Current Medical Transcription Terminology List Six

These are a few new terms in the field of medicine (current medical terminology or latest medical terms or recent medical terms whatever you may call it!) that you may come across in medical transcription which include drugs, procedures, surgical instruments, surgical devices, treatment aids, diagnostic tests, vaccines, implants, dressings, monitoring systems etc., for your information and perusal.

• Acetavance IV acetaminophen
• Arcuate cement delivery system for orthopedic procedures
• Arista AH absorbable surgical hemostat
• Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium) anticoagulant injection for acute coronary syndromes
• Atavi NexPosure minimally invasive access to posterior cervical spine
• Avea nasal CPAP
• BD GeneOhm C. diff assay for quicker testing for C. diff.
• BioGlue surgical adhesive for periosteal fixation
• CardioMEMS wireless pressure monitoring system for CHF
• Crosser monorail catheter
• cysteamine bitartrate for Huntington’s disease
• DermADAPT wound dressing
• Desonate for atopic dermatitis
• doripenem antibiotic for Pseudomonas
• DuraHeart left ventricular assist system
• EcoNail topical for nail fungus
• EliA CCP assay blood test for RA
• Elisa DR 70 blood test for colorectal cancer
• Eovist contrast for liver MRI
• Epoprostenol injection for hypertension
• FluLaval flu vaccine

• Harmony cochlear implant
• human fibrinogen concentrate for congenital bleeding
• Inion S-1 biodegradable graft for anterior cervical fusion
• Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) for HIV
• Kinrix vaccine for children
• Kolibri portal image-guided ENT surgery platform
• Laresse dermal filler
• Litx light-activated drug treatment for BPH
• MarrowXpress processor of bone marrow
• MitoQ for liver disease
• naproxcinod for OA
• NorthStar cannulated screw
• Nplate (romiplostim) for thrombocytopenia
• Omnaris nasal spray for allergic rhinitis
• OneTouch Ping insulin pump
• Oralair grasses to desensitize grass allergies
• otelixizumab for type 1 diabetes
• Palgic (carbinoxamine maleate) for allergic rhinitis
• Pancrecarb (pancrelipase) for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
• PDX for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Pentacel pediatric immunizations
• ProGEL for sealing intraoperative air leaks after lung resection
• Prolacria for dry eyes
• Promus everolimus-eluting coronary stent
• Pylera for H. pylori
• RESPeRATE for hypertension
• Rheos system, implantable device for hypertension
• ruboxistaurin mesylate for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
• safflower-produced insulin
• SOMATOM adaptive CT scanner
• Surgiflo hemostatic matrix flowable hemostat
• Telaprevir plus Peg-IFN combination therapy for hepatitis C
• tesetaxel antitumor medication
• Tonalin CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) to reduce body fat
• Tyzeka for chronic hepatitis B
• UrAssist device for incontinence
• ustekinumab for plaque psoriasis
• Vectibix for colorectal cancer
• Zaditor (ketotifen fumarate) antihistamine eye drops
• Zaleplon sleep aid
• Zenith Flex AAA endovascular graft
• Zenvia for IEED (involuntary emotional expression disorder)
• Zolinza for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Courtesy: MT Daily

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