.21 mCi. Do I place a zero before the decimal?
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But do I have the decimal in the right place? That is what I was questioning. Sorry I was not cleare
Subject: But do I have the decimal in the right place? That is what I was questioning. Sorry I was not clearer.
Decimal question
Subject: Decimal question
QA here: 1.8 thousand (1.800)is typed 1,800 or you can type 1.8K (with K the appropriate approved abbrev for thousand). Personally I use 1.8K.
If it was 18,000, it would be 18K.
Never seen any that high and never with a decimal value, either. I'd
Subject: Never seen any that high and never with a decimal value, either. I'd
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I would write it as a decimal - keep it consistent nm
Subject: I would write it as a decimal - keep it consistent nm
Do not, however, insert the decimal point and zero if they are not dictated.
Subject: Do not, however, insert the decimal point and zero if they are not dictated.
That's the way I was taught - never add a zero after the decimal unless it is dictated. (Title of post copied from BOS quote above.)
Doesn't change the fact that .012 needs a zero before the decimal point, does it?
Subject: Doesn't change the fact that .012 needs a zero before the decimal point, does it?
nm
Rule ot thumb: When lab values/drug doses are less than 1, add a zero before the decimal point.
Subject: Rule ot thumb: When lab values/drug doses are less than 1, add a zero before the decimal point.
place
Subject: place
And thank you, CJ, that is all I was trying to do in the first place......sm
Subject: And thank you, CJ, that is all I was trying to do in the first place......sm
I have had doctors, very brilliant ones while practicing their craft, speak horrible grammar, and I have been told by many, many supervisors and HIM personnel, even in college, that if a doctor uses the correct term but just the incorrect grammatical form, as long as you check with your supervisor, it is correct to make that one change, you are not changing the context one bit, nor changing the doctor's medical knowledge, just making it read much better, seem much more intelligent, for the doctor's wellbeing, as other doctors, personnel, lawyers, etc, get to read the report, and every doctor wants to be well-represented. I have a dear, very old Swedish pediatric gastroenterologist/professor who often will say "poops" when fishing for the words stools or defecates....my boss is more than happy to have me replace that appropriately, as is the doctor himself, ESL is tough!
Whatever. I know that any place I have
Subject: Whatever. I know that any place I have
worked in the past 25+ years would have counted that off in a heartbeat as it is not correct. Guess you can type it that way if you choose.
I've been looking all over the place for your S/L's sm
Subject: I've been looking all over the place for your S/L's sm
and not coming up with anything helpful. Could the valve be a Cimino, the head frame an Elekta or Medtronic stereotactic head holder? I'll look a little while longer and see if I can come up with something.
What do they do after they place this in the cavity? nm
Subject: What do they do after they place this in the cavity? nm
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are you sure it's not C line well in place sm
Subject: are you sure it's not C line well in place sm
C for central line - especially if given IV meds.
Apostrophe one place to the right
Subject: Apostrophe one place to the right
Workers' Compensation.
Yay! That's it. Thank you! I love this place! nm
Subject: Yay! That's it. Thank you! I love this place! nm
You are welcome. I love this place too!
Subject: You are welcome. I love this place too!
Is it a med? a place? a diagnosis?
Subject: Is it a med? a place? a diagnosis?
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Is he in the abdomen or some place else? nm
Subject: Is he in the abdomen or some place else? nm
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and they are all over the place after a storm
Subject: and they are all over the place after a storm
they fall from the palm trees - and are EVERYWHERE during a storm on the roads....LOL
sorry wrong place..
Subject: sorry wrong place..
Thank you both. I was not sure...
if it affected your gait or not. Thank you very much.
SCDs in place........
Subject: SCDs in place........
Sorry wrong place
Subject: Sorry wrong place
Thank you :-)
Sorry - wrong place
Subject: Sorry - wrong place
Meant to post to MQ. Doh!
Where is the best place to look up doctor's addresses?
Subject: Where is the best place to look up doctor's addresses?
I get stuck on the doctor's name. He does not spell it out and I get lost looking in google for a name... like a needle in a haystack...
Am I asking this question in the right section of MTstars or should I have placed it somewhere else? Sorry...
s/l ticto larhue???? i have had this before but cant place it!!!!!!
