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7-part proximal humerus fracture - ca
Posted: May 09, 2013
Can someone send me a link for verification of a "7-part" proximal humerus fracture? I can only find info for 1-part through 4-part classifications.. Thanks!
Could you be hearing Salter-Harris or supracondylar in there? NM - Wandering
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I could not verify it, but the editor heard it, too, and just corrected it that way, but I was hoping to find verification of this somewhere.
We will begin formal physical therapy at this point beginning with passive range of motion until she reaches full range of motion. At that time, we will advance her with s/l placent holds gradually working into active range of motion.
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Right proximal humerus fracture
On evaluation, she does have a ____ brace that is positioned well with her arm in neutral alignment. She is complaining of it cutting into her wrist.
of course he changes his mind in the middle of the word and the best I can do is say that is sounds like "a strike stone". Any ideas??? I don't think it is Stryker unless it is Stryker zone or something like that.... Thank you!! ...
Doctor is dictating for a 90-year-old who sustained a hip fracture in a fall. Then, under assessment, it sounds like he says "Left crural neck fracture." I could assume he means femoral neck, as I never heard of crural neck. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance. ...
TEXT: In the meantime we will order from ________ the components necessary to proceed ahead with a hemiarthroplasty of his distal humerus.
phonetically sounds like torn-yay - I'm sure it's the name of the company but I don't recognize this one. Thank you. ...
I cannot find this abbreviation on Google or in Stedman's. Full sentence:
"History of (s/l "ADM") in his proximal ascending colon with slowly spontaneous oozing."
Atypical diabetes mellitus doesn't seem right in this context. ...
This is an ortho progress note. I tried googling... I just can't find it. I also tried Stedman's Ortho Word Book and nothing.... eeeek! Thanks in advance.... ...
I am planning to take my CMT exams in a couple of months. A couple of queries - How many questions are asked in part I (theory) and part II (transcription performance)? What is the passing grade?
Any information will be helpful. Thanks! ...
I'm currently flex part time only working 18 hours a week but I do have a set schedule. What are the requirments for part-time and how may hours per week do you have to work. Also, is there a difference between the line counts for part time and flex part time. Thanks. ...
Surgery on a humerus fracture.
We then placed a distal screw in compression mode realigning the fracture and abutting the s/l CORD-A-SEAS of the fracture laterally. ...
I can find very little on this. The pt apparently has a s/l "tufts" fracture. Can anyone confirm this, and if so, is it an acronym for something or named after someone? Thanks for any info. Not much is coming up with Google. ...
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!
Lady with posttraumatic chondromalacia patella with previous femur fracture. "s/l treater rod has been removed."
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He's eating and mumbling at the same time, my two favorite bad habits....
Sounds like he is saying - I'm spelling phonetically here....
Bazed ri-ko-lar (long I on the ri) high intertrochanteric fracture.
He says this twice - the second time he is throws in "instrumented (bazed ri-ko-lar) high intertrochanteric fracture"
Thanks for your help and your time! I appreciate it.
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The nose was further decongested and anesthetized utilizing 10% cocaine pledgets, followed by injections, some _____, some_____...... or maybe submucousally, subperiossively.
I know, I'm a new student trying hard to get this. Let me know if I need to attach a sound file. ...
can someone tell me what a "3 4" rasp is? 3,4 or 3-4, or 3/4. the whole sentence is
The bony spicule over the dorsum was reduced via a Rubin osteotome and file ___ rasp
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Segond fracture: This was a new one for me today and thought I'd share. See Wikipedia link below for more, but basically it's named after a French doctor (Paul Segond) from 1879. It's a "type of avulsion fracture (soft tissue structures tearing off bits of their bony attachment) of the lateral tibial condyle of the knee, immediately beyond the surface which articulates with the femur." --Wikipedia. My case involved a skiing injury where the binding did ...