pink thumb - orthopedics

It was a great job while it lasted. Had a feeling with all the OOW lately that this was going to happen. On to better things. ...

As American-born, English-speaking doctors are becoming the minority, I think all companies should openly state what percentage of ESL will be encountered in a new job and then ask 1 year of experience for each percentage of ESL; e.g. 40% ESL (the maximum I can personally tolerate) 4 years experience plus a differential in the line rate, too. What do y'all think? ...

Patient has a 3 x 2 cm laceration at s/l glabber's and nonglabber's junctions of the thumb. I have no idea and have looked around for various sound variations, glabber, glavver, gleiver?? I am coming up with nothing. TIA! ...

I know the hallux is the big toe, but can it also be used for the thumb? The doc is doing a carpal tunnel release and CMC arthroplasty and states "this gave us very good position of the first metacarpal and *hallux* nicely in place." It is very clearly *hallu*, but sounds like it may have a T at the end. Hallut? I have never heard this and can't verify it. ...

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 ...

repair of a laceration on thumb pad. Doc said he anesthetized the s/l plasun... Can find no reference... Help! TIA ...

Curious if anyone else has started having base of thumb and small finger pain and swelling since doing ASR for the past many years? ...

Dictated .... "I took down the outside dressing to just look, left the S/L **boltrous** in place, and the skin graft looks excellent." TIA ...

I've been offered part-time transcription at home, working for one orthopedic surgeon. I've got over 12 years experience in many specialties, but have never done orthopedics. The interview is next week. Any advice on how best I could prepare to work in this specialty for the first time? It sounds like a great opportunity, but at the beginning a lot of the terminology would be very difficult for me. I won't have a QA person monitoring my work ...

Thoracic laminectomy with a resection of intradural and intramedullary spinal cord. Pathology revealed multiple "pink red ten" tissues that were submitted in a piecemeal fashion and consistent with anaplastic ependymoma grade III. ...

Good morning! Look for the correct spelling of Lavine brace ... is it lavine, Lavine, levine, Levine? Child has Osgood-Schlatter's and doc wants to brace him up. ...

I am new to an orthopedics account with a dictator who is so marble mouthed, I feel like crying! Here is the sentence: His ___ s/l signal within the lateral femoral condyle and medial patellar facet suggest patellar subluxation as well as some ____ s/l signal up in the medial retinaculum. Any help would be appreciated -- I am not having a good time tonight... ...

Patient with bibasilar thumb arthritis. A s/l 282 brace discussed. She wants to hold off. Thank you in advance. ...

I have an interview w/MD-IT (orthopedics) and wondered if anyone has any knowledge about this company that they would like to share. I originally applied to them a while back, took the test, but they filled the position. They contacted me about a part-time position if I was still available and have set up an interview. If you have worked for them, do they put you in a general "pool" and you just grab whatever is next or do they give you a schedule (like a particular doctor to transcribe fo ...

The patient has low back pain. Doc says he did Kemp's test, Bechterew's test and what s/l "Niapoo's" test? I've searched so many spellings without finding it. Anyone know the term? ...

It was obvious that it was impinging in the anterior aspect of the shoulder as we s/l cater or carried her into about 95 degrees of a reduction with internal rotation. Can't figure this one out. Any suggestions? Thanks! ...

Doing all orthopedics now, wondering if there are any seasoned orthopedics MTs that can refer me to some websites that you trust for terminology. Thanks. ...

The patient has a negative straight leg raise bilaterally and a negative s/l "gatlin's" test bilaterally. Any help appreciated. ...

have varicosities, but there is no progression....I did talk to her about swimming and cycling as other activities to maintain quad strength and keep her weight down for both her joint disease as well as risk of VSD. I can not figure out what VSD stands for. He says it very clearly. All my searches turn up ventricular septal defect, but his use of the word "distally" makes me think he is not talking about that. Plus, this is an orthopedist. ...

We also discussed the possibility of a Cozen's deformity. I have encouraged mom to seek follow up if she notices any asymmetry between his legs. ...

Hello MT's, I am looking for a sailor sign or a saylor sign. He refers to it during a radiographic review and may or may not be related to the radiocapitellar region. However, the more I reread what he says, the more I think it is a radiographic sign or signal. Anyone?? ...

dr is talking about the hand. weak innerocity of strength? ...

Examination revealed a large superficial mass in the dorsal radial aspect of the hand at the level of the "as proper" tendon towards the thumb. ...

At least I think that's what he's saying. It doesn't sound like CNC. Can't find either...Thanks! ...

Musculoskeletal: Exam reveals paraspinal muscle spasm in the lumbar area. Straight leg raising is negative. "Thumb" test is positive on the left side. she does have intact reflexes. ...

The patient has a fracture and the doctor said he "placed a figure-8 splint." What is the correct for this: figure-8, figure-eight, figure-of-8, or figure-of-eight? ...

pink thumb - orthopedics - mt3

means that the thumb is getting a better blood supply - as it is in pinking up (nm)

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