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2013-09-10T18:23:00.000-07:00

Free Medical Transcription Course

Medical transcription-this is nowadays playing an important role on insurance field to claim our medical claims from the government. So every physician must dictate every patient's report to a dictaphone to record it, and then a MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST will type it in a computer to convert that voice dictation file into a word document. This is the process of medical transcription. There are plenty of job opportunities in offie and at home medical transcription jobs all over the world and many medical transcription schools around the world giving training in of this lucrative course. Basic English knowledge with grammar and good typing skills are essential to learn this course. We will learn the other important part of medical transcription i.e. medical terminology and anatomy and physiology basics and American Association of Medical Transcription (AAMT) rules and regulations and American English basics to be known by a medical transcriptionist are will be taught to you step by step from the corresponding posts one by one.

Anyone who are interested may try to learn this step by step i.e. post by post in numerical order and can clear their doubts immediately using email system providing in it. Anyone who is a CMT (certified medical transcriptionist) provided by AAMT can become a registered medical transcriptionist, so anyone who tries to become a CMT can use these lessons as preparatory material to that, and visitors from other countries can learn this and use it as an additional knowledge for their learning from their countries. All the best for your success.

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Who is a Medical Transcriptionist?

A person who carries out medical transcription is called a medical transcriptionist or in short an MT. The MT uses and apparatus entitled as 'medical transcriber'. The person who does medical transcription is supposed to at all times be called a "medical transcriptionist." An MT (medical transcriptionist) is an individual trustworthy intended for exchanging the patient's health check documents into typewritten layout more willingly than hand-written.

The word transcriber explains the electronic equipment used to make medical transcription, for instance a cassette player by means of bottom foot is in command of is operated by the medical transcriptionist intended for report statement playback and transcription. A decade ago, MTs were also known as Medical

Language Specialist or HIM (Health Information Management) paraprofessionals.

No recognized educational qualification obligations to be a medical transcriptionist. Education and training can be gotten hold of through customary schooling, diploma courses, certificate course, through distance learning programs, and also through on-the-job training provided in various hospitals, even if there are countries at this time make use of transcriptionists so as to need 18 months to 2 years of dedicated medical transcription for MTs. A sturdy and solid rhythm of execution of dictated dictations using food pedal and computer and other softwares is trained for the MT trainers in this training, as well as a thorough training in medical terminology is also given of all human body systems, with typewriting training of minimum 45 words per minute.

At the same time as, a medical transcriptionist does not authorize registration or certification. A person with medical transcription training possibly will search for certification or registration for personal or professional reasons. Getting hold of a certificate as of a medical transcription training program does not warrant an medical transcriptionist to use the label of Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT). The CMT diploma is brought in by clearing a certification assessment carried out exclusively through the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). AHDI is previously the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT). Because of the permitting title they generated. American Association for Medical Transcription what's more offers the title of Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT). According to AAMT, the Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) is a basic title whereas the CMT is an advanced level. AAMT upholds a catalog of accepted medical transcription institutions.

Medical Transcription Job Training

In lieu of these AHDI certification titles, MTs who know how to time after time and precisely write out numerous text work-types and give back reports within a levelheaded TAT that is turnaround-time are required. Turnaround-time is set by the transcription supplier or taken on by the transcriptionist should be sensible, other than be reliable with the requirement to send back the manuscript to the patient's documentation is in a appropriate mode. Curricular prerequisites, abilities, and knowledge specifically in a straight line connected to the what have to do and household tasks in particular, and need to the employer whether working directly in a physician office or in a hospital facility. There are basically 10 types of needs to be a good MT. We will what are the basic eligibility for a candidate to do medical transcription now.

1. Acquaintance of fundamental to difficult medical language is necessary.

2. Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology.

3. Realization of disease processes.

4. Expertise in Medical Style and Grammar.

5. Above-average spelling, grammar, communication and memory skills.

6. Capability to arrangement, verification, totting up, and verify numbers with correctness.

7. Talent in the application and process of basic office equipment/computer that is eye-hand-foot harmonization.

8. Talent to go after verbal and written instructions.

9. Documentation maintenance skills.

10. Good to above-average typing skills.

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Hormones and Their Functions - Lesson 297

2012-01-26T19:54:00.000-08:00

Hormones and Their Functions

Endocrine glands are ductless glands. We will now see hormones and their functions. Exocrine glands have ducts to secrete their secretions inside the bloodstream, such as sweat glands. Exocrine gland functions are different from endocrine glands. They secrete chemical compounds named as hormones into the bloodstream to maintain some important functions of the body. Human brain has two important endocrine glands, such as pituitary and pineal gland in the center portion of the brain. Thyroid and parathyroid glands are present in the neck portion. Thymus gland is present behind the sternum in the mediastinum. Pancreas is an endocrine gland that is present in the liver. Adrenal glands are present above each kidney. Ovaries are present in the female reproductive system and testes are the endocrine glands that are present in the male reproductive system. Now we will see what are the hormones they secrete to maintain important functions of the human body. In fact, the functions of two endocrine glands, such as pineal gland in the center portion of the brain and thymus gland in the back of the sternum are unknown. But these two glands have no ducts and so are added in the endocrine glands group.

