Has not been hyphenated for years--per
Posted By: BOS2. (NM) on 2009-05-12
In Reply to: African-American hyphenated? - Pugmom
Subject: Has not been hyphenated for years--per
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I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Subject: I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Now some are saying it's q. 4h.?? UGH, YUCK!! I have also worked on accounts where it had to be "every 4 hours," and we had to spell out p.r.n. (as needed for). At least we got more characters.
First rule: It is all what the "client/account" wants, not always what the BOS says it is. I realize that language and its usage is constantly changing, but I've seen so many BOS and client flip-flops on so many other things in nearly 3 decades that it's laughable. What isn't laughable is when we get penalized for not knowing what they want, even when they, themselves, don't know or are wrong.
Oh, and I still prefer the old no spaces: q.4h., q.4-6h., q.12h., and so on.....
Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
Subject: Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
and a constant thirst for learning something new everyday. As we all know this can get to be somewhat boring, but learning from what I transcribe as well as from other transcriptionists keeps me going (money is not bad either). It becomes a challenge. But I can't thank you enough for the kind words.
Use to be younger...
it is hyphenated as I know it...sm
Subject: it is hyphenated as I know it...sm
as I know it, been transcribing for 25+ years, it's a-fib or A-fib if not said out completely as atrial fibrillation.
pop-off (hyphenated).
Subject: pop-off (hyphenated).
definitely hyphenated :)
Subject: definitely hyphenated :)
I use the hyphenated one. nm
Subject: I use the hyphenated one. nm
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It is probably not hyphenated though.
Subject: It is probably not hyphenated though.
I don't think it needs to be hyphenated.
Subject: I don't think it needs to be hyphenated.
It should only be hyphenated if
Subject: It should only be hyphenated if
the measurement precedes the noun - as in 4-mm mole versus a mole 4 mm in diameter. It should always be abbreviated mm when an exact measurement is given, i.e. 4 mm versus a few millimeters (in case that's what you're asking).
hyphenated-SM
Subject: hyphenated-SM
Double and triple adjectives describing a noun are always hypenated. so agree with PC post.
Would this be hyphenated?
Subject: Would this be hyphenated?
Hello everyone!
Quick question... hyphens are sometimes difficult for me..
Would this be hyphenated?
"There is a 7-year-history of rather severe rhinitis beginning each Memorial Day and ending each July 4"
Thank you! :)
I'm sorry - is that yes it is hyphenated??? nm
Subject: I'm sorry - is that yes it is hyphenated??? nm
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Yes it is hyphenated.
Subject: Yes it is hyphenated.
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I have never seen it hyphenated!
Subject: I have never seen it hyphenated!
2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Thanks, I meant hyphenated...
Subject: Thanks, I meant hyphenated...
hyphenated words.
Subject: hyphenated words.
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The radiologists I work for do spell words right out of their books for me. What I notice is that their spelling does not often agree with my Stedman's books, but occasionally I can find their spelling in an HPI book (homolog/homologue is an example). But their books use many unneccessary hyphens, and it makes my job of listening more difficult when the MDs keep "helping" me by dictating words as hyphenated that are not hyphenated in Dorland's or any other dictionary.
These professional writers need to stop with the hyphenated words.
hyphenated-been doing it wrong for yrs...LOL...nm
Subject: hyphenated-been doing it wrong for yrs...LOL...nm
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No hyphen. Would be hyphenated if followed
Subject: No hyphen. Would be hyphenated if followed
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I'm assuming this is not hyphenated, but...
Subject: I'm assuming this is not hyphenated, but...
"He sustained a laceration just below the lower lip that is through and through into the upper portion..." I'm assuming since through and through is not modifying in this case, that I do not hyphenate, but I just want to be sure. Thanks!
I agree- not hyphenated
Subject: I agree- not hyphenated
1.2-cm (hyphenated) scaly. #2 is best. nm
Subject: 1.2-cm (hyphenated) scaly. #2 is best. nm
sorry - hayseed is right, not hyphenated. nm
Subject: sorry - hayseed is right, not hyphenated. nm
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Agree that SO is hyphenated, but according
Subject: Agree that SO is hyphenated, but according
to BOS, the 2 vowels together no longer require hyphenation in all words.
