I'd use your year + month way of typing it. I think BOS says
Posted By: to do it like that, too. nm PThru on 2007-09-23
In Reply to: How would you type this age? sm - GLF
Subject: I'd use your year + month way of typing it. I think BOS says
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63-year-3-month-old? nm
Subject: 63-year-3-month-old? nm
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We were told 2-year AND 3-month-old
Subject: We were told 2-year AND 3-month-old
x
63-year 3-month-old gentlman (nm)
Subject: 63-year 3-month-old gentlman (nm)
yes, hyphenate -year-old and -month-old...nm
Subject: yes, hyphenate -year-old and -month-old...nm
x
If not verbatim, may also type 2-year-8-month-old...nm
Subject: If not verbatim, may also type 2-year-8-month-old...nm
x
He is an ESL doc, I think he means 63-year-3-month old gentleman.
Subject: He is an ESL doc, I think he means 63-year-3-month old gentleman.
How can you be 63 plus 3 years? You would be 66! Thanks for your help!
This 4 year, 10-month-old child appears her stated age
Subject: This 4 year, 10-month-old child appears her stated age
Pt. is a 10-month old baby boy, dr. stars off "Mr. Smith is a 10-month...
Subject: Pt. is a 10-month old baby boy, dr. stars off "Mr. Smith is a 10-month...
shouldn't it be "Master" or would you change to "The patient..." The hospital I work for likes for us to use the patient name when dictated, so....
Thanks!
HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
Subject: HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
Subject: 25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
25-pack-year is the amount equal to packs smoked per day x number of years smoking, as per BOS and Vera Pyle.
how about typing Past Medical History heading and then typing what he says under the heading nm
Subject: how about typing Past Medical History heading and then typing what he says under the heading nm
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Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
No, but I just started doing this a month ago!
Subject: No, but I just started doing this a month ago!
Does it show?? I know I ask a lot of questions :)
Ob..she has been bleeding now for a month....
Subject: Ob..she has been bleeding now for a month....
post spontaneous AB. She says this is as heavy as her period. I believe at this point she probably has retained s/l blooduxsm?? Will do a D&C.
8-month-old with GI problems...
Subject: 8-month-old with GI problems...
Will start S/L culcheral/culturale 1/2 capsule daily, add to cereal or food. Thank you for the help!
Can be given in 5 day doses once a month. Might mean that. nm
Subject: Can be given in 5 day doses once a month. Might mean that. nm
A thiink tank a month?
Subject: A thiink tank a month?
I re-read the original post and referenced ...time to time... not a reference to ...a think tank a month... I think the followup postings are giving greater credibility that George was not really George.
BTW, who on this board appointed me the spokesperson? I know I wasn't asked, nor did I volunteer. I think all this was done to continue the drama in another vein.
Peace
Could it be Boniva once a month? instead of tongue?
Subject: Could it be Boniva once a month? instead of tongue?
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I think the newest one will come out next month. Check
Subject: I think the newest one will come out next month. Check
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One month history of increasing....
Subject: One month history of increasing....
"ethanol use, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and increasing s/l
'qw- urts' "???
Fussy eater - 6-month-old. sm
Subject: Fussy eater - 6-month-old. sm
Discussed offering him alternate textured food such as s/l puffs or other finger foods that he can easily manipulate. Thanks!
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!
sl proquick or proquit 20,000 units a month
Subject: sl proquick or proquit 20,000 units a month
8-month old with scoliosis. Recommended a s/l callibus brace.
Subject: 8-month old with scoliosis. Recommended a s/l callibus brace.
TIA
premature 1 month old baby has a mild s/l do-co-cephalic head. nm
Subject: premature 1 month old baby has a mild s/l do-co-cephalic head. nm
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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.
Patient is a complex, 9-month-old *X* approximately 23-week twin with trisomy 21... sm
Subject: Patient is a complex, 9-month-old *X* approximately 23-week twin with trisomy 21... sm
My question is the "X" - it s/l X or F or S with X being my best guess, but I do not know what it means so I'm having troubles verifying it. Does anyone know?
Thanks.
Would someone look at this and tell me if I am typing this right? TIA
Subject: Would someone look at this and tell me if I am typing this right? TIA
Adenosine ECG stress test
Baseline pre-Adenosine EKG reveals A sensed V pace versus V pacing
That is the way I have been typing.
Subject: That is the way I have been typing.
It just seems that they never dictate it as Hodgkin disease and it starts to make one wonder.
