Orthopedics Term

Dictated .... "I took down the outside dressing to just look, left the S/L **boltrous** in place, and the skin graft looks excellent." TIA ...

I've been offered part-time transcription at home, working for one orthopedic surgeon. I've got over 12 years experience in many specialties, but have never done orthopedics. The interview is next week. Any advice on how best I could prepare to work in this specialty for the first time? It sounds like a great opportunity, but at the beginning a lot of the terminology would be very difficult for me. I won't have a QA person monitoring my work ...

Good morning! Look for the correct spelling of Lavine brace ... is it lavine, Lavine, levine, Levine? Child has Osgood-Schlatter's and doc wants to brace him up. ...

I am new to an orthopedics account with a dictator who is so marble mouthed, I feel like crying! Here is the sentence: His ___ s/l signal within the lateral femoral condyle and medial patellar facet suggest patellar subluxation as well as some ____ s/l signal up in the medial retinaculum. Any help would be appreciated -- I am not having a good time tonight... ...

Patient with bibasilar thumb arthritis. A s/l 282 brace discussed. She wants to hold off. Thank you in advance. ...

I have an interview w/MD-IT (orthopedics) and wondered if anyone has any knowledge about this company that they would like to share. I originally applied to them a while back, took the test, but they filled the position. They contacted me about a part-time position if I was still available and have set up an interview. If you have worked for them, do they put you in a general "pool" and you just grab whatever is next or do they give you a schedule (like a particular doctor to transcribe fo ...

Anyone ever heard of pink thumb? Her thumb started to pink up and she has numbness in her thumb, completely, with pink thumb with an area of ecchymosis Thanks. ...

It was obvious that it was impinging in the anterior aspect of the shoulder as we s/l cater or carried her into about 95 degrees of a reduction with internal rotation. Can't figure this one out. Any suggestions? Thanks! ...

In the general portion of the physical exam the blank sounds like visily. She is a happy little girl sitting in mother's lap, grinning at me, and _____ eating Cheetos. ...

Doing all orthopedics now, wondering if there are any seasoned orthopedics MTs that can refer me to some websites that you trust for terminology. Thanks. ...

The patient has a negative straight leg raise bilaterally and a negative s/l "gatlin's" test bilaterally. Any help appreciated. ...

have varicosities, but there is no progression....I did talk to her about swimming and cycling as other activities to maintain quad strength and keep her weight down for both her joint disease as well as risk of VSD. I can not figure out what VSD stands for. He says it very clearly. All my searches turn up ventricular septal defect, but his use of the word "distally" makes me think he is not talking about that. Plus, this is an orthopedist. ...

We also discussed the possibility of a Cozen's deformity. I have encouraged mom to seek follow up if she notices any asymmetry between his legs. ...

Hello MT's, I am looking for a sailor sign or a saylor sign. He refers to it during a radiographic review and may or may not be related to the radiocapitellar region. However, the more I reread what he says, the more I think it is a radiographic sign or signal. Anyone?? ...

dr is talking about the hand. weak innerocity of strength? ...

Describing an infant ...

The patient has a fracture and the doctor said he "placed a figure-8 splint." What is the correct for this: figure-8, figure-eight, figure-of-8, or figure-of-eight? ...

Cardiac enzymes, CPK were high but his MBs were normal. And polyamine was normal. Does this make any sense? ...

This is a doc dictating dietary modifications for pt with possible IBS: "I did recommend IBS lifestyle modifications in regards to the same, to decrease her sorbitol, lactose, high raffinose, eliminate wheat "lass." Thought it might be grass but it clearly starts with an "L" sound. ...

Physician dictates: "She was seen for pelvic pain and was noted to have probable physiologic sosompoth ovaries. She is still having menstrual cycles. She also was noted to have a 9 mm fibroid." I tried to spell the word I am having trouble finding like it sounds. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Don't know what I would do without you all!!! ...

JIM protein electrophoresis? Never heard this. Any clues? ...

CBC, CMP, ESR, CRP, and s/l immuno situation need help with above term. ...

Question of inflammatory bowel disease: I would definitely send her for s/l promiscuous set of etiology. Need help with above. Thanks ...

Doctor dictates, "Patient failed the Get Up and Go test." The patient may have failed, but I believe I can pass that. I'm out of here! ...

"medical language specialist" the stupidest thing ever? Why are they trying to glorify the title of this dead-end, one-way ticket to NOWHERE lame profession??? WHATEVER!!!!!!! ...

Note about child being seen in scoliosis clinic. Doctor says child is not fully grown, says: This is a nice 11-year-old girl who looks like she is in the middle of her growth spurt. She is premenarchal. She is starting to sprout up and she does not quite have _____ on her hand x-ray. All of us QA people and the MT hear "camping" - but can't find this anywhere. Has anybody heard of this? Thanks!! ...

The doc was finishing a D&C, and said "at the end of the procedure a satisfactory uterine _____ was palpated." Phonetically it sounded like "soo-ful." I'm sure he was talking about the uterine cavity, but I couldn't even figure out how to start spelling it. Thanks in advance for any help! ...

GI doc dictating on a patient who has a history of GI bleeding due to alcoholism. He states he has had a "BNT" in the past secondary to bleeding duodenal ulcers. Not sure what BNT is or what it stands for. Any help appreciated. Thanks. ...

Orthopedics Term - DianaV

Bekhterev, etc. - Karen

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