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Certain conditions, etc. still use roman numerals

Posted By: NM on 2008-11-13
In Reply to: I think it is 'type 2'...........s/m - abc

Subject: Certain conditions, etc. still use roman numerals

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Have always seen it as Roman numerals. nm
Subject: Have always seen it as Roman numerals. nm


Used to be roman numerals, now it is 2/6.
Subject: Used to be roman numerals, now it is 2/6.

NP does not know transcription rules.
Roman numerals not used much today...nm
Subject: Roman numerals not used much today...nm

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as I know it all stages are in roman numerals
Subject: as I know it all stages are in roman numerals


I've always used Roman Numerals.
Subject: I've always used Roman Numerals.

A good example are Salter-Harris fracture values which are always Roman Numerals.


I believe the type is in Roman numerals II nm
Subject: I believe the type is in Roman numerals II nm

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Through Wheeless it would be Roman numerals.
Subject: Through Wheeless it would be Roman numerals.


When I started, it was Roman Numerals
Subject: When I started, it was Roman Numerals

That was 30 years ago. Now they prefer Arabic numerals. I was rather disappointed; it was one of the few times you could trot out Roman numerals!

Roman numerals for stages are used
Subject: Roman numerals for stages are used

only for cancer the majority of the time. There are some exceptions, but the majority of the time it is roman numerals. For example, kidney disease is arabic, fractures are arabic. If it is not associated with cancer then it is more than likely arabic. You can always look it up and tell which is which, which is BOS2 suggests.
Factors are written in roman numerals
Subject: Factors are written in roman numerals

I found this on google and in Vera Pyle's Current Medical Terminology. This is a great book. I have found a lot in here.
grades are numerals, stages always Roman
Subject: grades are numerals, stages always Roman

stage II-A but I don't know anything about that little *y* you left there - so I'd give them a blank there.........


stages are always roman numerals and grades are always numbers


stage IV, grade 4


Hope this helps somewhat - I've been doing oncology for 20 years..........next year....but MT'g for much longer  *lol*


Schatzker II fracture (Roman numerals for this)
Subject: Schatzker II fracture (Roman numerals for this)

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TIMI III (roman numerals) flow.......nm
Subject: TIMI III (roman numerals) flow.......nm

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Cranial nerves are roman numerals II-XII. (nm)
Subject: Cranial nerves are roman numerals II-XII. (nm)

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aren't leads in Roman numerals?
Subject: aren't leads in Roman numerals?

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Stedman's says Roman numerals, such as Gravida I
Subject: Stedman's says Roman numerals, such as Gravida I


Not all stages are roman numerals, depends.
Subject: Not all stages are roman numerals, depends.

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heart murmur with roman numerals?
Subject: heart murmur with roman numerals?

I have always typed heart murmur (ex: 2/6 ejection murmur).  However, I have a new NP who states it using roman numerals (II/VI ejection murmur).  Which is correct?  Thanks!
Not sure, but cranial nerves are Roman numerals.
Subject: Not sure, but cranial nerves are Roman numerals.

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grade 2 to 3 (grades are roman numerals).
Subject: grade 2 to 3 (grades are roman numerals).

Beaking is correct. I usually use a hyphen for in-between.
grade 2 to 3 (grades are roman numerals).
Subject: grade 2 to 3 (grades are roman numerals).

Beaking is correct. I usually use a hyphen for in-between.
grades = numbers; stages = Roman numerals....
Subject: grades = numbers; stages = Roman numerals....


leads = Roman numerals if I remember correctly
Subject: leads = Roman numerals if I remember correctly


Wrong. Not all stages are roman numerals anymore.
Subject: Wrong. Not all stages are roman numerals anymore.

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jGrade is arabic such as grade 1, and stages are Roman numerals.
Subject: jGrade is arabic such as grade 1, and stages are Roman numerals.


Standard leads are typically denoted by roman numerals.
Subject: Standard leads are typically denoted by roman numerals.


III (stages and classes are Roman numerals, grades are Arabic) nm
Subject: III (stages and classes are Roman numerals, grades are Arabic) nm


A search of several web sites shows staging with numbers, not Roman numerals. nm
Subject: A search of several web sites shows staging with numbers, not Roman numerals. nm

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Grades are arabic numbers and classes and stages are roman numerals.
Subject: Grades are arabic numbers and classes and stages are roman numerals.