Animal Hormones and Their Functions

Now we will see some organs work as endocrine glands and secrete hormones and their functions. The pineal gland secretes a hormone named as melatonin. Melatonin involves in the process of skin pigmentation in the lower animals, for example frogs and fishes. In mammals, melatonin affects the brain and so influence the rate of gonad maturation. Sex glands like ovaries and testes in combination are termed as gonads. Thymus gland secretes a hormone named as thymosis, which helps in the development of immune response in children. Thymus gland shrinks in size as the child grows. Some organs like kidney secretes a hormone named as erythropoietin. Erythropoietin involves in the process of development of RBCs or red blood cells by bone tissues or bone marrow. The other three hormones named as cholecystokinin, gastrin, and secretin are secreted by intestines that is alimentary canal. Skin also acts as an endocrine gland, as it secretes vitamin D, which is also considered as a hormone. Calcium functions as a hormone to help absorb calcium from the GI tract.

In the next lesson, we will see about other glands and hormones and their functions. Okay. Come on.

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Readspeaker Software Added - You Can Listen Articles

2012-01-24T05:58:00.000-08:00

Medical Transcription is a profession for persons with good listening skills. From today, you will see listen button on every article on the top of the article. You can use that button to hear the voice of the content of the article. I am happy to add this feature to my blog for free medical transcription course. Every user of this blog should listen each article while you study this material and so your listening ability will increase and so your transcribing skill will be improved.

Thanks for your continued support. In the future, I am planning to add practice audio tapes by physicians. You can send me feedback regarding this voice feature by email.

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Human Endocrine System - Lesson 296

2012-01-23T19:10:00.000-08:00

Human Endocrine System

From this lesson, we are going to start Human Endocrine System. We are going to cover what is endocrine system, what are the glands that has, medical terms related to endocrine system, endocrine disease conditions, lab tests related to it, clinical procedures related to it, and endocrine system abbreviations. You should know that endocrine system can be identified with its glands and the hormones they secrete to maintain important body functions. The functions of endocrine system and its hormones in our body are very important. Endocrine hormone deficiency or excessive secretion may lead to many abnormal disease conditions in our body. There are many lab tests and clinical procedures to maintain hormone balance in our body.

Human Endocrine System - An introduction

It consists of glands. These glands secrete different types of hormones that are important to our body functions. These hormone-secreting glands are situated in different parts of our body from head to hip. Hormones are chemical compounds that are secreted by the endocrine glands mix with blood. We will see what are the glands now. Any organ that secretes any type of hormone that are useful to our body is a gland. In that context, we will see what are the organs in our body that work as glands now. Hypothalamus is a gland that is situated in the brain, pineal body or epiphysis in the brain, pituitary gland (hypophysis) in the brain, thyroid glands in the neck, stomach system glandular functions, duodenal glandular functions, liver, pancreas, kidney, adrenal glands, reproductive glands, such as testes, ovaries, placental functions while pregnancy, and uterus functions while pregnancy. Simply, brain has 3 endocrine glands, such as hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal, neck has thyroid and parathyroid glands, kidney has adrenal glands, pancreas in the liver, ovaries, and testicles are the endocrine glands that secrete important hormones.

In the next post, we will see about each of these human endocrine system and their important hormones one by one. Okay. Come on.

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Tuning Fork Hearing Tests - Lesson 295

2012-01-20T09:54:00.000-08:00

Tuning fork hearing tests are useful in evaluating a person's hearing ability. This test will be performed by a specialist who examines a patient is called as an audiologist. Every time an audiologist uses an instrument to perform this evaluation that is known as an audiometer. Different frequencies of sound waves are used to evaluate a person's hearing sensitivity by the audiologist. You might also hear about other hearing ability tests, such as Rinne test and Weber test. In this evaluation, a tuning fork is used as a source of vibration to test the patient. A tuning fork instrument is kept on the mastoid process of the patient. It is also kept in the external auditory meatus. The main aim of keeping the tuning fork in the above-said areas is to test the bone in these areas and also to test the air movement. This type of test is called as Weber test. To perform Weber or Rinne test, the person should be sit in a room with sound proof with a headset. The headphone will be connected to an audiometer. The main objective of Weber test is to evaluate bone conduction in the both ears. To perform this test, a tuning fork will be kept on the forehead of the patient.

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The both tuning fork hearing tests, such as Weber and Rinne tests are useful in evaluating what kind of hearing loss is occured in the patient. Even if the patient cannot feel sound sensation while performing tuning fork tests, then it is considered to be conductive hearing loss. The sound sensation may be higher in the affected ear when the tuning fork is kept on the forehead of the patient. Actually the patients with sensorineural hearing loss will get only less sound sensation in the ear with less hearing. If the hearing loss is conductive type, then the patient the problem in the outer ear or in the middle ear. If the patient's hearing loss is sensorineural type, then the problem in the cochlea.

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Pneumatic Otoscopy - Lesson 294

2012-01-10T18:44:00.000-08:00

Otoscopy Procedure

Otoscopy procedure is a kind of visual examination to examine the ears. To perform this visual exam, a device is used named as otoscope. These otoscopes are used even in normal body check-ups to find out any diseases in the ears. Using otoscope device, the physician can test both the outer ear and the middle ear areas. It consists of a hand grip and a head portion to insert into the ears. A lens is attached to the head portion to magnify the ear portions during the visual examination. Earwax or cerumen is also removed using this called ear cleaning. There are two types of otoscope instruments. They are portable kind and other is mounted on walls of the clinic. This instrument is useful in finding out diseases like otitis media and otitis externa, and/or any other germ infections by bacteria in the external ear or in the middle ear. Otoscopy procedure is also used sometimes to check the nose and/or throat too with ears.

