Dictated: A 15-1/2-year-old bone age in a 15- and 11-month-old girl.
How would you transcribe? Maybe:
15-year- and 11-month-old girl?
15-year-and-11-month-old girl?
(Not a 100% verbatim account.)
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The doctor is doing a consult on a 13-year-old girl. She says:
"Tebarche and thelarche was also this year, up to 10 or stage 4 by description."
thanks!
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Which is correct: "The patient is here for a 3-month followup visit." or "The patient is here for a 3 month followup visit." I was always told in this instance that it is without the hyphen becuase putting the hyphen in it will mean that the visit is 3 months long versus a visit at 3 months' time. Which is the correct way to do this? I got a correction back on a file and I was pretty sure I had it right. ...
There is noted to be significant degenerative changes at the L5-S1 level on the pelvic x-ray. Visualization of the more **collateral** lumbar spine is not able to observed on this x-ray. tia ...
I'm having trouble with this x-ray description of the leg. "8 mm round calcific, (s/l rawcific) density adjacent to the posterior aspect of the tibia - (s/l free joint or rejoint) body or synovial osteochondromatosis." And later when she is describing the knee pain, is sounds like she is saying "acific" calcification behind the right knee with OA.
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Looking for correct spelling for Silverman series.. done for possible child abuse cases.. Just something nagging at me that this is not the correct spelling? ...
Patient had elbow arthroplasty.
X-rays reviewed that show well positioned total elbow arthroplasty with s/l **cement _________________** ossification of soft tissues"
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I have a friend who lead MT at a radiology group and she tells me that they are using software that reads parts of an x-ray. It can detect where the calcifications are. I wonder if the radiologists are thinking they may out of a job just like us someday. ...
For those MTs who are radiology MTs, when you transcribe portable chest x-rays, does your hospital or MTSO require you to include not only the date of the portable chest x-ray but also the time? ...
There is no evidence of loosening of the hardware although on one AP, there does appear to be increased lucency about the fracture site, which could be attributed to s/l moth effect. ...
The lateral view showed similar findings, both anterior and posteriorly, superior and inferiorly, of the lumbar vertebrae and more significantly **autofusion** was noted at the L4-L5 level. ...
PA says "there is an infraclavicular spur on a 20 degree Hawikin's view. (can't find my script on this format for degree sign). Usually I hear Rockwood view.
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There is no evidence of loose body. On the lateral view, s/l **Blue-mont-slots** line is intact with neutral patella. There are no significant degenerative changes of the patellofemoral compartment. There is no evidence of subluxation or tilt. ...