As I used to say, acquiring the latest information is the key to success in any career or business; medical transcriptionists, it applies to our field too. We are working in a world of vast knowledge base that updates or changes regularly and we too have to update our glossary of the current medical terminology regularly. Here are a few latest
medical terms with their usage probabilities for your information. Update your medical transcription terms glossary.
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Algicell topical antimicrobial wound dressing
Altrua pacemakers
Anatomic facet replacement system
Anthelios 40 (octocrylene, avobenzone, ecamsule) sunscreen for polymorphous light eruption
Artelon CMC spacer LG for basal thumb OA
BioThrax anthrax vaccine
Cesamet (nabilone) cannaboid for nausea of chemo
Cetrotide (cetrorelix) for in vitro fertilization
Chrysalin synthetic peptide for fracture repair
Clarity (cladribine) for MS
CLARO intense pulse light acne treatment
CorMatrix ECM cardiac tissue repair
Cortiject for diabetic macular edema
C-QUR edge V-patch and C-QUR Lite V-patch for surgical repair
DeepWave percutaneous electrode
Ellence (epirubicin) chemotherapy injection
Elovac-B hepatitis B vaccine
Emperion modular hip system
Enjuvia synthetic conjugated estrogen
Exjade (deferasirox) for treatment of iron overload
Factive for pneumonia
Fore-Sight cerebral oximeter
fospropofol disodium intravenous sedative
Frova (frovatriptan) for migraine
Gestiva to prevent premature birth
Health Essist OTC drug test
HyperQ system with stress EKG to diagnose heart disease
Impella artificial heart pump
Imprime PGG for cancer
Isolator transpolar system for cardiac arrhythmia
i-STAT BNP test for CHF
iVena vascular patch
Kuiken bionic arms
Lexiscan (regadenoson) agent for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)
Lovaxin B breast cancer vaccine
Lucassin (terlipressin) for hepatorenal syndrome
Lucentis for blindness from age related macular degeneration (ARMD )
Masimo SpHb noninvasive continuous total hemoglobin monitoring
Medihoney for wounds
Open aortic stapler
OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate) dental anesthesia reversal
Ostene water-soluble bone hemostasis material
Panhematin for acute porphyria
Parietex mesh hernia repair
Pascal photocoagulator for retinal disease
Patanase (olopatadine hydrochloride) allergy nasal spray
phosphatidylserine, a phospholipid from cabbage, helps repair aneurysm
Pillar palatal implant for sleep apnea
Pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Ponseti method for treatment of clubfoot
Presillion cobalt chromium coronary stent
prism glasses for hemianopia
Pyrenees cervical plate
Quasense to prevent pregnancy
QuickVue RSV test
Resolve drainage catheter
Revere pedicle screw system
Rezonic/Zunrisa (casopitant) for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Sonablate 500 for recurrent prostate cancer
Strattera (atomoxetine HCI) for ADHD
Tendril ST pacing lead
Total facet arthroplasty system (TFAS-C) implant for spinal stenosis
Travatan Z for open-angle glaucoma
vascular wrap
Vivitrol for alcohol dependence
XPand R vertebral body replacement
Xyotax (paclitaxel poliglumex) for esophageal and gastric cancer
Yulex natural rubber
Zensana (ondansetron HCl) oral spray for nausea
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