Abesamis‚ Ma. Regina R. March 9‚ 2011 SOCTEC NO2 What is the purpose of medical diagnosis? Are outcomes of diagnosis always accurate/objective? If not‚ what are the possible limitations of diagnosis as a form of knowledge production? Basically‚ the purpose of medical diagnosis is to determine the illness of the patient. It is based on the clinician’s judgment on what is the patient’s condition. A diagnosis is only formed when enough data are required. There are many types of data
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BOT 2523 – Medical Transcription June 6‚ 2014 What is the Future of Medical Transcription? We never know what the future may hold; that can be a very unsettling fact no matter what topic is being discussed. Not knowing what the future holds for one’s chosen profession is even more unsettling. Although some healthcare professionals believe that medical transcriptionists will soon be obsolete‚ the outlook for the medical transcription industry is not altogether bleak. Technology is constantly
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Oftentimes‚ it is impossible to assume a person’s medical diagnosis from looking at a patient‚ and having no prior knowledge of them. Doctors and nurses can predict a diagnosis from patient’s files and symptoms presented. For non-medical personnel‚ some medical diagnoses can be surprising‚ while some people could determine a diagnosis without medical training. The four people in the presented scenario diagnosed with Dementia‚ ovarian cancer‚ HIV‚ and a self-inflicted abdominal wound. Person B and
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PATHOLOGY REPORT Patient Name: Ursula Emma Wagner Patient ID: 004654 DOB: 6/4/---- Age: 65 Sex: Female Pathology Report No.: s-10-30178 Date of Surgery: 12/14/---- Admitting Physcian: Bernard Kester‚ MD‚ General Surgery. Preoperative Diagnoses: Right Breast Mass. Postoperative Diagnoses: Right Breast Mass. Specimen Submitted: Needle biopsy right breast mass. GROSS DESCRIPTION: Received fresh spec board with acompany radiograph with a fibrofatty piece
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Industry Profile: Medical Transcription is one of the fastest growing industries. Presently only around 3% of the total medical transcription work available in the US is being done in India. * Medical transcription is a part of health care industry which is itself recession free. * Demand for Medical transcription will continue as long as people need health care. * The demand for trained medical transcription professionals has been increasing while the number of available
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4. Johnny Temple had chickenpox‚ red measles‚ and German measles his first year in school. 5. I understand that Bob‚ our p.m. shift MT‚ is proficient in American Sign Language. 6. The pathology report showed a class IV malignancy on the Pap smear. 7. Some patients have been very sick with Kaposi sarcoma‚ the rare and usually mild skin cancer that seems to turn fierce with AIDS victims. 8. The Mustard procedures are often used to reroute venous return in the atria. 9. The
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Medical Report Date: 3/9/13 Patient: Darlene Smith Age: 52 Weight: 251 Height: 5’6” B/P 100/60 R: 24 T: 101.4 P: 100 Pulse Ox: 97% Medical History: Patient is a 52 year old female with a history of gallstones resulting from being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis 5 yrs. ago. Gallstones were removed using ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatoghrapy). During ERCP doctor discovered patient suffered from a psuedocyst. Patient has no history of pancreas divisium. Patient is currently
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Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator‚ you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read‚ interpret‚ and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144‚ 196‚ & 261-263)
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OPERATIVE REPORT Patient Name: Deanna Martinez Patient ID: 117232 Date of Surgery: 05/27/---- Admitting Physician: Sheila Goodman‚ MD‚ Neurosurgery Surgeon: Sheila Goodman‚ MD Assistant: Markus LeRoy Johnson‚ PA-C Preoperative Diagnosis: Lateral recess syndrome at L5-S1‚ right. Postoperative Diagnosis: Herniated disk at L5-S1‚ right. Operative Procedure: Lumbar laminectomy and excision of disk at L5-S1 on the right. Anesthesia: General endotracheal plus Marcaine with
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Marilyn Sue Stone Patient ID: 116588 DOB: 01/24 Age: 50 Sex: F Room No.: 181A Date of Admission: 02/07/2012 Admitting Physician: Jessie D. Smith‚ MD of Orthopedics Admitting Diagnosis: Chronic Hip Pain HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Patient is a candidate for a total right hip revision. She has 2 units of directed packed red blood cells. It is not autologous. She does had Hepatitis B. She has arthrogryposis. She had a right total hip replacement
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