Docs aren't very good at spelling sometimes. I go
Posted By: vn on 2009-06-09
In Reply to: I agree with Lexiscan except that the doc specifically spells it. What do you think? - MSmt
Subject: Docs aren't very good at spelling sometimes. I go
with what I know to be correct, even if they spell it - sometimes it would be easier if they didn't spell it at all, because then we have to question it!
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Good info, but your docs aren't going to give a flying fig whether there's an 'a' or an
Subject: Good info, but your docs aren't going to give a flying fig whether there's an 'a' or an 'o'
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Docs aren't always right. (shocking, I know)
Subject: Docs aren't always right. (shocking, I know)
Stedmans ENT book says naris for single, nares for plural.
I'm testing right now, and I hope they aren't counting off for spelling out numbers. (sm)
Subject: I'm testing right now, and I hope they aren't counting off for spelling out numbers. (sm)
If I get a job and QA says we have to, I will make the change of course, but it might take some practice before I can be consistent with that illogical change. I would hope QA would be more interested in content than meaningless, illogical BOS changes.
No, those aren't it, but thank you.
Subject: No, those aren't it, but thank you.
No, he's not saying electrocoagulation, though it does sound like something similar to that because he sounds like it's a device for cutting or method of cutting. He says it twice in the report, and both times, it sounds like ahkupuration. I tried various spellings including beginning with ac, acq, oq, ok, and anything else I could think of, but I'm still stumped. It has my proofer stumped too.
Aren't you a SWEETHEART!!! T.Y....sm
Subject: Aren't you a SWEETHEART!!! T.Y....sm
Thank you for all that wonderful info!!! I don't have to check with my friend now when she returns!!! I copied what you posted and sent it to myself in an email. Thanks again, a real sweetheart!!! 
you are quite the b*itch, aren't you?
Subject: you are quite the b*itch, aren't you?
aren't you hearing HPV instead of ASPD?
Subject: aren't you hearing HPV instead of ASPD?
usually ASCUS HPV-negative or -positive
I think those are backwards aren't they? Could be wrong
Subject: I think those are backwards aren't they? Could be wrong
They did a cadaver...Hey now, aren't there laws
Subject: They did a cadaver...Hey now, aren't there laws
that sort of Tom foolery  Seriously though, you are a total whiz at this stuff and if you can't figure it out they must be really mangling whatever they are trying to say.
I did find "caudal laminectomy" though, but it doesn't sound nuthin' like cadaver. Ew.
No question is "stupid." It's the ones that aren't
Subject: No question is "stupid." It's the ones that aren't
and should be that are.
You are a condescending creature aren't you?
Subject: You are a condescending creature aren't you?
Please tell me where this word is published? It's not in any of my dictionaries or word books. Just because you have may have heard it before doesn't make it gospel.
We aren't taking the test; you are.
Subject: We aren't taking the test; you are.
That's the way tests are.
Good luck.
Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?
Subject: Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?
From what I understand anyone can ask a question, including doctors, nurses, techs, etc. I don't understand why you are telling the OP she cannot ask a question here? 
aren't leads in Roman numerals?
Subject: aren't leads in Roman numerals?
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I think Anna's got it! Sometimes the ears aren't hearing clearly
Subject: I think Anna's got it! Sometimes the ears aren't hearing clearly
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Aren't AP, lateral, and oblique adjectives?
Subject: Aren't AP, lateral, and oblique adjectives?
Aren't "AP, lateral, and oblique" adjectives? If so, then "views" would be the inferred subject and would therefore make the verb plural.
Thank you! I think you are right! My brain and ears aren't working today.
Subject: Thank you! I think you are right! My brain and ears aren't working today.
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Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are i
Subject: Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are in your
s
Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are i
Subject: Aren't too many left that we do hyphenate anymore. The self- words we do. The "rules" are in your
s
lots of words we use correctly aren't in dictionaries, find another excuse. Mucusy is absolutely
Subject: lots of words we use correctly aren't in dictionaries, find another excuse. Mucusy is absolutely acceptable. nm
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NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain
Subject: NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain
the meaning in an ADDENDUM.
How do you know what the doctor meant? GOOD GRIEF, are you the know-it-all (hyphens must be put here, as it is used as a noun!) on this board? Get over yourself!
Who understands what it means without an explanation?
The MOST obvious is apparently like I understood it:
5 packs in 1 year.
Maybe the doctor really meant this, 5 packs per year, so essentially a nonsmoker.
GOOD GRIEF, get over yourself!
Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm
Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm
Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm
Subject: Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm
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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
s
that's how my derm docs like it - sm
Subject: that's how my derm docs like it - sm
same with T zone.
ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone
Subject: ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone
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The docs are correct. (nm)
Subject: The docs are correct. (nm)
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the docs are incorrect
Subject: the docs are incorrect
there must be ownership to use an apostrophe. The word Smith does not show ownership to anything.
If the sentance read Dr. Smith's patient, then yes the apostrophe is used.
that's the section m docs usually put it in.
Subject: that's the section m docs usually put it in.
No, it is not. Docs do not always spell
Subject: No, it is not. Docs do not always spell
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Some of my docs do list..sm
Subject: Some of my docs do list..sm
each artery's findings separately and I number them along the left under each other. Just use your common sense so you end up with a clear report. Good luck. I remember when I first started doing caths and it wasn't easy.
know how the docs are... making up as they go sm
Subject: know how the docs are... making up as they go sm
They are two separate ligaments but he is probably putting them together.
Most docs say "hypertrophy" when they
Subject: Most docs say "hypertrophy" when they
say it out instead of abbreviating. But, when in doubt, use the abbreviation, even if in diagnosis.
With docs like that, the only way to learn
Subject: With docs like that, the only way to learn
them is to do them repeatedly. When you get your QA feedback, make sure you keep it for further reference. I have been doing this for 25 years and there are still docs I can't understand and/or cringe when I get them. Some of them are totally impossible.
My docs always say "give-way"
Subject: My docs always say "give-way"
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I have a couple of docs that do this. sm
Subject: I have a couple of docs that do this. sm
The terms sound similar anyway, and if they say them a little too fast, or there's a flaw in the sound, these words sound exactly the same.
But sometimes there's a clue in what's being tested, blood or urine, and/or the diagnosis.
Also, if you can slow the sound down a little, sometimes you can hear a slight difference, just enough to know it's one or the other.
If that doesn't help, the best thing would be to send on to QA. If they can't figure it out, the docs may become tired of blanks and learn to enunciate more clearly. How difficult could that be!
Sorry I can't be of more help, but maybe someone else has a foolproof way to tell.
I have a couple of docs that do this. sm
Subject: I have a couple of docs that do this. sm
The terms sound similar anyway, and if they say them a little too fast, or there's a flaw in the sound, these words sound exactly the same.
Is there a clue in the dx?
If you can slow the sound down a little, sometimes you can hear a slight difference, just enough to know it's one or the other.
If that doesn't help, the best thing would be to send on to QA. If they can't figure it out, the docs may become tired of blanks and learn to enunciate more clearly. How difficult could that be!
Sorry I can't be of more help, but maybe someone else has a foolproof way to tell.
I have found that some docs
Subject: I have found that some docs
will use that abbreviation for lymphadenopathy. Just a suggestion.
Lots of docs
Subject: Lots of docs
say patellar crepitus as patellar is referring to the patella. Just another way to say patella crepitus. :-)
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