AAMT/BOS says not to use this form anymore, but I guess your QA will decide for you. nm
Posted By: wanderer on 2005-12-16
In Reply to: follow-up when an adjective. - Wannie
Subject: AAMT/BOS says not to use this form anymore, but I guess your QA will decide for you. nm
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Not anymore...according to AAMT now always use disk, for eyes too. nm
Subject: Not anymore...according to AAMT now always use disk, for eyes too. nm
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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.
AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..s
Subject: AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..sm
"The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short form is used it should be written as two words: pro time."
Did you just decide to do that or did a particular MD
Subject: Did you just decide to do that or did a particular MD
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Trying to decide
Subject: Trying to decide
When typing 0 degree should it be 0-degree or without the hyphen.
(example) 10 mm 0 degree telescope. Thanks
any help? Doc will decide to *desee* her Coumadin if there is improvement. thanks! nm
Subject: any help? Doc will decide to *desee* her Coumadin if there is improvement. thanks! nm
Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong
Subject: Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong
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Yes no apostrophy S anymore according to BOS.
Subject: Yes no apostrophy S anymore according to BOS.
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Anymore info?
Subject: Anymore info?
Is it just in a list? Is the PA talking about a specific history? Anything that would help us to know what part of the body the surgery was, etc?
If you follow BOS, no 's are used anymore
Subject: If you follow BOS, no 's are used anymore
unless the word stands alone, i.e. Parkinson disease versus The patient has Parkinson's.
Was hyphenated, now not anymore...nm
Subject: Was hyphenated, now not anymore...nm
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I personally don't use "q" anymore at all, but from
Subject: I personally don't use "q" anymore at all, but from
what I understand it's okay to use it in a non-medication context.
Yes, numbers not spelled out anymore
Subject: Yes, numbers not spelled out anymore
Things are always changing.
I don't like the new rxlist. I used to use it religiously but not anymore...nm
Subject: I don't like the new rxlist. I used to use it religiously but not anymore...nm
LOL..the way these docs dictate anymore
Subject: LOL..the way these docs dictate anymore
who knows!! Something like that just check your aspirin bottle. Good luck!!
You're welcome. We all do it. Sometimes our brains just can't think anymore!
Subject: You're welcome. We all do it. Sometimes our brains just can't think anymore!
Yes, that's it...Thanks so much! I need to take a break, can't hear anymore!
Subject: Yes, that's it...Thanks so much! I need to take a break, can't hear anymore!
BOS frowns on hyphens anymore, however
Subject: BOS frowns on hyphens anymore, however
it does not even look like a real word without the hyphen. I would hyphenate it.
I don't use either anymore - "every 6 hours..."
Subject: I don't use either anymore - "every 6 hours..."
forget it I do not care anymore thanks ;-)
Subject: forget it I do not care anymore thanks ;-)
Pulling hair out today, Glad to be quitting this rotten job at MQ soon.
sounds like hypercater -- tired and can't think anymore
Subject: sounds like hypercater -- tired and can't think anymore
Doc says:
Under sterile conditions, Xylocaine with epinephrine 0.5 ml injected subcutaneously. ....s/l hypercater applied set on 10 for desiccation. A dermabrasion blade was used to excise the wart ..............
Thanks.
Sounds like Baycol, probably doesn't know they don't use it anymore! nm
Subject: Sounds like Baycol, probably doesn't know they don't use it anymore! nm
Nope but I never get tired of hearing it, (kids don't say it anymore!)
Subject: Nope but I never get tired of hearing it, (kids don't say it anymore!)
Will do - I'm sorry I didn't post anymore after the few posts I did make
Subject: Will do - I'm sorry I didn't post anymore after the few posts I did make
It was really late and I just wanted to go to sleep.
Thanks for everyone's help.
Wrong. Not all stages are roman numerals anymore.
Subject: Wrong. Not all stages are roman numerals anymore.
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I should know this old term that is rarely used anymore... insulin *gargi*?? nm
Subject: I should know this old term that is rarely used anymore... insulin *gargi*?? nm
nm
Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are i
Subject: Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are in your
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Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are i
Subject: Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are in your
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not so scary anymore! So small and no tail.. Reminds me of the Geiko gecko...nm
Subject: not so scary anymore! So small and no tail.. Reminds me of the Geiko gecko...nm
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I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Subject: I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
Subject: Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
nm
My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
Subject: My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
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may I just add something about AAMT...sm
Subject: may I just add something about AAMT...sm
While I used to respect the AAMT, the AAMT is not the end-all, be-all, and, in fact, prior to the late 1990s, their book was 80 pages long....
just my 2 cents....
According to AAMT and ..
Subject: According to AAMT and ..
the Pharmicist's association, q.d. is on the "dangerous abbreviations" list. So if you did shorten it to the abbreviation, it can only be "1 daily" or "1 every day"
And where did the AAMT
Subject: And where did the AAMT
get this information?
AAMT
Subject: AAMT
In my most humble opinion, I would think the AAMT BOS rules are set by AAMT, as Joint Commision accredits hospitals. Some of the style guides that my account uses are actually requirements by Joint Commission, but not those specifically required by the BOS. Anyone else have an opinion? 
