Skin ulcers, wound VAC or is it V.A.C?

Pt has numerous ulcers. Dr. keeps saying "decubiti." Steadmans says plural is decubitus, not decubiti. But online says plural is decubiti. Which is it? ...

Sorry, think this may have posted on the main board. Gunshot wound or incised wound. Wound track or wound tract? ...

"She has had no new symptoms, no rash, no photosensitivity, no alopecia, and no (s/l pallor or pallid?) or mouth ulcers, and she has resolved arthralgias." Patient has systemic lupus erythematosus. I see reference to malar rashes but not "pallor." Is that correct? Word definitely starts with a "P". Dr has Indian accent. I see that thrush can be common. ...

I would add an antibiotic to decrease the *colony counter* ulcers in her foot and try to speed up the healing with doxycycline. ...

Under physical examination Skin: Flushed, moist, s/l attached, clear, no rashes??? help please with the underlined. also, under Neurology: Patient is l somewhat lethargic, but arousable and seems to be oriented most or s/l work? Please help with underlined. ...

Hear "Skin pink, warm and dry," often. Would this be correct in a black patient? ...

Is it wound vac, wound Vac, wound VAC, or wound V.A.C.? I have seen it all four ways. Any ideas? Thanks ...

I have typed it like this for years and years (Wound V.A.C.) and while reviewing my "editor reviews" from a new account yesterday noted that Wound V.A.C. had been changed to wound VAC througout the report. I have sent an e-mail requesting clarification from them but wanted to take a poll here also. Thank you! ...

I had been typing this as wound V.A.C. and then was instructed that "per BOS" to take all punctuation out of acronyms. Now QA has instructed me to type this V.A.C. since this is the registered trademark name....I wish QA would make up their minds before I lose mind. TIA! :-) ...

No skin problems other than the apparent s/l del I ga that she does have. ...

The specimen consists of an [ellipse of skin?] with a stoma of bowel in the center. Is this right? Does it make sense? ...

In the physical exam under derm, the patient has s/l "malaz" on the face. Her only listed diagnosis is fibromyalgia and the rest of her physical exam is normal except she has a dry mouth and erythema around the nail beds. ...

Dr. dictates: "Breast exam shows right breast with a slightly mobile, but obvious, mass below the nipple area with retraction of the nipple inward, and appears to have S/L skin embola but no evidence of ulceration at present." Please help! ...

Does anyone know what this might be? It s/l ab-sins. Thanks in advance. "Attention was then turned to the left axilla which was prepped with Betadine. Each of the skin tags was grasped with an ___, excised using an 11 blade, and then the base was cauterized for hemostasis." ...

Anyone know this type of skin retractor for excising a lipoma from chest wall? It s/l sins or possibly a-sins. Thank you! The skin was retracted using ___ and then later with army-navy, and the lipoma was dissected free from the surrounding structures using blunt dissection and cautery. ...

I need help, please, with a word? Here it goes: The anterior segment is remarkable for papilloma of the right lower lid as well as a lesion just temporal to the right eye that appears to be an old skin cancer lesion or a (sounds like "mevel.") Thank you so much! ...

Patient scraped her knuckles on a cheese grater. Doctor dictates, "They have melayer ? and scab, but they do not really appear infected." ...

We did a CT scan of her abdomen which was showing status post partial colectomy with ileostomy in the right lower abdomen; postoperative changes within the anterior abdominal wall including a small amount of fluid with the area s/l descended upon the lateral aspect of the renal alba, postoperative versus early infection; and a periumbilical ventral hernia which is small. During the course of her stay here, she had a wound culture which was showing s/l tugulous Escherichia coli. ...

Sounds like the doctor says P. Acmuesachia, NES???? Does anyone know a good web site to find out things like culture and sensitivity? Thanks :) ...

it was a smashed toe and nail plate had to be repositioned - Dad has been doing daily dressing changes at home, which includes s/l "pass rinth", hydrogen s/l "brooks" peroxide soaks. thanks. ...

Nonhealing ulcer of the left foot. The patient will still be nonweightbearing to the foot. In the front of the part, I advised the patient to use s/l alcosolatee. ...

When designating pressure ulcer stage, would you capitalize the S in Stage?: His Stage III pressure ulcer. and for a Spandage, is it: No.8 Spandage or No. 8 Spandage or even #8 Spandage ...

The patient's wound culture demonstrated gram-negative rods, pseudomonas, s/l florsesens and puteeta. ...

The operative note indicates that the wound tracked into the flexor hallucis longus channel. Would this be correct? I know it is wound tract, but I don't think tracted is a word. ...

I'm doing a Wittmann patch procedure and the doc keeps referring to a "a fair" wound VAC. Could be aphthair, afthar, or something like that. Any ideas? I must be hearing incorrectly, but it sounds the same each time. Any ideas appreciated. TIA! ...

woundbed or wound bed. I dont know why, but i cant remember which one it is, all of a sudden. ...

Patient transferred after femoropopliteal bypass on the left lower extremity, and wound s/l effusion, full thickness, performed on the left foot. ...

Skin ulcers, wound VAC or is it V.A.C? - Elderberry

V.A.C. - According to

Vacuum-assisted closure VAC - Liz

it may be... - je suis MT

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