Brand name is ACTOplus met - so guess should leave as dictated?
Posted By: ltt on 2008-01-09
In Reply to: Doctor dictates Actos plus met 15/850 mg daily. nm - Would you type metformin, or leave it?
Subject: Brand name is ACTOplus met - so guess should leave as dictated?
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can't you just leave it abbreviated, or do you have to spell it out. I would leave as dictated.
Subject: can't you just leave it abbreviated, or do you have to spell it out. I would leave as dictated.
If it was dictated like that & you can leave abbrvns in, then leave it
Subject: If it was dictated like that & you can leave abbrvns in, then leave it
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Leave as dictated...sm
Subject: Leave as dictated...sm
I've seen them that high before. You might see transaminitis in the diagnosis or something like that.
I would leave it as dictated,
Subject: I would leave it as dictated,
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Leave as dictated.
Subject: Leave as dictated.
x
I would leave it the way dictated unless
Subject: I would leave it the way dictated unless
you have been told to change it. A lot of them use K instead of potassium. It means I am pretty sure normal saline with 20 mEq of potassium at 100 mL per hour, but you are taking a leap typing it out; where I work we don't expand things like that, we leave it as dictated.
i would leave as dictated
Subject: i would leave as dictated
I would be correct to leave it as dictated because..sm
Subject: I would be correct to leave it as dictated because..sm
vas simply means vessel. Dorland's defines it as follows: a vessel: any canal for carrying a fluid; a general term for such channels, especially those carrying blood, lymph, or spermatozoa. When one hears vasectomy, one usually automatically thinks in terms of the vas deferens in the male, but that is not always necessarily the case.
my view is leave it as dictated.
Subject: my view is leave it as dictated.
IMHO I would leave as dictated
Subject: IMHO I would leave as dictated
many doc, at least mine, have used generic and then brand name when dictating within the same note. That has been my experience.
I would leave it as dictated, esp if verbatim account. nm
Subject: I would leave it as dictated, esp if verbatim account. nm
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40-some-odd stitches is fine. Leave as dictated, but you need hyphens.
Subject: 40-some-odd stitches is fine. Leave as dictated, but you need hyphens.
I think what doc is intending is that pt had a vasovagal episode, so IMO I would leave as dictated.
Subject: I think what doc is intending is that pt had a vasovagal episode, so IMO I would leave as dictated. nm
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agree, leave as dictated, those are very elevated liver function tests. nm
Subject: agree, leave as dictated, those are very elevated liver function tests. nm
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Just leave blank, don't guess if you
Subject: Just leave blank, don't guess if you
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Sound exactly like Ultracet, guess I will leave blank- TY
Subject: Sound exactly like Ultracet, guess I will leave blank- TY
33.9 seems very high, but I would leave a blank and not guess at lab values...JMO NM
Subject: 33.9 seems very high, but I would leave a blank and not guess at lab values...JMO NM
ACTOplus met
Subject: ACTOplus met
nm
Actoplus Met
Subject: Actoplus Met
Actoplus Met
Generic Name: metformin and pioglitazone (met FOR min and py o GLI ta zone)
Article has it this way, too! 
Actoplus Met
Subject: Actoplus Met
I'm trying to find the correct way to spell Actoplus Met. I've also seen ACTOplus Met and Actoplus MET....
ACTOplus met
Subject: ACTOplus met
ACTOplus met
Http://www.actos.com/actoplusmet/home.aspx
Actoplus MET (nm)
Subject: Actoplus MET (nm)
Per the website, it is ACTOplus met, I think
Subject: Per the website, it is ACTOplus met, I think
the company itself would know. As for the apostrophe, it would be a 2-month supply or 2 months' worth.
Actos -- Apidra --Actoplus Met --? any of these? nm
Subject: Actos -- Apidra --Actoplus Met --? any of these? nm
ACTOplus met as in Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2008
Subject: ACTOplus met as in Pharmaceutical Word Book, 2008
Just as you have it if that's what was dictated. If "one fourth" was dictated, sm
Subject: Just as you have it if that's what was dictated. If "one fourth" was dictated, sm
it would be 1/4 pill or one fourth of a pill.
Def an 'N' dictated - Diabetes unsure of - no PMH dictated
Subject: Def an 'N' dictated - Diabetes unsure of - no PMH dictated
We type it as dictated, if dictated
Subject: We type it as dictated, if dictated
c spine we transcribe C-spine, if cervical then cervical spine.
but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... n
Subject: but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... nm
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I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Subject: I guess it could be intravenous, but I'll turn in a blank rather than guess. Thanks!!!
Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
Subject: Avelox is a guess...might not be a good guess, though! nm
nm
My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
Subject: My only other guess would be "anger burst." Just a guess.
x
for PA- DICTATED BY PA's name...nm
Subject: for PA- DICTATED BY PA's name...nm
x
Dictated 427 rbc's and 58 rbc's
Subject: Dictated 427 rbc's and 58 rbc's
what was dictated; if not, do it your way...NM
Subject: what was dictated; if not, do it your way...NM
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what was actually dictated?
Subject: what was actually dictated?
This was just also dictated under sm
Subject: This was just also dictated under sm
past surgical history, but STILL sounds like dragon pack. This is going to drive me nuts!!!!
exactly as dictated.
Subject: exactly as dictated.
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L4-5 if that is what is dictated NM
Subject: L4-5 if that is what is dictated NM
xxx
Thanks! He only dictated one N
Subject: Thanks! He only dictated one N
Thank you!
If that is what he dictated, then that is
Subject: If that is what he dictated, then that is
what you use, even though it is usually esophagogastroduodenostomy; however, maybe duodenum has been removed so therefore could be.
Just like he dictated it.
Subject: Just like he dictated it.
x
Yes, as dictated. (nm)
Subject: Yes, as dictated. (nm)
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tri-est (not brand name) SM
Subject: tri-est (not brand name) SM
"This is a form of estrogen replacement that has been getting a lot of attention lately, although it’s still not widely prescribed. There is no major pharmaceutical company putting out tri-est, but you can get it with a doctor’s prescription from a compounding pharmacy."
found on Dogpile at
http://www.earlymenopause.com/hrt_triest.htm
DBX is a brand name for sm
Subject: DBX is a brand name for sm
demineralized bone matrix.
OK, thanks much--I think its a brand name, too.
Subject: OK, thanks much--I think its a brand name, too.
Appreciate the help!
Yes, it is a brand name (nm)
Subject: Yes, it is a brand name (nm)
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It should be, but is there maybe a brand
Subject: It should be, but is there maybe a brand
name like Affobiddy?
Why can't ESLs stick to the usual terminology??
Looks like your way is a particular brand name, but
Subject: Looks like your way is a particular brand name, but
s
I don't think it is a brand name . . .
Subject: I don't think it is a brand name . . .
but a type of insulin syringe, a dial-up syringe.
Actually it is the brand name for a
Subject: Actually it is the brand name for a
product made by Allergan. It is Lap-Band, a registered trademark. Here is a link to the web site.
http://www.lapband.com/get_informed/about_lapband/how_it_works/details/?cid=gglsrch_1236
Lap band could also be a doctor shortening the phrase laparoscopic banding. It depends on the context whether you should expand it or not.
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