Both are correct, just type it according to your account specifics, some like disc and other disk.
Posted By: Spice on 2007-08-06
In Reply to: which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk - me23
Subject: Both are correct, just type it according to your account specifics, some like disc and other disk.
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depends on account specifics, but I usually type 3-1/2 months NM
Subject: depends on account specifics, but I usually type 3-1/2 months NM
Got it. Thanks again. There are no account specifics, so I like to type verbatim just to be safe.
Subject: Got it. Thanks again. There are no account specifics, so I like to type verbatim just to be safe.
which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk
Subject: which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk
disease? Thanks
Exactly. Disk is preferred but disc is also correct. So RELAX, people!
Subject: Exactly. Disk is preferred but disc is also correct. So RELAX, people!
Have a margarita or something, willya?
Thanks for the cite, CG!
disk - spine, disc - eyes. agree with consistency. Both ways correct. nm
Subject: disk - spine, disc - eyes. agree with consistency. Both ways correct. nm
account specifics for that particular account should state how it is to be typed. nm
Subject: account specifics for that particular account should state how it is to be typed. nm
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That's the way I type it when the account is verbatim. Otherwise, you could correct to incised an
Subject: That's the way I type it when the account is verbatim. Otherwise, you could correct to incised and
anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm
Subject: anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm
we know if it's disk or disc and which is the preferable way to go and we also know that it's bottom line - CLIENT PREFERENCE.
Now, if you continually cannot help anyone in this thread and merely want to be confrontational and into one upmanship, please leave the board and find a more confrontational one upmanship place to hang out....it would be GREATLY appreciated by probably everyone.
Disc or disk
Subject: Disc or disk
What is correct? C-spine herniated disc or disk? Degenerative disc or disk disease, etc. I have seen this both ways. Confused.
Thanks
help with disk/disc
Subject: help with disk/disc
Is this correct? -- Disc used with eyes. Disk used with back.
Thanks.
Disk or Disc
Subject: Disk or Disc
I am typing a report of an L4-L5 disk herniation, but I see on google it is spelled with a C at the end instead of a K, so just wondering now if spelling it disk is correct or not?
Thanks!
disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk
OK, so I am officially an oldtimer! Actually I asked my TL if I could use "disc" for back stuff because I just like how it looks so much better than "disk". He said I could, however in the EYE, it is "disk". So another difference of opinion here.
disc vs disk
Subject: disc vs disk
My understanding is BOS says "disc" pertaining to the eye and "disk" for all other anatomical terms not related to the eye.
disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk
which is correct?
CERVICAL SPINE DEGENERATIVE *disk/disc* DISEASE WITH RADICULITIS
Also, don't know about your account specifics but
Subject: Also, don't know about your account specifics but
I would use 1.5 cm, as in 1.5-cm "hypoechoic" mass...decimals for metric...
Account specifics - if they want 's that's what they get. SM
Subject: Account specifics - if they want 's that's what they get. SM
That's what is in AAMT BOS - Depends on client preference, so, no, she is not wrong
All according to your account specifics. Like
Subject: All according to your account specifics. Like
I said below, we do not use slang, therefore use saturating; however if verbatim, then satting is correct.
What do your account specifics say? nm
Subject: What do your account specifics say? nm
nm
disc vs disk - poll please
Subject: disc vs disk - poll please
I thought the preferred word to use for both oph and ortho was disc. Either are okay to use, but keep it consistent in your transcription, disk for spine, disc for eyes. I guess it just depends who you work for. What do you all use?
You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm
Subject: You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm
medical dictionary and you will see that the two are interchangeable. One is Latin and the other is Greek. They both mean the same exact thing.
Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op
Subject: Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op
Here we go.
disk versus disc
Subject: disk versus disc
Funduscopic exam reveals sharp DISKS OR DISCS.
Does anyone have a rule as to which disk/disc to use when?
Thanks for any help.
Disk versus disc
Subject: Disk versus disc
I was just wondering what the general opinion is on disc versus disk when referring to the back. AMMT Book of Style indicates disk should be used but I had thought disc was the more generally accepted.
Spinal disc or disk?
Subject: Spinal disc or disk?
Account specifics would dictate whether you sm
Subject: Account specifics would dictate whether you sm
write it out or abbreviate. The abbreviation for beats per minute is bpm. Ask your QA person for approved abbreviations for this account (accounts will differ sometimes which can make us crazy).
do you have account specifics to read?
Subject: do you have account specifics to read?
on most accounts it is acceptable to leave 1-2 blanks. If you really think it sounds like minute, then put that.
