Agree, it is 25-pack-year history.
Posted By: NM on 2009-04-07
In Reply to: 25-pack-year - nm
Subject: Agree, it is 25-pack-year history.
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pack year history of smoking
Subject: pack year history of smoking
Can a 65-year-old have a 75 pack year history of smoking? thought pack years meant how many years they have smoked a pack of cigarettes??
"x" pack year smoking history
Subject: "x" pack year smoking history
How would the above be typed, esp. when it has the number of years included, such as "40 pack year..." ?? Thanks.
Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."
Subject: Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."
I would type 5-pack/year smoking history..slash stands for 'per'..nm
Subject: I would type 5-pack/year smoking history..slash stands for 'per'..nm
nm
doc dictates "the patient has 120 pack year smoking history", patient is 75...is that right???
Subject: doc dictates "the patient has 120 pack year smoking history", patient is 75...is that right???? NM
25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
Subject: 25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
25-pack-year is the amount equal to packs smoked per day x number of years smoking, as per BOS and Vera Pyle.
20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Which is correct? 20-pack-year history of smoking or 20 pack-year history of smoking. I've seen it both ways. TIA.
20-pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year
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25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
nm
Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
Subject: Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
A "5-pack-year" history does not mean "5 packs per year" ... good grief, I'd consider someone who smoked 5 packs per year essentially a nonsmoker. :-)
A 5-pack-year history means an average of a pack a day over a 5-year period. That could mean someone smoked 5 packs per day for 1 year, or 1 pack per day for 5 years, or half a pack a day for 10 years, or any other combination that fits.
I write it like 24-pack/year
Subject: I write it like 24-pack/year
nm
Well umm actually 25-pack/year, didn't mean to.....
Subject: Well umm actually 25-pack/year, didn't mean to.....
change the amount there, LOL.
cool thanks always wondered my ex is an almost 120 pack year !!!!!
Subject: cool thanks always wondered my ex is an almost 120 pack year !!!!!
started at 14 and still going strong at 3 packs a day at 55
20-pack-year per AAMT-BOS2 page 210
Subject: 20-pack-year per AAMT-BOS2 page 210
7-year history.....
Subject: 7-year history.....
I get confused, too! well-defined hypen; the hyphen is well defined. That is how I think of the hyphens, but I'm no BOS guru - just been in the biz for a long time.
1-year history
Subject: 1-year history
How would you type the patient has a 1-year history of pain....tia.
Wouldn't it also be 'several-year history'? nm
Subject: Wouldn't it also be 'several-year history'? nm
?? :D
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Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Pack-a-day smoker versus pack-per-day smoker.
Subject: Pack-a-day smoker versus pack-per-day smoker.
It would be either "He is a two-pack-a-day smoker" or "He is a two-pack-per-day smoker.
If doc dictates "a" use that; if "per" go with that. That's what I do anyway. It makes life simpler that way. :)
2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
3/4 pack
Subject: 3/4 pack
It depends on the client's preference, but normally I type 3/4 pack a day.
two pack per day
Subject: two pack per day
He is a two-pack a day smoker.
or
He is a two-pack-per-day smoker.
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1-pack-per-day smoker? Is this right?
Subject: 1-pack-per-day smoker? Is this right?
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Subject: s/l stat pack
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Rally pack. nm
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pack years
Subject: pack years
Personally, I would not hyphenate that he smoked for 120 packs years as you state it, as there is no adjective describing a noun. On the other hand, I would hyphenate if he has a 120-pack-year history of smoking, because that is a triple adjective describing a noun.
ENT type of pack
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s/l ambrose pack?
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Subject: Five Pack Years'
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i would use 5-pack-years, BUT sm
Subject: i would use 5-pack-years, BUT sm
this is something that has never made sense to me... always had trouble with the pack/years thing... any input would be most appreciated!
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Subject: Only hyphens if it said 1/2-pack-per-day
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