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Nuclear Medicine - Lynn
Posted: Aug 31, 2010
The delayed images of the feet show some motion artifact and are count poor secondary to the patient's inability to maintain stillness. (Thanks in advance)
Not sure what type of report, the provider "stated nuclear medicine study T one-halves"
Various research come up with too many variables of editing T one-half
written out T one-half
T-1/2
t1/2
What is the preferred version?
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Wanting to see if anyone can give me input on what to charge a client for radiology/nuclear medicine transcription. Straight transcription I know is anywhere from 10 to 15 cpl, if not more. But anyone out there have good working knowledge of what radiology/nuclear medicine transcription fees should be???
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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. ...
Could somebody help me. I'm trying to understand the name of a cream used for tinea corporis and it sounds like N&T cream, but I can't find it on drugs.com. ...
Can anyone help me out with a cough medicine. It sounds like Cortisol Plus. I am not sure of the spelling and have searched the net and can't seem to find it. Does anyone have any idea how this is spelled. Thanks in advance. ...
The doctor says "He is apparently on medications for s/l Riata hepatitis-B" Any ideas. I don't even know if this is a drug or what? Thanks for any help! ...
I am listening to this impossible doctor, it sounds like the is saying the patient takes Imitrex and Eskit(?) for migraines. What is that second med? Any suggestions?
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The doctor is dictating... "I would recommend he continue on Bisoprolol both for hypertension control and to decrease DPTT* which can reduce the pace of aortic root dilatation"
Not sure if it is DPTT or not?? ...
Dr is mumbliing again - sounds like poly-my-o-dermatica or poly my o trumatica
It is not Polymyalgia rheumatica. Just a mention in the report - no further info.
Thanks!
marel
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Concern for decreased (s/l Plavix) activity with proton pump inhibitors and will have to check a (s/l PTY 12) if she is to continue on proton pump inhibitors as an outpatient.
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Adding insult to my job injury, yesterday my TM suggested a "voluntary" class on "critical thinking" that was really "mandatory." That just means they require me to do it, but they don't want to have to pay for my time to do it. That made me so angry. You have no idea.
Critical thinking indeed. Grrrhhh. What do they think I use daily to unravel their VR messes like this? My secret decoder ring? Come on Batman get a clue. LOL.
VR: Per eye disease, patient' ...
The patient is referred with fever, chills and progressive shortness of breath with a history of IV drug abuse and alcoholism. The patient is a poorly-nourished 44-year-old Hispanic male in "s/l seria desperator" distress and agitated. Could the doctor mean severe respiratory distress? ...
. . . continue the rest of her medications as listed in her MAR. Does anyone know what this stands for or if I am spelling it right?
Thank you in advance for any help.
Terry ...
The patient has had Fragile X carrier screening and she was found to be a carrier of an s/l olio with 87 repeats and an s/l olio with 21 repeats. TIA. ...