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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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hello please correct the sentence
1. two by six systolic ejection murmur heard over pericardium.
2. 52 years old male patient present himself with MI as chief complaint.
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1. two by six systolic ejection murmur heard over pericardium.
2. 52 years old male patient present himself with MI as chief complaint.
anti
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In #2, are you intending to use the verb "to present" in its typical medical intransitive usage, or are you using it as a layman's term (transitive)? That is, "Gout usually presents as a red swelling of the big toe," vs. " It sounds to me like a muddling of the two uses.
- In #2, are you intending to use the verb "to present" in its typical medical intransitive usage, or are you using it as a layman's term (transitive)?
- That is, "Gout usually presents as a red swelling of the big toe," vs.
- " It sounds to me like a muddling of the two uses.
- #1 sounds correct to my layman's ear.
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In #2, are you intending to use the verb "to present" in its typical medical intransitive usage, or are you using it as a layman's term (transitive)?
That is, "Gout usually presents as a red swelling of the big toe," vs. "I presented myself promptly on time at the doctor's office."
It sounds to me like a muddling of the two uses.
#1 sounds correct to my layman's ear.
That is, "Gout usually presents as a red swelling of the big toe," vs. "I presented myself promptly on time at the doctor's office."
It sounds to me like a muddling of the two uses.
#1 sounds correct to my layman's ear.
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hello
#2, I want to put it in past tense. sorry for typing wrong.
presented
antibiotic
#2, I want to put it in past tense. sorry for typing wrong.
presented
antibiotic
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1. A two by six systolic ejection murmur was heard over the pericardium.
2. A 52 year old male patient presented himself with MI as chief complaint.
Rob Hewson
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2. A 52 year old male patient presented himself with MI as chief complaint.
Rob Hewson
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Dear Antibiotic,
The items which you have mentioned are seen in patient's discharge summary. Please follow the corrections furnished hereunder;
1. Auscultation revealed a grade 2 over 6 systolic ejection murmur was heard over precordium.
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Auscultation revealed a grade 2/6 systolic ejection murmur was heard over precordium.
The items which you have mentioned are seen in patient's discharge summary. Please follow the corrections furnished hereunder;
1. Auscultation revealed a grade 2 over 6 systolic ejection murmur was heard over precordium.
or
Auscultation revealed a grade 2/6 systolic ejection murmur was heard over precordium.
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Thank *** physicians' sentences are not required to be grammatical!
It seems like the pericardium is more specific than the precordium, and would be more useful in pinpointing the source of what is heard. (That is, the precordium seems to describe a much larger area, perhaps including the pericardium.)
It seems like the pericardium is more specific than the precordium, and would be more useful in pinpointing the source of what is heard. (That is, the precordium seems to describe a much larger area, perhaps including the pericardium.)
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Dear Mr. Avangi,
Precordium is the appropriate word to use here. I am herewith furnishing the defference between pericardium, and precordium;
Pericardium: Double membranous sac which envelops the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is called "visceral";that reflected to from the sac is called "parietal". Between the two is the pericardial cavity, which normally c
Precordium is the appropriate word to use here. I am herewith furnishing the defference between pericardium, and precordium;
Pericardium: Double membranous sac which envelops the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is called "visceral";that reflected to from the sac is called "parietal". Between the two is the pericardial cavity, which normally c
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Hi sreesri,
I appreciate your distinction between "inside" and "outside."
The OP used the expression, "heard over [the] pericardium," so the fact that the stethoscope is not inside the chest cavity seems irrelevant.
My point was that according to the descriptions and diagrams I've looked at, the precordium covers a larger area than just the pericardium itself, including the lo
I appreciate your distinction between "inside" and "outside."
The OP used the expression, "heard over [the] pericardium," so the fact that the stethoscope is not inside the chest cavity seems irrelevant.
My point was that according to the descriptions and diagrams I've looked at, the precordium covers a larger area than just the pericardium itself, including the lo
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Avangi sir
it is precordium sorry for writing perricardium. I typed wrong. sorry for confusion. this time all of you excuse me.
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it is precordium sorry for writing perricardium. I typed wrong. sorry for confusion. this time all of you excuse me.
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