I mean q.6h. (per AAMT)
Subject: I mean q.6h. (per AAMT)
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AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
"I wrote him a prescription for 38 Tylox." Am I supposed to type #38 or not? 
Per AAMT
Subject: Per AAMT
Abbreviate units of measure, even if dictated in full, if they are accompanied by a numeral.
I would assume in your case since it is not accompanied by a number and has the word of between the two, then I would spell it out.
# according to AAMT
Subject: # according to AAMT
I type for a hospital so # are not written out. I only have the first AAMT book. In the new book, is it now standard to not write out #. I am QAing a clinic where they told me to use my own judgement as half MT are writing them out and the other half are not. What is new standard rule?
AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
Use only with numerals. Use a lowercase x in expressions of area and volume, as a multiplication symbol, and when it takes the place of the word times.
A capital X is generally used to express magnification.
X30 magnification
x meaning by (dimensions)
Use a lowercase x to express by in dimensions.
Space before and after the x.
13 x 2 cm
x meaning for
When the word "times" is dictated and can be translated as for, it should be transcribed as for rather than using times or x.
D: The patient was given antibiotics to take times 2 weeks.
T: The patient was given antibiotics to take for 2 weeks.
x meaning times
When the word "times" is dictated and means the number of times a thing was done, the letter x can be used.
To keep this expression together and easily read as a unit, do not place a space after the x.
D: Blood cultures were negative times 3.
T: Blood cultures were negative x3.
Use the symbol x meaning times only when the x precedes a numeral.
D: Demerol was administered 3 times.
T: Demerol was administered 3 times. not ...3x.
Yes, BOS is from AAMT, but
Subject: Yes, BOS is from AAMT, but
what they base their decisions on I'll never know.
A new BOS is being written, and the new writers have some much better credentials than the former writers, so hopefully the new one will make actual sense. One can only hope.
it is CT per AAMT
Subject: it is CT per AAMT
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AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
affect, effect
These terms often sound alike when dictated, but their usage and meanings are not interchangeable. Affect is usually a verb, and effect is usually a noun. In medicine either of these terms may be a verb or noun, with a multitude of meanings, and their differences in usage and meaning should be learned.
affect
As a verb, affect (pronounced af-féct) means to influence or change.
She suffers from a neuropathy affecting her upper extremities.
The warm encouragement of the patient's wife positively affected his outcome.
As a noun, affect (pronounced áf-fect) means an expressed or observed emotion or feeling.
The patient displayed a flat affect.
Her affect did not change throughout the course of the interview.
effect
As a verb, effect means to bring about or cause to happen.
We plan to effect a decrease in the size of the tumor using adjunctive therapy.
The medication effected relief.
As a noun, effect means result.
The effect of the treatment was pronounced.
A mass effect was seen on x-ray.
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It is confusing! I have been doing this for years and still have to stop and think at times. Good luck to you! You are getting into a great field of work! Hope you can get with a good company!
x3 per AAMT
Subject: x3 per AAMT
According to AAMT BOS use
Subject: According to AAMT BOS use
arabic numerals (not roman numerals) in this case.
See AAMT-BOS (sm)
Subject: See AAMT-BOS (sm)
Gleason tumor grade
Also known as Gleason score. The system scores or grades the prognosis for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, with a scale of 1 through 5 for each dominant and secondary pattern; these are then totaled for the score. The higher the score, the poorer the prognosis.
Lowercase grade or score, and use arabic numerals.
Diagnosis: Adenocarcinoma of prostate, Gleason score 8.
Gleason score 3 + 2 = 5.
Gleason 3 + 3 with a total score of 6.
without the S per AAMT-BOS (sm)
Subject: without the S per AAMT-BOS (sm)
eponyms
Names of entities—e.g., diseases, anatomic structures, operations, or tests— derived from the names of persons or places.
Homans sign
Lyme disease
Down syndrome
capitalization
Capitalize eponyms but not the common nouns, adjectives, and prefixes that accompany them.
Do not capitalize words derived from eponyms.
ligament of Treitz
red Robinson catheter
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Parkinson disease but parkinsonism
Cushing syndrome but cushingoid
plurals
Do not use an apostrophe in the plural forms of eponyms.
Babinskis were negative.
possessive form
AAMT first advocated dropping the possessive form of eponyms in 1990. We adopted this standard because it promotes consistency and clarity. More recently, The AMA Manual of Style (1998), Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2000), and Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (2000), have acknowledged the trend away from the possessive form.
It is important to note, however, that use of the possessive form remains an acceptable alternative if dictated and/or if indicated as the preference by employer or client.
Apgar score
Babinski sign
Down syndrome
Gram stain
Hodgkin lymphoma
In awkward constructions, such as when the noun following the eponym is omitted, the possessive form becomes preferred.
The patient's husband suffers from Alzheimer's.
AAMT says...
Subject: AAMT says...
AAMT under cancer classifications has it as grade 1.
AAMT says...
Subject: AAMT says...
AAMT under obstetrics has it as gravida 1 or G1
62 mL - according to AAMT - nm
Subject: 62 mL - according to AAMT - nm
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