How dumb! Everybody knows it is shotty, not shoddy.
Posted By: wow on 2007-01-10
In Reply to: Does company start with a W - Company start with W?
Can't believe they'd have that wrong on a test. That's a newbie mistake.
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When the shotty or shoddy question was asked
were they asking about describing lymph nodes or were they trying to use a description that would apply to shoddy. As in "poorly made". Sometimes they want to know if you know the difference, but not necessarily the medical term...if that makes any sense.
The correct word is shotty - like buckshot - not shoddy.
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patent shotty veins vs patency of the shotty veins
They are nit-picking us to death here at work. Granted the dynamics of the job is changing, but the line count we are supposed to attain does not allow for that. They cannot have both a high line count and looking EVERYTHING up on the electronic chart to double check for accuracy.
My question now is....the doctor always says "patent shotty veins". Now with their QA they are telling me it is "patency of the shotty veins". Now I do not feel comfortable changing stuff around. Which is right?
"How dumb am I" to lose a CD-ROM? Oh, about as dumb as the rest of us. nm
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Actually, shoddy is not even listed in the 29th
edition Dorland's Medical Dictionary. Only shotty is listed and means " like shot; resembling the pellets used in shotgun cartridges." 
That is right. Shoddy means poorly made so unless the doc
thinks that God created man's body in a "shoddy" manner then the doc means shotty (like the nodes are hard, round, and small like BB's).
:)
shotty
actually there is a word such as shoddy fever in the stedman's book and some drs will tell you to spell it that way even though you know that is not the way to spell it. we just can't win.
The blame needs to be placed with the company who allows MTs doing consistently shoddy work to
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LOL, you mean the post about the *shotty* transcripts! LOL!
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Shotty if you are referring to lymphadenopathy. sm
If it was about a shoddy place of business, or the like, then that would be correct. But shotty lymphadenopathy is a very common term, and the poster is correct.
ACTUALLY....yes both are in books but shotty is the term used when
referring to lymph nodes. It means that they are small, hard, and round. The term came from the comparison between the nodes and BB's, as in little lead thingies shot out of a BB gun.
Shoddy means poorly made. Like if you bought a chair and sat on it and it broke the first day. Shoddy.
Okay then........
I would type, "Patent, shotty veins." - sm
I think your QA is wrong on this one. 'Patency of the shotty veins' sounds like 'shotty veins' are a specific branch of vein, whereas 'shotty' is actually describing the veins, which have nodules on them resembling shot (i.e., birdshot, shotgun pellets, etc. Kind of like BB's.) So put a comma between 'patent' & 'shotty', as both describe the veins.
Guess what? If companies fired the shoddy MTs, they'd lose more than half their work force in eve
company! Pretty sad state of things, but that's the quality out there right now, and AMERICAN MTs.
I agree withj LowlyMT: patent, shotty veins.........
from One Look dictionary:
'patent' as adjective: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses.
I would put a comma too:
patent, shotty veins.
This means that the veins are clearly visible (patent) and shotty (having small nodules), like shotty lymphnodes.'
patent used as an adverb to shotty, this would then be...
patently shotty veins, without a comma.
Are you that dumb to know that there were sm
prisoners also at the Superdome in New Orleans. You act like everyone was a rapist, or trigger happy. As far as looters, if I had children and there was a bottle of water and bread in a store damn straight I would take it and feed my children. Many of those people worked and lost their jobs in LA, AL, and MS. You are just a bitter person.
not as dumb as you think?
Cabbage=CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft.
No, not dumb! Actually, yes, I did. None of
the buttons work though, just the calc/clear button (very top right on the bottom bottons) work.
DUMB-DUMB
Okay, I downloaded Express scribe, when I use the load button and enter the FTP address, nothing happens. I must be missing an obvious step, so obvious I cannot see it. I hope this is all worth it!
dumb me... but......
Applying for jobs that state much have WAV pedal.... USB will not work... so what now? Am I screwed? I have a laptop and went and bought an adapter for a 9-ping foot pedal. Is there a web site that I can go to to do a test practice with? Dumb-me. trying to get a job......
Maybe a dumb
question but are you talking about the "Gab room" for the chat?
how dumb are you to even go there?: NM
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ok, maybe I'm dumb but
what is an STM? "Something" transcription manager? Are you by chance inundating her with requests or is it that she just does not acknowledge any of your e-mails? I don't think I'd put up with being ignored for too long. I'd seriously consider going over her head or looking elsewhere for work.
Count me as a dumb MT if
you want. It made perfect sense to me.
