BOS2 says DO NOT abbreviate medication names.
Posted By: NM on 2008-03-26
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Subject: BOS2 says DO NOT abbreviate medication names.
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Per AAMT-BOS2 it says to "use the complete spelling for drug names" (sm)
Subject: Per AAMT-BOS2 it says to "use the complete spelling for drug names" (sm)
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Usually just abbreviate it as DNR.
Subject: Usually just abbreviate it as DNR.
What is the correct way to abbreviate
Subject: What is the correct way to abbreviate
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how do you abbreviate micrograms?
Subject: how do you abbreviate micrograms?
how to abbreviate subcutaneous
Subject: how to abbreviate subcutaneous
I cannot for the life of me remember how to abbreviate subcutaneous. I have subcu but I just keep thinking that does not look right.
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how do you abbreviate Pharm D?
Subject: how do you abbreviate Pharm D?
periods or no periods, dash or no dash? My account is verbatim and abbreviations must be typed as written, not expanded.
Any suggestions?
It's safer not to abbreviate. :)
Subject: It's safer not to abbreviate. :)
Unless as you say, the account specifies to transcribe verbatim.
how to abbreviate 10 to the third per microliter
Subject: how to abbreviate 10 to the third per microliter
platelet count of 506, with a reference range of 170-400 10 to the third per microliter.
If the dictator does not abbreviate something,
Subject: If the dictator does not abbreviate something,
we shouldn't either. Only use abbreviations when they are dictated.
If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate
Subject: If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate
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My Abbreviate book says IGIM
Subject: My Abbreviate book says IGIM
is immune globulin intramuscular, and IgG is just plain immunoglobulin G...dunno if that's what you're lookin for though.
The only thing I see in my Abbreviate book is:
Subject: The only thing I see in my Abbreviate book is:
ADPKD (all together) for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease...if that is what yer lookin' for.
Accordin' to my Abbreviate book here...
Subject: Accordin' to my Abbreviate book here...
ASA IV is a patient with incapacitating systemic disease.
put in the comma, do not abbreviate state nm
Subject: put in the comma, do not abbreviate state nm
My Abbreviate book gives 2 answers...
Subject: My Abbreviate book gives 2 answers...
FAST: fetal acoustic stimulation testing or fluorescent allergosorbent technique.
Dunno if that helps you or not but thought I'd share that is all.
Is it acceptable to abbreviate it, as she does say quant.
Subject: Is it acceptable to abbreviate it, as she does say quant.
no - only abbreviate metric measurements
Subject: no - only abbreviate metric measurements
not pounds, ounces, etc.
I spell it out if before the drug, abbreviate if
Subject: I spell it out if before the drug, abbreviate if
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how to abbreviate miles per hour
What is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hour in a medical report? Is mph ok?
I don't abbreviate but if verbatim, I guess a-fib or A-fib. Gee. I dunno because SM
Subject: I don't abbreviate but if verbatim, I guess a-fib or A-fib. Gee. I dunno because SM
I just don't use slang words in my transcription. I hate those vertabim accounts, don't you?
One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?
Subject: One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?
vs. or write out versus. If we can abbreviate, is it okay to abbreviate in numbered diagnoses list?
mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,
Subject: mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,
if that is what he dictates, then I would use mph, or you can also spell it out miles per hour, both are acceptable, sometimes also depends on the client preference. If you spell it out though, you can get more characters for your line count!
I do abbreviate it and no one has corrected me as of yet. About the numbered diagnoses list, i don&
Subject: I do abbreviate it and no one has corrected me as of yet. About the numbered diagnoses list, i don't know
Even with names . . .
Subject: Even with names . . .
If it ends in s then just an apostrophe
James'
Elvis'
names sm
Subject: names sm
The engraver should be an expert, ask him/her. I would say Smith, John A., Sr.
Med names
Subject: Med names
Could it be Prilosec and possibly Protonix? Protonix does not fit as far as the dosage, should be 20 or 40 mg.
BOS2........sm
Subject: BOS2........sm
MT50, I have the free download and couldn't find it. Would you tell me how you found it for next time. ty so much.
Per BOS2, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
Subject: Per BOS2, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
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Thanks! I think my QA must be using BOS2.
Subject: Thanks! I think my QA must be using BOS2.
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Drug names
Need help with several drug names.
Sounds like scalapsin
sounds like elest (for irregular menstrual bleeding)
sounds like televate (a scalp prep)
sounds like loscal (for hyperlipidemia)
sounds like acuflex drops (for otitis)
sounds like fosal HC (for otitis)
sounds like Azlin (nasal spray)
sounds like aproprian hydrochloride (help stop smoking)
sounds like ranitidine (for GERD)
sounds like phelden (for foot pain)
Help with drug names
Subject: Help with drug names
Rocethrin? Also something like "Cadawa NHCTC"?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!!
Help with drug names
Subject: Help with drug names
thanks! I found one of them...Rocephin, but still looking for the other. But the HCTZ clears up some of it! Just s/l "Cattawa N" HCTZ....
Help with drug names
Subject: Help with drug names
I saw that, and at first thought it might be, but kept playing back tape and it just doesn't sound like it! 
help with drug names
Subject: help with drug names
A 74-year-old with history of CAD (coronary artery disease), atrial fibrillation, hypertension, dyslipidemia, (__).
(retamural) 4 ml q.i.d., (ashphen/ashven) 325 mg daily.
drug names
Subject: drug names
to to: drugs.com
many ways to search for a drug and it is rare to not find something, unless the dictator is not saying it right/you are not hearing it corectly.
A very good resource!
