The most destructive site is at L1 with extension of the lesion extending from the left body into the pedicle and lamina showing epidural soft tissue mass that displaces the left L2 nerve root and nearly obliterated the "X V" and left L1 nerve root. ...
I am new to the board but have been reading about lots of transcriptionists having dropping line counts. I am an MT with over 30 years experience. I worked for Medquist for many years, quit when the new group took over. My line count had dropped by about 30% at that time. I went to another company and have worked for them since, my line count recovered at first, but for at least the last year or so, it has dropped again, 30% again. I am 58 years old and am not bragg ...
The 25-hydroxy vitamin D level was quite low at 20.4. I have prescribed Ergocalciferol 50,000 units twice a week for 3 months and I will recheck the vitamin D level in December. William also had a cardiac MRI with and without contrast material. The (s/l) *neal* aortic root was 4.4 cm and maximum diameter..... ...
During the surgery, the Dr. says the following:
"He is being brought to surgery today for aortic root replacement as a (s/l ben tall?)."
I cannot get this one! Any fast help is appreciated! ...
Ever since our FTR plan, I rarely send anything to QA. I usually only have 1 blank occasionally, and if I can't hear it, most of the time QA couldn't either, so I send the blank. Got new accounts. I was doing fair with that. I don't know what has happened, but I am getting the bottom of the barrel yesteray and today. I have had to send 3 or 4 reports to QA because of the more than 3-blank rule. That is depressing that I do the reports and get vi ...
I wish someone would ask the sisters or one of the A's what honestly is going on. All I get is "Work is just slow right now." RE: the post below about the docs saying something about Dragon, it really makes me wonder. I wish they'd communicate the truth. ...
Status post right pharyngeal nerve injury with C3 to C7 fusion requiring further surgery.
The surgery was reportedly complicated by a right recurrent pharyngeal nerve injury requiring subsequent surgery with improvement and complicated by left rotator cuff tear which has required two surgeries.
Am I correct here thinking this would be "pharyngeal nerve"?
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Would "crown nerve 5" be right in the following sentence?
She has sensory deficits in her right face particularly around the second component of crown nerve 5 but also some sensory deficit globally in a stocking glove distribution in the right upper and right lower extremity.
Thanks so much!
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shouldn't it be hallucal nerve?
The patient is having trouble with her feet and he states the diagnosis is...
neuralgia at the medial s/l halacele nerve (hallucal) tia. He does not pronounce it as hallucal, but I cannot find anything else. ...
Doc is saying that s/l "poutic's out was identified just distal to the fibular head."
Wha???? Found something calling the peroneal nerve the "pout" but am stuck. ...
Rountable re MUP minimum wage, conference calls re MUP? Seems to me that someone is squirming at Nuance about minimum wage and it makes me smile. :) Keep up the pressure fellow employees. Has the the Dept of Labor been in contact with them recently? :0 I realize Nuance thinks they are above the law but they do have another thing coming in their near future. Watch out TSMs. You will be held accountable also, for the higher ups will ensure they are not ...
During the delivery she did appear blue around the lips, however, was given (s/l) "zo-bi" or "glo-bi" oxygen in the ambulance and during her hospitalization for about 36 hours.
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At the same time, he has weakness of abductor pollicis brevis (CA, median nerve) as well as numbness of first finger and thumb on the left (median nerve C6).
I am not sure what he is referring to when saying CA and wonder if this makes sense? ...
Doing a radiology report, and it s/l doc says... "normal left atrial, right atrial, and right ventricular, and aortic _____ s/l root or groove?" Can anyone say if 1 is more likely? found both online? Thanks.
Also, mitral annular calcification and ____ thickening. s/l baselet? baseline?
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Also, due to the fact that the patient had evidence of early nasant right median nerve dysfunction, despite having had two right carpal tunnel repairs performed in 1990 as well as in 1996.
I know I am off but that is what is sounds like. Thanks! ...
For the findings he says - Moderate hourglass deformity and vascular blush are noted in the median nerve.
I cannot find out what vascular blush is, but it's pretty clear he is saying that, but cannot find it to confirm.
Any help is appreciated.
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