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Pneumatic Otoscopy

Pneumatic otoscopy is a procedure useful in evaluating the mobility of tympanic membranes in the ears. Tympanic membrane is termed in short as TM. Mobility in tympanic membranes may happen due to the pressure changes inside the ears. Pneumatic otoscopy can be done using an instrument called pneumatic otoscope. This instrument also consists of a lens in the head portion with a light attached with a rubber bulb attachment. Sometimes due to the accumulation of water-like material inside the ears, the mobility of the tympanic membrane is affected. This can be visualized easily using pneumatic otoscopy instrument.

Pneumatic otoscope

Video Otoscopy

In video otoscopy procedure, a video monitor is attached to the otoscope instrument and the images of the ear is visually monitored at the same time while testing the ears. Video otoscopy is termed in short as VO. External and middle ears and tympanic membranes can be examined in the computer monitor.

In the next lesson, we will learn about Tuning Fork Tests. Okay. Come on.

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Cochlear Hearing Implants - Lesson 293

2012-01-05T20:07:00.000-08:00

Cochlear Hearing Implants

In this blog post, we are going to learn about cochlear hearing implants and their usage in persons with hearing difficulty. Cochlear hearing implant is a machine that permits a person with hearing deficiency to hear the words of others who speak to him or her. Now, we will see the structure of the device. Cochlear hearing is made up of with a microphone, speech processor, sound transmitter, and a sound receiver. This useful device can be set near the mastoid process behind the ears. How does this work? This device transmits electrical indications to electrodes that are implanted inside the cochlear hearing implant that is held within the cochlea and those electrical indications or signals excite the hearing nerves that are attached to the brain. Microphone picks up the sound from the surroundings. Voice processor alters the sounds by selection from the microphone. Sound transmitter changes the sound waves into electrical signals. The receiver collects the electrical signals and send them to the auditory nerve and nerves pass the sounds to the brain to understand.

Cochlear Implant Surgery

We will now see more about cochlear hearing implants. To get the help of cochlear help, one should get trained by therapy. This device is useful for person with hearing difficulty from the medium level to high level. Even children are set with these implants. If the hearing deficit is due to the sensory nerve malfunction in the cochlea, the hearing ability can be restored by setting the implant device. The hearing ability is not clear as natural voice, but somewhat helpful with medium quality sound. Cochlear implant can be set by a surgical process.

Cost of Cochlear Implant

Normally the cost of cochlear implant surgery consists of pre-surgical assessment charges, the cost of the device, surgical equipment setting fees, and post-surgical rehabilitation charges. It may cost up to 39000 US dollars. In short, cochlear hearing implants are an essential equipment for persons with hearing ability even if it costs somewhat costly.

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Audiometry Tests for Hearing Loss - Lesson 292

2012-01-03T18:43:00.000-08:00

Audiometry Tests

Audiometry tests are assessment processeses done to assess the hearing ability at different frequency level tolerance. These tests are useful in estimating hearing ability in patients with hearing difficulties. This procedure is also useful in diagnosing any diseases in the ear canal too. Sound threshold levels are calculated at different frequencies. The measurement unit of sound waves is decibels and it is termed in short as dB. Before undergoing an audiometry test, the patient will be asked about his past medical history and these queries will be helpful in detecting any sound exposures that lead the patient to get hearing difficulty. In some cases, the patient's eardrum may be affected and so the passage of sound waves to cochlea may be affected and so hearing loss might have occurred.

Hearing Loss Audiogram

A special instrument is used to diagnose the hearing ability and the instrument used to do this assessment is called as audiogram. The sound frequency threshold tests are charted on a graph paper using audiogram equipment. The frequency level is calcuated in Hertz and in short, it is termed as Hz. Audiometry is a behavioral hearing test type. Different sounds in different pitches and in different frequencies are used in audiometry tests.

Calibration Audiometer

For audiometry tests, a calibrated headphone is used. The curves in the graph resemble the state of hearing of the patient. The minimal hearing curve levels in the curves reveal that the patient has good hearing ability. A patient with good hearing level may show sometimes small variations in the graph and that is normal, but big variations in the levels of the graph confirms the hearing ability in the patient's ears. For example, a patient with Meniere's disease may show a large loss in sound frequencies in the graph. Sound-induced hearing loss that is termed medically as sensorineural hearing loss may reveal high frequency loss in the graph.

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Information on Vertigo - Lesson 291

2011-12-30T04:22:00.000-08:00

Information on Vertigo

As of now, we have studied lessons about sense organs in our free medical transcription course series. In this post, we will learn about information on vertigo. What is vertigo? It is a sort of reeling sensation. It makes one feel like a sensation of losing balance. The main reason behind this abnormal condition is due to the intrusion in the inner ear. The person who is affected by vertigo will feel like the surrounding to be spun rapidly. The root causes of this whirling motion are labyrinthitis or acoustic neuroma. Labyrinthitis is the inflammatory condition of inner ear and acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor developed in the nerve that connects brain to the ear. Vertigo is sometimes accompanied by vomiting sensation, loss of balance, and over-sweating.

Types of Vertigo

Types of Vertigo: Some persons may feel vertigo sensation just for a few minutes or a few seconds only and then it may resolve. This condition is called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV. In some cases, vertigo may be associated with some other ear abnormalities such as vestibular migraine, Meniere's disease, vestibular neuritis, etc.,

Vertigo in Children

Vertigo in Children: Vertigo is an uncommon condition in children, as the children cannot reveal this condition. A study proved that about 16% of the population in children are affected by vertigo. Presence of vertigo can be examined in children only performing ear visual examinations. General cause of the vertigo in children is BPPV in most cases.

