correct way to type 4 #50 nylon sutures?

I am new at transcribing op reports. Physician is discussing sutures and I am wondering about the proper way to type this. Do you type 3-0 or spell it out as in three-zero? Thanks! ...

Should this be typed (5/10 or 5 out of 10) for: which decreased her pain to about 5/10 or 5 out of 10. ...

doctor dictates 15 to 17 millimeters from... is this just 15 to 17 mm from... or what?? I am obviously suffering from heat induced stupidity. THANKS!!! ...

What is the correct way to type, when doc says C1-2, 3 ? ...

I find all sorts of ways to type this in the I-net, and I have it in an old expander as Co Q-10, but spellcheck suggests CoQ 10 - which places the 10 on the next line - does anyone know for sure how this is typed? Thanks... ...

I am trying to find the correct abbreviation for kilo-ohm. Any suggestions? ...

It is written in the patient's chart as "carbevo." I know it is for Parkinson disease. Carbidopa and levodopa. I googled it and found carb/levo. I'm not sure if I should type it that way or type it out completely. The doctor is pronouncing it as "carbevo" also. Any information would be helpful. Thanks! ...

is this the correct way to type 1/2-inch leg length discrepancy? She has a 1/2-inch leg length discrepancy with the right leg being shorter than the left. tia. ...

What is the correct way to type medication x days? i.e. Pt was given Lasix 20 od x 10 days. OR Pt was given Lasix 20 mg od x10 days. ...

Unsure if this would be S1, S2, S3 or S123 or S1-2-3 or ?? JD ...

is it ST-T wave, ST and T-wave, or is there a preferred format? Thanks. ...

Dictator says "3-0 Vicryl" and "4-0 nylon". Is this capitalization correct or should nylon be capitalized? ...

I am used to hearing "two oh pds sutures" and transcribing "2-0 PDS sutures." Now I have heard two different docs say, "two point oh pds sutures." I am wondering if this is another type of suture. I googled and found many more hits with "2-0 PDS sutures" but still some published articles with "2.0 PDS sutures." Anyone know what's up with this? ...

Which is it? 6 ott sutures 6 Ott sutures 6-ott sutures (I'm obviously confused) ...

The patient has four s/l inarthed sutures on her chin. This is a 3-year-old patient. Thanks for taking the time and any help you can offer! ...

Is there such a thing as figure-of-x sutures? ...

doctor is saying "two double O silk sutures" and I am not sure how to type that. My first thought was 2-00 silk sutures? Does anyone know if that is right? Thanks in advance! ...

FILMS OF THE CHEST, 2 VIEWS COMPARISONS: ___ [DATE]. HISTORY: (s/l itus), congestive heart failure. FINDINGS: A problem with the cardiac silhouette is noted. (s/l stoney) sutures are present. Thoracic screw fixation is noted of the distal thoracic spine. Surgical clips are noted in left upper quadrant. Mild blunting is noted in the left costophrenic angle suggesting atelectasis. No focal areas of consolidation are identified. ...

Sounds like "monocle sutures" "s/l Monocle sutures are clipped." Any ideas? Thanks :) ...

Morning all - looking for suture name/type. Doc dictates s/l 14-0 ef a lon was used for closure. Pt. had sharp dissection of nose lesion. Thank you! ...

Whatever they are, they are attaching a skin graft to the mandible. Thanks! ...

Multiple 6-0 s/l fullon sutures were then utilized to complete the skin closure. ...

Irrigation was done and we placed interrupted 2-0 Monocryls within the aneurysm sac itself to cause collapse of the soft tissue. The skin was closed with 2-0 Prolene and 4 (for endair) sutures for eversion. ...

This ia a verbatim account. D: ....was closed with triple plain gut. Should I leave it as triple or could it be 3-0 plain gut? ...

correct way to type 4 #50 nylon sutures? - LHMT

Four, 5-0 nylon sutures. - TiredMT

THANK YOU!!! - LHMT

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