Ophthamology surgical strips

When a doc says "20/40 minus"....should it be written as 20/40 minus, 20/40 - , or does he mean 20/40 -1 (he also says 20/? -2, etc., but sometimes just says 20/40 minus) ...

Doctor keeps using the term vitreous is "scinorhetic" ...

Hello! :) The doctor dictated something that sounds like "astake" strips, and I'm completely stumped. The patient is a type 2 diabetic, and the sentence context is: "She will continue NPH 50 in the morning and then change her to NovoLog 8 in the morning, 8 in the evening. I refilled her (astake???) strips. Please help! ~Lotte ...

This is going to be a long day, I can feel it. I am covering for someone and she gave me samples, but this first doctor talks fast and so I am having an even more difficult time. Thanks for your patience. The catheter exit site was opened slightly with a small skin incision and dissection was performed to expose the anterior fascia. The catheter of the system was cut "by the neutral pleasure" and attached to the reservoir. Sorry, I have slowed him down, changed his tone, but he is just ta ...

Here is the whole sentence. The site was irrigated thoroughly and then closed with nonabsorbable suture for the deltoid fascia, followed by absorbable suture in successive layers, s/l "terminating" with skin Steri-Strips. I really don't even know if it sounds like terminating. I hear what I think sounds like a "t" sound in the beginning and "ing" sound at the end. He says is so fast, and I have tried to slow him down with no success. THanks! ...

Orthopedic using diamond and s/l amnastic or amnestic bur...? ...

Surgical hx includes DCR x3. Nothing else in file helps with this. ...

Under past medical history, s/l "Y" or "wide" procedure for aortic blockage. Can't find either relating to surgery. Help? ...

In a total hip arthroplasty, s/l "Kinsella" screw was added for additional fixation. Can't find that screw. ...

Has anyone heard of a mohorner ? He is doing a left thyroid lobectomy and says: A mohorner was then utilized in order to create exposure with the midline strap muscles incised longitudinally. ...

Doing a cervical spine surgery. The kli-oid drill, 12 mm, was used to drill down 18 mm with four drill passes. ...

In past surgical history - s/l andrognesis neuropathy ...

I am working on a report in Head and Neck Surgery. It sounds like the doctor dictates "Bilateral poloethmoidectomy" as a procedure. I am not able to locate any such spelling. Need help. Thank you in advance. ...

Type of incision for sigmoidectomy and rectopexy - sounds like fantaseal. ...

I am listening to a surgical report for an appendectomy. It sounds like the doctor dictates that the appendix is supplelative in nature but not perforated. Is the word suppleative or what could it be? I am not able to find such a word description. ...

orthopedic surgeon dictating "we did a subacromial bursectomy with a 4.3 mm Couda/Cooda?" ...

I am typing a surgical report. The doctor is saying something like " (Blank) local with digital block". Does he mean "10 minute local with digital block"? I can't for the life of me hear what he is saying nor can I find it online. Any help would be great. thanks ...

OR report for lumbar laminectomy. A S/L DP Mac Drain was placed overlying the laminectomy site at L5-S1 and a superficial Hemovac was placed in the subcutaneous tissues as well. Thanks in advance... ...

Has anyone heard of a "Hibbs" probe for gynecological surgery? ...

The patient had a cyst excised with with careful excision of the capsule of the cyst, s/l NEM block, and sent for pathological evaluation. ...

Need help finding a surgical material that s/l fiblar? ...

Subgaleal plane of the forehead was dissected using s/l Omni scissors? ...

The name of the procedure sounds like either "dine-ee" or Gine-ee." (I can't tell if it starts with a 'D' or a 'G' with the way he's pronouncing it. He dictates the patient had a hysterectomy, BSO, adhesions that required correction, removal of her gallbladder, and what sounds like a "dine-ee" (or "gine-ee") procedure. Thank you so much for your help!! ...

Did anyone who applied for the Surgical Notes position get a reply? ...

This is an ortho procedure for a right patella fracture. Dictator said: An "onspock" pencil tip burr was then used to carve out a wedge block of iliac crest, and then this was further loosened and removed with a curved osteotome. s/l "on spock" TIA ...

I'm a seasoned transcriptionist, mostly doing acute care. Struggling with op reports. Does anyone know of a good reference book listing surgical instruments and supplies that I can use for a reference? ...

Bowel resection, doc states " A 3-0 silk S/L "pop" was then used to create stay sutures at the S/L "tinu or tinea" border of the transverse colon as well as the antimesenteric border." Thanks in advance, I'm sure this is a simple word but I just can't think about what it is ...

The patient was placed in a Maltern-dalenberg position. (The procedure being performed is a total abdominal hysterectomy. It sounds like Maltern-dalenberg. This was also dictated in an ear lobe mass excision. Any idea what the right word would be? Thanks! ...

We divided the aorta between clips. We then placed a Stinski acrossthe entire renal hilum. ...

piper or pepper, maybe starts with a T, taper or tiber?? I just can't say if it starts with a P or a T? TIA ...

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