Electrodesiccation: An electric current is used to destroy cancerous lesions/tissues and also to seal off blood vessels.
This procedure is used to minimize spider veins and to remove basal cell carcinomas.
Archive for July, 2010
Medical Transcription Word of the Week
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Learning Medical Transcription
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010A common frustruation with students learning medical transcription is the sometimes conflicting information received. Students learn from their assigned books, the Internet, and other resources. Sometimes this information can be different but yet still correct.
Quite often there can be more than one right answer but usually just one preferred way. At Med Workshops we teach using various materials but also geared towards making sure the students are learning the preferred way for internship and the employers we will be placing them with.
Bottom line–flexibility is key!
Transcription Tips
Monday, July 19th, 2010However. Just a quickie lesson on the punctuation that goes along with this word.
The word itself is never alone. It either has a semicolon or comma. If it is the first word in a sentence, there will be a comma after it. If in the middle of a sentence then either with a semicolon or comma before and then a comma afterwards.
Transcription Formatting
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010How do I know when to use italics?
Most often when working as a medical transcriptionist, the only time you would italicize anything would be if it was a bacteria such as Chlamydia or Enteroccocus.
Only use italics for the singular form of the word, not for the plural form.
Medical Transcription Terms
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Schatzki Ring. This is a narrowing of the lower part of the esophagus. It can cause difficulty swallowing. This narrowing condition is caused by a ring of mucosal tissue or muscular tissue.
This is named after the German-American physician, Richard Schatzke.
Transcription Word of the Week
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Sjögren syndrome. Pronounced shor’gren. This has been a stumper for both newbie and seasoned medical transcriptionists to verify spelling on.
This is an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce saliva and tears.
It was named after Henrik Sjögren (1899-1986), a Swedish opthalmologist who first described it.
It is estimated to touch as many as 4 million people in the United States, which makes it the second most common autoimmune rheumatic disease.
Medical Transcription Wages
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010How much will I make being a Medical Transcriptionist? This is a question that is repeated many times over daily. Unfortunately, there is no concrete answer.
There are a few different reasons why it is hard to pinpoint an exact amount you will earn. You can be paid by the line, which is usually how it works when you work at home. You can also be paid hourly, and that generally is how it is when you work “in-house” meaning in a medical clinic or hospital.
When you are paid by the line that will not be an exact amount due to MANY different variables. You will have different line counts for each day; you may have a provider you do not normally type and are not used to their way of dictating or they have an accent or they are a specialist and you are unfamiliar with their specialty and spend a lot of time looking words up to make sure you are spelling them correctly; and there will be days that for whatever reason your fingers just do not want to hit the right keys!
All in all, you can make a nice living as a medical transcriptionist.
Medical Transcription Terms
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Disc or disk?
Disc refers to the eye. The optic disc is where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.
Disk pertains to the back. Intervertebral disks lie in the spine adjacent to the vertebrae. Each disk forms a joint to allow for slight movement of the vertebrae.