Vertigo Treatment

Vertigo Treatment: The common medical treatment for vertigo is based on the diagnosis condition. The treatment differs based on the biological causes. If the inflammation of the ear is due to any bacteria, then antibiotic treatment would be the best solution. For the patients with Meniere's disease will be given sodium solution to increase the urinary output apart from antibiotic treatment. Some physical exercises are also recommended by the physician to the patients with BPPV.

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Immunization Schedule for Babies - Lesson 290

2011-12-24T21:35:00.000-08:00

Babies Immunization Schedule

Immunization schedule for babies is an important thing to maintain a child to prevent from some dangerous infections from viruses and also to maintain immunity. Immune vaccine shots should be applied to all children on a timely basis and should be followed by parents very carefully without fail. Now we will see the types of vaccines. There are BCG vaccines, DPT vaccine, oral polio vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, hemophilus influence type b vaccine, MMR vaccine (Mumps, measles, rubella), TT or tetanus vaccine. All these seven types of vaccines must be given to any child in certain time periods without any delay. Now we will see your baby's age and the vaccine for the age in weeks to months one by one. On birth of a child, BCG vaccine, oral polio and hepatitis B vaccine should be administered.

After the six weeks, DPT first one dose and oral polio second dose also should be administered along with hepatitis B vaccine second dose and hemophilus influence type b vaccine. Once the child's age reaches 10 weeks, the child should be given DPT second dose, oral polio vaccine third dose and again hemophilus influence type b vaccine second dose. After 10 weeks of child birth, oral polio vaccine third dose, hemophilus influence type b second dose and DPT third dose are to be administered. After completing 14 weeks, any infant must be administered with oral polio vaccine fourth dose along with hemophilus influence type b vaccine third dose.

Once any infant attains six months to nine months of age, it should be given oral polio fifth dose with hepatitis B vaccine third dose. After 9 months of age, any child should be injected measles vaccine and hepatitis A vaccine booster. After 1 year of age, the child should be given varicella chickenpox vaccine and MMR or measles, mumps, rubella vaccine. After the age of 15 months to 18 months, the child should be provided with DPT booster dose first dose with oral polio vaccine of sixth dose. After above 5 years of age, second dose of DPT booster with polio vaccine seventh dose should be given. After 10 years of age, TT or tetanus third booster dose and hepatitis B vaccine booster dose should be given. After 16 years of age, TT or tetanus fourth booster dose should be administered.

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How to Heal Tinnitus? - Lesson 289

2011-12-21T08:02:00.000-08:00

How to Heal Tinnitus?

What is tinnitus? This is a sign of some ear diseases, such as Miniere's disease, abnormal bone growth in the middle ear, age-related hearing loss, chronic ear inflammation, inflammation in the labyrinth, and/or any other ear abnormalities. Tinnitus affects a person's day-to-day life activities if it is severe. Making the patient relaxed would be a good treatment if this is the reason behind it. Medically tinnitus means tinkling sensation. In other words, tinnitus makes ringing sensation inside the ears. It is really a disturbing sensation for an individual. Tinnitus will happen in the ears even with the absence of any sounds from the surroundings. But it is not a disease kind, but it may exhibit as a symptom for any other underlying ear diseases. A drug named benzadiazepine, if consumes in high doses may cause tinnitus in the ears. Radio-surgery treatment using gamma knife, teflon device set-up, clearing wax from the ear canal are the common treatment to heal tinnitus.

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Hearing Loss Tinnitus

It is very common that most people with tinnitus would have some degree of hearing loss. The amount of hearing loss can be measured only after performing hearing examination in the patient who suffers from tinnitus. Once any patient is identified with tinnitus will commonly be fitted with hearing aid device in his or her ears. If the hearing aids are not supporting enough, tinnitus maskers will be tried next to it. Tinnitus instrument is a device that is manufactured by combining both hearing aid device and tinnitus maskers and which is helpful in treating tinnitus and hearing loss.

Tinnitus Home Remedy

Tinnitus is not a real disease condition. It is just a side effect due to other medications consumed by the patient for other disease causes. Tinnitus is also a symptom of any other underlying ear diseases. Apple cider vinegar and T-Gone remedies are used to reduce the tinnitus. Rest and anxiety reduction may also be helpful in relieving tinnitus if these are the psychological causes behind it.

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Otitis Media in Adults - Lesson 288

2011-12-18T03:16:00.000-08:00

Chronic Serous Otitis Media: It is an abnormal condition of inflammatory condition in the middle ear and so serum is accumulated inside. Generally it occurs in between the tympanic membrane and the inner ear. The main symptom is earache. Otitis media is not a serious condition other than it creates pain inside the ear and it may heal in a one or two months time period. When a person is affected with it, a pressure sensation will happen in the eardrum i.e. tympanic membrane and so the area is painful. The main cause of otitis media is infection by some bacteria or virus or any fungus. The main bacterias such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae, and viruses like RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Cold condition may lead to this condition and so ear pains for a few days or weeks. Sometimes eardrum may break and so pus forms inside the ear. Small children are prone to otitis media generally under the 10 years of age. This can be visually found out by examining the tympanic membrane. Only performing otoscope or a tympanometer examination would not reveal the disease condition inside the ear.

Treatment of serous otitis media is the surgical correction performed in the eardrum to release the excessive pressure in the eardrum. To free the air circulation, tympanostomy tubes can also be placed inside.

Suppurative Otitis Media: It is an abnormal condition of infection by bacteria and so pus is formed in the middle ear. The cause of infection may be streptococcus bacteria or staphylococcus bacteria. The treatment is the application of antibiotics. In chronic conditions, myringotomy may be ordered to prevent hearing loss.

