Possible kyphosis description

Help! Sounds like it begins with "sq" "squalolimbal" "square window" ......."a ___________laminectomy was cut" ...

Doctor is dictating what sounds like "She is also having drawing of her hands." I am assuming the patient is doing something with her hands, wanted to make sure that the statement is accurate. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ...

Can anyone tell me if this is an entry level coder job or does it sound like they are looking for a more experienced person? I am taking the CPC-H exam June 6th. It states medical records coder II. Qualifications: EDUCATION: Associate Degree in Health Information Technology preferred. Eligible for RHIT or coding certification. SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Codes all diagnosis and procedures on discharged inpatient, and outpatient charts using ICD-9 diagnosis codes, ICD-9 procedure c ...

In the musculoskeletal part of this physical exam, the dr. is dictating that the patient has "long-term deformities with a swan neck of the 2nd finger of the left hand a (s/l jacuze) appearance of the 3rd finger..." I have no idea what this means or how to spell it to even begin to look it up. Has anyone ever heard of anything like it? ...

I'm having trouble deciphering this word b/c I'm not sure if I should be looking for a type of rash or if she's simply telling where it is..."Rash - s/l privacy left arm - lupus erythematosus versus dermatosis versus lupus-like reaction to a drug versus urticaria...Resolution of the erythematous raised lesions on the upper arm." That is all that is said about the rash. Thanks for any help! ...

mediastinoscopy with dissection of level 4 right and left nodes. Doc says what s/l 'antithotic' and enlarged lymph nodes. These lymph nodes were hard and suspicious for metastatic disease. I cannot figure this out PLEASE HELP ...

a small, raised lesion that actually appears to be a basal cell carcinoma. It is in the vermilion border. It is associated with some dimpling in the center and has the rather typical pearly appearance with two injected vessels.- does anyone have a guess as to what sounds like "two injected vessels might be.? This lesion is on her lip. ...

I am attempting to write my Hardship letter. In a rough draft, I was told I need to explain what I do more clearly and why voice recognition and outsourcing has caused a loss of income as an MT over the last 2 years. I am struggling with this and have to have it submitted, signed and dated by Friday. Can anyone who is articulate help me please? Here is what I started with. I will take out company names and leave blanks. The attorney who read it said people wil ...

"All 12 mm port sites were closed with the inlet device, using figureâ��ofâ��eight 0 Vicryl stitches. " It's resection of a colon tumor and anastomosis using the da Vinci. I've heard this before but can't find a definite answer: Is it the "Inlet (brand) device" or "inlet (descriptor) device"? Thanks. ...

The doctor is explaining the pt's ambulation due to lumbosacral spondylosis for which he is doing radiofrequency ablation for. It s/l he is saying "list." With ambulation she has definitely got a significant (list) to the left side. She can heel-and-toe walk without much difficulty, and her balance appears to be quite good. Thanks! ...

Found this at www usajobs gov. It is a very good description of what coding is. You can see how challenging the duties are. The salary ranges are good, too. It's a VA position, where coders are GS 6/7/8. Upward promotion requires a year as a 6, a year as a 7, then you're an 8 if you learn what you should at each level. They also have positions at the 9/11 and higher levels associated with or supervising coding. A perform ...

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