Anyone know of a good site(s) to get in-depth radiation therapy terminology? I have about 50 jobs in queue and have never typed it! Thought I'd ask here if anyone has a site they like while I continue to look for one. Thanks a million for any help! ...
I can't figure out what this word should be. It s/l fest-itis. It doesn't sound like fasciitis. Do any of you know what it might be?
Postprocedure Diagnoses: Urinary retention, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (obstructive), and radiation fastitis.
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The phrase is She will be evaluated by PT, OT and speech therapy, corrected to She will be evaluated by PT, OT and Speech Therapy. I thought it was only capitalized in when followed by a proper name like Montana Central Hospital Speech Therapy.
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Regarding the DLP - I've seen it written variously mGy-cm, mGy•cm and mGy.cm.
Becuase it's a product, my inclination is think that the second (with the dot used as in mathmetical publications to indicate multiplication) is correct but just not sure.
Anyone have a definitive answer & reference?
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I am working on a radiation oncology dictation and the MD is stating that a breast tumor is measuring s/l T2N0P(i)...I am familiar with the first part of this cancer staging (the T-N part) but can't seem to find any reference to the second portion. It really sounds like he is saying "P." I see it referenced as a lowercase p but can't figure it out for sure. He dictated the lowercase "i" being in parentheses too, but I can't find any reference for that either!
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past medical history: prostrate cancer treated with external beam radiation.
Sentence in question: PSA on Nilandron 150 mg daily has been eleveated but stable with last PSA s/l "of his" 4.8.
Question: (1) Should there be a comma between stable and with? (2) what are the chances of him really say PSA of his 4.8 or am I missing a key word here??
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
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This patient has rheumatoid arthritis and the doctor dictates the following:
"(s/l Gope) therapy - no efficacy. (s/l Flusilamine) - great response - on for 18 years."
I'd appreciate any ideas on where to look or what the words may be...I couldn't find anything online. ...
"Psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis – diagnosed in 2008, but never started on any s/l immodulary therapy."
That's all for that sentence and that particular diagnosis is never brought up again in this dictation. ...
As the dressing was placed on, her DG Arthur cold therapy pad was wrapped into the dressing.
I've been trying to confirm DG Arthur cold therapy pad, but I can't find it. Has anyone heard of something similar to this?
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It may be that a total dose of 36 Gy is not necessary, and lowering the dose to 25 to 30/60 may be an appropriate approach, if there is a CR to chemotherapy. ...
She was placed on a pillow with Styrofoam, and her hands were positioned high by holding handles across on her chest. Two dental _ were placed in the left groin fold. ...
Anybody know of a way to adjust how far the foot pedal backs up? Yesterday, out of the blue, every time I took my foot off the pedal and restarted it, it backed up almost a whole line. It's making me crazy, especially in ASR. Grrrr. ...
she is very easy to understand and likes using lots of "hard" words. She keeps repeating this type of sentence -
He showed difficulty when given a simple two-sentence scenario and asked questions s/l "per ren". He appeared to have difficulties understanding simple, "who questions," s/l "per ren".
any help always much appreciated! ...