A blog useful for a learning medical transcriptionist as well as for experienced one to search term, medicines, samples, etc.
Preoperative Diagnosis: Malignant primary versus metastatic left parietal brain tumor. Postoperative Diagnosis: Malignant primary versus metastatic left parietal brain tumor. Procedure Performed: Left parietal bur hole and CT-guided biopsy of same with...
Clinical History: The patient is a 50-year-old female who presents with a chief complaint of, "I have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Once I wake up at night, I have trouble going back to sleep. I often wake up with a headache." She measures...
Preoperative Diagnosis: Likely metastatic tumor to spine, epidural T2-3 with spinal cord compression. Postoperative Diagnosis: Metastatic epidural intraspinal tumor consistent with the lung mass, sarcomatoid carcinoma. Procedure Performed: T12-L3 laminectomy...
Preoperative Diagnosis: Herniated disk with left sciatica. Postoperative Diagnosis: Herniated disk with left sciatica. Procedure Performed: Left L4-5 laminotomy, medial facetectomy, and diskectomy with microscope. Anesthesia: General endotracheal anesthesia....
Clinical History: The patient is a 45-year-old male who presents with back pain and sensory disturbance, particularly involving the left side of the body. Apparently, he has tingling sensation in the hands and feet. No medications are listed. Details...
Clinical History: The patient is a 76-year-old female who presents with spells consisting of tingling sensation and taste dysfunction. She also had a previous stroke. She is on Synthroid, Coumadin, Zoloft, and Cardizem. Technical Description: This is...
Preoperative Diagnosis: Left posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Postoperative Diagnosis: Left posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Procedure Performed: Left pterional craniotomy for clip ligation, posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Anesthesia:...
Preoperative Diagnosis: Epidural hematoma with right temporal fracture, coma. Postoperative Diagnosis: Epidural hematoma with right temporal fracture, coma. Procedure Performed: Right temporal parietal craniotomy, evacuation of epidural hematoma, coagulation...
Preoperative Diagnosis: Cerebrospinal fluid leak with headache secondary to dural tears. Postoperative Diagnosis: Cerebrospinal fluid leak with headache secondary to dural tears. Procedure Performed: Left L4-5 laminotomy and primary repair of tiny dural...
Nerve: Abdominopelvic splanchnic Origin: Lower thoracic and lumbar segments of sympathetic trunk Course: Passes medially and inferiorly to prevertebral ganglion of paraaortic plexus Innervation: Abdominopelvic blood vessels and viscera Nerve: Cardiac...
