What I do at work...
Lady from Accentus called last night to talk about working for them, and during the conversation, she asked if I was familiar with operative reports (ORs) and I said yeah, I do on average about 6 a day, all different specialties. She seemed impressed.
It got me thinking today, and so I wrote down the ORs that I did today, and there were 7 today. I put down brief explanations of most of them.
Eye evisceration and implant (Ophthalmology)
Abdominoperineal resection of rectum (Gastroenterology) - for rectal cancer.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy (Gastroenterology) - looking at the last section of the colon.
Trabeculectomy (Ophthalmology) - creating a tunnel in the eye to relieve pressure/glaucoma.
LeFort I osteotomy/bilateral sagittal split osteotomy with advancement, rigid internal fixation (Oral & Maxillofacial) - breaking the upper jaw away from the skull, and the lower jaw in half, and moving both forward and reattaching them.
Parotidectomy and sternocleidomastoid transposition flap (Otolaryngology/ENT) - Removing a gland from below the jaw and moving part of a muscle of the neck to fill in the hole.
Abdominal colectomy (Gastroenterology) - Removing the entire colon for cancer.
Of course, the ORs are only a part of what I do... there's discharge summaries, clinical letters, cardiac catheterizations, transfers, death summaries, etc.
One thing, once I get a bit of money from working with Accentus, I'm buying my own reference books. A girl in the office just got her own books, and they're terribly useful. Not cheap, but well worth it, from the look I had at them.
Part of why I like this job, I'm constantly learning on a daily basis about new medical words and knowledge.
It got me thinking today, and so I wrote down the ORs that I did today, and there were 7 today. I put down brief explanations of most of them.
Eye evisceration and implant (Ophthalmology)
Abdominoperineal resection of rectum (Gastroenterology) - for rectal cancer.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy (Gastroenterology) - looking at the last section of the colon.
Trabeculectomy (Ophthalmology) - creating a tunnel in the eye to relieve pressure/glaucoma.
LeFort I osteotomy/bilateral sagittal split osteotomy with advancement, rigid internal fixation (Oral & Maxillofacial) - breaking the upper jaw away from the skull, and the lower jaw in half, and moving both forward and reattaching them.
Parotidectomy and sternocleidomastoid transposition flap (Otolaryngology/ENT) - Removing a gland from below the jaw and moving part of a muscle of the neck to fill in the hole.
Abdominal colectomy (Gastroenterology) - Removing the entire colon for cancer.
Of course, the ORs are only a part of what I do... there's discharge summaries, clinical letters, cardiac catheterizations, transfers, death summaries, etc.
One thing, once I get a bit of money from working with Accentus, I'm buying my own reference books. A girl in the office just got her own books, and they're terribly useful. Not cheap, but well worth it, from the look I had at them.
Part of why I like this job, I'm constantly learning on a daily basis about new medical words and knowledge.