Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

Anonymous
FNA performed left breast mass
Tue Aug 3, 2004 17:35

10 cc syringe and 22-gauge needle with ultrasound guidance. Slides and "the sida dry" were prepared.

Anonymous
would the slide air dried make sense? anyone?? (nm)
Tue Aug 3, 2004 17:46

passthru
Are you saying the new sentence would be: sm
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:00

Slides and "the slide air dried" were prepared?

Doesn't make sense to me.

Anonymous
Let me give you the full text.
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:03

After obtaining her consent, using sterile technique, a fine needle aspiration was performed of this node. Four slides and the "cyto dry" were prepared under ultrasound guidance.

Then on the next patient same:

Ultrasound of this area shows about a 3-cm hypoechoic lesion, somewhat atypical in shape though for a typical breast cancer. Because she is on Coumadin, we opted for a fine-needle aspiration of this. This was performed using sterile technique with a 10 cc syringe and 22-gauge needle with ultrasound guidance. Four slides and the "slide air-dried" were prepared.

Anonymous
passthru does it make sense now? (nm)
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:10

Anonymous
passthru you still here? Anyone else? (nm)
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:31

passthru
Sorry, I stepped away. I just don't know. sm
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:52

Would work if it was dictated "Four slides were prepared and were air dried," but the way it's dictated sounds goofy to me. I haven't done enough FNAs to know, sorry.

Anonymous
thanks (nm)
Tue Aug 3, 2004 18:55