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Common Ear Diseases - Lesson 287

2011-12-13T20:11:00.000-08:00

Ear Diseases Meniere

Free medical transcription course website provides you free lessons to learn the subject on a weekly thrice basis. Anyone who is interested in learning medical transcription can use these lessons for their reference while learning online or in any institutions. We will help you. Every once in a while, you should go through the medical terms learnt here and memorize them and these terms will be very useful when you involve in live medical transcription files. In this lesson, we will deal about common ear diseases, such as Meniere's disease and otosclerosis.

In ear diseases, Meniere's disease is one kind. Meniere's disease is an abnormality of the inner ear on the labyrinth. This disease happens when the pressure in the cochlea increases because of the increased pressure by endolymph. This affects normal balance and hearing ability. The main symptoms of Meniere's disease are tinnitus and increased sensitivity to louder sounds. Headache, vertigo, and nausea are also accompanying symptoms. The cause of the disease is not yet recognized. Treatment for Meniere's disease is rest in bed and medications to combat nausea and vertigo. In some cases, surgery is also recommended to release the pressure inside the ear by the endolymph. This is one of the common ear diseases.

Otosclerosis Symptoms

Otosclerosis is an abnormal state of thickening of labyrinth bony tissue in the ear. Hearing loss would happen due to otosclerosis. The thickening bone will cover the area around the oval window and so the ossicle gets stiffened. This condition is called ankylosis. The result of this condition is conduction hearing loss or conduction deafness. The treatment for this condition is surgical removal of stapes bone or stapedectomy and the damaged area is replaced by a graft by fatty tissue. Hearing is recovered by setting a prosthesis equipment of stainless wire. We will see more about other common ear diseases in the next post.

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Diseases of the Ear - Lesson 286

2011-12-06T17:22:00.000-08:00

Diseases of the Ear

In this post, we will deal with diseases of the ear, acoustic neuroma and cholesteatoma. We will also learn some important suffixes of ear. Due to the diseases in the ear, one person may get some hearing loss or pain and so the quality of the life is affected in all. In the more complicated conditions, deafness or brain tumor or paralysis may happen. To avoid such serious conditions, proper diagnosis and treatment at the right time is important. In hearing process, all the outer, middle, and inner ears take part. Sound waves from environment enter through the outer ear and travels through the middle ear through three small bones, named ossicles and then the sound wave travels inside the inner ear to vibrate the eardrum.

Acoustic Neuroma: This is an abnormal condition in the ear of formation of a tumor on the eight cranial nerve in the brain that arises from acoustic nerve. The main symptom of acoustic neuroma is ringing in the ears, dizziness or vertigo and reduced hearing. These tumors if they are in small sizes can be removed using surgical methods named ablation method using radiosurgery. In radiosurgery method, radiation is used to remove the tumor other than any surgical incision equipment. This is one of the bad diseases of the ear.

Cholesteatoma: This is an abnormal condition in the ear of formation of extended growth of keratinizing squamous epithelium. This happens in the middle ear or in the mastoid process. Skin cells are collected in a pouch in the middle ear. The main reason for cholesteatoma formation is chronic otitis media and tympanic membrane perforation.

Now we will see some important ear suffixes.

-cusis means hearing. Presbycusis is a kind of deafness happens by a nerve due to the aging process.

-otia means any abnormal condition in the ear. Microtia is a birth defect in children with underdeveloped flap of the ear called pinna.

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Medical Terminology for Ear - Lesson 285

2011-12-04T22:07:00.000-08:00

Medical Terminology for Ear

Ear is the important organ in the body and in the medical language, there are many words related to it. We will see some important medical terminology for ear in this post.

Ot/o means ear. Otomycosis is an abnormal condition of ear infection by a fungus. Otolaryngologist is a specialist who specializes in earn and larynx treatment.

Ossicul/o means ossicle. Ossiculoplasty is a surgical procedure of reconstruction of ossicle.

Myring/o means eardrum. Myringotomy is a surgical procedure to correct the eardrum.

Staped/o means stapes. Stapes is the third bone of the middle ear. Stapedectomy is the surgical correction of stapes bone in the middle ear.

Salping/o means auditory tube. The other name of auditory tube is eustachian tube. Salpingopharyngeal fold is a mucous membrane that is extended from the beneath of torus tubarius.

Tympan/o means middle ear. The other meaning is eardrum. Tympanoplasty is the surgical procedure done to correct the eardrum.

On the day to day life of a medical transcription professional, he or she is in the position to hear these terminologies dictated by the physicians or their registered nurses everyday. Every learner should memorize these words before starting the voice file tests. It should be learnt to how to pronounce each medical word and their meaning and their exact spelling. Then only the listening skill will improve. From the next post, we will learn about some important suffixes of ear and some abnormal disease conditions of ears. Okay. Come on.

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Ear Medical Combining Forms - Lesson 284

2011-12-03T20:32:00.000-08:00

Medical Combining Forms - Ear

This post explains about medical combining forms about ear. Each medical word in the medical language consists of three elements, such as root, suffix, and prefix. Medical words are rooted from Latin language. We will see some important combining forms related to ears now. A combining form is the beginning of a medical word that is called prefix that is connected to the suffix of the with a connector named root /o/. For example, smyositis, it means pain in the muscles. In this word, my/o is the prefix connected to a suffix, itis, by a connector /o/.

