first is pledget (A tuft of wool, cotton, or lint). nm
Posted By: Txczech on 2009-03-03
In Reply to: Please help neurosurgery report - Candy
Subject: first is pledget (A tuft of wool, cotton, or lint). nm
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As per QA came back as "cotton wool spots", thanks anyway. NM
Subject: As per QA came back as "cotton wool spots", thanks anyway. NM
pledget maybe? nm
Subject: pledget maybe? nm
pledget of gelfoam?
Subject: pledget of gelfoam?
pledget of Gelfoam
Subject: pledget of Gelfoam
yes - my Stedman's Neurosurgery book, under "pledget", says:
cotton pledget
cottonoid pledget
Gelfoam pledget
latex covered pledget
van Lint
Subject: van Lint
s/l? papafarinon gelfoam pledget
Subject: s/l? papafarinon gelfoam pledget
Tuft fracture
Subject: Tuft fracture
Doctor says the patient sustained a tuft fracture of the medial malleolus?? I thought this was a finger fracture. Has anyone hear of this? Or could he be saying "tucked fracture".
s/l abdominal tuft ?
Subject: s/l abdominal tuft ?
Doing a physical exam and stating "The patient has a normal abdominal ____ s/l tuft or puff?)
TIA 
Van lint block?
Subject: Van lint block?
Van Lint injection? nm
Subject: Van Lint injection? nm
TUFT. I knew that!
Subject: TUFT. I knew that!
Thank you, Patty! You've made my day. I always blank this on this guy's reports but no more!
s/l lint early screening
Subject: s/l lint early screening
n/t
Eye surgery?? If so Van Lint per Stedman's.
Subject: Eye surgery?? If so Van Lint per Stedman's.
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Per Dorland's, a tuft fx is a bursting fx. Guess it's not sm
Subject: Per Dorland's, a tuft fx is a bursting fx. Guess it's not sm
relegated to location, just type. (BTW, that was the only definition for tuft fx).
Never heard of a tucked fracture.
never mind, he was saying tuft fracture. duh on my part :)
Subject: never mind, he was saying tuft fracture. duh on my part :)
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cotton?
Subject: cotton?
may be cotton??
Subject: may be cotton??
coarse cotton
Subject: coarse cotton
s/l it. Coarse-mesh gauze dressings work great with skin grafts.
WAG cotton ball ? nm
Subject: WAG cotton ball ? nm
nm
Cotton –Leung
Subject: Cotton –Leung
Best guess is Cotton's . sm
Subject: Best guess is Cotton's . sm
Cotton ankle instability test. as per my old Sted's ortho.
by A Beumer - 2003 - Cited by 14 - Related articles - All 4 versions
Clinical diagnosis of syndesmotic ankle instability-evaluation of stress tests ... fibula translation, Cotton, and external rotation tests as well as for ...
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Cotton maneuver
Subject: Cotton maneuver
Cotton (capitalized) ankle instability test - Stedman's Orthopaedic & Rehab Words
could it just be "plain" cotton ??
Subject: could it just be "plain" cotton ??
Packed with cotton balls perhaps?
Subject: Packed with cotton balls perhaps?
I've heard of saline-soaked cotton balls before. Tonsil balls though...friggin' awesome visual! 
Pt having hysterectomy. s/l fibrillar cotton placed..nm
Subject: Pt having hysterectomy. s/l fibrillar cotton placed..nm
Cotton is a proper name per this info
Subject: Cotton is a proper name per this info
Cotton, F. The ankle and foot.
In Dislocations and Joint-Fractures. WB Saunders Co.
Philadelphia 1910:535-88.
s/l "pun" cotton placed over stump
Subject: s/l "pun" cotton placed over stump
after amputation of foot??? ');>![](http://forum.mtstars.com/smileys/sowhat.gif")
s/l cotton lewing stent during ERCP
Subject: s/l cotton lewing stent during ERCP
TIA
Cotton-Leung biliary stent
Subject: Cotton-Leung biliary stent
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wild guess..."sutured" cotton? sm
Subject: wild guess..."sutured" cotton? sm
often they create a bolster dressing with cottonballs and petroleum cotton-gauze dressing which is sutured in place...can't think of anything else..sorry
yes Cotton test to check stability
Subject: yes Cotton test to check stability
Cotton ankle instability test
Subject: Cotton ankle instability test
s/l Triple cotton nylon suture.
Subject: s/l Triple cotton nylon suture.
Is there such a thing as cotton nylon sutures?
10-French cotton wing stent?
Subject: 10-French cotton wing stent?
Does this sound right for bile/hepatic duct. Thanks.
found it. It is cotton maneuver or test. sm
Subject: found it. It is cotton maneuver or test. sm
It is a test of moving the ankle from side to side to check for high ankle sprains.
Cotton test?? performed under floroscopy? doing ORIF
Subject: Cotton test?? performed under floroscopy? doing ORIF
thanks - it does sound like cotton ball, but it is so fast I'm not sure - have to leave blank....
Subject: thanks - it does sound like cotton ball, but it is so fast I'm not sure - have to leave blank....nm
Lachman's probably. Never heard of cotton's maneuver. Been in orthopaedics for 25 years.
Subject: Lachman's probably. Never heard of cotton's maneuver. Been in orthopaedics for 25 years.
yes, cotton (or hook) test is correct. Used during arthroscopic or fluoroscopy syndesmotic procedur
Subject: yes, cotton (or hook) test is correct. Used during arthroscopic or fluoroscopy syndesmotic procedures. SM
I don't capitalize cotton and have never been corrected, although I'm not sure if capitalized or not, but I don't think so.
test of ankle instability Cotton test?
Subject: test of ankle instability Cotton test?
Stedman's Orthopedics has a Coton test. Can't find Coton test on Google but do find Cotton (cotton?) test.
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