acid-fast stain?
Posted By: annabanana on 2008-01-15
In Reply to: Got part of it, need help with rest - Thanks.
Subject: acid-fast stain?
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acid fast bacilli
Subject: acid fast bacilli
is this what you are asking?
AFB...acid-fast bacillus...nm
Subject: AFB...acid-fast bacillus...nm
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got it...wasn't close but was acid-fast bacillae. Thx for help :)
Subject: got it...wasn't close but was acid-fast bacillae. Thx for help :)
they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Subject: they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Broth-Based Culture and Smear and Susceptibility |
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Number |
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182675 |
CPT |
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87015; 87116; 87206 |
Related Information |
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Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Antibiotic Susceptibilities
Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders
Organism Identification, Mycobacteria |
Synonyms |
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Blood Mycobacteria Culture ; Culture, Acid-Fast (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) ; Culture, Blood, Mycobacteria ; Mycobacteria Culture (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) |
Test Includes |
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Mycobacteria culture (AFB) and smear when appropriate; smears are not performed on blood or when there is less than 2 mL of cerebrospinal fluid. Susceptibility testing [test 088161] is performed at an additional charge when Mycobacterium spp is recovered. Culture and identification (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders . |
Specimen |
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First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens from three separate days are recommended), fasting gastric aspirate, induced sputum, whole blood, tissue, biopsy, bronchial aspirate, urine, skin, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow, body fluid, stool. Swabs of exudate from skin sources are acceptable, otherwise, swab specimens should not be submitted. Collect aspirate using sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline or other noninhibitory medium. Do not send syringe. It will be rejected. |
It is white. They use acetic acid to stain the area and if there is anything there it turns white.
Subject: It is white. They use acetic acid to stain the area and if there is anything there it turns white.
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could be fast disturbance? - fast rhythm sometimes causes poor outcome. - nm
Subject: could be fast disturbance? - fast rhythm sometimes causes poor outcome. - nm
bile acid? fibric acid? Here is a link.
Subject: bile acid? fibric acid? Here is a link.
http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/cholesterol-lowering-medication
Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
Subject: Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
Eye stain
Subject: Eye stain
The doc says the eye was stained using (S/L floricet) and proparacaine drops. The only similar med I can find is fioricet but that wouldn't make sense.
Thanks.
Lipoic Acid, 300 mg, also known as Alpha Lipoic acid.? nm
Subject: Lipoic Acid, 300 mg, also known as Alpha Lipoic acid.? nm
endocardial stain
Subject: endocardial stain
nm
Gram stain? nm
Subject: Gram stain? nm
s/l stain angiogram
Subject: s/l stain angiogram
Dictation reads " _______ angiograms were obtained and the catheter and sheath were then removed. Is he saying STAIN angiograms?
gram stain or Gram stain
Subject: gram stain or Gram stain
Is the g in "gram stain and culture" capitalized? I keep finding it both ways and my brain is going numb here.
Hansel stain ?
Subject: Hansel stain ?
Gram stain
Subject: Gram stain
Culture and sensitivity done with s/l annagram stain did not reveal any kind of organisms.
Could he be saying Gram stain? He clearly pronounces it as annagram!
it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
Subject: it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
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gram stain
Subject: gram stain
s/l ICD eye, used to stain eye in ocular surgery. TIA nm
Subject: s/l ICD eye, used to stain eye in ocular surgery. TIA nm
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Occult Gram stain???
Subject: Occult Gram stain???
Is there an occult Gram stain? If there is not, what could he be saying place of the occult?
yes, there is occult Gram stain
Subject: yes, there is occult Gram stain
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could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
Subject: could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
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I thought GelStar was a DNA stain?
Subject: I thought GelStar was a DNA stain?
I saw GelStar as that stain as well, this is an injection it last for
Subject: I saw GelStar as that stain as well, this is an injection it last for
3 months. He says it in 3 different spots on this report and I've looked for 20 minutes...UGH
I did find Schiller stain, so I am going with that. nm
Subject: I did find Schiller stain, so I am going with that. nm
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cytology and Gram stain?
Subject: cytology and Gram stain?
It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
Subject: It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
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Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
Subject: Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
Gram stain - upper case G
Subject: Gram stain - upper case G
:)
Schilling test for vitamin B12, but not "Schilling stain"
Subject: Schilling test for vitamin B12, but not "Schilling stain"
s/l hemel stain to rule out interstitial nephritis
Subject: s/l hemel stain to rule out interstitial nephritis
have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Shilling or Schilling stain? I find Schiller test
Subject: Shilling or Schilling stain? I find Schiller test
but the doc is clearly saying Shilling or Schilling stain? Thanks
found Sudan stain for quantitative fecal fat and celiac disease
Subject: found Sudan stain for quantitative fecal fat and celiac disease
that it?
Esophagus pathology report - s/l "Jimsem" stain with positive control slide. ??
Subject: Esophagus pathology report - s/l "Jimsem" stain with positive control slide. ??
Howell-Jolly bodies, seen on micro of RBCs, blue-black on Wright stain......fit???? NM
Subject: Howell-Jolly bodies, seen on micro of RBCs, blue-black on Wright stain......fit???? NM
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FasT-Fix sm
Subject: FasT-Fix sm
Biomechanical Comparison of the FasT-Fix Meniscal Repair Suture ...Hypothesis: The FasT-Fix Meniscal Repair Suture System will provide load at failure, stiffness, and displacement equivalent to that of vertical mattress ...
journal.ajsm.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/3/374 - Similar pages
Thanks so much! That was fast :)
Subject: Thanks so much! That was fast :)
wow that was fast! SM
Subject: wow that was fast! SM
I looked at that through OneLook, at it seemed to be specific to the feet, so I had ruled it out. Thanks!
Nor vs or - need help fast
Subject: Nor vs or - need help fast
This dictator is saying patient denies headache, blurry vision nor sore throat - and other things like that - and I don't think it's right but I'm not sure. Shouldn't it be OR without Neither preceding it?
Fast TSH?
Subject: Fast TSH?
Cannot find on search; could it possibly be a brand-name, like "Fast TSH" test? Thanks in advance.
That was fast!
Subject: That was fast!
Thank you. I believe that's it, although he's saying it fast.
Subject: Thank you. I believe that's it, although he's saying it fast.
You were fast! Thanks for your help
Subject: You were fast! Thanks for your help
Wow that was fast, thank you!
Subject: Wow that was fast, thank you!
yes very fast!
Subject: yes very fast!
need help fast! is anyone out there? doc says
Subject: need help fast! is anyone out there? doc says
24-French s/l "6-eye" catheter was advanced...
Salicylic acid
Subject: Salicylic acid
He's definitely saying salicylic acid, but he's saying something before that that s/l asterile sayicylic acid. Any ideas? TIA.
how about acetylsalicylic acid
Subject: how about acetylsalicylic acid
does that sound like it?
s/l Alfalypoic acid?
Subject: s/l Alfalypoic acid?
CURRENT MEDICATIONS
- Lantus 19 units nightly.
- Humalog t.i.d. 1 unit per 10 grams of carbohydrate.
- s/l (Alfalypoic) acid 400 mg b.i.d.
- Lipitor 20 mg daily.
- Lisinopril hydrochlorothiazide 20/12.5 mg daily.
- Synthroid 0.075 mg daily.
- Aspirin 81 mg daily.
No idea what this could be. Still kind of new at this. Any help would be great.
alphalipoic acid?
Subject: alphalipoic acid?
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