Week 9 Seminar

1. Week 9 Seminar • This week in MT Client you are doing Cardiology, Radiology, and Pathology. We have done all of these already so it is an overview. • We will reserve questions to the end of the seminar. • Be kind and stay positive---no negativity please. • I will be assigning questions this week so listen for your name; please let those people answer.

2. Name the Specialty • Dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and disorders of the heart. • The study of the group of organ in the body that is responsible for digesting food and extracting nutrients necessary to sustain life. • Deals with diseases and disorders of the male and female urinary systems as well as of the male reproductive organs. • Deals with the care of women during pregnancy. • Deals with the female reproductive system.

3. Name that Specialty (continued) • The science of diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system. • The diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. • The study of the human immune system and treatment of diseases of that system. • The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. • The subspecialty within the field of internal medicine and is the scientific study of the function and pathology of the endocrine glands.

4. Match the anatomic structure in the left column with its function on the right. Anatomic Structure • Liver • Small intestine • Pancreas • Rectum • Stomach Function • Also part of the endocrine system. • Manufactures bile. • Where actual digestion takes place. • Receives food from the esophagus. • A “holding area” in the colon.

5. Abbreviations • ERCP • GE junction • GGT • HAL • PEG tube • TPN • UGI • RLQ • LUQ • LFT • CT • MRI • AP • GI Series • KUB • ACL • CSF • LP • MD • ORIF

6. Answers • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography • Gatroesophageal junction • Gamma glutamyltransferase • Hyperalimentation • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube • Total parenteral nutrition • Upper gastrointestinal • Right lower quadrant • Left upper quadrant • Liver function test

7. Answers continued • Computed Tomography • Magnetic resonance imaging • Anteroposterior • Gastrointestinal series • Kidneys, ureters, bladder • Anterior Cruciate Ligament • Cerebrospinal Fluid • Lumbar puncture • Muscular Dystrophy • Open reduction and internal fixation

8. Match the term-what region • Metatarsal • Metacarpal • Axillary • Nuchal • Lumbar • Lower back • Armpit • Hand • Foot • Back of neck

9. Match the term-what region • Brachial • Carpal • Peroneal • Plantar • Tarsal • Thoracic • Volar • Palm of hand • Chest • Ankle • Sole of the foot • Lower leg or fibula • Wrist • Shoulder to elbow

10. Can you match the definitions? • A procedure that uses a laser-powered instrument to measure the fluorescence from stained cells. • The diagnosis of disease based on the microscopic study of abnormal tissue. • The study of cells. • A small part of a lesion that is removed and examined. • The result of growing a microogranism in a nutrient medium. • Histology • Culture • Flow Cytometry • Cytology • Biopsy

11. Cardiovascular Matching • Without fever. • An agent that prevents clotting. • A category of drugs used for treatment of high blood pressure. • A unit of air pressure. • Pertaining to the upper two chambers of the heart. • Atrial • Atmosphere • Afebrile • Anticoagulant • Antihypertensives

12. Cardiovascular matching • An auscultatory sound produced in a blood vessel. • Pertaining to the heart. • Redness due to capillary dilation. • The science of cause; casualty; in common usage, cause. • To remove or withdraw circulating blood. • Cardiac • Etiology • Erythema • Exsanguinate • Bruit

13. Editing? What is the difference between the following? • Critical Flaw • Minor Flaw • Major Flaw

14. Answers • Critical Flaws can be omitted words, misused words such as Homonyms (sound alike with different meaning). • Minor Flaws are Errors in punctuation, Errors in grammar, Improper formatting. • Major Flaws are Misspelling: What do you do if the spell-checking feature has no words to suggest?

15. How to proofread • Follow general rules • Proofread as you transcribe • Do not go too fast • Read everything before printing • Read aloud • Replay dictation and check work • Return later and proofread again • If possible print out and proof read from hard copy

16. Proofreading Exercise • Directions: Substitute a capital letter for a lower case letter where you see that capitalization is required, and insert any punctuation marks where needed. • a 27 year old woman from the french west indies with a history of seizures since childhood was brought to the emergency department because of sharp left anterior pleuritic chest pain a productive cough increasingly severe shortness of breath nausea and one episode of vomiting (13 errors)

17. Answer • A 27-year-old woman from the French West Indies, with a history of seizures since childhood, was brought to the emergency department because of sharp left anterior pleuritic chest pain, a productive cough, increasingly severe shortness of breath, nausea, and one episode of vomiting.(13 errors)

18. Proofreading exercise #2 • this 35 year old hispanic man who was an active duty soldier and noted to be allergic to tetracycline and dicloxacillin was referred to the dermatology service for evaluation of refractory rosacea. (8 errors)

19. Answer • This 35-year-old Hispanic man, who was an active duty soldier and noted to be allergic to tetracycline and dicloxacillin, was referred to the Dermatology Service for evaluation of refractory rosacea. (8 errors)

20. Side Note • In the first proofreading exercise emergency department is not capitalized, in the second exercise Dermatology Services was capitalized. Why? • Well, the rule states—Capitalize the names of specific departments or sections in the hospital; however, only capitalize the names of the departments when they are referred to as the people who represent them. • Please see that the records are sent to St. Joseph’s Hospitals Admitting Department. • The admitting department was overwhelmed with45 new admissions yesterday. Many ask this question that is why I bring it up.

21. This is the End • This is our last seminar  • Next week is Final and Catch up week, so if you have any outstanding assignments get them in. • It has been a pleasure you have been an awesome class!!