BOS covers the correct usage of these words. I'm not sure why it was included, but I'm glad i
Posted By: rmb on 2008-05-15
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Subject: BOS covers the correct usage of these words. I'm not sure why it was included, but I'm glad it was!
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C3, 4, 5 correct usage
Subject: C3, 4, 5 correct usage
dictator states --- there is C3, 4, 5 complete epidural blocakge with cord compression --- how do I transcribe --- C3, C4, C5. Thanks
CORRECT USAGE OF CM/MM
Subject: CORRECT USAGE OF CM/MM
Help.. Please clarify the correct use of mm and cm.. is it 1-mm or 1 mm?
correct usage???
Subject: correct usage???
40 mg tablet or 40-mg tablet??? thank you sooooooooo much for knowing!!
Technically, I don't think it's correct usage, but might be what he's saying. (nm)
Subject: Technically, I don't think it's correct usage, but might be what he's saying. (nm)
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correct usage of follow-up
Subject: correct usage of follow-up
Can someone please refresh me on the proper usage of follow up and follow-up?
thank you,
Cindi
Here is a question and answer from BOS showing the correct usage...sm
Subject: Here is a question and answer from BOS showing the correct usage...sm
Select the correct choice for each of the
following sentences.
The patient will (follow up, followup) next week.
The (follow up, followup) x-ray was negative.
The patient was seen today in (follow up, followup).
ANSWERS:
The patient will follow up next week.
The followup x-ray was negative.
The patient was seen today in followup.
Page 172.
Glad to help. I always second guess on those words. nm
Subject: Glad to help. I always second guess on those words. nm
Glad you got it!!! Love them plain words, they will sm
Subject: Glad you got it!!! Love them plain words, they will sm
mess you up worse than the really technical terms!!!
glad to help. Just found this site with inverted words--sm
Subject: glad to help. Just found this site with inverted words--sm
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZyoERKAqvNoC&dq=medical+term+for+nose+hair&oi=print&pg=PA117&ots=D4soEOqfVj&sig=U_NB-wT--LYcUlnGjJjT5273gEQ&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26q%3Dmedical%2Bterm%2Bfor%2Bnose%2Bhair%26btnG%3DSearch&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1
These English words will get us all the time!! Glad you got it! Now I can relax. nm
Subject: These English words will get us all the time!! Glad you got it! Now I can relax. nm
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That could be correct. In other words,
Subject: That could be correct. In other words,
the IT band is part of the problem or causing the problem. Offending - to cause difficulty, discomfort, etc.
I believe this excerpt from the BOS covers it
Subject: I believe this excerpt from the BOS covers it
From page 324 of BOS 2nd Edition:
range
Use the word to (not a hyphen) to indicate a range when the plus sign is used.
Reflexes 2+/4 to 3+/4 in the right lower extremity and 4+/4 on the left.
See range
From pages 347 and 348 of the BOS 2nd Edition:
range
Use numerals. It is acceptable to use a hyphen between the limits of a range if the
following five conditions are met.
1. The phrases “from...to,” “from...through,” “between...and” are not used.
2. Decimals and/or commas do not appear in the numeric values.
3. Neither value contains four or more digits.
4. Neither value is a negative.
5. Neither value is accompanied by a symbol.
When all five conditions are met, a hyphen may be used. (To may be used
instead, even when the conditions are met.)
Our new office hours will be 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Systolic blood pressures were in the 150-180 range.
BP was 120-130 over 80-90
8-12 wbc or 8 to 12 wbc
When any one of the five above conditions is not met, use to (or other appropriate
wording) in place of a hyphen.
3+ to 4+ edema not 3-4+ edema
reflexes 2+/4 to 3+/4
$4 to $5 million
-25 to +48
Weight fluctuated between 120 and 130 pounds.
Platelet counts were 120,000 to 160,000.
pc is correct as my Dorland's also has end point as two words
Subject: pc is correct as my Dorland's also has end point as two words
I guess he's making sure he covers all aspects of the test!
Subject: I guess he's making sure he covers all aspects of the test!
Is it an x-ray being included (sm)
Subject: Is it an x-ray being included (sm)
in "Diagnostic Studies" including labs, imaging studies, etc. in the report?
Where I work, we have a heading called "Diagnostic Tests". This covers everything. nm
Subject: Where I work, we have a heading called "Diagnostic Tests". This covers everything. nm
nm
They included it on this site SM
Subject: They included it on this site SM
http://www.mtdaily.com/abbvs.txt
Great. I should have included the rest
Subject: Great. I should have included the rest
of the sentence, viscous lidocaine with food. Now it makes sense. Something new everytime for me. Thanks a bunch.