I would do like you have it. Reads better than hyphenated I think. nm
Subject: I would do like you have it. Reads better than hyphenated I think. nm
THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm
Subject: THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm
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hyphenated fraction
Subject: hyphenated fraction
I just got a note from QA telling me that fractions are not hyphenated. Should be 1 1/2 and not 1-1/2. This just does not even look right to me! Have I been doing this wrong for the past 12 years?
I always have hyphenated T-wave.
Subject: I always have hyphenated T-wave.
Per BOS no longer hyphenated
Subject: Per BOS no longer hyphenated
Depends on your client's preferences of course, but according to BOS:
"Sociocultural designations...
Hyphenation. It is no longer necessary (or preferred) to hyphenate designations of Americans who are identified by their ethnicity, race, or nationality of origin, either in the noun form or the adjectival form."
Was hyphenated, now not anymore...nm
Subject: Was hyphenated, now not anymore...nm
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Not hyphenated just blue load. nm
Subject: Not hyphenated just blue load. nm
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describing gait would be hyphenated...sm
Subject: describing gait would be hyphenated...sm
gait is broad based
patient has a broad-based gait.........
I've seen mostly the hyphenated version used.
Subject: I've seen mostly the hyphenated version used.
The last few places I was with didn't even want the hyphenated
Subject: The last few places I was with didn't even want the hyphenated
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Used to be 2 words, then hyphenated, now can be just one word. nm
Subject: Used to be 2 words, then hyphenated, now can be just one word. nm
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African-American hyphenated?
Subject: African-American hyphenated?
I was always taught African-American was hyphenated, and that's the way it came up on the ASR for the longest time. Now, it comes up without the hypen. Thoughts? We don't hyphenate Caucansian-male.
One thought - if the Indians are using our ASR, they should have to submit corrections before they are changed.
Just call me cornfused and befuzzled.
list inside for prefixes that don't need hyphenated
Subject: list inside for prefixes that don't need hyphenated
Do not hyphenate the following:
ante |
intra |
semi |
anti |
micro |
sub |
bi |
mid |
super |
co |
non |
supra |
contra |
over |
trans |
counter |
pre |
tri |
de |
post |
ultra |
extra |
pro |
un |
infra |
pseudo |
under |
inter |
re |
weight |
transposing names in a hyphenated instrument name
Subject: transposing names in a hyphenated instrument name
Does it matter when the doctor dictates the names in a different order than is listed in the word books? For example, O'Connor-O'Sullivan vs. O'Sullivan-O'Connor retractor.
Sorry, should have been more specific - should pain free be hyphenated?
Subject: Sorry, should have been more specific - should pain free be hyphenated?
Does anyone know of a site that has a list of hyphenated medical words?
Subject: Does anyone know of a site that has a list of hyphenated medical words?
Does anyone know of a site that has a list of hyphenated medical words? I have tried searching to see if someone has posted this question before and could not find anything. TIA :)
Osgood-Schlatter disease is hyphenated in Stedman's.
Subject: Osgood-Schlatter disease is hyphenated in Stedman's.
Yes, it is hyphenated, salpingo-oophorectomy, it is one word, 3 vowels cannot be together, sm
Subject: Yes, it is hyphenated, salpingo-oophorectomy, it is one word, 3 vowels cannot be together, sm
Google:
Compounds with these prefixes are sometimes (but not always)
hyphenated to avoid doubling a vowel or tripling a consonant or vowel, and sometimes even to prevent initial misreading or mispronunciation.
Stedman's Cardiovascular has words hyphenated, hope this helps! Nm
Subject: Stedman's Cardiovascular has words hyphenated, hope this helps! Nm
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Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!
Subject: Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!
lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7
Subject: lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7
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2 pks day for 30 years +
Subject: 2 pks day for 30 years +
2 packs a day for 30 years, plus 1 1/2 packs a day for ten years. That makes one pack a day for 75 years. Is that right?
2 and 1/2 years
Subject: 2 and 1/2 years
2 and 1/2 years, two and a half years??? Thanks.
I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
Subject: I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
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I do 2 1/2 years
Subject: I do 2 1/2 years
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years' old or years old
Subject: years' old or years old
Can't remember which is correct. The patient is 40 years old or the patient is 40 years'old?
40 years of old doesn't seem right. So I am leaning towards 40 years old. Started new job and my brains have gone out the window.
Thanks.
Is it 9-years-old or 9 years old?
Subject: Is it 9-years-old or 9 years old?
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