put in the name of the drug, click the name that comes up and it will show the brand name and in bra
Posted By: MT50 on 2008-02-20
In Reply to: Again... - sm
Subject: put in the name of the drug, click the name that comes up and it will show the brand name and in brackets the non-capitalized generic name.
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is this drug generic or name brand?
Subject: is this drug generic or name brand?
conflicting info regarding whether to cap or not.
Yes, Levothroid is the brand name drug
Subject: Yes, Levothroid is the brand name drug
levothyroxine is the generic.
Levothroid® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP) is a synthetic product containing the hormone levothyroxine (T4). It is indicated for the treatment of hypothyroidism. Levothroid is available in 12 strengths ranging from 25 mcg through 300 mcg to allow for proper titration of thyroid function.1
Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
Subject: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
I asked this question on yesterday, but I guess I need to clarify my question.
I am having trouble knowing when to capitalize the first letter of a medication or not when I am typing it in a sentence. What is an easy online reference that will help me to decipher this correctly?
Thanks so much for any assistance.
thanks! will do. google finds the hormone-imited ref to any brand name drug
Subject: thanks! will do. google finds the hormone-imited ref to any brand name drug
using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
Subject: using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
When in doubt, it is crucial to check if drugs are generic or brand name to ensure we type them correctly.
click? NM
Subject: click? NM
Molder click
Subject: Molder click
positive molder click and pain on the plantar aspect, both consistent with a neuroma
Mulder click
Subject: Mulder click
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Mulder click (nm)
Subject: Mulder click (nm)
You can use right click an underlined
Subject: You can use right click an underlined
word and you will see suggestions for that word that way. Even though I hate the mouse, I've been doing that lately because sometimes running the spellchecker changes my view from print view to full screen, which annoys me.
catch, click? nm
Subject: catch, click? nm
Go to MTdesk.com. Click on site map and see sm
Subject: Go to MTdesk.com. Click on site map and see sm
a great list of ophth terms. nm
s/l negative wilners click..
Subject: s/l negative wilners click..
There is no real interdigital space discomfort. She has a negative s/l wilners or wellners click.
All I can think of is Mulder's click test. sm
Subject: All I can think of is Mulder's click test. sm
Foot and Ankle Surgery : The digital nerve stretch test: A ...
The test is positive if the patient complains of discomfort in the web space ... Mulder's click was positive in 20 cases, the affected web space was tender ...
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My gosh - can't believe that didn't click.
Subject: My gosh - can't believe that didn't click.
Mefoxitin click link
Subject: Mefoxitin click link
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See link and click on Glynase Prestab
Subject: See link and click on Glynase Prestab
http://formulary.prescribingreference.com/endocrine_system/diabetes
Great link for all meds. You can click on the disease/condition and go from there.
click on the link in email and then close out of mt stars and re-do the message again
Subject: click on the link in email and then close out of mt stars and re-do the message again
Please click on the link I provided directly under your post. There's your answer.
Subject: Please click on the link I provided directly under your post. There's your answer.
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Here is a good all around PE link. Click on lower extremities exam. sm
Subject: Here is a good all around PE link. Click on lower extremities exam. sm
http://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/extremities.htm
but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... n
Subject: but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... nm
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You mean plural, eh? Go to www.onelook.com, type in decubitus, then click on the Dorland's link
Subject: You mean plural, eh? Go to www.onelook.com, type in decubitus, then click on the Dorland's link
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You need to show what YOU know and that YOU can
Subject: You need to show what YOU know and that YOU can
nm
Just goes to show you
Subject: Just goes to show you
that there are actually QA people out there that will tell you to hyphen it, and I have no idea why.
That goes to show I know nothing!
Subject: That goes to show I know nothing!
Sorry I couldn't help!
what else did the culture show. sm
Subject: what else did the culture show. sm
sometimes you can Google the organisms etc.
Well, that didn't show up too well now did it!
Subject: Well, that didn't show up too well now did it!
Anywhoo, the site: http://www.medabbrev.com/main.cfm (which you need to be a member of, I believe to access it), says cc is now to be changed to mL because it is listed as a dangerous abbreviation, along with a whole other list of em.
That's all I wanted to post. 
