yes, there is occult Gram stain
Posted By: nm on 2007-06-11
In Reply to: Occult Gram stain??? - curious MT
Subject: yes, there is occult Gram stain
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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?
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
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
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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
Yes, you can have occult bacteria and occult yeast, along with occult blood. sm
Subject: Yes, you can have occult bacteria and occult yeast, along with occult blood. sm
There is a link at the end of this.
Urine is generally sterile, but sometimes bacteria or, more rarely, yeast can move from the skin outside the urethra and migrate back up the urinary tract to cause a urinary tract infection (UTI).
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urine_culture/sample.html
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
s
Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
Subject: Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
nm
She must be saying occult!!!
Subject: She must be saying occult!!!
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occult blood
Subject: occult blood
nm
could be occult stools
Subject: could be occult stools
meaning blood in the stools.
Occult as in definition below:
Subject: Occult as in definition below:
Occult: Obscure, concealed from observation, difficult to understand. Also it is Parkinson disease with no 's per AAMT BOS2 (eponyms)
maybe non-occult anemia?
Subject: maybe non-occult anemia?
occult fracture (nm)
Subject: occult fracture (nm)
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Could it be occult pneumothorax?
Subject: Could it be occult pneumothorax?
of occult status
Subject: of occult status
OB...(occult blood) negative nm
Subject: OB...(occult blood) negative nm
occult Parkinson's disease
Subject: occult Parkinson's disease
She also has tremors, ataxia, falling at times, and a question of possible __________ s/l (occult) Parkinson's disease.
I reslistened again, new occult anemia?
Subject: I reslistened again, new occult anemia?
Patient had therapeutic thoracentesis and 1 liter fuid drained. Could the doc want the lab tests to evaluate for new occult anemia I wonder? I will flag this one and just go with this. I could not find anything else. Thanks for bearing with me, Im in deep with this pulmonology doc and learning to swim!
Occult cord prolapse
Subject: Occult cord prolapse
I've heard the term occult cord prolapse. I believe that's it.
it's occult anemia is it not? I just had a brain wave LOL thanks! n/m
Subject: it's occult anemia is it not? I just had a brain wave LOL thanks! n/m
I relistened, its not occult, she says what s/l neocult anemia n/m
Subject: I relistened, its not occult, she says what s/l neocult anemia n/m
not saying occult test for blood in stool? nm
Subject: not saying occult test for blood in stool? nm
s/l linea (drug for treating occult Giardia)
Subject: s/l linea (drug for treating occult Giardia)
s/l linea (drug for treating occult Giardia)
could be hairy cutaneous looking for occult spinal dysraphism or OSD - nm
Subject: could be hairy cutaneous looking for occult spinal dysraphism or OSD - nm
found OC-Auto MICRO 80 for fecal occult blood... =) NM
Subject: found OC-Auto MICRO 80 for fecal occult blood... =) NM
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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
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