This is probably something painfully obvious that is escaping me. Young male who bit his lip. exam "Slight (s/l typtic) area on the lip." Treatment recommended is Orabase and salt water cleansing. ...
I think that part of a physician's training/internship or whatever should be to have 6 months to 1 year of being an MT before they start practicing medicine. Maybe that would help. Of course, then they would all know how to type their own reports and the need for us will diminish...yet, a physician's time is apparently very precious...so maybe not. Just thinking outloud, never gonna happen. ...
I've always used oral mucosa but in looking up a prior report today saw an MT had transcribed it as "Oromucosa is moist."
Have I been doing it wrong all this time???
How do you transcribe this?
TIA :) ...
I know I learn something every day in this business, but I've never heard of this. She's very, very clear, but I'd like to know for sure before I QA. Thanks!
For context, this is the complete statement:
She was found to have a hemoglobin as low as 7.8 and was sent to the emergency room. This did not require an s/l oral transfusion.
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Stumped here. :(
Surgeon says:
Two screws fractured at the level of the bone. They were ____________ and removed in the usual fashion.
The blank sounds like "truffened", "troughened", "truffined"? Some sort of removal. I have absolutely no idea.
Thanks in advance. :) ...