Ear Combining Forms Medical

Audi/o is a word that means hearing. It also means the sense of sounds. For example audiography. It means recoding and editing of sound tracks.
Mastoid/o means mastoid process. Mastoiditis means inflammation of the mastoid process. This is an extended portion projection beneath the temporal bone.
Acou/o means also hearing. The example word is acoustics. It is the study of mechanical waves in gases.
Aur/o means ear. Aural means pertaining to ears.
Cochle/o means cochlea. Cochlear implant is a device attached to the cochlea for hearing disability.
Audit/o means hearing. Auditory nerve is a word releated to the hearing nerve in the head.
Auricul/o means auricle. Auricle is another word for pinna, the external flap portion of the ear. Auriculectomy is a procedure done to remove the auricle.

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Medical Terminology for Ear - Lesson 283

2011-12-02T15:54:00.000-08:00

Ear Medical Terms

In the prior lesson, we have been introduced to the new ear medical terminology of a few important words. In this lesson also we will learn a few more imporant medical terminology for ear, such as, ossicle, oval window, perilymph, pinna, saccule, semicircular canals, stapes, tympanic membrane, and utricle. Learners should memorize these terms after reading the lesson and so it will be remembered while doing medical transcription files on a day-to-day basis.

Utricle and Saccule

These are the two vertebrate parts of the inner ear. The other name of the utricle is utriculus. Saccule acts as a bed of sensory cells in the inside of the ear. Saccule interprets movements of the head into neural pulses while the up and down movements. Both utricle and saccule work as balancing organs.

Definition of Tympanic Membrane

Tympanic membrane is an organ that splits the outer ear from the middle ear. The other name of this is eardrum. It helps to pass the sound waves from the environment to the ossicle bones present in the middle ear.

Other Ear Medical Terminologies

Staples: This is the third ossicle bone of the middle ear. This bone looks like a stirrup. Stapes bone is attached via the incudostapedial join to the incus bone.

Ossicle: This is a tiny bone. The other names of ossicle bones is auditory ossicles. They are three in number. These bones are present in the middle ear. Ossicles pass sound waves from the environment to the labyrinth or cochlea.

Perilymph: This is a liquid like material that present in the labyrinth of the inner ear. This is an extracellular fluid material that presents in the cochlea.

Pinna: The other name of this part of the ear is auricle. Pinna is the flap portion of the outer ear.

Semicirular Canals: These openings that are present in the innear ear and they are helpful in maintaining equilibrium.

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Ear Medical Terminology - Lesson 282

2011-11-28T04:24:00.000-08:00

Ear Medical Terminology

In the free medical transcription course lessons, we are going to learn next about ear medical terminology words now. In the last lesson, we have learnt about auditory meatus, auditory nerve fibers, auricle, cochlea, and cerumen. In this lesson, we will learn about other ear medical terms, such as, endolymph, eustachian tube, malleus and incus bones, labyrinth, and organ of Corti.

Ear Vocabulary

Now we will see about endolymph and labyrinth and organ of Corti now in the lesson of ear medical terminology.

Endolymph: This is a fluid like material present in the labyrinth part of the ear. Endolymph is in the inner ear.

Labyrinth: In the inner ear, there are canal like structures. These canals contain other structures such as cochlea, saccule, utricle, and semicircular canals. Labyrinth looks like a maze.

Organ of Corti: This part of the inner ear is a sensitive receptor of sound waves. Organ of Corti is found in the cochlea.

Ear Ossicle

Ear ossicles are the smallest bones in the human body that are found in the middle ear. Ear ossicles act as auditory transmitters and they pass the sound waves to the environment to the cochlea.

Malleus and Incus

Malleus is a hammer-like organ found in the middle ear. This is the first ossicle bone. Malleus is connected to the incus bone. Incus is the second ossicle bone attached to teh malleus and incus is attached to the ear drum in the inner ear. The other name of the incus bone is anvil.

Eustachian Tube in Ear

This is a tube-like structure that connects the pharynx to the middle ear. The length of this tube is pproximately 35 millimeter. The new name of this tube is pharyngotympanic tube. This is an auditory tube. We have learnt some important ear medical terms now in the series of ear medical terminology.

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Medical Term for Ears - Lesson 281

2011-11-24T18:23:00.000-08:00

Medical Term for Ears

In this post, we are going to learn about medical term for ears. I am going to provide a list of vocabularies related to the sensory organ ear and it will provide you support to know about new medical terminologies. The meanings of each medical term is given as short definitions for your easy understanding. In everyday medical transcriptionist life, you could hear these terminologies when you do practice or live files from physicians.

Anatomical Vocabulary

In this lesson of medical term for ears, we will see the meanings of what is auditory meatus, auditory canal, auditory tube, auditory nerve fibers, auricle, cochlea, and cerumen. The rest of the medical terminologies related to the sensory organ ear will be included in the next lesson next week. Now we will see the meanings one by one. Okay.

Medical Terms and Meanings

Auditory Meatus: Each ear consisits of internal auditory meatus and external auditory meatus. External auditory meatus is a tube in the ear that runs from the external ear to middle ear. The approximate length of this tube is 35 mm and diameter is 5 to 10 mm.

Auditory Canal: The other name of auditory meatus is auditory canal.

Auditory Nerve Fibers: These are a collection of nerve fibers. These auditory nerve fibers are helpful in communicating the sounds to the brain from cochlea.

Auricle: It is a word derived from a latin word auricula. This is the flap part of the ear. Auricle extends outside from the head. The other name of auricle is pinna.

Cochlea: This is a part of hearing in the inner ear. Cochlea is a cavity of spherically shaped bone like structure or bony labyrinth. Cochlea is a tube-like structure that consists of sensory receptor cells inside of it.

