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"Cervical and upper thoracic segments are referred to as D. Nerves from the upper thoracic ganglia (D15) extend to the heart and hila of the lungs."
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Has anyone heard this term? I've been doing caths for 15 years and never heard this. He has a heavy accent so it's not totally clear that is what he is saying. The context is a cath report - "no intervention because of the risk of (s/l snow-plowing) the vessel". Thanks! ...
I have another! Any ideas?
She has had a blockage of the “thimble” vessel; totally occluded and so she had a right "thimble" stent placed, and then a stent then bypass back in 2004 that had become obstructed. They went back in and did a left iliac stent to open up that left stent and bypass, to give her blood flow down that left leg. ...
This dictation sounds like she's saying, "Status post new vessel 'cabinets'"? I can't find anything online or in any of my literature that even comes close. Also, it's mentioned that the patient has "...chronic pain with secondary "status text" methadone therapy." Thanks for any help/advice you have to offer! ...
Dr. dictates: "The px has possible osteomyelitis and is being treated by IV antibiotics, nightly medicine, and s/l gerdins or veardins grow from one blood culture." If you need any more, let me know. Pleeeeease help!
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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.
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I'm having trouble with this word..."Blood glucose measured post(s/l preendly) 100 mg/dL. I have no idea what he's saying here. Also, I've never transcribed dL before. That is how it was online...is this correct? ...
the doctor says "There was no skin to pull back as it had been accordioned together into an (s/l) ischemic mass"
I am at a loss here! Help please. TIA ...
The infant was electively intubated with the 4.0 endotracheal tube and placed on initial ventilatory settings of 100%, pressure 24/4, and rate of 60 with the first arterial blood gas returning at 7.44 per 35 per 491, base deficit 0.3.
Not certain how to type the highlighted portion of this sentence. I am a student. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance. ...
Is this correct? He says the patient had 2 beers and had a blood alcohol level of 63. I'm not too familiar with blood alcohol levels, but that does not sound right to me. Even if it was 0.63, wouldn't that be too high for 2 beers? Am I missing something here? TIA! ...