October 1
2012
September 17
2012
Medical Monday: Tibia
“Tibia” is defined as follows, by Merriam-Webster: (1) The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle. (2) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and tarsus.
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: tibia= TIB
Option #2: tibia= TIB/YA
September 10
2012
Medical Monday: Amblyopia
Amblyopia, which is commonly known as, “lazy eye,” is defined as: “Dimness of sight especially in one eye without apparent change in the eye structures.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: amblyopia= APL/PWHREU/OE/PAOE/KWRA
Option #2: amblyopia= APL/PWHREU/OEP/KWRA
Option #3: amblyopia= APL/PWHREU/O*E/PAOE/KWRA
September 3
2012
Medical Monday: Embolus
August 27
2012
Medical Monday: Ecchymosis
August 20
2012
Medical Monday: Histology
August 15
2012
Video: Light-Medical Q & A (100, 110, 120)
I used this as my warm-up practice today. This is light-medical testimony.
This testimony practice contains the terms: chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and Indocin.
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is defined as follows on Wikipedia: “Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH), also known as Sjaastad syndrome, is a severe debilitating unilateral headache, usually affecting the area around the eye. Unlike migraine it has NO neurological symptoms associated with it. It normally consists of multiple severe yet short headache attacks. These attacks normally will only affect one side of the cranium, hence the term hemicrania. It is more common in females than males. CPH headaches are treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, in particular indomethacin, which is usually totally effective in eliminating the symptoms.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: chronic paroxysmal hemicrania= KRO*PBG/PROX/*IS/MAL/HEM/YI/KRAIN/YA
Option #2: chronic paroxysmal hemicrania= KRO*PBG/PROX/*IZ/MAL/HEM/YI/KRAIN/YA
Option #3: chronic paroxysmal hemicrania= KRO*PBG/PA/ROX/*IS/MAL/HEM/YI/KRAIN/YA
Option #4: chronic paroxysmal hemicrania= KRO*PBG/PA/ROX/*IZ/MAL/HEM/YI/KRAIN/YA
Indocin is the medication that is used to treat CPH.
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: Indocin= IN/DO/SIN
Option #2: Indocin= IN/DOE/SIN
August 13
2012
Medical Monday: Achondroplasia
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines achondroplasia as “A genetic disorder disturbing normal growth of cartilage, resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs, and usually inherited as a autonomic dominant trait.”
Writing “achondroplasia” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
/A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA
July 30
2012
Medical Monday: Bilirubin
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines bilirubin as “a reddish-yellow water insoluble pigment occurring especially in bile and blood causing jaundice if accumulated in excess.”
Writing “bilirubin” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
BIL/LAOE/RAOUB/*IN or BIL/LI/RAOUB/*IN
However, a short cut that can be used is as follows:
BIL/RAOUB
July 23
2012
Medical Monday: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is also known as “white lung.” A person contracts this illness by having hazardous contact with asbestos. Mesothelioma takes approximately 20 to 40 years, after the time of contact, to fully develop. However, it is quickly fatal, and painful, once the symptoms begin to occur.
Relatives of people who have worked with asbestos are also vulnerable to the disease. Children and spouses of asbestos workers have been known to contract mesothelioma from the dusty work clothes of their family member.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines mesothelioma as “a usually malignant tumor derived from the mesothelial tissue.”
Writing “mesothelioma” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
MEZ/A/THAOE/LAOE/OE/MA or MEZ/A/THAOE/LI/OE/MA
However, I write “mesothelioma” in three strokes:
MEZ/THAOE/LAOEM
