Wound Care and Pain Clinic Terms Medical Transcriptionists Must Be Aware of

Wound Care and Pain Clinic Terms Medical Transcriptionists Must Be Aware of

Wound care physicians require high quality medical transcription services for converting their dictations into error-free medical records.

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Medical transcriptionists at a reliable medical transcription company know that like any medical specialty, wound care also has its unique terminology and concepts. Millions of patients across the world undergo a wound care regimen every year. Their wounds may be caused by accidents, pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and vascular disorders, and other causes. Medical transcriptionists assisting physicians with the documentation must have excellent knowledge of the terms associated with these wounds. Knowledge of the common wound care terms and phrases is important for the patients too because it will help them better understand their caregivers.

Wounds may include any of the following.

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Acute wounds

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Post-operative wounds

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Pressure wounds and bed sores

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Diabetic ulcers

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Vascular ulcers

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Radiation wounds

A patient with a wound that has not healed after one month of conventional therapy is often referred to a wound care specialist for further treatment and evaluation. In such cases, accurately transcribed medical notes become useful. This helps physicians to understand the treatments and medications given earlier. Wound care medical transcription clearly documents details such as date of service, history of present illness, past

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history,

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examination,

treatments,

impression,

medication,

recommendations and other information.

Let us look at some of the terms associated with wound care, and which need to be accurately transcribed by providers of medical transcription services: •

Advanced dressings: A covering for a wound or lesion that is medically innovative.

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3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh dressing: Non-woven gauze dressing that contains silver sulphate, 8 mg/g of dressing.

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Acticoat dressing: Antimicrobial silver dressings for use over partial, full thickness and acute wounds. It offers silver antimicrobial protection.

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Beefy red wound: It is a clean wound that often represents a good sign of wound healing.

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Biobrane skin substitute: A synthetic substitute used to help with wound closure, control pain and replace the skin function to promote wound healing.

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Callus: A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue.

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Clean N moist wound cleanser: Wound cleanser that moisturizes, nourishes and provides a protective barrier.

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Coalesced ulcer: Formed by the joining together of small ulcers.

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Comfeel hydrocolloid dressing: Wound dressing that offers the benefits of moist wound healing and protection for wounds and skin at risk.

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Debrided: Removal of dead, contaminated or adherent tissue and other materials that may promote infection in a wound.

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Dehiscence: A surgical complication wherein a wound ruptures along a surgical incision.

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Engenex negative pressure wound therapy: Advanced negative pressure wound therapy that helps promote wound healing, and remove fluids including wound exudates and infectious materials from the wound.

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Enzymatic debriding agents: These are used to debride necrotic wound tissue and slough from pressure ulcers and other wounds.

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Granulation tissue: New connective tissue and microscopic blood vessels that form on the surface of a wound during the healing process.

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Hydrofera blue dressing: An antibacterial dressing that helps prevent infection

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Iodosorb: A sterile antimicrobial dressing formulation of Cadexomer Iodine.

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Normlgel Impregnated Gauze: Gauze impregnated with Normlgel, a moisture donating gel that maintains an optimum environment for healing.

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OASIS wound matrix: An intact matrix naturally derived from porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS), used for the management of wounds.

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Profore dressing: A multi-layer compression bandaging system that helps apply sustained graduated compression for the management of venous leg ulcers and associated conditions.

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Tunneling wound: Difficult to manage wounds that have channels extending from the wound into and through subcutaneous tissue or muscle.

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Unna boots: A compression dressing made by wrapping layers of gauze around your leg and foot.

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Venous leg ulcers: A break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration, and necrosis of epithelial tissue. It is difficult to heal.

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Viable tissue: Red or granulating, or pink or epithelizing tissue that represents an environment conducive to normal wound healing.

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Wound VAC: The use of vacuum-assisted drainage to remove blood or serous fluid from a wound or operation site.

Professional wound care and pain transcriptionists are well-versed in the above terminology as well as other terms. This enables them to accurately transcribe wound care physicians’ dictation. Reliable medical transcription services are a great way for

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wound care and pain management physicians to ensure timely and correct medical documentation.

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