Cerumen: This is a wax like material present inside the ears. This wax is produced by the external ear. The other name of cerumen is ear wax.

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Equilibrium and Inner Ear - Lesson 280

2011-11-20T04:59:00.001-08:00

Equilibrium Ears

In this post, we will learn about inner ear equilibrium. We all know already that human ear has three parts, such as, outer ear or pinna, middle ear, and inner ear. Each ear has its own significance in sending sound waves from our surroundings to the brain. The inner ear is an important area in maintaining equilibrium in the brain. What is equilibrium? Equilibrium is the feeling of balance. Balance of being is maintained by the inner ear. If one is off balance, then that state is called dizziness. Dizziness is purely a physical state and this equilibrium is maintained by three canals in the inner ear. Now we will see in detail about this now.

Inner ear equilibrium problems

Inner ear has three organs that are responsible for balance. The name of these three semicircular tubes are semicircular canals, saccule, and utricle respectively. These three tubes contain a liquid named as endolymph and small sensitive hair like cells inside it. When we move head, this liquid is fluctuated because of the movement of the head. Due to this fluctuation, impulses are formed within the hair cells and so the vibration is transformed to the brain. Then the communication from the brain is sent to the muscle cells in all parts of the body and so inner ear equilibrium is maintained.

Auditory Receptors

In the inner ear, the auditory liquids and auditory receptors are present inside an organ named organ of Corti in the labyrinth. Due to the problem in the inner ear, we are getting some abnormal conditions, such as benign positional vertigo, Miniere's disease, labyrinthitis or any other tumors. Benign positional vertigo is a disease condition of inner ear equilibrium. In the next lesson, we will learn about vocabularies of eyes and ears. Okay. Come on.

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Functions Of The Ear -- Lesson 279

2011-11-15T03:19:00.000-08:00

Ear Functions and Structure

In this post we would learn about the functions of the ear. Generally the ear can be divided into three separate regions. They are 1. Outer ear, 2. Middle ear and 3. Inner ear. These outer and middle ears function in the conduction of sound waves through the ear. The inner ear contains structures that receive the auditory waves and relay them to the brain. The auditory or estachian tube is a canal leading which is from middle ear to the pharynx. In an efficient way, this tube can prevent damage to the eardrum and shock to the middle and inner ears. The pressure of air in the middle ear is equal to the pressure of the air in the external environment.

Functions of Middle Ear

Whenever we speak the outer ear collects the sound waves and sends them through the auditory canal. That is the vibrations are carried through the auditory canal to the eardrum. Then this vibrations goes to the middle ear. The smallest bones which are in the middle ear converts this vibrations in the air into liquid and then reaches to inner ear. In this inner ear the liquid causes vibration of the basilar membrane. The main spiral organ or corti is located. Appoximately 20,000 hearing cells were created by electric impulses. This nerve receives the impulses and passes them.

Functions of Inner Ear

Actually the main basic function of the ear is hearing. Balancing is also other important function of the ear. Oriented at the right angles. With effect to gravity another part of the inner ear sends information to the brain in an idle position. The eardrum is a sensitive organ. It can detect the sounds and this vibration is transferred to the inner ear for further proceeding. The pinna and the ear canal pass the sound waves to the middle ear. As ear is the sensitive organ, we should never use pins or pencil points or any type of fig into the ear. We have to use cotton ear buds to clean. We should keep our ears clean so that loss of hearing may be detected. A human ear can detect in the range of frequence between 16 hertz to 16384 hertz.

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Ear Functions and Structure - Lesson 278

2011-11-09T22:17:00.000-08:00

Structure of Ear and Functions

In this post, we are going to learn about ear functions and structure. This lesson begins the ear anatomy and physiology lessons. In the future posts, we will learn about human ear anatomy and physiology. As per the passage of sound waves from the ear to the brain, we can divide the ear structure into four divisions, such as outer ear, middle ear, inner ear or labyrinth, and brain. The outer ear consists of pinna, external auditory ear, and tympanic membrane. The middle ear consists of malleus, incus, stapes, and oval window. The inner ear or labyrinth consists of cochlea, auditory liquids and receptors, and auditory nerves. In the brain, the ear is connected with cerebral cortex. We will learn about each of these parts of the ear one by one now.

Ear Functions and Structure

Outer Ear: Any sound waves from our surrounding will enter into the outer ear first through the muscle part called pinna or auricle, outside the ear, which projects outside the ear. Auditory canal is extended from the pinna, which is also known as external auditory meatus. This canal is lined with some glands and those glands secrete a wax substance called cerumen. Cerumen is brownish-yellow in color. Cerumen lubricates the auditory canal. We will learn about ear functions and structure of the middle ear now.

Middle Ear: There is a membrane that obstructs the sound wave that travels from the outer ear to the inner ear called ear drum or tympanic membrane. Due to this obstruction, the ear drum vibrates and so three small bones present in the middle ear called malleus, incus, and stapes. The common name for these three small bones is ossicles. As the one of the small bone called stapes moves, it brings into touch with the oval window, which separates the middle and the inner ear.

Functions of Inner Ear

Inner Ear: The middle ear extends into the inner ear as cochlea, which is a snail-shaped structured bone. Cochlea consists of a lubricant liquid named as perilymph and endolymph. The sound vibrations from the middle ear passes through this structure and liquids. Organ of Corti is a sound receptor present in the inner ear. Sound waves from organ or Corti passes through auditory nerves present in the inner ear to brain.

Brain: Sound wave is received in the inner ear to the brain to the cerebral cortex and so the sound perception is felt by the human beings. The lesson of ear functions and structure concludes now.

