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Cosmetic Surgery

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Cosmetic surgery Bonita Springs is nothing different, from any other medical surgery. Before, going ahead with the business in Bonita Springs, lets understand what Cosmetic Surgery is all about. Cosmetic surgery is all about correcting the physical abnormality and the aesthetic appearance of a person. All ate not unfortunate with physical abnormality, but yes, some want to look more beautiful, so they go for the cosmetic surgery. The trend setters were the starts of the 70s of Holly wood, who experienced the joy, after availing a surgery and looking prettier in the crowd. The subject is an extremely a broad field. Technically, it offers re constructive surgery for patients who have undergone physical trauma. For instance, skin drafting after serious burn, reconstructing a dislodged eye, or even repairing a broken nose or a jaw. Cosmetic Surgery came into lime light after being abundantly used, after the 1st world war on the soldiers. The treatment and reconstruction of their physical damage gave hopes amongst them to live a healthier life, once again.

There is a cosmetic surgery house in Bonita springs, in the name of Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa, by Dr. Patrick M. Flaherty (an ophthalmologist specialized in facial cosmetic surgery). They are not only, in surgical but also, in non surgical treatments. There is leaser therapy which includes leaser hair removal, or Leaser skin resurfacing. The house is known for its friendly and committed staff. Azul beauty house is known for their latest technique in surgical and non surgical section too. Results vary from person to person, but many of their patients once leave this Cosmetic Surgery door behind and mingle with the world outside is extremely happy with their result and they themselves recommend, The best option to diminish your age

The Use of Pharmacology References in Medical Transcription

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Drug reference books are an important resource in the library of a medical transcriptionist. In order to keep up to date on new drugs, a medical transcriptionist should purchase drug reference books every year or every other year.

The pharmaceutical companies use three different names to describe a drug, they are:

• The chemical name (which is a complicated formula describing the drug’s molecular structure).

• The generic name (a shorter name assigned to the drug chemical)

• The trade or brand name (the copyrighted name selected by the pharmaceutical company)

The trade or brand name is easy to pronounce, and may indicate what the drug is used for or how often it is taken, and is selected for its appeal to prescribing physicians. A generic drug may have several trade names copyrighted by different manufacturers.

Rules to remember when transcribing drug names include:

• Generic drugs are always written in lowercase letters. Trade name drugs always start with a capital letter. Some trade name drugs will also have internal capitalization (such as pHisoHex). It is also important to note that the PDR contains only prescription drugs. There is a separate publication for nonprescription drugs. In addition, only drugs that the manufacturer pays to have listed in the PDR are included.

• Be alert to drug names that sound alike but their uses are completely different, such as Xanax used to treat anxiety and Zantac used to treat stomach ulcers

• Words such as tablet, capsule, solution, elixir and cream are not part of the trade name of a drug and should not be capitalized for use

The standard drug reference is the Physicians’ Desk Reference (published annually) and well known as the PDR. It contains various sections of drugs and is found in most physicians’ offices. Sections of the PDR of most interest to the medical transcriptionist are:

• Yellow pages (list generic names of drugs)

• Pink pages (list brand names of drugs)

• Blue pages (list therapeutic category

• White pages (give a complete description of the listed drugs including indications and dosages)

The American Drug Index (ADI) is another standard drug reference book. This is a comprehensive reference that lists both generic and trade name drugs and prescription and nonprescription drugs in alphabetical order throughout the reference book. It lists every drug name in all capital letters. Generic drugs are preceded by a small black dot to denote their difference from trade and brand name drugs. Trade name drugs list the name of the manufacturer to alert the medical transcriptionist that the drug is to be capitalized.

The Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book is a new drug reference book to be updated annually first published n 1992. It is an A to Z listing of medications with generic drugs in lowercase letters and trade names capitalized as the medical transcriptionist must type them. Each entry states briefly what the drug is for and the usual methods of administration. It has an appendix list of Sound Alikes, 879 pairs of drugs that sound enough alike to be confusing which serves as a special help to the medical transcriptionist.

Understanding Pharmacology is an easy-to-read textbook used in many pharmacology classes. Medical transcriptionists seeking a greater understanding of drugs and their uses may find it especially useful to include in their library as well.