedicular intradiscal decompression, do make sure though
Subject: maybe its transpedicular intradiscal decompression, do make sure though
Compound modifiers (small to moderate amount vs. small-to-moderate amount...sm
Subject: Compound modifiers (small to moderate amount vs. small-to-moderate amount...sm
I'm stumped and probably should really know this, but can anyone tell me why small to moderate amount is not hyphenated? Why it does not meet the criteria for a compound modifier?
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