Nitrazine Test

by Carin on June 11, 2013

Sherry A. wanted to share this as a post: 

When a Nitrazine test is positive, some amniotic fluid may be found in the woman’s vaginal cavity.  

To find out in pregnant women if [click to continue…]

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Scalp Score (Greenes-Schutzman)

by Carin on May 26, 2013

Shannon S. shared this information for the Greenes-Schutzman scalp score that she had a hard time finding.

There are 4 risk points from 0 to 3.  The risk point for ages less than 12 months is 0 (no hematoma, frontal).  The risk point for ages 6 to 11 months is [click to continue…]

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Latent Phase of Labor

by Carin on April 16, 2013

Full cervical dilatation, delivery of the infant, and passage of the placenta are the 3 stages of labor. 

In the first stage, there are 3 phases; latent, active, and deceleration.

In the early (latent) phase, contractions are stronger, [click to continue…]

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HELLP Syndrome

by Carin on April 3, 2013

HELLP syndrome happens to about 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women who are pregnant. 

H = hemolysis

EL = elevated liver enzymes [click to continue…]

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Diastasis Recti

by Carin on March 26, 2013

Diastasis recti is a division of the abdomen area.  The rectus abdominis muscle is divided into left and right halves.

It stretches from the belly button to the base of the breastbone [click to continue…]

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Spider Angiomas

by Carin on March 17, 2013

Spider angiomas are atypical groups of blood vessels close to the surface of the skin.  Spider angiomas look like spider legs.  The exact cause is [click to continue…]

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KED Board (Kendrick Extrication Device)

by Carin on February 24, 2013

A device used in vehicle extrication to take victims out of motor vehicles is called a KED board.  KED stands for Kendrick Extrication Device.

The KED secures the [click to continue…]

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And vs. Or

by Carin on February 12, 2013

I had a few questions this week on and vs. or.  I will share the information that I found on it.

The patient denies fevers or chills.
The patient denies fevers and chills.

The question was [click to continue…]

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UPEP (urine protein electrophoresis)

by Carin on February 11, 2013

UPEP or urine protein electrophoresis is a state in which an atypical protein is in the blood.  A test calculates approximate specific proteins you have in urine.  A clean-catch sample of urine is needed.  Two types of protein are detected called [click to continue…]

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Desperate and Separate

January 24, 2013

I saw the word “separate” spelled wrong a couple times today and decided to research a way to remember how to spell it.  We have our spell-checker for medical transcription, which should prevent us from spelling it wrong.  People tend to think separate is spelled similar to

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