Surgeon is using a Homan/Hohmann retractor. I found both terms in the Tessier Surgical Word Book and also both terms used regarding this arthroscopic knee replacement surgery via Google. What I need is an MT who has some experience with this and can advise me as to which is correct. This is my first operative report for ortho. I need an Obi-Wan to my Luke! ...
The * (could be one or two words, I can't even describe what it sounds like!) about the upper and lower extremities were all padded.
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S/L plain poralances? ...
Verbatim diagnosis:
Advanced osteoarthrosis of right knee with old "crincher" rod in the femur.
I tried "crincher" and maybe Crenshaw and got nothing.
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Recruiter told me they are hiring for all shifts. So, I picked first shift but before I go ahead and do this just want to make sure there is actually work during the first shift. After working nights for 7 years, I am afraid of running out of work just because I want first shift! ...
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sentence is: As above she has (rhoncoarse) inspiratory and expiratory breath sounds throughout our interview.
Doctor is not foreign and speaks very clearly... ...
The doctor dictates: Radiographs and examination are consistent with a fixed flexion contracture *in various* knee... I know he did not say "various", but it sounds that way. What could he be saying? Thanks!
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Everytime he does an exam for someone after a knee replacement he says:
"Range of motion is stable. (?) is intact. The calf is supple and nontender."
It sounds like (caution???). I am sure that is not it, but that is the closest s/l.
Thanks in advance if you have any ideas. ...
I made a longitudinal oriented incision and expressed some purulence out with pressure, cephalad and caudad, knee-v-eel, and lateral.
The patient has a infected brown recluse bite on his anterior proximal lateral knee. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance. ...
Left shoulder injury
Supine exam demonstrates a s/l knee RA position of approximately 80 degrees..."
Does not sound like it makes sense (knee arthritis in the shoulder?). It has to be something else, but I cannot make any other words out and it clearly sounds like knee RA position. Any help? ...
Dictated: MRI reported as positive for minimal s/l truckation (truh-KAY-shun) of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus, possibly secondary to prior injury. No displaced meniscal fragment was identified.
I was thinking "truncation" (shortening), but does that fit in context? I have not heard with regard to menisci before.
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There is a Baker's cyst noted posteriorly as well as tenderness over the pes bursa. Positive static **in-en-elly** patellar compression test. She does have some medial joint line tenderness. Thanks!! ...
Brain dead I swear -
Please note, at his next appointment, he will need his knee aspirated and sent for CNS, fluid analysis and fluid Red-O.
Is it CNS or C&S?? I'm sorry, it's been an extremely long week and this PA is very mumbly!!
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Dictated:
Minimal s/l sc____ing in/of Hoffa’s fat pad as well as some degenerative change of the distal femur anterior to the weight bearing surface was noted.
I first thought it might be "scarring" but he is not making an "r" sound in the middle .. more like "l" or "w" - sculling, scowing. I am not familiar with this term/phrase in MRI. Is anyone else? Is it scarring ? or something else? and then would it be "in" or "of" Hoffa's fat pad?
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