Depends on account specifics. sm
Subject: Depends on account specifics. sm
In general, we are to write out the term in full the first time it is dictated for clarification. Then, if abbreviations are dictated later on, it is okay to use the abbreviation. Again, you must abide by account specifics. Ask your QA person to be sure.
also I should have said check your account specifics - SM
Subject: also I should have said check your account specifics - SM
Each doc and/or hospital may want classes and grades a certain way. It is a good idea to make sticky notes like Another KSMT said.
same here - depends on my account specifics nm
Subject: same here - depends on my account specifics nm
I would check your account specifics...(nm)
Subject: I would check your account specifics...(nm)
Almost depends on account specifics
Subject: Almost depends on account specifics
Some of the verbatim accounts allow for medical jargon, so if in the body of the report they said he was given 2 amps of bicarb, I would probably just leave it at amps. If this was in a medication list, as on admission or discharge, I would probably write it out as ampule(s).
disc = spine, disk = eyes... That is how I do it.
Subject: disc = spine, disk = eyes... That is how I do it.
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disk - spine, disc - eyes nm
Subject: disk - spine, disc - eyes nm
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same here; disk (spine), disc (eyes)
Subject: same here; disk (spine), disc (eyes)
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when referring to the spine is it disk or disc? Also is it 3 mm or 3mm
Subject: when referring to the spine is it disk or disc? Also is it 3 mm or 3mm
I noticed QA is changing my work and what something I see doesnt look right to me. I type 3 mm and they change it to 3mm. Also I received a half typed report and they were using disc for disk. Maybe I need to start studying a little more.
preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
Subject: preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
I was taught disC for eye, disK for back, but
Subject: I was taught disC for eye, disK for back, but
many MTSO's/clients want disK for everything.
depends on account specifics, whether verbatim, etc.
Subject: depends on account specifics, whether verbatim, etc.
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First, see your account specifics or client preferences.
Subject: First, see your account specifics or client preferences.
If no mention is made about it, I would type it as a numeral for anything less than 10.
Although I would double check your account specifics. SM.
Subject: Although I would double check your account specifics. SM.
Some docs might prefer you to spell it out for them or have an specific way they want it typed.
check your company's Account Specifics, if you can
Subject: check your company's Account Specifics, if you can
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I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
Subject: I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
However, seems like disk is the preferred way for both now.
In the "old" days it was disc for back and disk
Subject: In the "old" days it was disc for back and disk
for eye, but now preferred is disk for both. I did actually used to have a spine surgeon who specified we use disc, but other than that I believe almost everyone uses disk.
That's what I mean by "ask your QA!" Account specifics dictate style, sm
Subject: That's what I mean by "ask your QA!" Account specifics dictate style, sm
but the AAMT BOS dictates what is correct for the industry, getting its information from sources such as the Chicago Manual of Style, the American Medical Association book of style (which I own), etc. As the poster below states, Joint Commission goes by BOS and does not like "same" or abbreviations for diagnoses, impressions, op titles, etc. They will randomly choose patient charts and go through them to check things like this! It's the Joint Commission which recommends or removes hospital accreditations--a very powerful entity.
So, ask your QA what the account wants. If they want "same," give them "same." For other accounts, do it the correct way.
I prefer disc also, but disk is preferred for AAMT BOS 2, page 140
Subject: I prefer disc also, but disk is preferred for AAMT BOS 2, page 140
oh well... have to do what the BOS says.
It all depends on your account specifics. If they use BOS, then use mL. I've had verbatim accou
Subject: It all depends on your account specifics. If they use BOS, then use mL. I've had verbatim accounts
with no BOS wanted per the client, regular accounts who do use BOS and others that do not want it, and others that "just type what I say." So, like I said, refer to your account specifics.
Always go with account specifics, regardless of what BOS recommends. Good luck! (no message)
Subject: Always go with account specifics, regardless of what BOS recommends. Good luck! (no message)
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Depends on your account specifics. If they allow you to expand, that's fine, but it is straight
Subject: Depends on your account specifics. If they allow you to expand, that's fine, but it is straight
hardcore verbatim you have to leave it as is, whether it looks ugly or not. I know, I really don't like it when they abbreviate left and right, leave words off sentence structures so they can speak faster and get it over with.
..and my account has wants it disc nm
Subject: ..and my account has wants it disc nm
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it is definitely optic disc pallor; I type it quite often. nm
Subject: it is definitely optic disc pallor; I type it quite often. nm
on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Subject: on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Everything can't come from the BOS. Some things we do have to 'wing it' so to speak. I have a verbatim account and can only type PRN, no periods, all caps, so that's how it would be done. P.r.n. Tylenol doesn't look right, so I would have to put it PRN Tylenol.
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