Medical Transcription Terminology List Two

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• “K rider” is potassium in IV fluid
• 3D-chondrocyte graft, cartilage harvest
• acadesine, regulates adenosine after heart attack or CABG
• Aclasta for Paget disease
• Actemra (tocilizumab) for rheumatoid arthritis
• Actilon for chronic hepatitis C
• adjustable bone tendon implant
• AeroCell disposable med cartridge for nebulizer
• Allient hemodialysis
• amrubicin for lung cancer
• Angio-Seal VIP to seal arterial catheterization access site
• ApplyScore blood test for appendicitis
• Aptivus (tipranavir) antiretroviral for HIV
• Arranon (nelarabine) chemotherapy
• arthroplasty with calcar grafting for humeral neck procedure
• asenapine for acute mania
• ATIR treatment for GVHD
• Atopiclair for dermatitis
• Atripla for HIV-1
• Avalide (irbesartan hydrochlorothiazide) for hypertension
• Azilect for Parkinson
• balloon sinuplasty for clogged sinuses
• bavituximab for HCV and HIV
• BiovaxID for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Birmingham hip resurfacing implant
• bronchial theremoplasty for asthma
• brostallicin for solid tumors
• carbon dioxide laser resurfacing for cosmetic procedures
• carfilzomib for relapsed solid tumor
• CathSling for central venous catheter
• ceflatonin for chronic myeloid leukemia
• ceftobiprole antibiotic for diabetic foot infection
• CellSearch test for metastatic colorectal cancer
• Chantix (varenicline) for smoking cessation
• Chronicle ICD
• CLiRpath Turbo-Booster laser for femoral artery blockage
• COBRA Adhere XL cardiac ablation
• Coflex functionally dynamic interspinous implant
• Combigan to reduce IOP
• Cool-tip RF ablation for liver tumors
• Corlux (mifepristone) for psychotic major depression
• C-QUR bioabsorbable surgical mesh
• CryoSpray ablation
• deCode MI test for genetic risk factor for early onset MI
• Definity (perflutren) ultrasound contrast
• Differin for acne
• Doribax (doripenem injection) for UTI
• DuraMax fiber holmium laser ablation of prostate
• DVS (dose verification system) implantable radiation sensor.
• Ensam patch for depression
• e-PainCare infusion pump for pain management
• Epic II ICD
• EpiCeram for atopic dermatitis
• Equinoxe shoulder system
• Eraxis for candidemia
• Flixene vascular graft
• Flutiform drug for asthma
• FreeStyle Freedom blood glucose monitoring
• Gattex (teduglutide) for short bowel syndrome
• gentamicin surgical implant
• Graftjacket regenerative tissue matrix to reinforce tendon and ligament repairs
• Granactive for acne
• GyneCare TVT Secur system for stress urinary incontinence
• Halo 90 ablation catheter for Barrett esophagus
• Hip positioning system for arthroscopy
• Icatibant for angioedema
• Increlex (mecasermin injection) rDNA human growth factor
• Isentress (raltegravir) for HIV
• Isolagen for acne scars
• KobyGard system for podiatric surgery
• lacosamide for partial onset seizures
• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Lenocta (sodium stibogluconate) for solid tumor
• Linox SD steroid-eluting ICD lead
• Mexoryl SX (ecamsule) sunscreen
• Micro-Driver bare-metal coronary stent
• MoviPrep bowel preparation for colonoscopy
• MPACs, metal protein attenuating compounds for Alzheimer’s
• NicVAX for nicotine addiction
• Nosefrida nasal aspirator for children
• NovaSilk synthetic mesh for pelvic organ prolapse
• Odyssey Distal Cut First (DCF) instruments for knee replacement
• Omiganan for rosacea
• OmniWave endovascular system
• Oncotype DX for breast cancer
• OsmoPrep for colonoscopy prep
• OSSpine cervical implant
• perifosine for advanced renal cell carcinoma
• Prionzyme to sterlize surgical instruments
• profound hypothermia for massive bleeding due to trauma
• Prostiva RF treatment for BPH
• P-Stim neurostimulation for pain
• PureFlow SL for home dialysis
• pyrimidinedione topical HIV inhibitor, microbicide
• pyrolytic carbon carpometacarpal implant
• QuantiFeronTB test
• Radiesse injection for facelift
• raltegravir for HIV
• Real Time insulin pump
• Redsense blood loss detection device
• Regenexx procedure using patient’s stem cells for degenerative joint disease
• Renvela (sevelamer carbonate) phosphate binder for dialysis
• rifalazil for peripheral arterial disease

• rosuvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol
• RPS Adeno detector test for conjunctivitis
• Sanofi Pasteur pandemic influenza vaccine
• Sequitor steerable guide wire
• SHBAN solution, antiviral disinfectant against bird flu
• Shigamabs for shigatoxin-producing bacteria in hemolytic uremic syndrome
• side-branch coronary stent
• Simulus annuloplasty valve ring
• Sleep on Command sequenced electromagnetic waves
• Solodyn ER (minocycline HCl) for acne vulgaris
• Sperm protein P34H fertility test for men
• Sphingomab to reduce tumors
• Sprycel for CML
• SymBio dual-drug coronary stent
• SynOss synthetic mineral bone graft
• Synvisc-One 6-month pain relief of OA of knee
• TachoSil surgical patch
• Tasigna (nilotinib) for leukemia
• Trasylol (aprotinin) to reduce perioperative bleeding
• TriActiv ProGuard embolic protection during carotid stenting
• Triesence (triamcinolone acetonide) eye injection
• TriLegest Fe, oral contraceptive
• TriTis tibial fixation system for ACL reconstruction
• trodusquemine to decrease appetite and normalize blood sugar
• Tygacil (tigecycline) for pneumonia
• Tysabri for MS
• Valeo cervical plate
• vicriviroc for HIV
• ViraMask with ViraSeal antiviral adhesive face mask against bird flu
• V-probe variable cryoablation probe
• Vusion for fungal diaper rash
• X Stop IPD (interspinous process decompression)
• Xience V drug-eluting coronary stent
• Zegerid for GERD
• ZoMaxx drug-eluting coronary stent

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