My beagle has learned
Posted By: HomeMT on 2005-08-25
In Reply to: Anyone else have the family pet who has to sit directly on your foot pedal? My dog (who is an 80-lb - memt
not to lay near the foot pedal, but just to the side of it. It's the darn cat that won't stay off my keyboard. He'll even lay on it while I'm typing, and knows I'm going to boot him off! I think he likes the attention when the kids are at school and DH is gone to work.
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Beagle
We adopted a beagle mix from the Humane Society (I'm in Hickory, NC). She was in great physical shape, had her shots, clean, everything. She was absolutely the best pet. She didn't bark either except when someone was in the yard (on either side that she thought did not belong there). Smart, smart dogs. I hope yours brings you as much joy as our Sadie did us. She had been terribly abused and neglected before the Humane Society got her. It took some time for her to come around but when she did, I learned the meaning of unconditional love.
beagle
Don't be surprised if he is not especially cuddly. Sadie was not. But we all talked to her and petted her all the time. It was amazing the words she knw. We found ours to be very stubborn. It was her way, right away. But very loyal and so sweet. She knew what time the school bus was coming and wanted out. She knew the neighbor's cars and would want out to go get a treat from them.
we also have a beagle/hound mix
He is still very much a puppy so he's a bit hyper, constantly wants to play (and I mean constantly! This dog never gets tired!) But when he's not playing, he loves to cuddle, always has to be sitting on our feet or lying next to us in bed. He even tries sitting on our laps (which would be fine if he was a lapdog but he's not, he's nearly 45 pds!) But we love him; we also couldn't imagine life without him.
Never learned it? Hah! I learned it and still didn't like it.
WOW - I have never heard of a beagle that could learn !! LOL
The beagles I had did what they wanted, when they wanted, and how dare I treat them like a dog, i.e. they hated it if I made them eat out of a dog dish or god forbid, I did not let them on the furniture or in the bed - LOL!!! They did not think they were beagles, but humans!
I rescued a Beagle last week from
my local animal shelter. I took him to the Vet the next day to have him checked over because he had a few things going on with him:
1. He was covered in ticks. I had pulled several off him when I got him home and the Vet pulled several more off in her office. The ticks really aren't an issue now as Frontline was applied at the Vet's office, and any ticks that remained have died and dropped off. I have not found any more on him, although I was very shocked that the animal shelter allowed him to get in that condition. The Vet was appalled.
2. He had a terrible cough. Very deep and raspy. The Vet said she thought it was a respiratory infection but could not rule out kennel cough as he had been at the shelter for over a month. She prescribed an antibiotic and we are 1 week into taking it. The cough seems to be getting better, thank goodness. It just sounds horrible. I also have to give him a Benadryl twice a day.
3. He had an infection in both ears. Beagles like other dogs such as Bassett Hounds, with the long floppy ears, have to have their ears cleaned on a regular basis. His obviously had not been cleaned in some time. So I have to put ear drops in his ears twice a day. He hates it, but his ears are getting better.
The shelter did not have any information to give me about him. They told me he was picked up as a stray and they kept him for as long as they did in case someone came to claim him. After a month, they put his picture on their website, thus putting him up for adoption. I had been wanting to get a Beagle for quite some time, and when I saw him on the web, I decided to go get him. If I hadn't gotten him when I did, and no one else came along, he would have been put down after one week.
I would have taken him anyway even if I had known prior of his medical problems. I fell in love with him immediately. He is very loving and is housebroken already. I have yet to hear him bark though. I'm not sure if this is because he can't, won't, or if it makes him cough so he doesn't do it yet. It's also not common (around here anyway) to find a full-blooded dog of any kind at the pound. There are other animal rescue organizations that specialize in that.
I have seen him go through increadible changes in the last week. His coat is shinier and his eyes look brighter. I can tell by his behavior that he is feeling better. My concern is that every time he drinks water he coughs and hacks afterward. He will cough until he gags and then he is fine. He doesn't vomit though. It's almost as if he is breathing water through his nose while he is drinking.
I was just curious to see if anyone else had encountered this before with their dog? I love him (Buster) to pieces already and feel that I did a good thing by saving him from certain death. I just want him to get better.
