November 21
2012
November 19
2012
Medical Monday: Globulin
Globulin is defined as: “Any of a group of proteins occurring in plant and animal tissue, insoluble in pure water and soluble in dilute salt solutions and coagulable by heat”; or, “Any of several groups of blood plasma proteins, divided into fractions, as alpha, beta, or gamma globulin.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: globulin= GLAOUB
Option #2: globulin= GLOB/LIN
Option #3: globulin= GLOB/AOU/LIN
November 16
2012
Friday Phrases
November 13
2012
Dictionary Builder: Amerce
November 12
2012
Practice Video: Medical 80 WPM
Here’s some great medical dictation:
Here are some briefs from the video:
pelvis= PEFLS
fracture= FRAUR
dislocation= SDLOEX
posterior= PRAOR
segment= SEGT
sacrum= SKRUM or SAI/KRUM
appendicitis= A/PEND/SAOITS or A/PEN/DA/SAOITS
colon= KLON
diagnose= D-G
diverticulitis= DAOIFR/TIK/LAOITS
appendectomy= AP/PEN/DEK/TOEM or AP/*EN/DEK/TOEM or AP/DEK/TOEM
abdominal= ABL
quadrant= QAURNT
nausea= NAUZ/YA
lumbosacral= LUM/BOE/SKRAL or LUM/BOE/SAI/KRAL
scoliosis= SKOELZ or SKOE/LAOE/OEZ or SKOE/LI/OEZ
intervertebral= INT/VERT/BRAL
diverticulum= DAOIFR/TIK/LUM or DAOIFR/TIK/AOU/LUM
cancer= KAERN
carcinoid= KARS/NOID
malignant= MALGT
central nervous system= KR-NS
nocturia= NOK/TUR/YA or NOK/TOR/YA
diplopia= DA/PLOEP/YA
dysphasia= DIS/FAIZ/*A or DIS/FAIZ/YA
November 12
2012
Medical Monday: Spondylitis
November 9
2012
Friday Phrases
November 6
2012
Practive Video: Senate Session
I find senate sessions to be great practice for both congressional lits and Q & A designations. Below is a video from a senate session that took place in June, 2012:
Here are some briefs from the video:
assert= SAERT
U.S.= UZ
domestic= DMEFKT
energy= N-RG
he’s= HAOES
oppose= PAOS
opposed= PAOFD
mature= MAUR
benign= BA/NAOIN or BE/NAOIN
toxic= TOX
debate= DB-T
impact= KBAKT
resolution= REFLGS or ROFLGS
Mr. President= MR-PT
intelligence= TEJ
expired= XAOIRD
adoption= DOPGS
November 6
2012
Dictionary Builder: Defeasance
Defeasance is defined as follows:
“(1) The termination of a property interest in accordance with stipulated conditions (as in a deed).
(2) An instrument stating such conditions of limitation.
(3) A rendering null or void.
(4) Defeat, overthrow.”
Machine Brief:
defeasance= TKPAOEFNS
defeasance= DA/FAOEFNS
November 5
2012
Medical Monday: Metatarsal
Metatarsal is defined as: “Of, or relating to, or being the part of the human foot or of the hind foot in quadrupeds between the tarsus and phalanges that in humans comprises five elongated bones which form the front of the instep and ball of the foot.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: metatarsal= MET/A/TAR/SAL
Option #2: metatarsal= MET/TAR/SAL
Option #3: metatarsal= MET/TAFRL
