AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm
Posted By: CL on 2006-01-03
In Reply to: Parkinson's and Alzheimer's - orianna
Subject: AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm
Initially BOS dictated that we not use the possessive forms of these names, i.e. Parkinson ds and Alzheimer ds. Now BOS says to transcribe as dictated. This makes it a lot easier for us poor MTs. So, both ways are correct, depending on what was actually dictated.
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Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.
Subject: Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.
For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
Subject: For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
So, Crohn disease would work but possessive remains an alternative form if dictated or preferred by client.
It's okay. I'd transcribe it as dictated. nm
Subject: It's okay. I'd transcribe it as dictated. nm
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transcribe as dictated...sm
Subject: transcribe as dictated...sm
"neuralgic pain" would be preferred over "neuralgia pain" if you have the ability to edit on the account; otherwise, give them what they dictate =) (best term to use would have been "neuroPATHIC pain" anyway!) =)
transcribe as dictated; it's all relative.
Subject: transcribe as dictated; it's all relative.
nm
pulsox dictated- how do I transcribe?
Subject: pulsox dictated- how do I transcribe?
Transcribe it as dictated. It means the
Subject: Transcribe it as dictated. It means the
same thing, but they say it both ways.
i can't find in AAMT BOS how to transcribe platelets... yes to 0's or no to 0's
Subject: i can't find in AAMT BOS how to transcribe platelets... yes to 0's or no to 0's
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According to AAMT BOS how do you transcribe cranial nerves II-XII
I just got a QA back stating cranial nerves 2 through 12. Is that correct?
eponyms
Subject: eponyms
I cannot get these straight!!! When listing in an assessment is it Crohn disease or Crohn's disease.
Eponyms
Subject: Eponyms
This is a great site to look up eponyms
http://www.whonamedit.com/index.cfm
This is one of the tricky eponyms
Subject: This is one of the tricky eponyms
The person it was named after was Robert J. Graves. If you use the apostrophe then it would be Graves' disease. If you omit the apostrophe it would Graves disease.
Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm
Subject: Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm
http://www.whonamedit.com/azlist.cfm/b.html
I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm
Subject: I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm
According to BOS
eponyms
"While the use of the possessive form with eponyms remains acceptible, AAMT's preference is generally to drop the possessive form.
Apgar score, Babinski sign, Down syndrome, Gram stain, Hodgkin lymphoma.
Sometimes an awkward construction calls for use of the possessive form. This patient suffers from Hodgkin's."
Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
Subject: Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
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Just as you have it if that's what was dictated. If "one fourth" was dictated, sm
Subject: Just as you have it if that's what was dictated. If "one fourth" was dictated, sm
it would be 1/4 pill or one fourth of a pill.
Def an 'N' dictated - Diabetes unsure of - no PMH dictated
Subject: Def an 'N' dictated - Diabetes unsure of - no PMH dictated
Per Sloane Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms it has it as Adult and so does http://www.jdmd.com/glos
Subject: Per Sloane Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms it has it as Adult and so does http://www.jdmd.com/glossary/abbreviations-ae.html
We type it as dictated, if dictated
Subject: We type it as dictated, if dictated
c spine we transcribe C-spine, if cervical then cervical spine.
how do you transcribe this??
Subject: how do you transcribe this??
Doctor says * cardiac-wise the patient is doing well * OR * GI-wise he has had, blah blah blah blah...
I personally do not like the phrase * dash wise * The only way around it, seems to me, is to add a bunch more words like * as far as his cardiac condition is concerned * which does not sound like the dictator.
What do you do?
I would transcribe it as pus-like...nm
Subject: I would transcribe it as pus-like...nm
nm
I transcribe it like so..
Subject: I transcribe it like so..
Last, First, M.D. But, I why? I just do. I have never had a complaint. But, I'll transcribe Last, Reverend First (pastor), or Last, Sister First (nun).
need to know the right way to transcribe....
Subject: need to know the right way to transcribe....
the doctor says---discharge medications and patient is still on--- Do I type it like this? DISCHARGE MEDICATION AND PATIENT IS STILL ON: or do I leave all caps and headings out and start a new paragraph?
Thank you-Is that how I transcribe it
Subject: Thank you-Is that how I transcribe it
too?
Tib-fib, how to transcribe it? Thanks. NM
Subject: Tib-fib, how to transcribe it? Thanks. NM
That's how I transcribe it
Subject: That's how I transcribe it
How would you transcribe this?
Subject: How would you transcribe this?
I'm doing a report on a hip arthroplasty, and the doctor says the Secur-Fit shell was driven into place in approximately 4520 parameter based off the sciatic notch.
Is that 45 x 20 or 45-20 or just as I have it above? I'm stumped!
How would you transcribe this?
Subject: How would you transcribe this?
