Allow me to clarify
Posted By: dea on 2008-11-05
In Reply to: That's whaf I am preaching already a hudnred times.. - aw
Subject: Allow me to clarify
Dictated: decubiti
Transcribe as: decubitus ulcers
This is per the Book of Style, page I put in my other post.
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Please let me clarify
Subject: Please let me clarify
Sorry, should have been more specific. Dictator is probably slurring the word "ophthalmic" drops. There is no thalmic drop. The word "thalamic" refers to something else entirely. Please just type out ophthalmic drops.
clarify
Subject: clarify
He probably does mean the injection will help clarify where the pain is coming from. That is the whole purpose of a a discogram, but sometimes they are inconclusive. It's just an awkward sentense structure to say clarify the patient.
Please clarify
Subject: Please clarify
I'm so confused about the correct way to write prescription abbreviations. I've looked it up in several places and come up with different ways so here it goes. Is it q.d. or q d? What about bid or b.i.d.? Please help. Thank you.
To clarify
Subject: To clarify
I don't think I was very clear.
Doctor dictates Medications listed on s/l Card-ex from skilled nursing facility. Then he goes on to list medications.
Some sort of form called "Card-ex" is what I am looking for.
Thanks for the responses.
I should clarify also sm
Subject: I should clarify also sm
When she repeats things, it is almost always later on the report, not back to back.
Please clarify
Subject: Please clarify
I think my mind is blocked or something - so what time is 0618? I get it if it was 0600 or 1800 but I just don't get this
Trying to clarify the warm...
Subject: Trying to clarify the warm...
He dictated that the feet were both cool then dictates warm to palpation. Can they be both?
OK that was confusing... I will clarify
Subject: OK that was confusing... I will clarify
Always go by your company policy and produces. My company states:
"when the manufacturer uses all capitals, use an initial capital only so as not to give undue attention to the term in a medical report..."
Also to help clarify, toco is
Subject: Also to help clarify, toco is
Prefix meaning childbirth. For example, tocolysis is the slowing or halting of labor. Sometimes spelled tok-, toko-.
So definitely not toca even though you hear it clearly, the docs are not always right.
PS to clarify my previous post
Subject: PS to clarify my previous post
2 drugs:
s/l Cadawa NHCTC; I think it's for hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
s/l Rocethrin. For lesions? Could also be a pain med.
TIA! 
Please clarify, you are QA? This is totally incorrect...sm
Subject: Please clarify, you are QA? This is totally incorrect...sm
any procedure or disease attributed to a person's name should no longer carry an 's, thus Morton neuroma. I am really sorry to say this, as I really do appeciate QA support, but from what I have seen from your posts, you are very uninformed.
I think it is the same thing. Just wanted to clarify. Thanks anyway. NM
Subject: I think it is the same thing. Just wanted to clarify. Thanks anyway. NM
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just to clarify...as in sinus tract
Subject: just to clarify...as in sinus tract
Sinus tract
A narrow, elongated channel in the body that allows the escape of fluid.
To clarify, I didn't answer the OP here. I answered on (sm)
Subject: To clarify, I didn't answer the OP here. I answered on (sm)
I answered when she asked the same question on the main board. I wasn't the poster who asked "what is so difficult about verbatim" -- I sign all of my posts.
I would assume 2-0 like in suture sizes, but maybe an "eye" MT can help us clarify this. nm
Subject: I would assume 2-0 like in suture sizes, but maybe an "eye" MT can help us clarify this. nm
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Just to clarify, your answer is tampon. Ignore the argument below. SM
Subject: Just to clarify, your answer is tampon. Ignore the argument below. SM
Definition for tampon, according to Doland's Medical Dictionary:
tampon (tam·pon) (tam´pon) [Fr. “stopper, plug”] a pack; a pad or plug made of cotton, sponge, or other material; variously used in surgery to plug the nose, vagina, etc., for the control of hemorrhage or the absorption of secretions.
(emphasis mine)
A tampon is simply a plug which can be used in a body cavity (male or female) to absorb blood, sections, etc.
Please clarify, more concise, on the dx & context in which sent. Be glad to help. More info please.
Subject: Please clarify, more concise, on the dx & context in which sent. Be glad to help. More info please.
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To clarify, the word "port hole" is NEVER correct. Always type portal
Subject: To clarify, the word "port hole" is NEVER correct. Always type portal
using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
Subject: using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
When in doubt, it is crucial to check if drugs are generic or brand name to ensure we type them correctly.
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