Numbers at beginning of sentence

I know that if a number begins a sentence you spell it out, but I'm not sure about after a colon.  We type:

BLOOD LOSS:  50 cc.

but what about

FLUIDS:  500 cc normal saline. (?)

Does the "500" need to be spelled out since there are words after the quantity, or is it considered part of a sentence beginning with "FLUIDS?"

• Numbers at beginning of sentence - a style questions (sm)
  • The rules for Op notes are a little different. You may begin a....sm - VTMT
  • Thanks for the input everyone (nm) - OP
  • Two points - Snow Bunny
    • why do you substitute mL for cc? - I've not heard that one
      • Link enclosed - Not OP
        • Thanks for this great link! - I printed this chart out! NM
    • Yes, I understand both of those - but
      • I absolutely agree with you. You've made it grammatically correct - while not altering the meaning of the sentence.
      • my suggestion - Snow Bunny
        • in the case of STRICT VERBATIM accounts - well and good, BUT
          • gee, I've been doing this nearly 27 years - Snow Bunny
    • two points - anon
      • depends upon the sentence - Snow Bunny

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I see these kinds of questions so often.  I was beginning to think everybody worries about this junk. 

If it were ME, I would be blaming myself.  Each and everyone of us are responsible, one way or another, as to what happens in our lives.  Too many people over the past so many years find it much easier to place the blame elsewhere.  That is one of the problems with our society.  I was "accused" of being an over-protective parent as my child grew up, but guess what, he never, ever even came close to an incident such as that, or close to being kidnapped or any of the other things going on in the world; didn't fall down steps; wasn't involved as a passenger in a car accident, wasn't around drug users or "bad" people, because I PAID ATTENTION...I didn't allow accidents.  Accidents are only LACK OF ATTENTION and lack of common foresight! 

Also, my "over-protectiveness" did not in any way inhibit my child's growth.  He is a Gunnery Sargeant in the Marine Corps and handles great responsibility well and has the foresight and the attention needed to prevent accidents! 

As for the driver of that car, I'm not trying to "take their side"....I'm just saying we don't know what the circumstances were....my goodness, we have all run over something in the road at one time or another and when the weather is inclement or it is dark, sometimes you don't know what it is.  I would certainly hope that if they knew it was a child, of if they find out through newscoverage that they ran over a child, that they will come forward.  I'm sure that at least 99.9999% of people out there will not willfully run over anyone.  Perhaps he/she looked down at the dashboard or the left rear window for just that one second and felt a thump as he car moved on.  Probably wondered what it was but had no idea whatsoever that it was a child....why would any driver in their right mind think that a 2 year old was out on the highway at 2:00 AM or midnight or whenever it was????? 

Believe me, that $2000 is only the beginning.  I do feel for these people but many of them are only used to hand outs and they will be getting them left and right.  Lets see how many of  them stand in line for a job.  I heard that WalMart will hire any evacuee, no matter what.  I wish they would report how many have been hired thus far.   I was watching Fox news the other day and one of the  guys they were talking to said something along the lines of "They aint helping us at all, its like they shipped us all on slave boats again"  He then said the F word, which Fox didn't see coming because you could hear it plain as day.  Now that is the state of mind of many of these people. Give me, give me.  The welfare system has tought many that the government will take care of them, they do not have to take care of themselves.  Now I am not talking about all the evacuees just the ones that are not used to fending for themselves.  

Okay, said what I had to say.  This just all gets to me.

I think it's great and a step in the right direction.  I think what this industry needs from us is proactive steps toward making it known to people outside of the industry just what is taking place.  If every MT concerned about their job security wrote letters to the President, their representatives, media people - reporters, in particular, and it began to resonate with people just what is taking place, maybe changes would actually happen.  It costs nothing to shoot off an email to a local reporter, a member of Congress, the Senate, etc.  Let's get them to pass laws making it illegal to send medical records overseas. 

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Hi.

Was at my chiropractor's office today.  As the conversation progressed Dr. suggested that I might be able to get involved with their office doing MT work.  Offices in five states, new doctors that become busy need MTs to do their transcription.  I have owned my own business in the past and understand the in's and out's of that part of it.. My question is how would I set up a platform to do the work in case it would become busy enough to need another MT to help, software, expanders, etc.  I have a few very simple ideas like using MS Word and creating macros that can be sent to aother MT, etc.  but not sure that is what I would do.

Is there anyone out there with any suggestions or ideas?

They have to show something to justify their paycheck.  Remember, for lack of a better way to phrase it right now, they're actually paid to find fault.  If every MT turned in 100% perfect work (and you know they're not going to let that happen)...well, they'd just be out of a job.  So the nitpicking continues.  Turn in exemplary work, and they will find something wrong with it....do it their way, and tomorrow they'll like it better the way you had it the first time.  For that reason, I avoid them like the plague, since I'm off QA.  But recently I had occasion to e-mail QA regarding a STAT report I had sent in (required on the account for all STATs), stating only that it was a STAT report and that I had completed it.  I received a dolled-up e-mail correction of where she thought a hyphen should not have been placed (where it was specifically dictated, no less).  I e-mailed her back that this was not the reason I had contacted her in the first place...just to nitpick my work. 

When they first did this to me, I thought I was imaging things...but as other MTs came forward, I got even more angry.  All the (unpaid and unjustified) time I wasted on the back-and-forth nonsense that they were getting paid for, and all just so they could have something to show..see Ma, I'm earning my oats!

She is a 66year-old white female who recently transferred to our practice with diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, who I refer to you at this time for further evaluation of anemia

She is a 66-year-old female who has recently transferred to our practice with diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and hyyperlipidemia and is being referred to you at this time for further evaluation of anemia.

This is only what I would do -

1.  use a semicolon to preceded "80%" ... or ...
2.  write out 80%:  Eighty percent

I think either one would be acceptable. But, again, a lot of it has to do with my own personal preference.

I made the switch to 1 space after a sentence more than 15 years ago when I got my first computer and everything was justified. If you can't remember to do, you can make an adjustment in Word to do it automatically for you or just make a macro to do it for you. I have one account who insists on 2 spaces and I cannot remember to do that so I just transcribe as I normally do and then run a macro to change it. You can also do a search and replace. Put in  period space space and then replace with period space.

Barbara

>>>He indicated that at the beginning of the year he complained of health problems recently but has gotten better."  C'mon doc, which one is it?????

Type this:  He indicated that at the beginning of the year he complained of health problems, BUT recently HE has gotten better.

What a difference two little words make.

...when I left MQ. 

This is to let you know that ----- will be my last day of employment with MQ. 

I know my PS also knew why I was leaving and there was no need to elaborate further, like I would have liked to, and possibly blown up a bridge or two.  I got to tell everything to the person that conducted my exit interview, but what they did with that info, I have no idea.

Good luck!