I was always taught that types & grades are arabic and classes & stages are Roman numerals. nm
Subject: I was always taught that types & grades are arabic and classes & stages are Roman numerals. nm


FIGO staging is typed using roman numerals, such as FIGO I, II, etc., see inside.
Subject: FIGO staging is typed using roman numerals, such as FIGO I, II, etc., see inside.

Table 2: Carcinoma of the Vulva – Stage grouping
FIGO UICC
Stage T N M
0 Tis N0 M0
IA T1A N0 M0
IB T1B N0 M0
II T2 N0 M0
III T1 N1 M0
T2 N1 M0
T3 N1 M0
IVA T1 N2 M0
T2 N2 M0
T3 N2 M0
T4 Any N M0
IVB Any T Any N M1
1.1.2.3 Histopathologic types.
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent form of cancer of the
vulva. Malignant melanoma is the second most common tumour and
should be reported separately. Other histopathologic types are:
– adenocarcinoma underlying Paget’s disease of vulva, verrucous
carcinoma, Bartholin gland carcinoma, adenocarcinoma not otherwise
specified (NOS), basal cell carcinoma.
• Histopathologic grades (G).
• Gx – Grade cannot be assessed;
• Gl – Well-differentiated;
• G2 – Moderately differentiated;
• G3 – Poorly or undifferentiated.

www.figo.org/docs/staging_booklet.pdf
Roman numerals, but "lead" would be "Lead"
Subject: Roman numerals, but "lead" would be "Lead"

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Well, the pt did not have any of those conditions
Subject: Well, the pt did not have any of those conditions

but it could have been what they were trying to say. 


I just left a blank.   anyway


Any other conditions mentioned?
Subject: Any other conditions mentioned?

It can also be used for bipolar and migraines.  I hope this helps!!
Thanks! I've used them to look up but not for conditions.
Subject: Thanks! I've used them to look up but not for conditions.


comorbidity conditions: PEG 2
Subject: comorbidity conditions: PEG 2

what s/l PEG 2 is listed under comorbidity conditions.  I found that PEG can mean pneumoencephalography or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, but neither of these have a "2" related to them and they aren't conditions.  Any ideas??


Thanks for checking, but I don't think either of those fit because he has no medical conditions.
Subject: Thanks for checking, but I don't think either of those fit because he has no medical conditions.

It is the only medication listed and the only thing in his Past Medical History is ankle surgery. I thought that it might have been an anti-inflammatory or pain medication, but can't find anything to match. Thanks for picking your brain for me!
What medical conditions/diagnoses are we talking about?
Subject: What medical conditions/diagnoses are we talking about?

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Aldara is used in skin conditions, cancer
Subject: Aldara is used in skin conditions, cancer

warts, etc.
diagnosis for a four-year-old conditions listed inside:
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status post kidney transplant following hydronephrosis due to posterior urethral valve, He underwent cystoscopy, right reimplantation of the ureter, stent placement and creation of a Mitrofanoff stoma catheterization, ureteral re-implant. Also hypertension.
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I like this site, you can pull by lab test, conditions, ages, etc.
Subject: I like this site, you can pull by lab test, conditions, ages, etc.

http://www.labtestsonline.org/
drugs.com helpful, phonetic and wildcard and even conditions nm
Subject: drugs.com helpful, phonetic and wildcard and even conditions nm

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Unless treatment in the report indicates those conditions are present, would just leave blanks. nm
Subject: Unless treatment in the report indicates those conditions are present, would just leave blanks. nm

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More info? Medical conditions, context of drug, there are many sound alikes that are VERY different!
Subject: More info? Medical conditions, context of drug, there are many sound alikes that are VERY different!

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use numerals only, not to be spelled out
Subject: use numerals only, not to be spelled out

according to BOS2..........
BOS now says numerals preferred, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. nm
Subject: BOS now says numerals preferred, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. nm

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Arabic numerals.
Subject: Arabic numerals.

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roman
Subject: roman


Roman - nm
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roman
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Yes, from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and other just plain Charcot conditions. Sted's Ortho Words
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