With the good will of sharing some information for the benefit of my fellow medical transcriptionists, here are some new drugs and instruments related to health care/medical transcription. Hope your Google search for current medical terminology ends here and you leave here enlightened.
Update your medical transcription terminology glossary with these terms.
Courtesy: MT Daily.
- Adiana permanent contraception by radiofrequency blockage
- AP360 mechanical heart valve
- bazedoxifene to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis
- Bicifadine for chronic low back pain
- BP-Q natural treatment for BPH
- CardioFit system for CHF
- Cervarix cervical cancer vaccine
- corseet for CHF
- CPRGlove, PatchPump for subcutaneous medicine delivery
- Cubicin for Staphylococcus aureus
- DCVax(R)-L for recurrent ovarian cancer
- Effient (prasugrel) oral antiplatelet agent
- Eon neurostimulation for pain
- Gelfoam Plus hemostasis
- GeneOhm StaphSR test for SA and MRSA
- HeartMate II
- IONSYS fentanyl patient-controlled
- iontophoretic transdermal system
- Kuvan for hyperphenylalaninemia
- Leksell gamma knife perfexion for stereotactic radiosurgery
- light-guided central venous catheter
- Linaclotide acetate for IBS
- MammaPrint breast cancer test
- Myotech circulatory support system (CCS) for direct mechanical ventricular actuation
- Naturlose for type 2 diabetes
- Neupro for Parkinson
- Next Gen LPS-Flex knee prosthesis
- Omnitrope human growth hormone
- OrCel for RDEB
- pafuramidine for Pneumocystis pneumonia
- PDN-SOLO implant for back pain
- Prezista (darunavir) for HIV
- RadLyn stylet for intubation of larynx
- Ramelteon (Rozerem) to change circadian sleep cycle

- RapidArc radiotherapy
- REVA bioresorbable polycarbonate stent
- Rylomine intranasal morphine
- Strattera (atomoxetine) for ADHD
- sugammedex to reverse muscle relaxant effects
- Symbyax (olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl) antidepressant
- SynVitro Cumulase for invitro fertilization
- Talent abdominal stent graft
- ThermoSuit for hypothermia water immersion
- Thyrogen: thyrotropin alfa injection for thyroid cancer
- tolvaptan for heart failure and hyponatremia
- Tongue Sucker to pull tongue from posterior pharynx
- Trilogy image-guided radiosurgery
- ultrasound use for sealing punctured lung
- USCOM noninvasive cardiac monitor
- Vancocin for antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis
- VeinViewer to locate subcutaneous vein for needle stick
- Voluven to increase blood volume after surgery
- WalkAide electrocurrent for stroke recovery
- wireless ECG patch
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