This is exactly what the doctor says. I'm unsure how to write it out. Any help would be appreciated.
This patient is known to have metastatic colon cancer. He was first diagnosed in 2006 and was originally PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 and received chemotherapy and radiation therapy but had recurrent disease.
PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 is what I need help with.
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Help would be greatly appreciated because I can't locate it anywhere and have not in the last 3 years of doing Ortho had a doctor dictate this way...which I have transcribed verbatim.
" Mr. X is a 33-year-old male, with a history of Chrohn’s disease, who has a history of increasing left hip pain. X-rays, MRI, and plain films are consistent with a collapsed femoral head (stage IV B2). "
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I have a doctor dictating a cancer stage for colon cancer, this is what she dictated. I am sure this is not typed right. Could someone help me out with this? Stage IIc PT4 BPN0PMX. ...
I have seen the staging/grading represented in conflicting ways and do not own a book of style. Can someone tell me if this is a correct way to represent renal cell carcinoma staging: Stage pT3a, pNx, pMx
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Doc dictates "The patient has a history of chronic kidney disease (stage 4 to stage 5) ?!?! is that how it is transcribed per the BOS II ... I just moved and cannot locate my book for verification. ...
Does anyone know the correct way to transcribe breast cancer staging when dictated as follows: pT2 "sentinel node 0" MX. I am not sure how to transcribe the dictated "sentinel node 0." Thanks for your help. ...
I am having extreme difficulty with a dictation. I have read some other post, but when I ask a transcription advisor at Allied, if in fact the doctor is saying "flat", I'm told no. Anyone have any idea what is being said? The sentence is " On digital rectal exam the prostate is (flat, flas, flaccid) without firmness or nodularity."
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The patient has cancer of the prostate. He is status post s/l Vansus placement and on antiandrogens.
Cannot find a references. Help if you can please. Thanks! ...
Help please! I'm doing autopties and there are new words for me. She says, "The prostate gland reveals a few tan-white firm (s/l) whirl? masses."
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Im stuck, I know I have typed this before..... Drug for prostate cancer, s/l abiodorone. Not amiodorone (for arrythmia) but I hear an "abbi-odorone" - On the tip of my fingers and I can't remember - Ugggh.. Thanks ...
Anyone ever heard of a Gleason socore of 4-6 or 4+6. I have heard 3+4 and 4+3, but this doc is dictating "Gleason 4 6", and I have no idea what she means. ...
Prostate exam: Moderately large prostate without s/l dystrophy, nodularity, tenderness, or s/l vomulence.
when he says what s/l dystrophy, the audio is a little fuzzy and I'm not sure. The end of the word definitely sounds like *a fee ...