I managed to squeak through the rest, but the drainage at the end stumps me.
"Prior to closure, *15 round Foley colluded blade* drains are brought out through lateral stab incisions secured with 2-0 nylon suture." Thanks! ...
Is there any clear way to know how I&D should be expanded? Am I correct to assume irrigation and debridement for a wound and incision and drainage for an abscess?
What about for a paronychia? Right now I have a patient who was I&D'd recently for a paronychia, which is an abscess, so I assume it was incised and drained, but it also says the nail was debrided. ...
Patient is having evaluation for tonsils and adenoids. Doc says: "Patient had a s/l clerbitous postnasal drainage. No mass or lesion noted in the oral cavity."
He speaks really fast, so this might even be "clear something nasal drainage." I'm just not sure what this might be. Any ideas? Thanks. And the "a" could just be a pause. Again, not sure.
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I mean I must have come across this before and if I have and have typed pussy drainage, I guess I never really thought it sounded funny... but tonight it does and Im totally confused. With pus translate to pussy when describing a wound's drainage? Or should I change it to pus-like drainage? ...
Can anyone help? The doctor sounds like he is saying "CT duke-added" drainage". He is talking about diverticulitis that has extended into the perirectal tissues and abscessed.
Thanks, Mary
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transcribing cardiology report. Patient has an LVAD and what sounds like "blake side" or "plate site" drainage treated with antibiotics. I am stumped. ...