Thanks.
One dog. A Beagle named Buster.
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How sweet! I have a 27 lb. beagle at mine!
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We adopted a beagle/hound mix from a shelter
He had kennel cough an eye infection & ear infections in both ears. I was appalled b/c this shelter rescued him from a kill-shelter in VA. The shelter we got him from call themselves "Puppy Angels" and they go on & on about how much they love the animals & all they do for them. They told me he was healthy & had been examined by the shelter owner's sister who was a vet & also the other VA shelter's vet. I don't believe that for a second- how could have been seen by 2 vets & never treated? Anyway, he is fine now. We clean his ears periodically to prevent infections, the kennel cough is all cleared up & his eye is fine now, he is now completely healthy. We are so happy we rescued him, he's made such a wonderful addition to our family. He's incredibly loud & very hyper but he's also the sweetest dog I've ever met. He's our baby! 
German Shepherd is Shilo. Beagle is Sissy
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Learned something
I never thought that many peole would want a transcript of a show especially when it was availabe of DVD or tape. That is why I did not think it would pay that well. But I learned something and always glad to do so. The last seminar that I type did not involve medical at all but was building a chip for a computer and all oriental speakers and so when I think my docs are bad, I remember that. Lots of blanks needless to say.
Have a good day and thanks for the compliment but all I know is common sense and practical sense through years of doing this.
I learned that way too, but now
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has anyone learned that their QA
person is using an outdated BOS ? I can hardly believe anyone taking their position seriously would do this. Am I wrong to be amazed and disappointed?
I know what you mean...you'd think I would have learned
my lesson in season 2. I would love a Taylor/Elliott finale, but I really don't know what to expect. You'd think Taylor has a big enough fan base to put him through, but after last week, I feel like anything can happen.
yes that's how I learned
how else to learn specialties?
What I have learned from VR is
that it does take an experienced and alert MT to recognize when a mistake has been made by VR. If the MT is editing too quickly or too careless when a mistake has been made by VR, and the incorrect term does sound close to what the doctor is dictating, the MT may not realize there is a mistake in the report that needs editing. This could be very dangerous if the doctors do not proofreading their reports carefully after they are returned to the system as complete.
Unless the VR technology improves substantially from where it stands now, I believe there will be gross errors not caught, which may lead to poor patient care and possible litigation.
I have been a MT since 1981 and have witnessed a lot of changes in this field. VR may appear to be an asset for medical personnel, but it may prove to be a detriment for patients. Sorry to come across as negative, just my opinion.
what I learned...
one can put 30.000-40.000.
Only if it is dictated 'between' 30.000 to
40.000, then write 'to';
or from 30.000 to 40.000.
Also AAMT BOS 2nd edition
Have learned
Have learned from talking with IRS I can become a Sole Proprietor and get an EIN. Nothing changes as far as filing and paying taxes, same as an IC. Sorry if this posts twice.
I took this course too. Learned how to
build my own computers. Never pursued a career in it but am planning on doing so if MTs goes downhill completely.
Does your course include networking too?
I learned that
disc was for the body and disk is for computers. I go by whatever the account spec says.
41 YO here, learned on the job 22 years ago(sm)
and still love MT. I do acute care, clinic, whatever they throw at me. Started out in a hospital in 1983 and went home/nationals in 1996. Been working at home ever since and have no desire to go back in-house.
I have learned something!! I never knew this was possible!
I've always thought liquids damaged/ruined keyboards, but I guess I was wrong. What a good idea you all have!!
learned (not leared)
sorry
Does anybody out there sew regularly. I have never learned
how to sew and I want to learn. I am going to take some classes here at a local craft store, but my question is that I want to buy a nice sewing machine, not top of the line but not a cheapy either. I can always upgrade later if I need too. Does anybody have any recommendations on a nice, easy to use sewing machine that doesn't have so much crap on it that I would be totally confused. 
