I am having extreme difficulty with a dictation. I have read some other post, but when I ask a transcription advisor at Allied, if in fact the doctor is saying "flat", I'm told no. Anyone have any idea what is being said? The sentence is " On digital rectal exam the prostate is (flat, flas, flaccid) without firmness or nodularity."
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The patient has cancer of the prostate. He is status post s/l Vansus placement and on antiandrogens.
Cannot find a references. Help if you can please. Thanks! ...
Help please! I'm doing autopties and there are new words for me. She says, "The prostate gland reveals a few tan-white firm (s/l) whirl? masses."
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Im stuck, I know I have typed this before..... Drug for prostate cancer, s/l abiodorone. Not amiodorone (for arrythmia) but I hear an "abbi-odorone" - On the tip of my fingers and I can't remember - Ugggh.. Thanks ...
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.
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Anyone ever heard of a Gleason socore of 4-6 or 4+6. I have heard 3+4 and 4+3, but this doc is dictating "Gleason 4 6", and I have no idea what she means. ...
Prostate exam: Moderately large prostate without s/l dystrophy, nodularity, tenderness, or s/l vomulence.
when he says what s/l dystrophy, the audio is a little fuzzy and I'm not sure. The end of the word definitely sounds like *a fee ...
He scores 10 out of 25 points on the SHIM components of the International Index of Erectile Function, but all 10 points are for "when you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory to you," he gave himself 5 points there. Otherwise, he is not able to have sexual activity. ...
A repeat transrectal biopsy of the prostate was performed revealing atypical s/l "repair" or "rapara" consistent with radiotherapy in all the obtained core specimens. ...
The doctor dictates: *to surgery after appropriate preparation and today* prosthetic arthroplasty, Austin Moore-type left hip. What I flagged, I know cannot be completely right because it doesn't make sense. Any clues as what he may be saying?? Thanks!
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