basal cell carcinoma description

Excisional biopsy of right lower lid basal cell carcinoma. A marking pen was used to outline the "pearline" nodule. (does this mean pearl-like - ??) Thank you! ...

Thanks for any help! ...

Sounds like fictivo-basal-estroqu... has gait unsteadiness...I believe it was a type of operation. ...

I can not understand a particular line in this dictation. It sounds like he is stating: He was taken to the hospital where he was admitted with a CT of his head showing a 2-1-3 sign on the left basal ganglia hematoma... The bold italic part is where I can not understand the dictation. Any idea what this might be? ...

This doctor is describing a patient with kyphosis. The sentence goes like this, "Tenderness of the back. Flattened lower back, (s/l shoper's) 14 cm. Occiput wall 10cm." I've never heard of this before. ...

speech is slightly [s/l dysarsik] ...

Help! Sounds like it begins with "sq" "squalolimbal" "square window" ......."a ___________laminectomy was cut" ...

Doctor is dictating what sounds like "She is also having drawing of her hands." I am assuming the patient is doing something with her hands, wanted to make sure that the statement is accurate. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ...

Can anyone tell me if this is an entry level coder job or does it sound like they are looking for a more experienced person? I am taking the CPC-H exam June 6th. It states medical records coder II. Qualifications: EDUCATION: Associate Degree in Health Information Technology preferred. Eligible for RHIT or coding certification. SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Codes all diagnosis and procedures on discharged inpatient, and outpatient charts using ICD-9 diagnosis codes, ICD-9 procedure c ...

In a cranial CT I have always transcribed "basal" cistern, but in the report I have, the doctor clearly is stating "basilar" cistern. The Stedman's electronic dictionary I have shows "basal" cistern also. Can someone tell me which is correct, or are they interchangeable? Thank you. ...

In the musculoskeletal part of this physical exam, the dr. is dictating that the patient has "long-term deformities with a swan neck of the 2nd finger of the left hand a (s/l jacuze) appearance of the 3rd finger..." I have no idea what this means or how to spell it to even begin to look it up. Has anyone ever heard of anything like it? ...

I'm having trouble deciphering this word b/c I'm not sure if I should be looking for a type of rash or if she's simply telling where it is..."Rash - s/l privacy left arm - lupus erythematosus versus dermatosis versus lupus-like reaction to a drug versus urticaria...Resolution of the erythematous raised lesions on the upper arm." That is all that is said about the rash. Thanks for any help! ...

mediastinoscopy with dissection of level 4 right and left nodes. Doc says what s/l 'antithotic' and enlarged lymph nodes. These lymph nodes were hard and suspicious for metastatic disease. I cannot figure this out PLEASE HELP ...

I am attempting to write my Hardship letter. In a rough draft, I was told I need to explain what I do more clearly and why voice recognition and outsourcing has caused a loss of income as an MT over the last 2 years. I am struggling with this and have to have it submitted, signed and dated by Friday. Can anyone who is articulate help me please? Here is what I started with. I will take out company names and leave blanks. The attorney who read it said people wil ...

"All 12 mm port sites were closed with the inlet device, using figureâ��ofâ��eight 0 Vicryl stitches. " It's resection of a colon tumor and anastomosis using the da Vinci. I've heard this before but can't find a definite answer: Is it the "Inlet (brand) device" or "inlet (descriptor) device"? Thanks. ...

The doctor is explaining the pt's ambulation due to lumbosacral spondylosis for which he is doing radiofrequency ablation for. It s/l he is saying "list." With ambulation she has definitely got a significant (list) to the left side. She can heel-and-toe walk without much difficulty, and her balance appears to be quite good. Thanks! ...

He says this is consistent with Parkinson's. ...

An additional segment of some enlarged 1s/l stand joint encountered, and these were also removed from the s/l field ...

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" ? ...

I've got a muffle-mouth doctor who has the following sentence. Any help? Thanks much. She had undergone a total thyroidectomy for (fleet) to a carcinoma. ...

I am stuck on this, no hints, patient with history of "availing carcinoma." Help! ...

Dictation starts off as: DISCHARGE SUMMARY PROBLEM LIST 1. Metastatic ovarian cancer with ascites. 2. Gait disturbance. 3. Status-post thyroidectomy. 4. The fourth one is the one I can not understand. It is extremely jumbled and sounds like he is saying foyatoo carcinoma. I am so completely stumped. Any suggestions??? ...

The patient’s gauzes s/l removed/were moved Our attention was then returned to the axilla. The patient’s gauzes were moved. The axilla inspected and there was noted to be no bleeding. ...

Hi, I have a report here with vulvar cancer. He is doing a radical vulvectomy for what sounds like varicose carcinoma, but I can't find a reference to that anywhere, has anyone heard of that? Thanks! ...

I can't figure out the word that is flagged. It seems to start with a "p" and maybe "pr" and seems to end in -ular. Possibly 2 words ___ regular or 1 word ending in __gular? OPERATIVE FINDINGS (___regular) area measuring 1-2 cm in triangular fossa on lateral surface of superior right pinna. This was site of prior biopsy showing invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Thanks in advance! ...

basal cell carcinoma description - Mary

Sounds fine like it is. - Olive

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