From what I've learned from...
doing psych reports, people rarely have MPD unless they've been abused horribly. First off, I wouldn't blame this poor child. Her life has obviously been unstable and erratic, no thanks to her parents. I type it time and time again.... Kids are brought in and labeled with all sorts of conditions, ADHD, oppositional defiance disorder, OCD, you name it. And WITHOUT FAIL when the doctor gets down to the social history, the child comes from some sort of broken erratic unstable home. The parents don't create a nurturing environment for their child, parade boyfriends and girlfriends in and out of their lives, and then the poor child is labeled with a dozen diagnoses. Sounds to me like this poor child has been abused, which isn't very far fetched if a mother is recycling boyfriends. I'd contact a local psychiatrist and start from there. I wouldn't take one person's word that the child wasn't abused. Even if she is lying, she's doing it for some reason.
I learned it exactly the opposite...
back in 1980 I learned that disc was for the spine and disk was for anything ophthalmological ......
Yep, learned that the hard way, but then when I
told them I was looking things changed and now I'm down from about 95% ESL to about 60% and for the most part they aren't horrible.
Learned the hard way
I am one of those editors who can't just let a blank go unless I have spent at least 10 minutes trying to research it. Of course, if the dictation is just not clear, then a blank is the way to go. I found at my last job, though, that I was spending too much time on correcting grammar - quite a stickler for that - but the company wanted a much quicker turnaround, even if the report looked like it was typed by a third grader (my opinion) lol.
figured it out and learned something new,....
thanks everyone...this has taken me forever to just get one thing done...thanks.
thanks, learned something today :) (no msg)
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I learned it in school
I had to take a class on how to use the software for my schooling. I wondered why it would be useful in medical transcription because it is a program in which you speak and it types and does functions for you. I have never used it now that I have started working. Sorry that didn't really answer your question.
But they have learned it to the point of being
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My education is better because I learned on the job.
I paid too much for a crappy program that did even come close to preparing me for real-world medical transcription.
What I am saying is this, take a medical terminology course and keep studying after the course is over, take a human anatomy and physiology course, and take an English or have demonstrated skills in language usage and grammar, and then get out there and get a job.
You will learn more on the job then can ever be taught in ANY classroom! Quite frankly, you could order a medical terminology text book and A&P text books and study on your own and be just as prepared as you would paying $4000, 2000, 1200 or whatever to a school.
And yes, I have trained and QA'd Andrews and MTEC graduates and they have sucked eggs just as much as the next newbie MT.
Thank you so much! I learned something new today.
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I want to add that I learned that it is wiser
to respond to rude comments with irony and sarcasm than with equal rudeness.
I'm 49, confident, learned this 18 years ago on the job, sm
still learning. Looking to get into another profession. Offshoring keeps our wages here low.
I just learned rad after 16 yrs of acute care.
just by having a couple of good reference books and some live body to ask a few questions of has been all that I've needed. It's different, but like anything else, after a while they're just saying the same things over and over again. No different than just doing a different specialty in acute care. I can't imagine needing to go back to school for radiology. That's overkill.
I learned to spell the European way, too.
cheque, flavour, et cetera I guess JanaRae can spell it any way she wants to, eh? It's not like you're paying her to do it your way, right? Are you her boss? Then leave her alone.
that is awesome! Once again, I learned from this board! Thank you so much!
I printed out the commands!
I learned in a hospital in 1965 (sm)
Believe it or not, there was no spell check back then, no QA - just a supervisor who hired me because I spelled "toxicology" right. It was the only medical word in the test. I'm not kidding. I "learned as I went." I have been doing this now for 30+ years. My work very rarely has medical spelling errors in it now. These newbies nowadays really have it pretty easy, IMO, what with autocorrect and all. We didn't even have shorthand, or anything like that. (I'm 59)
she just learned she has breast cancer
did you think about that?
So what?! Millions have learned it, doctors
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This has to do with "Millions have learned"post
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I agree I learned more as a result of the
I never worked on production back in the olden days, though. I was always paid hourly at my in-house positions. I never received production pay until I went home to work. It's a whole new mindset, and I believe wholeheartedly in using whatever tools are at my disposal to increase productivity. However, I'm very glad to have learned the old-fashioned way, too.
