Repeat labs on "full open" to check creatinine..

This patient could possibly have gout, fibromyalgia, OA, RA, psoriasis...among other possibilities. "Check rheumatology labs, including rheumatoid factor, anti-CCP, ANA, sed rate, CRP, CMP, CBC, Lyme. The patient had a s/l 'dipsticks all the time.' Check an ACE." The doctor did pause after "had a" so that may not be part of the sentence. In that case, it sounds kind of like, "The patient gets sticks all the time." I'm not sure if either makes sense. She does mention ...

Hi, I have a question about how high creatinine can go. I have someone who was in a car accident in critical condition. The doctor says his creatinine is decreasing to 132. Is that even possible? I think I will flag it anyway, but I am curious about how high it can go. ...

I've heard all the docs saying this... even ones whose grammar I don't need to normally correct. Have I been wrong all these years in thinking with an "AND" there would make the correct phrase "WERE" ...

Cannot find what kind of test doc is saying. Any help would be appreciated! ...

Wheeew!! This is such a dream job! Working 10-12 hours to get 8! Gotta keep plugging to pay Vern's bonuses! Wheeew!! ...

Peripheral neuropathy. I am going to go ahead and obtain a glucose tolerance test. Ulnar neuropathy. He is tentatively scheduled, according to his report, to have decompression done by Dr. Labosky. I am going go ahead and obtain a glucose tolerance test. ...

Is "airline" correct? air line? ear line? error line? bleh AUDIOMETRY: A repeat (s/l airline) in the right ear today is precisely the same as the last test. IMPRESSION: Asymmetric high-frequency hearing loss to the right ear with associated tinnitus and right aural fullness of uncertain etiology. ...

See, this is a perfect example. Great!! - So we have people willing to make the same amount doing medical transcription as cleaning toilets. That makes me feel better after 15 years of experience. No wonder this profession is in the toilet. They hire people with 1 year of experience and Cbay "stipens" their people for 6 months only then puts them in a production environment. Good luck to patients getting accurate medical records is all I can say. This will not go over in the longrun, guaranteed. ...

At her "2-year from the end of treatment" anniversary, we will repeat an MRI. At her "2-year-from-the-end-of-treatment" anniversary, we will repeat an MRI. Should I rephrase? ...

I know I saw a post when the Swap Board first came back as to why it was stopped the first time. I cannot find it now. We have message that it is not working the way they wanted it to work. Imagine that. ...

Patient is now scheduled for repeat ORIF with replacement of femoral rod and tibial strut bone grafting with application of s/l dull-miles cables. Thanks! ...

Patient will get repeat NGOB or ang/gob ?? I am wondering if this is some sort of abbreviation for a test of some sort to follow the Wegener's. Thanks! ...

The doctor says: "Labs from the skilled nosary posability." I was thinking "skilled nursing facility" but there are too many syllables. Could anything else go in there to make it sound complete? Thanks! ...

Her laboratory studies show a sedimentation rate of 25, C-reactive protein of 2.9, and a positive s/l ANA with a speckled pattern and a s/l tyler of 1 to 40. TIA This is new to me, so I am very unsure. tia. ...

At the end of an EMG report, doc says something that sounds like "The V labs appear to be fairly normal." Any clue what this might be? Thanks. ...

LABORATORY DATA: From August 2009 - HIV copies less than 48. _______ (s/l the word "law") copies less than 1.68. Any help appreciated. :) ...

IU is on our dangerous abreviations list - Internation Units - wondering how to type uIU thanks! ...

same note with the Epstein-Barr virus the bllank sound slike - If "NSDs" do not elucidate We have elected to go ahead and repeat some blood work today, including another CBC, inflammatory markers, and serologies for EBV and CMV. If _____ do not elucidate a cause, as long as his CBC and chemistries are normal, I think that viral etiology still is the likely explanation and would recommend ongoing observation at this point. ...

This is what it sounds like. "His WBC 11.48, and his 12.4 and 37.0 PT/PTT were normal." It seems like "PT/PTT were normal." Should be a sentence on its own, but then I'm not sure what the 12.4 and 37.0 lab values would be for. Grr... Any help would be greatly appreciated! ...

Right after total bilirubin doc says what s/l t-time or t-timer 1446. Thanks! ...

doctor reads off investigations as: Glucose is 5.7.Sodium 132.Potassium 4.2.Urea 11.Creatinine 111. then says: ( ad .... pause .. s/l .. EDices are normal baseline ) anyone familiar with labs? tia!!!! =) ...

On lab data after the eos, lymphs, monos, myelos, and all that... He says "2 mettas", obviously an abbreviation. Has anyone ever had to write this phonetically abbreviated? Thanks!!! ...

CBC, ?dish level? and TSH. ...

I just got a note from QA for a hospital I transcribe for (didn't even know we had QA!) that I have been transcribing platelets incorrectly. D: Hemoglobin 14, hematocrit 39, platelet count 200, WBC 2000,... etc., T: Hemoglobin 14, hematocrit 39, platelet count 200, WBC 2000, Corrected: T: Hemoglobin 14, hematocrit 39, platelet count 200,000, WBC 2000... I've been transcribing this way for 15 years, will do whatever the account wants but I've looked ...

I am in need of an online reference to search labs. I'm looking but not really sure what I'm finding is reliable. Anyone who has a reliable online source to look up labs I would greatly appreciate the assistance! ...

Can anyone help with any tips on numbers? I work in speech recognition as most of us do now and I am having the hardest time with numbers. The account I am on has high ESL also, but even without that, I can't seem to get values correct 100% of the time to save my life. Examples are hearing a 0 instead of an 8 such as 130 instead of 138 or hearing a 2 instead do a 3 or even in platelets thinking I am hearing a value of 300,000 versus 200,000. If it is a profile that doesn't make sense ...

Difficult east Indian dictator: "Bands 0% and polymorphs 47%. Dody body is positive. Patient with scattered pulmonary emboli, borderline CHF. Symptoms: cough productive of yellow sputum, shortness of breath. Also can bands be 0%? Thanks. ...

Some questions regarding this rule: for medications i know we shoud put in international units or just units but for labs, we can't put in IU/L? should it be internationa units per liter and for IU/mL, do we put in international units per mL or international units per milliliter? Thanks. ...

Repeat labs on "full open" to check creatinine.. - Linda

was patient on IV fluids - that can be left full open or

That makes sense. Thank You! - Linda

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