I'm rapidly developing carpal tunnel. I wonder if I can get MQ to give me some time off without having to take LOA to give my wrists a break? Has anybody else had issues like this and how did accomodative was MQ? ...
as far as occupational hazards? Are we more prone to head and neck disease because of earphone usage? Arthritis because of all the hand work? I am trying to stay ahead of any potential health problems if I can. I notice that my eyes are shot from this job. I have to get a stronger prescription every year.
Thanks to any response. ...
I am starting to have a lot of difficulty with my hands after 24 years of transcribing. I wake up all night long with pain and tingling in my fingers. I am pretty sure I have carpal tunnel. Does anybody wear gloves while they are working to help with carpal tunnel? If so, what kind and where do you get them? TIA ...
Has any MT out there had carpal tunnel surgery? I'm having surgery on my right hand on Wednesday. Just curious if others have had it done and if they are happy with the results. ...
I can't figure out what the (___) would be. It s/l it could be (loss and) but I was thinking it was going to be a specific type of compression. It also could s/l (___ anti-) compression? It almost s/l moss anti-compression!!
"The nerve itself was atrophic and contracted and constricted consistent with (___) compression."
Thanks. ...
The surgeon is saying on carpal tunnel OP report: A s/l "sin" was placed, and there was direct visualization of the release back to 2-cm proximal to the distal palmar crease. I would appreciate any help for the "sin" word. Cannot find it anywhere and don't know if it is jargon or an acronym, device, or what. Thanks. ...
Fourth time I've tried to send this post. Apparently it only works in text mode - not rich text mode.
I'm trying to identify the fingerless gloves that have 2 wrist pads to protect the median nerve. Does anyone know the name of these gloves??? Thanks! ...
A left carpal tunnel release that the doc used a *parathenar* incision, dissected to subQ tissues, and the flexor *inacar* was identified proximally. ...
I was wondering if anyone has tried either the Kinesis contoured, Kinesis Freestyle, Goldtouch, or SafeType keyboards.
I am using a Microsoft ergo split keyboard now, but I am having more and more pain and numb/weird feelings in my arms and hands. It's getting to the point where I am having a lot of difficulty typing. I definitely need to invest in a more high-end ergo keyboard, but they are quite expensive and I am not sure which one would be best. Just looking for any experiences and pro ...
I am doing a carpal tunnel release. Dictator states "Next marking was made in the safe zone 5 mm ulnar to the 'interthecal' (he spells this out as interthecal) depression in line with the 3rd web space approaching but not crossing Kaplan cardinal line and approaching but not crossing proximally the wrist crease." I cannot find anything anywhere that is spelled interthecal. "Thecal" means "relating to a sheath, especially a tendon sheath." I suppose he could be meaning "between the ...
I would like to know exactly where else you would get it from when you're doing 8 hours a day, 5 days a week full-time job for one company for the past 20+ years.
No outside of work hobbies or activities to cause it according to patient.
This is workers comp law, according to the doctor. I'm unsure if it's that particular state where the patient resides, but if I were working 40 hours a week at the same job for many years and develop carpal or anything similar, you b ...
The CT scan of the head reported that there was atrophy noted in the ceverac node spaces in the frontal lobes.
ceveractnode ... ceverac node ... severac node... why can I not figure this one out. LOL ...
Under laboratory date it sounds like he is saying I gap 9, what would that be? I was thinking anion gap (AGAP) but the value seemed extremely high. ...
Possibly a feeding tube? She does have a PEG tube. Need to know the reference, too, please. I know I've had this term before, but I can't remember where I found it. ...
The physician states " at any ventirm" (thats what it sounds like), her outlook is much more positive.
It sounds like he saying at any , In any,
sounds like innnneeeeveennntermmmm????? cld somebody please help me out?? ...
Ok I need some help here is the sentence he is giving me and the blank sounds like corina. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It encircled the esophagus and the descending aorta at the level of the _____. ...
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Doctor dictates s/l Celesta in a drug list... this supposedly for seasonal allergies. Any help would be appreciated. If you have a link to verify, please include it. I'm all out of spelling variations to try.
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I made a longitudinal oriented incision and expressed some purulence out with pressure, cephalad and caudad, knee-v-eel, and lateral.
The patient has a infected brown recluse bite on his anterior proximal lateral knee. Any ideas?
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