have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Posted By: mm on 2007-07-02
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Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
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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!!
No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -s
Subject: No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -sm
Also, I worked in a lab for many years, and gram-negative and gram-positive are not capitalized. Gram is the name of the doctor or scientist who came up with the staining test, Gram stain, so that is capped.
It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
Subject: It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
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Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
Subject: Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
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Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
Subject: Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
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Gram stain? nm
Subject: Gram stain? nm
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.
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!
gram stain
Subject: gram stain
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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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
nm
Gram stain - upper case G
Subject: Gram stain - upper case G
:)
gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
Subject: gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
Subject: Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
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Rotavirus
Subject: Rotavirus
:)
rotavirus ??? Kids get this....?!
Subject: rotavirus ??? Kids get this....?!
can you hear Vibrio, E. coli and rotavirus? sm
Subject: can you hear Vibrio, E. coli and rotavirus? sm
Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
Subject: Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
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about stools (sorry)
Subject: about stools (sorry)
Yep, it's a report on stools and the doc says no blood, s/l "pus mix," or melena (he says meh-LEEN-ah, but I think it's melena). Does "pus mix" make sense?? As in pus *mixed* in?
could be occult stools
Subject: could be occult stools
meaning blood in the stools.
s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
Subject: s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
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yes, melanotic stools nm
Subject: yes, melanotic stools nm
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in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Subject: in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
Subject: Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
biliary colic stools????
Subject: biliary colic stools????
Has anyone heard of biliary colic stools and if so what is it?
I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Subject: I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Is this a nephrology or urology patient? Or even a GI patient?
When you have gallbladder problems, liver problems, etc., the stools are usually a different color. They can be clay colored, black, tarry, yellow, green like baby stools, etc. So biliary colic stools could be right.
For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
Subject: For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
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Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
Subject: Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
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Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Subject: Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Blood loss causes anemia which would cause one to be on iron supplement.
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.
endocardial stain
Subject: endocardial 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?
Hansel stain ?
Subject: Hansel stain ?
it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
Subject: it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
nm
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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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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acid-fast stain?
Subject: acid-fast stain?
Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
Subject: Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
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
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?
History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Subject: History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Okay. I know the difference between mucus (n) and mucous (adj.), but I'm not sure if mucusy is a word. My spell check accepts it, but I can't find it in a medical dictionary. If not, any advice on how to recast this sentence? Thanks!
For many years she has had mucusy, loose stools.
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
nm
Gram or gram
Subject: Gram or gram
It's gram negative, as in gram-negative rods. There is also a Gram stain, which IS capped.
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