Found it. Link included.
Subject: Found it. Link included.
Pancrease.
http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/pan1316.htm
I included a link in my message above for you, nm
Subject: I included a link in my message above for you, nm
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Pedvax should have HIB included; Pediarix stands alone
Subject: Pedvax should have HIB included; Pediarix stands alone
You've included no context, but just from guessing
Subject: You've included no context, but just from guessing
I'd think you're hearing generic Betadine, which is povidone-iodine.
Would think it would be fungating lesion of the cervix which covers the entire portio of the cervix.
Subject: Would think it would be fungating lesion of the cervix which covers the entire portio of the cervix.
No links but the Stedman's GI & GU Words is great, and you'll need a Pathology/Lab Words book
Subject: No links but the Stedman's GI & GU Words is great, and you'll need a Pathology/Lab Words book or
s
onelook.com, Tessier's Surgical Words, and Sted's Ortho and Rehab Words. Great stuff! nm
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never heard of this usage...
Subject: never heard of this usage...
She is hesitant about getting a mammogram because she has had difficult experiences with them in the past. I gave her a prescription and suggested that she get it done at the same place she had it done last year and her s/l PLATE will have records and it will not be quite so annoying. Thank you
another usage. see inside.
Subject: another usage. see inside.
A flex-x of the c-spine x-ray was obtained today. If the "x" stands for x-ray??
Preferred usage
Question: When typing mammos which is the perferred. 9 o'clock position or 9:00 position.
Comma usage
Subject: Comma usage
For a diagnosis of pelvic adnexal and omental adhesions, would you place a comma between pelvic and adnexal or not?
Would it be:
Pelvic adnexal and omental adhesions
or
Pelvic, adnexal and omental adhesions?
I'm thinking no comma is needed, but the more I think on it, the more confused I become. The adnexa are within the pelvis, and no comma is needed, right?
word usage
Subject: word usage
- This is form one Look Dic:
- Nowhere is listed that 'proofed' can be used, only 'proofread'. Proof can be used as a noun or as an adejctive, not as a verb.
- 1. proof -- (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)
- 2. proof -- (knead to reach proper lightness; ``proof dough'' )
- 3. proofread, proof -- (read for errors; ``I should proofread my manuscripts'' )
- 4. proof -- (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; ``proof yeast'' )
- 5. proof -- (make resistant (to harm); ``proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer'' )
Number Usage
I have spelled out numbers lower than 10 for 30 years, until now that is. The QA personnel for the company I just started working for keep changing the spelled out word to a number (no matter where it is in the report and how it is used). Example: He has been having problems over the last six months (they changed to 6 months). This goes against everything I ever learned in 12 years of Catholic schools. Ugh! Is this according to the AAMT guidelines or is it there way of saving a penny here and there?
word usage
Subject: word usage
Is it "redose" or "re-dose" the medication?
"as well as" usage
Subject: "as well as" usage
I have a dictator that constantly uses "as well as" in the following manner:
"The patient is treated for a variety of issues including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, LVH, as well as generalized risk factor modification."
Shouldn't there be an "and" before LVH to make "as well as" work in this sentence? I read that "as well as" does not mean "and" - any help?
TIA
Usage of apostrophes......sm
Subject: Usage of apostrophes......sm
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Mavis's job
Charles's salary
Davy Jones's locker
Keeping up with the Joneses
Marx's writing
Berlioz's music
Cervantes's novels
Jesus's teachings
Moses's triumph
Euripides's plays
Venus's statue
Mars's children
Ajax's sword
Some of these are pronounced with an awkward "zuziz" or "eeziz" sound so some people prefer to drop the final s, and some guides allow this "for classical names ending in s", which would thus have Venus' statue but Venus's tennis serve. It seems illogical to restrict it to classical names, so I feel Cervantes' novels would also be acceptable. Personally, I use 's in every case (so Jesus's writings) or avoid the problem by using the novels of Cervantes.
word usage
Is it chondromalacia patella even when referring to only one knee? I was corrected on this for using patella.
Think they mean annealed but the usage is really incorrect here. nm
Subject: Think they mean annealed but the usage is really incorrect here. nm
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word usage questions
Subject: word usage questions
There has not been any interval change in his exam.
I am questioning the use of the word interval in this context. For a time, I thought the doctor was saying integral, but it is clear now that he is not. Is interval the correct word to use when there have been no changes in the patient's exam from one visit to the next?
