Pt underwent an "elect out" tracheostomy. (larynx cancer)

This is for exam of a patient's throat and the doctor states that unfortunately his "larynx view" was not intact- is a larynx view some sort of medical device? ...

In a cancer report, the doctor gave a diagnosis of Stage IIIC T4aN2M0 cancer. Then she later said, He was staged as a pathological T4aN2a. She added the a and dropped the M0. I listened very carefully for the diagnosis and later in the problem list. She does not add the a after the N2 in either place. Does anyone know why it is N2a in one place but just N2 in the DX? ...

tracheostomy tube: tip is at "???" level i've been looking into this one for what feels like ages... ...

When a doctor dictates for a tracheostomy and says "trach", is it trach or trache? Also, is it okay to type trach or trache, or should you put tracheostomy? Thanks. ...

"Ongoing tracheostomy with 8 liters of oxygen per the s/l HAG (or HEG) flow by." I haven't found anything with the "HAG" or "HEG" yet or even anything on a tracheostomy "flow by". He sometimes dictates things backwards and I have to reword quite a bit. ...

s/l FiO2 on 35% tracheostomy mask is 92%. I'm used to FiO2 being a much lower number. Does this make sense? ...

Cannot verify "SCIP/SKIP" protocol will not be used. Any verifications/thoughts? Thanks. ...

Patient has chronic infection around his tracheotomy site, but he dictates it as "chronic Staph infection peri tracheal site." Should this be hyphenated? Smooshed together? Left seperated as above? Thanks! ...

He has not been able to pass his s/l RS gag and is now on aerosol tracheostomy collar with a Passy-Muir valve, and his speech is clear. ...

s/l "8 Jackson 9" tracheostomy under direct visualization. ...

Gleason score 4 + 5 = 9 involving 35% of the specimen, 1 out of 1 cores contained cancer, linx of cancer was 0.35 cm. She says the linked or linx twice in the document. ?? ...

A new dictator to me is dictating an tracheostomy. He says, "Incision was carried down through the subcutaneous tissue and s/l platiso muscle using the Bovie." I have googled neck muscles. Maybe I'm not seeing the correct muscle group, but if someone know what this is, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance. ...

Is there anything similar to a "whip/Whipp/Wipp shave for cancer? Thanks in advance. ...

Pulmonary evaluation of the same was done with CT imaging which was performed on 01/07/2010. Findings were significant for a right upper lobe opacity with mild FTG uptake with a (sounds like) "suvie" ???? im lost! ...

I am still pretty new to oncology and am really baffled by this one. Gyne/onologist: "XXX returns having last been seen in 2010. She has been followed at MD Anderson in the interim. She has had a recurrence of her disease, was treated with s/l "Electrosol" for a long period of time" I just keep thinking about the dishwasher detergent! And it is pretty clear, as well. Not finding anything close to this. Can anyone help here?? I am really baffled.&n ...

When the doctor dictates: Mr. Frippenwapper has "colon CA" .... do you use 'cancer' or 'carcinoma' for the "CA" or do you just leave it as "CA" ? ...

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s/l aceloid? tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma Thanks ...

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Has anyone every heard of a cancer that sounds like, or it's abbreviation can sound like, Endus or Engus? I'm just assuming it's cancer b/c the next line is "May benefit from Rituxan after oncology." I guess in reality, it could really be anything. ...

Ovarian cancer - s/l "sido" reduction. Does anyone know what this is? ...

S/l Colbium/cobia/combium CT was used planning for patient's treatment. ...

Cranivimab, the doctor spelled it. Has anyone ran across this before. ...

This is a patient who is on third line chemotherapy for metastatic small cell lung cancer. He has progressed through carbotaxol, carbo VP16 and is now on topotecan. I can't find carbotaxol or carbo VP16 and I don't have good chemo references. Is carbotaxol carboplatin and taxol? I guess my question is, should it be written carboplatin/taxol and carboplatin VP1-16? Or how should this be written? Help, I'm at a loss here. TIA!! :-) ...

This is exactly what the doctor says. I'm unsure how to write it out. Any help would be appreciated. This patient is known to have metastatic colon cancer. He was first diagnosed in 2006 and was originally PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 and received chemotherapy and radiation therapy but had recurrent disease. PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 is what I need help with. ...

Oncology/gyne office note dictation: "Patient with recurrent ovarian carcinoma on s/l six line therapy." Is anyone familiar with this term, or is he saying something else completely? Help! ...

I need some guidance regarding how to type the following staging: Ytt3 TN1a I am new to oncology and the Y thing threw me. Thanks! ...

Pt underwent an "elect out" tracheostomy. (larynx cancer) - traci

Elective tracheostomy??? NM - BonyFingers

I wish :) the "Out" part is clearer than the "elect" part. t - traci

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