ENT alternate names
Subject: ENT alternate names
the doctor says ENT consultation but there are no physician's available in my database under an ENT search and I cannot understand the ENT docs name. What are some alternatives I can look under such as otolaryngology???
retractor names from A-Z at this URL -sm
Subject: retractor names from A-Z at this URL -sm
http://www.productivitytalk.com/forums/index.php?s=24fa90f6f3b9befa7b59249bc77e839d&showtopic=1388&pid=622769&st=0&#entry622769
Drug Names help!
Subject: Drug Names help!
s/l Perflolex 40 mg once a day and s/l Pertonics 50 mg once a day.
Any idea what these drugs could be?
names of fingers
Subject: names of fingers
I have always heard the index finger referred to as the trigger finger. Based on the assumption, the trigger/index finger is different than the ring finger. I have never heard any other finger referred to with that label, but that doesn't mean I am right.
names of fingers
Subject: names of fingers
The doctor is referring to the condition "trigger finger", not the index finger. He is saying she has right ring trigger finger. Meaning that finger most likely catches or locks down with movement. I had it also and they surgically released it.
Per AAMT BOS2
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2
Under "dangerous abbreviations" they would prefer mL instead of cc; thus, have changed it in my expansions and use it for all hospitals without anything to the contrary ever being said for about a year now.
and per BOS2 and AAMT for this we are not
Subject: and per BOS2 and AAMT for this we are not
not supposed to expand - unless your client profile says to - so if the dictator says I's and O's and it's verbatim - well....they get I's and O's. Most accounts today do not want over-expansions to pad lines. Of course, the client profile (CP) comes first or client preferences, but secondarily across the board - BOS2 keeps us all pretty uniformed....
not QA here but page 149 BOS2
Subject: not QA here but page 149 BOS2
Page 149 in Book of Style 2nd edition explains this in detail.
See below taken from AAMT BOS2
Subject: See below taken from AAMT BOS2
Ordinals: Ordinal numbers are used to indicate order or position in a series rather than quantity.
Ordinals are commonly spelled out, especially when the series goes no higher than 10 items. However, as with all numbers in medical reports, AAMT recommends using numerals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.
Do not use a period with ordinal numbers.
3rd rib (or third)
5 th finger (or fifth)
She is to return for her 3rd (or third) visit in 2 days.
She was in her 9th (or ninth) month of pregnancy.
His return visits are scheduled for the 15th and 25th of next month.
The 4th cranial nerve...
From AAMT BOS2
Subject: From AAMT BOS2
followup, follow up
Use followup for the noun and adjective forms (the hyphenated form, follow-up is an acceptable alternative).
The patient did not return for followup. (noun)
In followup visits, she appeared to improve. (adjective)
For the verb, the two-word form follow up is the only correct choice.
We will follow up with regular return visits. (verb)
HINT: To test whether the correct form is one word or two, try changing the tense or number. If one or more letters must be added, the correct form is two words.
We will follow up.
tense change >>
We followed up.
(Followedup is not a word, so followed up must be two words.)
We follow up.
number change >>
He follows up.
(Followsup is not a word, so follows up must be two words.)
per BOS2, no apostrophe after name
Subject: per BOS2, no apostrophe after name
Per AAMT- BOS2
Subject: Per AAMT- BOS2
Express partial units as indicated.
D: grade 4 and a half over 6 murmur
T: grade 4.5 over 6 murmur
or grade 4.5/6 murmur
D: grade 4 to 5 over 6 murmur
T: grade 4 to 5 over 6 murmur
or grade 4/6 to 5/6 murmur
not grade 4-5/6 murmur
Per AAMT BOS2
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2
With periods for the latin abbreviation i.e.
q.i.d.
p.o.
b.i.d.
etc.
Per AAMT-BOS2...
Subject: Per AAMT-BOS2...
In particular, avoid the use of unnecessary or inappropriate capitals. Do not, for example, capitalize a common-noun reference to a thing or person if it is just one of many other such things or persons. Thus, emergency room and recovery room are not capitalized. Think of the rule for generic versus brand names for drugs. The generic term (common noun) emergency room is applied to all emergency rooms, so it is not capitalized.
Thus, I do not capitalize it unless it is with a facility name so I would say you are correct. Always exceptions to the rule according to the facility preference.
Per AAMT BOS2
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2
disk
Dictionaries and other reference works have long shown a lack of agreement about the spelling of this word. Some authorities prefer the spelling disc for references to the eye and disk for the spine. Others have an opposite preference.
We recommend the spelling disk for all anatomic and surgical references for this round, flat, regular, and regularly condensed plate of material.
There is classical support for this spelling. Disk is derived from the Greek diskos and came into our lexicon by way of medieval Latin (discos), whose alphabet does not include a k. Other English words ending in sk with similar derivation include ask, desk, kiosk, task, and whisk. By comparison, there are very few English words that end in sc.
optic disk
L4-5 disk space
diskectomy
diskitis
Per AAMT BOS2
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2
Follow up versus follow-up; the hyphenated form is also an acceptable alernative.
Rest of the rules...
Followup, follow up: Use followup for the noun and adjective forms (the hyphenated form, follow-up is an acceptable alternative).
The patient did not return for followup. (noun)
In followup visits, she appeared to improve. (adjective)
For the verb, the two-word form follow up is the only correct choice.
We will follow up with regular return visits. (verb)
HINT: To test whether the correct form is one word or two, try changing the tense or number. If one or more letters must be added, the correct form is two words.
We will follow up.
tense change >>
We followed up.
(Followedup is not a word, so followed up must be two words.)
We follow up.
number change >>
He follows up.
(Followsup is not a word, so follows up must be two words.)
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