Ditto - because most docs pronounce it hycosamine! :)
Posted By: sm on 2006-08-30
In Reply to: hyoscyamine. I can never spell this right! Always have to look it up! - MissouriMT
Subject: Ditto - because most docs pronounce it hycosamine! :)
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I have docs who almost never pronounce any medications well enough to give me a clue. :-)
Subject: I have docs who almost never pronounce any medications well enough to give me a clue. :-)
s/l hycosamine p.r.n. No dosage is given..........nm
Subject: s/l hycosamine p.r.n. No dosage is given..........nm
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is it hycosamine or hyoscyamine?
Subject: is it hycosamine or hyoscyamine?
Doc pronounces it hycosamine, and I found that by googling it, but I also found somewhere that it is supposed to be hyoscyamine (spelling) and that none of the docs say it that way. Which is correct and is there even a drug hycosamine?
Ditto with the HPI.
Subject: Ditto with the HPI.
Ditto that, and thanks. nm
Subject: Ditto that, and thanks. nm
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ditto
Subject: ditto
We aren't here to take your tests for you. jeez.
Ditto :) Thanks for everyone's help here.
Subject: Ditto :) Thanks for everyone's help here.
nm
ditto! NM
Subject: ditto! NM
ditto
Subject: ditto
yes, Hem/Onc for hematology/oncology, for sure.
DITTO - sack on this one......nm
Subject: DITTO - sack on this one......nm
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ditto - thanks Susan
Subject: ditto - thanks Susan
Ditto with alprazolam-gal.
Subject: Ditto with alprazolam-gal.
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Ditto aggravation, or exacerbation
Subject: Ditto aggravation, or exacerbation
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ditto - EXACTLY what I do - I've never started
Subject: ditto - EXACTLY what I do - I've never started
Ditto, even if verbatim, I spell these out :)
Subject: Ditto, even if verbatim, I spell these out :)
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TGIF ditto, and you're welcome.
Subject: TGIF ditto, and you're welcome.
It is possible if he did pronounce it right. TY!
Subject: It is possible if he did pronounce it right. TY!
Ditto mine is verbatim too, I mean if they say 2/22 for month, sm
Subject: Ditto mine is verbatim too, I mean if they say 2/22 for month, sm
you better not give them 02/22,or else!
ditto, hear "mini neb" all the time (nm)
Subject: ditto, hear "mini neb" all the time (nm)
nm
How do you pronounce foci?
Subject: How do you pronounce foci?
The doctor says that there were scattered areas of s/l *fossi* in the liver.
What I found was scattered areas of foci. Is that how you pronounce foci?
Thanks
Is it a child? Maybe trying to pronounce RSV?
Subject: Is it a child? Maybe trying to pronounce RSV?
Respiratory syncytial virus.
He does pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does pronounce it, just spells it.
nm
He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
nm
Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Subject: Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
could have been but he certainly doesn't pronounce it that way
Subject: could have been but he certainly doesn't pronounce it that way
I flagged for QA. Thanks for the help though!
Not EMV or GCS? Asians don't pronounce consonants
Subject: Not EMV or GCS? Asians don't pronounce consonants
very well - I know this is a stretch.
Thanks. I dont why they pronounce it as Cultivate...nm
Subject: Thanks. I dont why they pronounce it as Cultivate...nm
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could be, does not pronounce the xi, med list of 18, but does have severe PVD, thanks
Subject: could be, does not pronounce the xi, med list of 18, but does have severe PVD, thanks
Yeah...I have had dictators pronounce
Subject: Yeah...I have had dictators pronounce
it that way..kind of like centimeters sounding like sonometers. Glad to help
Thank you Chavera, I think that is it. She does not pronounce the n, just like oricia.
Subject: Thank you Chavera, I think that is it. She does not pronounce the n, just like oricia.
I thought possibly Plavix stent too. Ditto your reasoning. Thanks anyway! nm
Subject: I thought possibly Plavix stent too. Ditto your reasoning. Thanks anyway! nm
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Should have said..mine pronounce ESWL , "S Wall"...nm
Subject: Should have said..mine pronounce ESWL , "S Wall"...nm
nm
sometimes ESLs pronounce omeprazole like oma-pray-sol NM
Subject: sometimes ESLs pronounce omeprazole like oma-pray-sol NM
The OP's are correct. That's how ortho's pronounce SCFE. nm
Subject: The OP's are correct. That's how ortho's pronounce SCFE. nm
It is Dumas' novel, no additional s, difficult to pronounce...nm
Subject: It is Dumas' novel, no additional s, difficult to pronounce...nm
nm
What is the correct way to pronounce Lanier? Is it Lane - e - er or La-neer? Thanks!
Subject: What is the correct way to pronounce Lanier? Is it Lane - e - er or La-neer? Thanks!
I don't want to sound like an idiot!
Never mind - Nexavar. These guys can't even pronounce correctly, yet expect us to know how to sp
Subject: Never mind - Nexavar. These guys can't even pronounce correctly, yet expect us to know how to spell
correctly! GHEESH!!
the rheumatologist I work for does not pronounce the hydroxy part either, just hydro. nm.
Subject: the rheumatologist I work for does not pronounce the hydroxy part either, just hydro. nm.
There is a Kopan needle that is used for br. biopsy - drs will frequently pronounce as "Kopan'
Subject: There is a Kopan needle that is used for br. biopsy - drs will frequently pronounce as "Kopan's"
Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm
Subject: Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm
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Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...
Subject: Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...
type themselves for once and listen to some of the things they say. I bet they would think twice after that...:-)
Some docs
Subject: Some docs
actually dictate ABGs in this manner. They say a number then slash then another number then slash, etc. That is how they want it transcribed. Just make sure your numbers are correct and you are set to go!
should say *my* docs
Subject: should say *my* docs
like the docs who are always ...
Subject: like the docs who are always ...
... putting "metatarsal" in the hand dictations. Plantar may be technically okay, but it seems like if he were more careful he would say palmar.
Our docs
Subject: Our docs
usually say normocephalic.
I have docs that use it
Subject: I have docs that use it
but my account is not crazy weird picky, either. I haven't heard of it being unacceptable. If it's worth your time, I'd question QA about it and ask her why she changed it.
I have docs
Subject: I have docs
who add extra letters to lots of words, if it make them easier to pronounce. Kind of weird, but it happens.
Docs
Subject: Docs
make up lots of words...they make lots of mistakes (ergo malpractice insurance)...they even misspell lots of words. If we have to deal with their ineptness, they can deal with blanks. JMHO. :-)
With some docs..
Subject: With some docs..
that wouldn't be a stretch at all but a very good guess. :-)
It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...
Subject: It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...
work as an MT,
You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know
Subject: You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know
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