I have a doctor who keeps saying axillosubclavian brachiocephalic vein as if this is one vein he is referring to, but I think it has to be two, so how would you transcribe it when he lists the procedures performed as:
1. Right axillosubclavian brachiocephalic vein mechanical venous thrombectomy using the Trellis-8 device.
2. Right axillosubclavian brachiocephalic vein balloon angioplasty using a 10 mm x 4-cm long balloon followed by 6 mm x 4-cm long balloon followed by 7 mm x 4-cm long balloon.
3. Supervision and interpretation of fluoroscopy for performance of right axillosubclavian brachiocephalic vein mechanical thrombectomy, thrombolytic therapy and balloon angioplasty.
He doesn't pause between the words axillosubclavian and brachiocephalic vein. Should there be a dash between the two or the word and?
how would you transcribe this
Subject: how would you transcribe this
8 instances of property damage level 1, 27 episodes of major noncompliance,
I transcribe it as
Subject: I transcribe it as
bilateral eye, bilateral knee replacement.
Transcribe 5.3
Subject: Transcribe 5.3
nm
Here is how I always transcribe it (sm)
Subject: Here is how I always transcribe it (sm)
Gram stain and gram-negative/gram-positive.
I would transcribe it exactly as you have it. nm
Subject: I would transcribe it exactly as you have it. nm
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If that is what he says, that is what you transcribe.
Subject: If that is what he says, that is what you transcribe.
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How would you transcribe this? (SM)
Subject: How would you transcribe this? (SM)
"Sublingual nitroglycerin 0.4 mg "q.5's" p.r.n. for chest pain."
Is it okay to leave as is?
Yes, transcribe as 4.0 (sm)
Subject: Yes, transcribe as 4.0 (sm)
If dictated as "four point oh," you would transcribe as 4.0.
The zero after the decimal indicates the precision of the measurement. In lab values, you would need to transcribe as dictated in order to avoid "changing" the measure.
If you transcribed it as 4, the reader would wonder what you left off. A zero in other locations might be optional or up to the preference of the facility, but not this one.
how do you transcribe this?
Subject: how do you transcribe this?
We will need some ongoing p.r.n.'s of the MSIR.
gotten - when a doc says this, what do YOU transcribe?
Subject: gotten - when a doc says this, what do YOU transcribe?
That is how I transcribe it too.
Subject: That is how I transcribe it too.
We try not to use all caps even if the manufacturer uses all caps.
How do I transcribe this?
Subject: How do I transcribe this?
The patient will return in four weeks/weeks' time.
How would you transcribe this?
Subject: How would you transcribe this?
"The patietn is a 59-year-old who presented yesterday with shortness of breath and a hypertensive urgency of 120 over approximately 120 blood pressure."
Would the last part be "120/approximately 120 blood pressure" or just spell everything out like I have it?
TIA!
How would you transcribe this???
Subject: How would you transcribe this???
The doctor is saying that the wound was packed with 4 x 4s. Would you transcribe it as 4 x 4s or 4 x 4???? TIA
Can someone tell me the correct way to transcribe
Subject: Can someone tell me the correct way to transcribe
A fib. I learned in school that it's A-fib. I used to type for cardio docs on my own account, and they wanted A fib. Stedman's Abbrv. has AFib, and another book has A Fib. Is there a "correct" or most preferred way? Thanks.
I transcribe: 5- to 6-mm nodule. NM
Subject: I transcribe: 5- to 6-mm nodule. NM
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CORRECT WAY TO TRANSCRIBE
Subject: CORRECT WAY TO TRANSCRIBE
pt developing increasing pulmonary pressures in the 60s and 70s - or 60's and 70's?
Also, if doc dictates calcium one every day, calcium one q.d. or calcium q.d.?
THANKS!!!
How do you transcribe this sentence?
Subject: How do you transcribe this sentence?
MRI scan has reportedly shown central herniation at C4, 5 and C5, 6
how do you transcribe q 6 h for a prescription?
Subject: how do you transcribe q 6 h for a prescription?
as in 1-2 p.o. (q 6 h) p.r.n. pain.
Omigosh - I think we transcribe for the same doc!
Subject: Omigosh - I think we transcribe for the same doc!
One doc I transcribe for just does his doctor "thing" to support his dog habit - breeding Labradors, training them for field trials, etc. And he has a habit of saying things backwards, like Tenmo needle for Temno needle and even things like humerotibial joint instead of femorotibial joint! 
how do I transcribe 10 to the 5th power?
in MS Word? Thanks
Do you transcribe 'teed' or 'T'd'
Subject: Do you transcribe 'teed' or 'T'd'
Hip replacement OP note:
"The posterior capsule was T'd and the head removed without difficulty."
I peeked in my Stedman's Ortho and on-line and cannot find a definitive answer to this. Thanks in advance if you can help!
transcribe like any other note. It was not necessary for you to
Subject: transcribe like any other note. It was not necessary for you to
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