Which is the correct way to transcribe this -- lumbar disc or lumbar disk -- I have been transcribing 4-ever and typed it disc but was recently told it is disk?? ...
L5-S1 small central disc protrusion. This is s/l amenable and dense thecal sac but does not appear to result in overt nerve root compression or displacement. Thanks! ...
The microscope was brought in to do a medial facetectomy foraminotomy over the S1 nerve. We twist-tied and pushed "s/l dorset" laterally.
Can't find any reference. Suggestions? ...
When someone has a microdiskectomy at multiple levels, is it L3-4-5, L3-5, or L3-4 and L4-5 microdiskectomies? I know I should know this but for the life of me my brain is not working this morning!
Thanks! ...
I'm looking for a type of implantation to help lumbar pain that sounds like "metroniziminent" implantation. - that's as close as I can get, she says the word very quickly. ...
"A guidewire was placed over the left L4-5 of *5-1* hemilamina." I do not recognize the reference and don't even know where to look to verify it! He says very clearly "left L4-5 of five one hemilamina." Thanks. ...
Hello! :) I am transcribing radiology reports, and the dictator starts off with something that sounds like: "Lumbar spine (with a blithe/blythe)." Any idea what the "with a blithe, " might be?
~Lotte
Hello! :) I am transcribing radiology reports, and the dictator starts off with something that sounds like: "Lumbar spine (with a blithe/blythe)." Any idea what the "with a blithe, " might be?
~Lotte ...
Hi everyone. The doctor s/l he is saying: "We have also talked about the off labral use of the MP in the posterolateral recess and posterior interbody spacers." I think that's what he is saying, not sure of the bold words. DX is lumbar instability, stenosis & radiculopathy L3-4 and 4-5. There is also a synovial cyst off L3-4. Not able to locate these exact words on any websites/searches. Thanks for any help. ...
I get myself so confused on these all the time b/c I never know when it's okay to combine the words and when it's not and the docs always say them separately no matter what. For an "anterior lumbar interbody fusion with instrumentation" would it be anterior lumbar or should I change that to anterolumbar?
Thanks for your help! ...
The lateral view showed similar findings, both anterior and posteriorly, superior and inferiorly, of the lumbar vertebrae and more significantly **autofusion** was noted at the L4-L5 level. ...
I'm having some trouble with this dictation...I think it must have been late in the day for this dr...this one was didn't make sense in many places where she'd use the wrong words, not finish a thought, dictate different med doses, etc. I've narrowed it down to 2 that I absolutely cannot get & I don't know if they are mistakes or not. The patient is being worked up for lumber pain, DDD, muscle weakness, and a positive ANA.
"The patient was having muscle ...
doc keeps saying what sounds like "continental" lumbar hernia repair and for the life of me I can't find anything like that. It doesn't really sound like contralateral though there are bilateral lumbar hernias and they're doing a staged procedure.
Anyone got any ideas??
TIA!! ...
MRI of the lumbar spine demonstrates no evidence of any drop metastases. There is an incidental note of s/l retro frag eers signal abnormality. (or right rofrag eers) ...
This is a rheumatology note. The doctor is dictating lab results.
"ANA negative. DNA positive at s/l ten nine, considered indeterminate"
My question is, how is this s/l ten nine result transcribed? 10/9? 10:9? 10(9)? Anyone?
Thanks in advance! :) ...
I almost sent a report to QA. The only reason I didn't was because it was a high line count document and I couldn't risk the possible submission rate due to its high line count. Not very wise choice of how to grade the submission rate MQ. I don't like sending a document to the client with blanks, but there comes a time when self protection kicks in. PM likes the FTR low QA submission rate. We will see how PM likes it when the clients starting noticing ...
Diagnosis: Pleuritic chest pain with fever. The EKG showed a rate of 84, s/l "pear" intervals 138, s/l "cure-ess" 78 with QT of 368, "cure-ess axis" of 34.
Am lost when it comes to cardiac! Thank so much. ...