BOS says in pronoun or common usage..sm
Subject: BOS says in pronoun or common usage..sm
numbers get spelled out - "...previous x-rays versus the most recent one." "His symptoms went from one extreme to the other." The trend is toward using arabic numerals unless your client or QA insists on it. Ages, too, are always in number form. ...BOS II pages 278/279. ....nm
Octreotide usage in neonate
Subject: Octreotide usage in neonate
It is indeed a GI med, however....Chylothorax is the most common cause of pleural effusion causing respiratory distress in the neonate. Cases unresponsive to conservative management usually require surgery. We report a case of spontaneous neonatal chylothorax where surgery was avoided with the compassionate trail of octreotide. The chylothorax resolved promptly with no observed side effects. After reviewing the literature reporting the use of octreotide in the neonatal period, we found that neonates with isolated spontaneous chylothorax might be viewed as a group different from those with major cardiac malformations. They are at a lower risk for adverse effect of octreotide and lower threshold for commencement of octreotide may benefit them most
Comma Usage... see message
Subject: Comma Usage... see message
doctor: the patient presented rectal bleeding, heme-positive stools as well as proctalgia.
how will I transcribe this correctly:
The patient presented with rectal bleeding and heme-positive stools as well as proctalgia.
or
The patient presented with rectal bleeding,heme-positive stools, as well as proctalgia.
help me please..
Help with word usage delima???
Subject: Help with word usage delima???
Dictated: The foot was prepped, Hibiclensed and draped in usual sterile fashion.
would you recast the sentence? My QA suggested that it should be transcribed "The foot was prepped, Hibiclens and draped in usual sterile fashion."
This doesn't make sense to me because the foot cannot be Hibiclens. I had typed it as dictated per our guidlines on dictator style, and i have .75% off my QA score on it.
Does anybody have suggestions? How should it be transcribed??
~Trying to learn as fast as I can~ 
Terminology/usage questions...please advise
Subject: Terminology/usage questions...please advise
Okay, the dictator says "subcu". So, I type "subcu" because it is a verbatim account.
QA changed it to "subq". I challenge this and the advisor I asked said that AAMT BOS says "subcu" but never "subq".
Then comes along a spider (oh, excuse me, supervisor) who screams at me because, HE states, we should NEVER use "subcu"..we should always figure out which one is meant and ALWAYS spell it out. I said I don't see that written anywhere and this is a verbatim account.
He states no one anyone, no matter what the customer says, should type things like cath, subcu, alk phos, preop, tib-fib, etc.
Do any of you type those things? I just want to know the simple answer. I believe the advisor I asked because they showed me in the BOS where it was.
I think he's too uptight, lol.
I wasn't familiar with that term/usage, and it does seem to be wrong
Subject: I wasn't familiar with that term/usage, and it does seem to be wrong
I didn't look up "deverts," but for advert:
Quick definitions (advert)
# noun: a public promotion of some product or service
# verb: make reference to
# verb: give heed (to)
# verb: make a more or less disguised reference to
I would have thought it would be: "She refused treatment because she is averse to blood draws."
need help w/2 drugs, s/l thermadon and s/l knee-po-tir? They are just in a list no dosages or usage
Subject: need help w/2 drugs, s/l thermadon and s/l knee-po-tir? They are just in a list no dosages or usage
Stressed sunblock usage "for good lygo"
Subject: Stressed sunblock usage "for good lygo"
This doctor likes to mention everything in his plans, from all the vaccinations/testing needed in the next decade to sunblock usage, selt belts and smoke alarms.
Stressed sunblock usage "for good lygo"
Subject: Stressed sunblock usage "for good lygo"
This doctor likes to mention everything in his plans, from all the vaccinations/testing needed in the next decade to sunblock usage, selt belts and smoke alarms.
The only things that I know about the patient is that he is overweight, has dry mouth and sees a rheumatoligist on a regular basis.
that's what I was thinking too, but it was a weird usage of a word that didn't make sense for
Subject: that's what I was thinking too, but it was a weird usage of a word that didn't make sense for that
meaning. He could have just said "dc'd".
actually tar IS a natural product usage for psoriasis and tar baths, though I agree topical regimen
Subject: actually tar IS a natural product usage for psoriasis and tar baths, though I agree topical regimen sounds like an RX
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Glad we got it. Glad I could read what I wrote!! nm
Subject: Glad we got it. Glad I could read what I wrote!! nm
need help with 2 words please
Subject: need help with 2 words please
Hi, I'm a semi-new transcriptionist who has had no formal training, and I'm having some problems figuring out a couple spellings. One is a medication called *Inderon* (not sure how to spell). The other is a phrase that I'm not sure what exactly the doctor is saying. It sounds like *bill-raw-2 anastomoses* Thanks SO much for any help!!!
two words
Subject: two words
Inderon? How about Enduron.
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