Local school, but really learned everything on the job,
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My SIL learned coding by working...
in the medical records department of a hospital and was taught by the coder, no schooling, 26 years later still doing it.This same SIL taught her daughter how to transcribe when she was 17 and she has been doing it for 15 years without ever taking a class.
I went to CC to learn coding and also transcription, passed the coding test without a problem but am still transcribing. I sure didn't cost $7600! Look into that first if you have a CC near you.
Learned at my mother's knee.
Literally. 37 years ago she was the transcriber (that's what we were called then) for a 10-man (yes, they were all men) multispecialty group here in town. She needed extra help, I knew how to type and spell, and I had passed high school biology, so she dragged me in, kicking and screaming. I was not given a choice. A couple of years after that, I was hired part time at the OB-GYN office down the street. In 1976 I had my first full-time job, in an orthopedic office. In 1981 I went to work part time at another multispecialty clinic, and part time in an oncology office. That segued into nearly 28 years in oncology, and some more part time orthopedics on the side. Last fall my boss closed his practice, and I went to work for one of the big nationals. I still type for one orthopedist on the side.
With 36 years of clinical experience, TRS took a chance on me, and now they are up-training me into acute care. Actually, the only thing "new" to me, besides the actual dictators, is the op reports. I've done literally hundreds of consults and H & Ps over the years, and a discharge summary is just kind of a truncated H & P, if you ask me; so I'm not sure I "get" what the huge deal is about "acute care."
I learned along time ago: My house, my rules. sm
I have been through the wringer, trying to keep my two older kids away from "bad influences." But I have learned.
When they were younger, I simply said, "You can play with so and so outside, but he's bratty. If he gets bratty outside, he'll have to go home."
When they were teenagers, I simply set the "House Rules". Abide by them, or out you go. Funny thing was, the friends were more compliant than my own kids. :)
If my older kids brought a friend over to stay the night because he/she was "fighting with mom/dad," I'd say, "Sure you can stay, but not until you call your mom or dad and tell them you are here and that you aren't going anywhere and that you are safe for the night."
I heard on occasion, "Didn't your mom say NOT to do that?" I guess I had more "control" than they had at their own houses and they felt good about having some limits.
My son who FINALLY moved out at 19 had a few new friends that came over one night and, as they were leaving, they said, "We'll be back around 10:30!" I said, "Sorry guys, this place closes at 10:00 on weeknights." They didn't come back.
I have 2 younger ones, 14 and 10. We have a pool. My pool rule? No towel, no towel. You can swim, but you can "drip dry."
Funny thing is, I've collected well over 2 dozen towels in the past 2 years that I have no idea where they came from. If it were me, the minute my child came home, I would have said, "And where is my towel?" Some parents just don't stay on top of things, if you know what I mean. 
You have no idea what the other MTs behave like! The supervisors have learned thru
experience by your fellow nut-case MTs to stay away - leave them alone. Seriously, you would be amazed, absolutely AMAZED, at the rash of hate emails that would be generated back if some poor supervisor tried to be pleasant and dropped all MTs a Hello note! Its SICK, but true. I can totally relate, and am too afraid to contact anyone. Even MTs who seem friendly - they'll thank you for introducing yourself, and turn right around and rip you to a superior for harassment. ITS UNREAL OUT THERE!! If I were you, I would really take the high road and just send your new supe an email and introduce yourself!! He/she would probably really be touched. Again, nothing personal - no, you don't want them on your doorstep, but I assure you, there is a reason you're not getting any introductory emails! Its called the MTs have set the stage for this by their freakish behavior en masse in the past!
Once bitten, twice shy. Twice burned, thrice learned. :) nm
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We didn't install ours, came with the house, but I learned...
something today... If it's bitter cold outside and your woodstove is keeping your house warm, the water in your pipes (if you have steam heat) can freeze anyway because the thermostat never calls for heat and the water sits and can freeze in the pipes that are close to outside walls. Other than that danger, it's great. It never got over 15 today and our house was a gorgeous 75 degrees. You have to keep an iron kettle full of water on top so it will boil and put some moisture back into the air. Some people are bothered by wood stoves, but fortunately we are not. Also, I would get a stove with a blower on it (we do) to help push the hot air out into the room.
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