I show these meanings -
Subject: I show these meanings -
Tincture of time, tip-of-the-tongue, total operating time. I have only seen TAT for turnaround time, not TOT.
There are several x-rays that would show this
Subject: There are several x-rays that would show this
A KUB, and abdomen series, and of course a barium enema (which can be done with air contrast as well). And a CT or MRI of the pelvis, of course.
But it would be unusual to just state "no air in the rectum" unless the doctor is discussing a bowel obstruction or something similar. Can you give us more context?
PS: My sites show it as Z-Pak.
Subject: PS: My sites show it as Z-Pak.
I've never seen Z-pak.
s/l show-pod joint
Subject: s/l show-pod joint
of her first metatarsal phalangeal joint, her tarsal metatarsal joints, as well as her "show-pod" joints.
I love that show! It replaced my fav CSI. nm
Subject: I love that show! It replaced my fav CSI. nm
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and I totally agree - SHOW ME THE $$....sm
Subject: and I totally agree - SHOW ME THE $$....sm
While I feel I'm an excellent MT, I refuse to get as ANAL as some about this subject disc versus disk....one being from Latin and one being from the Greeks....
We follow a Greek calendar but the Egyptian one was here before that.......
people need to be a little more flexible generally speaking but also with words that are accepted either way, not have a virtual STROKE over it. 
Quick Look does show it as an IV dose (sm)
Subject: Quick Look does show it as an IV dose (sm)
Benadryl® Injection I.M., I.V.: 10-50 mg in a single dose every 2-4 hours, not to exceed 400 mg/day.
However, fentanyl would be more common in an OP note (at least that has been my experience) and could kinda sort sound like Benadryl). Did they give any dosage?
fentanyl - Preoperative sedation, adjunct to regional anesthesia, postoperative pain: I.M., I.V.: 50-100 mcg/dose
x-ray with & without contrast does show some ___ under the diaphragm
Subject: x-ray with & without contrast does show some ___ under the diaphragm
nm
but, your sample does not show a noun, so...
Subject: but, your sample does not show a noun, so...
nm
Do you show a reference, because I can't find that anywhere. Thanks
Subject: Do you show a reference, because I can't find that anywhere. Thanks
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Does the lab work show up later that would ID this organism?nm
Subject: Does the lab work show up later that would ID this organism?nm
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gastroc wouldn't normally show up on
Subject: gastroc wouldn't normally show up on
x-ray, would it? 
my references show that spelled as
Subject: my references show that spelled as
Siegle.
Dorland's does show "epitympanic" as a word also.
Subject: Dorland's does show "epitympanic" as a word also.
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an ANA test can show a speckled pattern -nm
Subject: an ANA test can show a speckled pattern -nm
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My word books show "fingerstick" --nm
Subject: My word books show "fingerstick" --nm
did the link show up with the previous message?
Subject: did the link show up with the previous message?
I would say skin as pain does not show up usually on a scan
Subject: I would say skin as pain does not show up usually on a scan
really bad ESL says oral mucosa and lips show
Subject: really bad ESL says oral mucosa and lips show
whitish colored s/l pus, crust, ?? which is consistent with oral strep. Any ideas?
eyes show marked s/l argisinilis.tia
Subject: eyes show marked s/l argisinilis.tia
he says findings show a redudant sigmoid and
Subject: he says findings show a redudant sigmoid and
descending colon with approximately 150 mL of retained fluid from her prep suggesting a s/l slow transfer? constipation
thank you all for all of your help. I couldn't do this without you. You're the best!
I just don't think a spinal tap result would show xanthochromia.
Subject: I just don't think a spinal tap result would show xanthochromia.
I may be wrong, but this just doesn't seem quite right. I've copied and pasted the definition from my Stedman's electronic dictionary.
xanthochromia
The occurrence of patches of yellow color in the skin, resembling xanthoma, but without the nodules or plates. Syn: yellow disease, yellow skin(1), xanthoderma(1).
Was trying to post a picture to show his size...
Subject: Was trying to post a picture to show his size...
... and I screwed up. My bad. It's been a long day.
(And the question that started this thread is still sitting in QA. Stay tuned.)
Radiology help, please. s/l *Inlet outlets,* AP pelvis show ... Thanks, nm
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