Catheters for heart catheterization

A "two-five-twelve" Voyager balloon was then advanced into the occluded area and inflated to 10 atmospheres for 20 seconds. How do I write the numbers dictated? 2.5 x 12? ...

Hi Everyone, a 7-French _____ catheter was passed for right heart catheterization. Sounds like "hoojalico" Thnx ...

Pt with NSTEMI underwent a left heart catheterization with section "sumpectomy" and POBA. ...

patient is using a ?stro catheter? Cannot find anything like it. ...

Sounds like ancell or ansell I and II guides and catheters? Used in an angiography report. Any help appreciated! ...

I feel like an idiot that I can't figure this out. I asked my supervisor and QC. I event sent the report with the blank to QA and never got the corrected report back. Does anybody know? Thanks so much! ...

It seems like every time I transcribe a cardiac cath report, there's yet another new sheath, catheter, introducer, etc., that I've never heard of. Does anyone have a go-to website listing these? ...

This is a cardiac catheterization: There are beautiful collaterals right up to the s/l "hilt." I did inject the right coronary artery orifice and could not fine the right sinus s/l "orifice." ...

Referral for cardiac catheterization with findings of multivessel coronary artery disease with proximal LAD 70% stenosis, mid LAD 80-90% stenosis, major marginal branch with 80-90% proximal stenosis, nondominant circumflex with mild s/l "avosclerosis" in the circumflex proper, first marginal with 80% "ostial/proximal" stenosis, right coronary artery mid 50-60% stenosis, "distal long" 70% stenosis. ...

Please help with following. It sounds like sections of the heart "kilae" is marked hypertrophy. Also, myocardial fibers show only a thin shell with a "Day O" vacuolated cytoplasm. ...

"Cardiovascular exam was tachycardiac. No s/l meals or an ST. No murmurs or gallops were appreciated." Any ideas? Thanks! ...

Heart exam, doctor dictates: "Heart: Regular rhythm without murmurs or gallops. 2 clicks heard at the apex" I don't understand the connection between "2" and "clicks" or what punctuation to use?? I'm new to this so any help would be much appreciated!! Thanks!! ...

Posted this yesterday, but wanted to see if anyone else might know... HEART: Regular rhythm without murmurs or gallops. 2 clicks heard at the apex. (or 2: Clicks heard at the apex?) He says "2" like number 2, as if he dictated number 1- which he obviously didn't. Is there such a thing as 2 clicks heard at the apex?? ...

I think she is saying "Heart AP" but I can not figure out what is meant by AP? Any suggestions, I am at a loss. =( ...

Here's a good one. This doc says the nurses in the ER noticed that patient may have had a heart rate of "800." Impossible. I thought possibly he could be saying "a hundred", but I slowed down the dictation and 800 is what he is saying. This is an ESL doc who talks very fast. This is not the first time he has said something incorrect. ...

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"She had some abnormal rhythms with SVT and s/l "barrency" intermittently. This self resolved." This doc is heavy ESL (but with a deliightful Spanish lilt to her voice) so I'm not sure what "barrency" might be. Variancy? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. ...

Has anyone heard of "irregular regular irregular" heart rate? I thought it was "regular irregular". ...

Sounds like "RBU 4 to 6-French guide catheter" or maybe "RBU4 6-French guide catheter" Dictates it so fast I can't tell what is going on here. TIA!!! ...

I was searching reports to look up how a doctor dictates and came across..patient has HIV and is on heart medications. Come on, people, ALL transcriptionists should know HIV patients get HAART treatment. Unbelieveable. I would not be surprised if we lose this contrast due to stupid mistakes like that. ...

There is a s/l KEY-ard network noted in the right atrium ...

I should know this, but when typing out a physical exam, is it 2nd heart sound or second heart sound, or 1st heart sound or first heart sound, etc. Thanks for the help. ...

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dictated" heart regular rate and rhythm, no s/l octopi noted? i dont think she's talking about an octopus!! ...

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Catheters for heart catheterization - Not sure

my surgery book has Hidalgo catheter - jmn

Yep, "Hidalgo". - Hi there!

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