Help with ORIF procedure prep

PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Brachytherapy implant. Now, where does "PROCEDURE ABORTED" go, so patient isnt charged for it, etc, and no errors are made? And, should it be all caps? In name of procedure or as a separate "Please Note:" Its dictated as name of procedure but Dr. is indecisive and stutters dictation ambiguously. ...

I have a patient who had a px of her ankle. The doctor did not give any hx of injury or any symptoms, just stated that she had a left ankle arthroscopy and what sounds like a Brostin procedure of her ankle? Anyone ever hear of this? Thank you so much in advance! Forgive my giddiness today but I havent' had a lot of sleep in the past several days and I do get giddy with little sleep. For some reason, one of my mom's most famous sayings just came to mind: "From the day of your ...

Hi. I am doing an ORIF left ankle. Fixation was carried out with two 4.0 partially threaded cancellous screws without complications. The mortis was tested and noted to be stable. There was no evidence of a _____ (sounds like simvismonic) injury. Any ideas? ...

Physical examination shows a minimal amount of swelling with a positive (s/l renkle) sign around the ankle. He is pretty clear, but is very fast today. Thanks! ME ...

X-ray examination shows an anatomical reduction of the tibial plateau with (2-6-5) screws in place in the subchondral bone. He is very, very clear - two, six, five screws. How would you write this? Thanks! marel ...

Anyone ever heard TTFN in relation to a hip ORIF? I know of TFN, as in trochanteric fixation nail, but have not heard this before and am unsure what the other 'T' stands for, or if she just mis-dictated. I checked the archives but unfortunately all I come up with is the computer/text speak for Tigger's 'tata for now'- lol ...

The patient had a previous ORIF with a *ITS T-nail* of the right hip for an intertrochanteric fracture. I can't verify. Thanks. ...

Abdominal surgery/femur fracture fixation: "[_______] Homans were then placed over the anterior portion of the superior rami and mild amount of the rectus had to be elevated off to gain adequate visualization for reduction plate fixation" s/l spiked TIA ...

Sounds like the doc is saying "Holston" screws..... TIA. ...

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! ...

and left carpal tunnel release. She is asking for Cad-i-mean cream. Thanks ...

When the doctor says "there was some liquid stool and prep left in the colon.." are you supposed to type it "preparation"? ...

Hey everyone! I'm looking into taking an RMT prep course to prepare me for the RMT exam and then will be going for the CMT exam later on. I took my MT training with Career Step, but they keep pushing the time frame on re-releasing their RMT prep course back later and later. It was due to release this August and now it will be mid-fall. I got an e-mail from M-Tec the other day about a RMT prep course they have, which was priced well and seemed to take a reasonable amount of tim ...

I have a question regarding the different prep courses offered for the RMT exam. There is one offered through OAK Horizons and one offered through Career Steps. I am wondering if anyone has used them and found them to be helpful at all or a complete waist of money. I really want to earn my RMT status, but I graduated from my mt course a little over a year ago and think that I could really use a refresher course. Any thoughts about these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! ...

ESL doctor dictating a hemorrhoid preparation s/l anoate, NOaid, anuate, anuH. Really lost on this one. Have been looking for hours so any help is appreciated. ...

My company is offering an incentive in pay if I get credentialized, so I am going to go for CMT. My question to all of you is which course is the best to take? I see that Career Step, M-Tec, and Omniscribe offer prep courses, but I don't want to waste time and money on these if they will not adequately prepare me for the exam. ...

Is this a test? I've searched it and find very little - maybe hearing it wrong? ...

After being so tired of not being taken seriously and dealing with management shifts that don't know me from Jane, I really would like to take the CMT test. I've been doing this for 13 years so not a newbie but honestly the test scares me. I would like to take one of the prep course but don't really know which one to take. I don't want to overdue if not needed and the prices for the courses vary by quite a bit. AHDI has multiple classes listed but I� ...

Has anyone taken the test and used the CMT prep quizzes CDs? Are they useful for the test? ...

I am an IC. Just told must invoice company I have been with for 5 years, with lines per day, cpl, etc. Do I charge for this and if so how much? Never had to do this before. ...

Hi - Has anyone here taken the 4-month AAPC CPC Preparation course? How did you do on the CPC Exam? ...

Extremely strong Israeli accent performing cervical ESI using some type of solution for sterile prep and drape that sounds like chlorograt. Any suggestions?? Am drawing a complete blank. ...

Has anyone heard of chloraseptic prep stick for knee surgery. ...

I am asking that anyone who has taken this course to please give me your opinion about it. I am specifically wondering if it does truly prepare you to pass the CPC exam. Thank for your replies. ...

Is anyone familiar with all the Carol Buck books for coding certification training? I'm attempting to go through her 2010 Step-By-Step Medical Coding book and workbook along with the online "course" through Elsevier that accompanies the text. My plan is to finish this and then move on to her The Next Step Advanced coding book and workbook, and then go through her 2010 Online Internship. Here is what the publisher says about the "internship." Get the practice you nee ...

Help with ORIF procedure prep - Terri

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Thanks, I sent in with a blank. Could be, not sure. - Terri

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