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Laser Eye Surgeries - Lesson 277

2011-11-06T19:57:00.000-08:00

In this post, we will see about the eye treatment procedures, such as vitrectomy, keratoplasty, laser photocoagulation, and scleral buckle methods. Keratoplasty surgery is a method of transplanting the cornea inside the eye. This surgical process is also known as corneal graft method. In this method, the cornea is replaced with a normal cornea that can transparent well and so the vision is restored. If the cornea is replaced entirely, the surgical process is named as penetrating keratoplasty. If the cornea is replaced partially only, then the process is called as lamellar keratoplasty. The cornea is donated if a man orwoman dies by accidents or any other reason and they donate their cornea with their own consent.

In laser photocoagulation method, many eye diseases are treated. In this, the blood vessels inside the eye is cauterized using laser light waves. The laser light used in this method is known as argon laser beams. These beams stimulate the blood vessels inside the eye. Diabetic retinopathy is treated in this way. Senile macular degeneration is also treated using laser method. The blood vessels are sealed using laser and so the leakage of blood is stopped and also any unusual growth of blood vessels is also rectified.

In the scleral buckle method, a suture of silicone band is formed directly on the retinal detachment and so the retinal tear is rectified. The scleral buckle attaches two ends of the retina together. Usually retinal tears are created due to retinal detachments inside eyes.

In the vitrectomy method of surgery, the vitreous humor is replaced with another clear liquid. Simply the vitreous humor liquid inside the eye is removed using vitrectomy. In an unusual condition, the scar tissue and the blood vessels are gathered together in the vitreous humor and this may happen mostly due to retinopathy disease during diabetis called diabetic retinopathy. Vitrectomy is of two types, such as anterior vitrectomy and pars plana vitrectomy. If only small portions of the anterior vitreous humor is removed, it is known as anterior vitrectomy. If this procedure is performed in a deep level inside the eye and so entire vitreous humor is removed.

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Cataract Refractive Surgery - Lesson 276

2011-11-04T20:15:00.000-07:00

In this lesson, we are going to study about cataract of the eyes. As a free medical transcription course learner, you should all know about cataracts of the eye. The dictators will dictate about cataract in dictation files in the surgical history of the patient or about the surgery files about cataracts etc. You should know about what is cataract and what are the surgical methods to remove cataracts. The reasons for cataract is a change in the protein structure, as well as the water stuff inside the lens. Changes in the protein affects the clarity of the vision. These changes in the crystalline lens create clouding in the eyes. Cataract is a disease. In the cataract disease, the lens is the primary thing affected by clouding process, from its normal clarity. Cataract affects the retina to focus the light rays on the lens. Cataract means waterfall in the latin language. Some patient with cataract would also have diabetes and they may meet complications while the physician decides to do surgery to remove the cataract due to high sugar in the blood. The main sign of cataract is the blurred vision and also

difficulty in vision during nights, light sensitivity, fading of light colors, and sometimes double vision. Some old age patients may get cataract and glaucoma at the same time due to the ageing process.

Types of cataracts: If the older people get cataract due to ageing process, it is called senile cataract. There is another type of cataract, which is named as Morganian cataract, in which a liquid like milk is formed in the lens. If the cataract form in a child, it is called congenital cataract.

Cataract Surgeries: Now we will see the surgical methods to remove the cataracts. In common there are two methods to remove cataracts. They are intracapsular and extracapsular methods. In the intracapsular method, the lens is removed totally with lens capsule. In the extracapsular extraction method, the posterior portion of the lens is kept in place, but the lens tissue is removed entirely. The extracapsular lens is removed by a method called aspiration-irrigation technique. In this process, the lens material is absorbed using a needle and the lens is broken using phacoemulsification method, in which an ultrasonic vibration is passed to break the lens. Intraocular lens, shortly termed as IOL is then implanted if the patient gets cataract again after extracapsular surgery.

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Eye Diagnostic Tests - Lesson 275

2011-10-31T07:35:00.000-07:00

In the last lesson, we have learnt about eye diseases and in this lessson we are going to learn about diagnostic procedures done to the eyes. As a medical transcription learner, you should all know about these procedures, as physicians will dictate about these procedures in their live files while you work in a company. These diagnostic procedures generally do to a patient while he is examined by a physician while doing an eye exam. In this post, we will learn about fluorescein angiography, ophthalmoscopy, slit lamp ocular examination, tonometry, visual acuity test, and visual field exam.

Fluorescein Angiography: This procedure is done to identify hypertensive retinopathy or diabetic retinopathy. This test is also used to find any lesions in the macular area of the retina of the eye. In this test, a dye material called fluorescein is injected intravenously. By injecting this eye, blood flow is tracked by an instrument named ophthalmoscopy.

Ophthalmoscopy: This is a visual examination to check the eye, especially the inner side of the eye. In this test, the dilated pupil is examined to find if there are any lesions in the cornea or in the lens or in the retina by this test.

Slit Lamp Ocular Examination: This is an instrument used in the visual examination of the eye, which gives access to examine the anterior part of the ocular structures of the eye. A magnification lens is used in this instrument.

Tonometry: Ton/o means tension. This instrument is used to measure the pressure or tension inside the eye, especially in the ocular organs. This test is used to detect an abnormal condition in the eye called glaucoma.

Visual Field Examination: This visual exam is useful in measuring the sight in specific area when the eye is fixed. The other name of this test is Goldmann perimeter visual field examination.

Visual Acuity Test: This test examines the clarity of the sight. A chart named Snellen eye chart is used in this test.

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