mass measurement

I have entered "pama" as my shortcut for parotid mass; but also I transcribe the phrase "palpable mass", and would logically use "pama" for that. What is a good way in general to handle phrases that would use the same shortcut? Also, specifically for these two phrases, what would you use? I would like to be consistent so the shortcuts are easy to remember. Thanks for your input- ...

Baby's weight is up 1/10th of a kg. Is this correct? Would you type 1/10th of a kilogram or 0.10 of a kg? Any suggestions. TIA. ...

Thus far I have only had doctors refer to the JVD as flat or raised or sometimes at zero. Tonight, this doc says "JVD is 0 to 9 degrees/90 degrees" [I think]. I have found a site that describes JVD measurements, and one of them is 90 degrees--but there is no "zero to" part. Now I am second guessing my thought about it being 0 to 90 degrees. This doc is very sweet, but really mumbles the ends of his sentences. Anyone know about the JVD?? ...

Under the musculoskeletal portion of the physical exam, it is dictated, "Crepitus of the bilateral knees. No ankle tenderness or swelling. No MTP tenderness. Last (s/l Sjogren's) was 14.5 cm." I'm unsure what she would be measuring here. Also, I'm still wondering if anyone has any idea about this one, "MRI – mild. SI/degenerative arthritis. Imaging of the hands – small effusion of the carpals and (s/l peroneal) tendinopathy." & ...

Doctor says: "s/l MPS measurements revealed normal middle ear compliance and pressures." ...

The doctor dictates: two-tenths of a cc of 4 mg/cc dexamethasone How would this be correctly typed? He always uses cc as a measurement. It is the two-tenths of a cc that I am concerned about. Thanks so much! ...

"heart range from 95 to 1-teens?" Thanks in advance! ...

What if they don't dictated "feet" or "inches", just 5 9? ...

Hi all, Been doing echo reports for this doc for a while, and he's now added "ACS" to the list of measurements, e.g. "ACS is 1.8". Looked high and low...can't find this and was curious as to what it stands for. Any help? Thanks in advance. ...

says, "eighteen slash ten slash three four," and I am not sure how to transcribe the last part. I am a long-time transcriptionist but have never heard the measurements given that way, so any help from you cardiology gurus would be much appreciated. Thanks. ...

in giving a measurement for left atrial volume index, author says "50 cc per meter squared." How would that be correctly transcribed considering we are not to use cc, but rather mL, and we are not to use exponents? ...

Doctor says, "There were some pre-masses within the liver which had the appearance of focal nodular hyperplasia." Is the term "pre-masses" a correct term. I can't find it anywhere. ...

patient says h.e. mass has been present for several months. I can't figure out what h.e is, please help ...

Should "2-cm" be hyphenated? I know if it was just 2-cm mass it would be. In this case, 4 x 2 x 2 is still describing "mass" but it does not look right this way 4 x 2 x 2-cm mass. Ugh, it should still be hyphenated, huh? Anyone? ...

ENT surgeon: "Neck mass, rule out Breckinclot cyst, type II" ? cyst Thanks. ...

Look how "excited" we are Nuance. Transparent? Nope, not even to somebody with a calculus degree. Your insult to our intelligence is the final slap in the face. Let the Indians do it. OH WAIT, that was your intention all along. Good luck with that, karma's about to bite you good. ...

Anyone else feel this way??? They come up with this majorly confusing way of "compensation" for us and have known all along a) we would not like it and b) the majority of us would not be receiving it, so their wish is coming true. Pretty soon they will have all Indians doing their work. I am giving it to end of January and then I am outta here too. Can't handle the stress of this new plan. Honestly liked the old way better, at least if I got the incentive I knew it w ...

It was explained to the patient that if in the future this should become painful, bothersome or if it becomes s/l systetically unpleasing to him, we could resect the osteophyte. Definitely does not sound like cosmetically. Thanks for any help ...

Pt has numbness and decreased sensation to the right 3rd digit. "We are ordering s/l senswine sign testing" ? TIA ...

lung mass consistent with s/l "seecam" versus pulmonary sequestration ...

The patient had a CT of the abdomen and pelvis and the doc is saying: There was no evidence of an s/l emergic mass or fluid collection. TIA. ...

The patient does have a past medical history pertinent for having a right aortic arch with an anomalous left subclavian artery and a possible ligamentum resulting in a possible vascular ring. This was initially picked up after upper GI endoscopy which noted a posterior esophageal (s/l) pul-sa-tom mass. ...

Doctor says, "It turned out to be a *s/l vircacious* mass." I have tried variations, such as vercacious, vrucatious, vircacious, etc, but I am drawing a blank. Any ideas? Thanks for the help. ...

Patient with tonsillar cancer. A (gold stone) mass in the left angle of the jaw is smaller. ...

Patient noticed bleeding from underneath her left breast. A large mass was noted, which she thought was secondary to s/l "hider-in-dias." Biopsy showed grade 3 infiltrating ductal carcinoma which was ER/PR negative. Thanks! ...

I am doing a report on a surveillance cystoscopy and bladder washings. The doctor says: Bimanual exam shows no mass, (___), or fixation though she does have a grade 2-3 rectocele and grade 1 cystocele. It s/l the word starts with a "g." Sort of like generous or genitous? Any ideas? Thanks so much. ...

mass measurement - MT

use the x as the symbol - NM - hmmm

I would transcribe 20 x 20 cm but depends on account specs. - nm

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