dental terms

I signed up for dental coverage for the first time this year. I haven't received anything. Does anyone know if we are supposed to receive a dental card? Thanks ...

X-rays shows questioning loosening of s/l acetoid process in the left. Broken s/l schakloz wires. The doc is examining the patient's hips. Any help much apreciated. Thank you! ...

Does anyone have a good site for EKG terms. I have this physician using terms I have never heard before like what sounds like "white count fixed ectopy" and maybe my brain is just tired (like that is anything new :0) but for the life of me I cannot figure out what he is saying. I HATE to leave blanks so any help would be much appreciated at this wonderful hour of the night ( 12 am here) Thanks!! ...

Is it 3 view x-ray or a three-view x-ray or does it matter? thanks in advance! ...

I have 2 blanks not able to understand. The first one sounds like oil or soil and the second one sounds like towish (tow like towel) maybe tawlish. A 12-lead EKG showed a slightly sinus _____ pattern in the 1 and _____ P wave in lead 2, so I cannot rule out the possibility of borderline atrial enlargement. TIA ...

I am not a medical transcriptionist. I usually do general transcription. I have a doctor speaking, using some terminology I cannot find. May I give you a phonetic description of what I think he is saying? If anyone recognizes this, could you please give me some suggestions on what you think he is saying. I'm hearing "brocoderal species" that causes "glanders amyloidosis". Does this ring any bells for anyone? ...

Need some help with these terms that are some type of eye surgery. They are mentioned in the past medical history. Resident dictates what sounds like "rule-op-sis" to the right eye (spells this rulptoss, which I am sure doesn't spell anything!) and "lul-pop-tosis" to the left eye (spells this lulptosos, which also doesn't spell anything!). I would greatly appreciate any ideas you have! I am on my last nerve with these students, residents, foreign doctors, etc., being ...

The sentence "Hemodialysis was done on that day, and one liter of fluid was removed" is one liter correct or is it 1L or 1 liter???? ...

Anyone familiar with these terms, can't even hear him well enough to get a s/l The P onset ________ was 0, the P onset *DVJ or AVJ* was 13. TIA! ...

Hi, I want to say thanks for trying to help me. There is subluxation of the right thumb with limitation of motion include 4/5 apposition. There is considerable weakness of the right hand when compare to the left. There is decrease in the right radial reflex. The subluxation is probably secondary to the absence of ______ _____ of original fixation. Loose component, total joint replacement, right metacarpal joint. Hi, I want to say thanks for trying to help me. I am struggling to figure ...

I am curious as to how people who work for DSG feel about DSG in terms of their work flow and if you have enough work to fill a 40-hour week. If you prefer private e-mail, that's fine. Not looking for either slamming or touting the company, but I do want OBJECTIVE information, which would include if you run out of work consistently or, conversely, if you have plenty of work to keep you going 40 hrs a week. Just the facts please. "I run out of work all the time," "I have plenty of ...

Can you combine any two anatomical or directional terms, just because they are dictated adjacent to each other? ...

Haven't done enough of these complicated OB reports I guess. Doc says patient had what sounds like "COREO" (in which she lost the baby) and something that sounds like "TOCOS" in relation to some cervical irritability. Can't find anything to verify either. Any suggestions? ...

tired of fixing wrong terms that look right..starting my list again..Dont know why I bother they send them to India who screws them up and its just a cycle...I like to bang my head against the wall too!!! ...

Has anyone ever left job on not so great terms and then applied at the same place a few years later? Did you get re-hired or not? I was considering applying at a company that I was let go from a few years back because I did not make line counts. I know that I would be able to make those counts now. ...

Do you prefer reference books or online searches? Dorlands/Stedman's/websites? I currently use (have forever) Stedman's word books but was curous about other's thoughts on this. TIA. ...

now to evaluate her right lower extremity wasting syndrome which has been associated with a normal EMG suggesting central wasting. I find wasting syndrome, salt-wasting, cerebral salt. It clearly sounds like central a few times. anyone hear of this? ...

New ones on me: _______with intraoperative Doppler S/L incination or encination - guess it could be uncination but does not s/l that at all Recurrent arteries of ______were identified bilaterally and then working through the frontal gyrus.... S/L huminer Just curious - anyone know? ...

A post on the company board got me to think about what it is we (as MTs) need in terms of pay. Does 3 cpl provide for you and your family (if you have dependents)? Does 12 cpl provide that need? What is your daily average of income regardless of whether it is voice recognition or straight income? Do you have a bottom line that you will not cross or will find something outside of medicatl transcription? I will post separately my personal need and hope others will share theirs. ...

I'm looking for a list of medical terms widely used in the US that have come from other languages (French, Spanish, Italian, German). An example would be "peau d'orange" to describe skin like orange peel in breast cancer inflamations. Has anyone seen such a list on the web ? ...

Anyone heard of clicking test and pushup test, (hammertoe surgery)?? ...

What is going on with those main terms? My coding textbook keeps wanting me to identify the main term, but I can't figure out which one it is. If you can find something under three different words in the Alphabetic Index, how do you know which is the main term? The one I choose is never the one the book says is right! This is frustrating. Does this mean I am not cut out to be a coder? ...

My new account includes physical therapy and rehabilitation reports. It's been many moons since I've done this worktype. I've googled for PT terms, but nothing I find is very helpful. Does anyone know of a PT glossary that's free on line? I'll be eternally grateful for any help. ...

Regarding tooth extraction, I cannot understand if the dictator is saying lidocaine and 1:1000 epi or 1:100,000 epi. I don't know much about dental surgery. Would appreciate help from someone who knows which it is. Thank you. ...

The POPS lesion is on the peroneal longus tendon. I can't find it anywhere. The s/l Oleay incision is for excision of the anterior process of the calcaneus. ...

Hello...I have a dental procedure under anesthesia....Sounds like she's saying the anesthesia is "G A V and met" - Is GAV and MET correct? ...

I'm new to dental so kind of lost.....doc says "tooth No. 31 facial decay was excuvated and the prep surface was s/l "withdrawn with a glass eye-awn-a-ma". thanks. ...

dental terms - sm

Prophy is short for prophylaxis - sm

prophy - kcmt

thanks - sm

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