Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
?urattle+HS
English answer:
Rattle, heart sounds
Added to glossary by
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
Jan 6, 2007 03:57
17 yrs ago
English term
?urattle+HS
English
Medical
Medical (general)
illegible word & acronym in a handwritten medical report
Hello, everybody.
In a handwritten medical report I have the following:
In the word that looks like
In a handwritten medical report I have the following:
In the word that looks like
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3 | Rattle, heart sounds |
Will Matter
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Rattle, heart sounds
Looks like this might be a description of heart and lung sounds.
"?urattle" looks like it could be a typo for 'rattle' and 'lower (R) lobe' refers to the lower lobe (section) of the right lung. So it says that there is a slight rattle (rattling or rasping sound) evident in the lower portion of the right lung but otherwise the lungs sound clear. HS is frequently an acronym for 'heart sounds' and any description of those would normally come after the HS. HTH.
?urattle lower (R) lobe- otherwise clear. HS>>
"?urattle" looks like it could be a typo for 'rattle' and 'lower (R) lobe' refers to the lower lobe (section) of the right lung. So it says that there is a slight rattle (rattling or rasping sound) evident in the lower portion of the right lung but otherwise the lungs sound clear. HS is frequently an acronym for 'heart sounds' and any description of those would normally come after the HS. HTH.
?urattle lower (R) lobe- otherwise clear. HS>>
Note from asker:
Thank you, Willmatter, your explanation sounds good. I still have a couple of doubts: 1) a typo is ruled out because the report is handwritten and the question mark is very clear; 2) the description is given **before** the HS. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, Willmatter.
It is clear now: this guy uses the question mark at the beginning of some phrases, and makes a little stroke at the beginning of the “r” in initial position.
Millions of thanks!
"
Discussion
(a) the part of the mysterious word that I have interpreted as “ttl” in fact looks like “Hl”; therefore, I don’t think there is any possibility for confusing it with “ckl”;
(b) in the handwritten parts (06 lines each) of these (08) reports I found two other words beginning with “r” (“remarkable” & “remainder”) where the initial “r” has the same form/shape as the letter following the question mark in the mysterious word, which seems to be the first letter of this word, since there are other two sentences that beginning with “?”.
There is no other description of or reference to “HS”.
Kind regards.
Manuel.
The patient is a man who has been arrested in a counter-drug operation at the high seas. The relevant part of the report reads as follows:
<<Clinical notes: To be signed by Medical Officers, giving Rank and appointment.
(Date and time)
Back op 4 yrs ago. Abdominal op 5 yrs ago.
On medication for LBP
Chest - ?urattle lower (R) lobe- otherwise clear. HS
BP: 121/78 P78
(Name and signature)
Medical Technician RFA>>
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