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Medical Transcription Work Helper Sheets Word Finder Series Study Aids

I am the author of the Clever Resume for Medical Transcription, the laminated Medical Transcription Grammar Cheat Sheets, and the PDR Brand Names Drug List, which are also available separately. This booth listing is for the revised and improved First Edition of the Word Finder Series for Medical Transcription only. The Word Finder Grammar and Style Cheat Sheets, the PDR Brand Name Drugs List and the Clever Resume itself will all be listed separately shortly.

Some background....because the career of medical transcription has been good to me for the past twenty plus years, it has been important for me to give back to the profession. I remember my early days, my frustrations! My background has included Certification in the early 1980's, teaching transcription at the University of New Mexico within the Department of Radiology; editorial work with papers for publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association, as well as the Journal of the American College of Radiology. I have also transcribed in hospital, physician office, university and transcription service settings.

This reference material has been published to meet the needs of both new, and "seasoned" tanscriptionists. The original Word Finder Series was printed in color, and sold in "Sets" that could be purchased separately. They were more expensive as well, since they were in color. I have had many requests from Grammar Cheat Sheet buyers about other helper sheets. With this in mind, I decided to combine, and expand the original Word Finder Series for Medical Transcription. And, I have the Second edition laser printed in black which allows me to keep the cost down for you. There are a total of 15 laminated pages, 30 sides in all.

To my knowledge, this approach to reference material is the first of its kind, not only in presentation but in its approach that "matches" terminology with the speciality. For example, if you are transcribing the dictation for chest x-ray results and the physician says what sounds like a "butterfly pattern", but you are not sure, on your Diagnostic Imaging sheet under the heading Chest x-ray views you will see the term "butterfly pattern." Likewise, on the sheet for Signs of Disease, you will find the "double bubble" sign; and under names of bone fractures, you will find the "silver-fork" and "clay shoveler's" fractures.

What about cellular bodies and bacteria? Covered. What about disease names such as "fish-skin", Charcot-Marie-Tooth Hoffman, and "jumping" disease? Covered. What about test names, such as the "gold number", Donath-Landsteiner, Chvostek and Berens 3-Character? Covered. What about EKG terms such as "flipped T waves", "saw tooth flutter waves" and the "tachy brady syndrome?" Covered.

Not convinced yet? And, why not buy a terminology CD and/or more books? I recommend to every transcriptionist that they purchase whatever they feel they need and can afford. If you do decide to purchase the Word Finder Series, without reservation, I can promise you that you will refer to these more often than any other reference material, with the exception of a PDR and a large medical dictionary such as Dorland's. Over the years, I have found that a "hands-on" and "matching" approach to medical transcription eventually saves time and frustration since you will actually understand what you are typing. One of my former students sent a question to a physician she felt had dictated a term that did not seem to belong in the dictation. The physician said that she was indeed correct and thanked her for noting the discrepancy. He followed with: "I didn't think transcriptionists actually understood what they type!" Needless to say, she was pleased she had noted the error. I was pleased as well, since I had been her teacher.

The terminology of medicine does not need to be confusing if a transcriptionist only learns what goes with what. As an example, the Word Finder Series Sheet for a New Patient History and Physical Examination shows you exactly and in what format a physician-resident in his/her third year is taught to dictate.

There are fifteen double-sided laminated sheets in this set, for a total of thirty sides. For comparison purposes, I have included a photo of the Grammar Cheat Sheet Set which has only 6 laminated sheets. The Second Edition of the Word Finder Series for Medical Transcription will help you with:

Clinical laboratory testing terminology, including urinalysis, EKG, microbiology, complete blood count, and "smears".

The top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs, with both generic and brand name specification.

Disease, test and syndrome names in every field of medicine.

Over 1,000 of the most commonly used abbreviations.

Diagnostic Imaging studies, including x-ray, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, angiography, MRI and MRA studies, cardiac cath and much more.

Surgical terminology, including anatomical positioning for surgery, as well as types of surgical incisions.

Terms in staging and grading for lab studies, TNM method used in cancer staging, neurology, ocular, reflexes, Apgar scores, heart murmurs.

Drug prescription written terms, as well as transcription of the chemotherapeutic combined drug regimens.

Word building, prefixes and suffixes. A tremendous help which can get you out of trouble in an instant when dictation is difficult to understand!

Terminology used in an IVP, ERCP, VCUG, UGI, OCG, T-tube cholangiography, CT, MUGA, HIDA and bone scans.

"Key words" for dermatology, eyes, head and neck, lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems.

And more......articulations, "signs" of disease, bone fractures, anatomical etymology, antibodies and anomalies.

Lactobacilli and types of lesions, maneuver names. The logical "Key words" guideline a physician usually follows when dictating a new patient history and physical examination.

Guidelines for differential diagnoses to confirm or rule out a disease process.

Just below is a photo of one of the sheets. The words are much clearer on the acutal sheets.

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