This may sound dumb, but..
where is the chat room?
Dumb dictation
Review of systems was not obtainable from the baby, obviously, due to the baby's age of one month. Review was obtained from parents. DUH!!!!
dumb dictation
Don't you just love these..I had one with the 11 MO understanding the assessment and agrees with the treatment!
dumb as a box of rocks (don't ask me!)
dumb as a bag of hair (No, I don't get it either!)
NM
he's so dumb he got hit by a parked car
I'm gravida 0 and I have a dumb ?
If you are 9 mos. pregnant and in the hospital for induction, on abdominal exam, can your abdomen actually be *soft*?
I have felt pg bellies, and they are not soft. Why do they always say this? It doesn't make sense to me, but then I have no personal experience with it.
dumb question. sm
If you make a mistake while typing and you know it, do you correct it then, or do wait until you spellcheck to correct ? I tend to correct it when I see it, but began to wonder if it would be more productive to wait until I run spellcheck to catch it.
What a dumb response.
...sheesh....
feeling dumb......
when the doctor says dig level in the labs is he meaning digitalis level? my Expander expands dig to digoxin and I never thought to change it. I know digoxin toxicity is dangerous. I have never gotten feed back on this potentially dangerous (?) blooper.
There are also those that pretend to be dumb so they don't have to. sm
And those that call in sick every other day, that if they were really sick that often, they should be in nursing home.
Needless to say, I got out of supervising because I did not want to hate people anymore, and I could be petty like everybody else and get away with it like everybody else.
I've got wounds to nurse...
So why did she marry him, cause she's dumb, or it
was a coverup.
Dumb question of the day!!!
 What does MTSO stand for? I told you it was dumb.
Might be a dumb question, but...
I got an awesome poster on ebay that came in the mail yesterday. The one end of the cardboard tube was dented quite badly, causing the one side of the poster to be rather wrinkled.  Is there anything to be done for it? I'm hoping that maybe putting it in the poster frame I got for it might help. Any other suggestions?
No, not a dumb question....
From what I gathered on Google, it is transcribing what the court reporter types into a readable document.
Got it thanks all - felt so dumb and my
teenager wasn't home.
now thats a dumb question lol
let's use some wisdom here...
Have you ever heard the saying dumb
as a gourd?
We're not dumb, BUT
You really have to develop a thick skin regarding criticism. And you'll even make yourself feel dumb sometimes!
There is no other career that will make you feel like a rocket scientist and an abject failure all in the span of a 3-minute dictation!
You have to take the lesson in whatever form you get it and then let the rest go. Don't nurse grudges, it'll just give ya ulcers!
Hate to appear dumb, but what is VBC?
nm
I used to be young and dumb but
when I came into some money, quite a bit of it, paid all my bills off. I only have my monthly bills now, utilities and such. It is a wonderful feeling but to the original post, it is here money and really if she wants to burn it, she can.
Not a dumb question, the way I see it...
Did you ever think she was just trying to make pleasant conversation about what happened to your daughter. I would not see question as dumb or unimportant. It certainly doesn't matter if she was, in fact, taking her history,but if she was just trying to be friendly then it's called 'engaging' the patient in conversation about her injury.
dumb question!
Hi! If you are responding to a job posting on the job seekers board and you hit "apply now," does it actually go to the person who is looking to hire or do you have to send it as a completely separate e-mail. I'm asking because there is no identifying information when you reply to the ad. Thanks!
No, No, Never Feel Dumb!!
I recall many years ago, what I thought was perfecto mundo reports come back by my mentor red marks all over!!!Hang in There! I probably still need someone to look at my work every now & then.
How dumb am I feeling right now?
I have a CRNP who must think MTs are not very intelligent.
So far, she has spelled: passed (not once, but twice!), spleen, and clicks. 
you are young and dumb. The nerve of you to say
why have children if you are going to put them in daycare. When I was going to graduate school and working I became pregnant. I didn't expect my husband to quit his job and I sure enough was going to stop graduate school my six months. My triplets went to daycare and was fine.
How dumb are you? Evidently you fell from somewhere.
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How dumb are YOU to stick with a co you think is cheatin' ya?!
Geez.
Companies make changes period. I have no idea whether MQ cheated you or not.
If you're not making money, there's PLENTY of other places to work.
Your whining, cryin' song-and-dance routine is old stuff and doesn't draw the crowds anymore. It's a has-been show.
Don't like it? Leave!
Takes a real dumba** to stick around and take the abuse if that's what they PERCEIVE is happening to themselves.
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