Don't believe the docs' prognosis...sm

That's why they call it the practice of medicine...'cause they still don't know what they're doin'! 

I was told that my hubby wouldn't last 2 months and he's lasted 6 years....He's a totally inoperable heart patient (not even a transplant could he withstand) and the last year has been pretty rough.

You've got a great positive spirit and I hope you can persuade him to reconsider the transplant. 

You're gonna need a lotta help starting from ground zero considering you can't spell cardiomyopathy. 

Stedman's books are rather expensive for all the specialties and you're gonna need 'em (between $350-600) and a medical dictionary, dosages for meds, different dx (diagnoses) and multiple spellings like perineal and peroneal and what part of the body it pertains to.  Microbiology, anatomy..the list goes on and on. 

Check/google GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) for Taxa included in the microbiology module.  Do you have hard copy of Grey's Anatomy?  Oncology terms and meds are changing daily.  

You can google on line spellings and procedures, but that takes quite a bit of time and you lose production time, ergo money.  I suppose you can download Stedman's, but that too is going to be costly. 

Good luck to you and your family.    Cat 

Here's the little I have scribbled on an old-timey steno pad...I have everything else in my head or on hard copy (paper/books).  I'll check with a couple of other MTs who have better on-line references and try to get them to you.          

http://www.mtdaily.com/style.html

http://rxlist.com

http://drugs.com

FDA new drug listings http://www.fda.gov/cder/da/da.htm      

• I've got a JOB! - newbiemommt
  • To All FYI - newbielw
  • I know it's not great, but... - newbiemommt
    • I understand - Lara
      • My husband - newbiemommt
        • Will say some prayers for you, your husband, and you family. - cjsi
        • Don't believe the docs' prognosis...sm - cat
          • cardiomyopathy - newbiemommt
        • Sounds like my DH, doesn't care that he - sm -
          • Heart Transplant - newbiemommt
  • Congratulations! - newbielw
  • Great News! Congratulations - NM - LinK
  • Congrats...I am happy for you - anon
    • My excitement... - newbiemommt
      • cpw or cpl? - anon
      • Bet MTSO is tickled, also, to get an MT for 5 cpl. - MTSO should be ashamed of herself. nm
        • clarification - newbiemommt
          • Did the MTSO, who is saintly for hiring newbies, - mention 45 min dictation wont take 45 min to type?
          • That is still a low rate, - but might be okay to start.
          • But how long does it take U to do 45 min. job? - Standard is takes 3-4 min. to do 1 min. of dictati
            • &that rate is experienced MT. Figure you making - $10 or less per hour. Not good in my book. nm
              • have to agree - anon
          • 1/2 cpw for 2-3 letter work okay but not so great for - 8-12 letter word, which is most medical terms. nm
            • Work = word - nm

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