MD states what sounds like, "She was given D4 antibiotic treatment but could not tolerate it on her stomach and after seven days stopped it." This antibiotic tx was for Helicobacter pylori. I can almost make myself think he is saying, "She was given the full abx tx but then the sentence would not really make sense, would it? Can anyone help? Dictating MD is a neurologist and referring is Internal Medicine. Thanks!!! ...
S/l creaform movements.
Used numerous times in this report.
Claimant has severe dystonia and creaform movements.
Claimant has obvious dystonic and creaform movements.
Gait is somewhat reeling with creaform movements of the upper extremities.
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Which way should moderate to severe by typed in this context?
1. moderate to severe trabeculation
2. moderate-to-severe trabeculation
I was just dinged by QA (would prefer not to say which one yet), and really need to know.
Also, I was always advised when typing a CBC, either all items should be expanded to thousands or none. It must be consistent. Is this also true?
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"If the patient has an increase in the ESR and CRP off of antibiotics and they are not normal, we will perform a repeat shunt tap for opening pressure and again send CSF for culture. If the [_______] represents a true infection, __________ is an indolent infection meaning the patient would likely have those symptoms over time."
Both blanks it sounds like "pee acne" infection. Patient is being treated for some kind of Bacter infection.
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Patient has chronic infection around his tracheotomy site, but he dictates it as "chronic Staph infection peri tracheal site."
Should this be hyphenated? Smooshed together? Left seperated as above?
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Hello. Ok, so here is the sentence:
No teeth infection or
No tooth infections or
No teeth infections or
No tooth infection?
When do you use the "s" on infection, with teeth or tooth? When do I use no "s" after infection, with teeth or tooth. This is turning into a tongue twister!
Thank you.
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Patient is being treated for a brown recluse bite on calf. Cultures were done that grew Bacteroides as well as Staphylococcus aureus. She is on Bactrim and applying (s/l Draw Tech) to the wound. ...
Nonhealing ulcer of the left foot. The patient will still be nonweightbearing to the foot. In the front of the part, I advised the patient to use s/l alcosolatee. ...
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! ...
DIAGNOSES: Left femoral fracture-supracondylar. Advanced Parkinson’s disease. Probable cerebrovascular accident with right facial weakness. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with possible recent aspiration.
Recheck patient's chem next week due to elevated BUN. Speech therapy is to reasses swallowing fucntion.
Here is the part I have the question about:
"We will make her (s/l) maxium S treatments routine for this next week and obtain a chest x- ...