Subject: s/l ticto larhue???? i have had this before but cant place it!!!!!!
tia
Sorry, put my answer in wrong place. nm
Subject: Sorry, put my answer in wrong place. nm
Might just be maxillary since parotid is in the same place. nm
Subject: Might just be maxillary since parotid is in the same place. nm
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wild guess here - IVs in place?
Subject: wild guess here - IVs in place?
Can we have the sentence with the phrase in it? Seems very out of place. nm
Subject: Can we have the sentence with the phrase in it? Seems very out of place. nm
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To lay means to put or place an object.
Subject: To lay means to put or place an object.
Lie is to recline your body on the floor, bed or where ever it is you want to lie.
What was done in the first place? More information needed, thx. nm
Subject: What was done in the first place? More information needed, thx. nm
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Thank You!! (gives me a good place to start)
Subject: Thank You!! (gives me a good place to start)
I think it is supposed to be place-holders.
Subject: I think it is supposed to be place-holders.
s/l C-ton in place for perirectal abscess
Subject: s/l C-ton in place for perirectal abscess
the patient had perirectal abscess incision and drainage...s/l c-ton in place upon discharge.
Good place for drug look-up is
Subject: Good place for drug look-up is
x
s/l posted in the wrong place.....
Subject: s/l posted in the wrong place.....
Sorry, I am still trying to get the hang of this forum. The word the doc says s/l radioblation. Would this be written as 2 words, radio ablation? Thanks
Your company more than likely has a system in place, but...
Subject: Your company more than likely has a system in place, but...
Is there a PCP or specialty doc? If so, the letter would be to him, with other doc cc'd. If it doesn't matter, then I'd put the first one dictated as the main addressee and cc the other.
The AAMT BOS is a good place to start, sm
Subject: The AAMT BOS is a good place to start, sm
though it's time consuming to look things up in there but it does have a lot of information in it. (Get the 2nd edition--1st is pretty much obsolete). I'm sure others will come up with some good leads for you, too.
Status post MVR. There is a right "cordis" in place.
Subject: Status post MVR. There is a right "cordis" in place.
What???
This IS the place to correct misspelled terms, sm
Subject: This IS the place to correct misspelled terms, sm
otherwise, how is the MT to know? Better to be corrected here than have a bad QA mark or the dictating physician find the mistake. Many of the horrific errors are things the MT should have learned in 6th grade, for goodness' sake.
We're losing our work to offshoring. We've got to clean up our acts so that we can keep our jobs. Here's a place to start.
In one of the posts here, there are 6 grammar errors. Are these errors repeated in the final product?
Congratulations, Becky, on knowing the difference between "awhile" and "a while." You're one of few.
For what? A set of tests or a place that performs testing? nm
Subject: For what? A set of tests or a place that performs testing? nm
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Sorry!!! My bad, posted in the wrong place - disregard this!
Subject: Sorry!!! My bad, posted in the wrong place - disregard this!
Tertiary actually means third place, the third one, etc. I think it gets used incorrectly, as in
Subject: Tertiary actually means third place, the third one, etc. I think it gets used incorrectly, as in
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hyperreflexia in place of increased reflexia?
Subject: hyperreflexia in place of increased reflexia?
I think the neck is the only place that torticollis occurs.
Subject: I think the neck is the only place that torticollis occurs.
Might be irregularly irregular.. rhythm all over the place. nm
Subject: Might be irregularly irregular.. rhythm all over the place. nm
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Sometimes done with monitors in place. I can't find a reference
Subject: Sometimes done with monitors in place. I can't find a reference
s
A place for x-rays s/l 8alanick imaging* in NJ. Thanks. nm
Subject: A place for x-rays s/l 8alanick imaging* in NJ. Thanks. nm
He dictates in SOAP format so that might look out of place.
Subject: He dictates in SOAP format so that might look out of place.
dang, i love this place!!! thanxabuncha!!!
Subject: dang, i love this place!!! thanxabuncha!!!
This is a 12-minute dictation, just huge, and all I had blank was that word twice... Once again, thank you!!
no prob -- this is the only place i get to feel helpful
Subject: no prob -- this is the only place i get to feel helpful
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