Has anyone ever heard the initials PNK or TNK for cath procedure. Patient having multiple procedures done and all I know is that it is a thrombolytic agent. I have looked up both in the abbreviation site and find nothing for TNK (which sounds more like it), but PNK??? Any thoughts or ideas, some med I would assume but I have stumped on this one.
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She is dictating: A #4.0 Judkins left catheter was now advanced through the right femoral artery sheath. This was advanced through the ostium of the left coronary artery. Shouldnt this be left? ...
I am new MT (sort of). I am doing a cardiac cath from an ESL with marbles in his mouth. This is a false positive stress test, and I am going nuts with one phrase. It is:
"The left anterior descending artery was large, 5 mm in diameter. (s/l tran sif ico) was mildly tortuous but no focal lesions."
I googled the phrase and found it, and was led to this site, but it is not here. Anybody have a clue on the (s/l trans sif ico)? ...
Hello, hoping someone can help. Perclose s/l ?otomy closure device? Anyone have any ideas? This is for a cardiac cath also ?tic aortic valve stenois? thanks!!! ...
No mitral regurgitation. The R-R interval is 102 milliseconds. s/l Polintative ventriculography. There is mild anterolateral hypokinesis, otherwise the left ventricular appears to contract at normal coordinated fashion. ...
In a cath report, is it support wire or sport wire? With Google, it seems like it should be support wire, but it sure sounds like he (ESL) says sport wire.
JR4 guiding catheter with side hole was used to selectively engage the right coronary artery. Short sport wire was advanced all the way to the distal vessel. After that, we placed 2.75 x 30-mm Resolute drug-eluting stent
We used a 3.75 EBU guiding catheter selectively engaged left main and the same sport wire was advanced ...
In a patient with lower extremity claudication; Dictator is saying: Patient has a high degree of stenosis in the (s/l) NACE limb above the bifurcation.
I've looked up NAC, NACE, NASE and don't seem to find anything that fits.
Later in the report he says: She was counseled on options and due to her severe level of cardiac disease was precluded from having a reconstruction of her NACE.
It's a long report and except for that I'm almost done so if someone cou ...
There were irregularities noted distally less than 20%. Diags were normal. Circumflex was a moderate caliber vessel that was normal. OM1 was a B caliber vessel that was normal. ...
Sounds like "RBU 4 to 6-French guide catheter" or maybe "RBU4 6-French guide catheter"
Dictates it so fast I can't tell what is going on here.
TIA!!! ...
that is less than 30 lines; dictator who repeats every sentence with 1 subtle change; DEAD AIR, etc. It is stressful enough that I'm losing money today but to be stressed out about line count and being perfect...I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!! ...
Help! I am transcribing from some tapes, yes tapes, and the sound quality is extremely poor. Wondering if anyone knows if conference mode versus dictation mode makes any difference in sound quality. Need to do something. Digital would be best if I can convince them to change. Thanks for any suggestions. ...
Well this whole transcription thing is not going well. Duh! With a really bad work schedule, an hour commute each way and now the threat of the hospital outsourcing our department, I am trying to think of something I can do from home besides work for peanuts for a MTSO. I am expecting my first child soon and really want to be home with him. Does anyone have a friend or family member who has successfully implemented her own business (perhaps with a transcription background) and if so, ...