When I have come across that in typing
Subject: When I have come across that in typing
they dictate ex-fix as slang/abbreviation for external fixator. I have had that come up even with a brand name associated, but it was not as you posted above. I would assume it is slang.
especially like typing your instead of
Subject: especially like typing your instead of
you are.oops.
Thank you! How about typing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or first, second or third?
Subject: Thank you! How about typing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or first, second or third?
Would someone please tell me if I am typing the (e.g) correctly?
Subject: Would someone please tell me if I am typing the (e.g) correctly?
- I will see him back in three months to determine his LV systolic function by echocardiogram and then possibly consider other treatment (e.g., DC cardioversion and or pacing versus continued pharmacologic therapy.)
typing the staging
Subject: typing the staging
T1c-T2a NX MX
tumor staging is in the back of the stedman's oncology book
Been typing rad for yrs and have never used roman..
Subject: Been typing rad for yrs and have never used roman..
numerals. Always arabic.
However, you will see a variation on the typing of BIRADS depending on who you are typing it for. The copyright lists it as BI-RADS, federal guidlines are supposed to dictate how it is typed but have worked for numerous centers that type it anywhere from BIRADS to BI-RADS to BiRADS. Categories however should always be arabic (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 0)
I would say what you are typing is correct.
Subject: I would say what you are typing is correct.
Here is a definition that I found for isotype...
isotype. An immunoglobulin heavy or light chain class or subclass characterized by antigenic determinants (isotypic markers) in the constant region. Every normal individual expresses all of the isotypes of its species.
Pool would reflect that - to me...I could be wrong, but I, myself, would go with that you typed....Sorry I could not be more precise...
We WERE typing at the same time! I always
Subject: We WERE typing at the same time! I always
check to make sure there are no answers before I send one.
Typing a C-section OP sm
Subject: Typing a C-section OP sm
This incision was extended bilaterally using s/l Danish scissors.
verbatim typing
Subject: verbatim typing
It would actually be "sub cu" with a space between the two, so I just learned in the last year since doing transcription for a bit over 20 years...lol..guess what it really comes down to is whatever QA thinks it should be,...but of course...she knows better than you...yeah right...NOT
Thanks. I have been typing it Aciphex
Subject: Thanks. I have been typing it Aciphex
for many years and no one has ever said anything. You always learn something new here. I will make a note of this.
Maybe not, been typing it for years though. nm
Subject: Maybe not, been typing it for years though. nm
been typing all day, tired and cannot think
Subject: been typing all day, tired and cannot think
I know this is stupid and I have typed it a million times but I am so tired right now I can't even think. He says .... Myospan 500 mg ..... ? Thanks.
Typing numbers -
Subject: Typing numbers -
If they say "I wrote him for 38 Tylox" I always put #38. I think it is much more clear. In some cases, someone could think it was a dosage amount.
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Think it is a docism. I myself have been typing it for so sm
Subject: Think it is a docism. I myself have been typing it for so sm
long I can't even remember!! Did 4 years in a railroad hospital with lots and lots injuries, etc All our ortho docs used it.
I'm typing rheumatology....
Subject: I'm typing rheumatology....
and this sentence is all I have to go by:
She was also given an intermittent course of s/l za-fax-in by her gastroenterologist.
He's very clear. There's a "z" sound at the beginning and a very clear "fax" in there. I've tried spelling zo-fax-en, zi-fax-in, etc., and even spelling with "x" at the beginning.
Thanks for your help.
mother typing?
Subject: mother typing?
Dr. states: Patient has good understanding of English but his mothertying is Spanish. Anyone ever heard of this?
What exactly are you typing, and if we could have the whole sentence, thanks...
Subject: What exactly are you typing, and if we could have the whole sentence, thanks...
I think we were typing that at the same time! thanks! :)
Subject: I think we were typing that at the same time! thanks! :)
2 nil incision? typing ?
Subject: 2 nil incision? typing ?
A launch "2 nil" incision was fashioned along the anterior portion of the common bile duct
&
A "#10 JP drain" was placed in the Morrison's pouch.
How do I type the #10 JP drain? and things like A 2 O self-suture?
typing numbers like 3rd, 4th
Subject: typing numbers like 3rd, 4th
When typing >>>>>The first, second and third portions>>> do you spell it out or do you put it as 1st, 2nd and 3rd portions of the stomach?
That's what I ended up typing. Thanks!!! nm
Subject: That's what I ended up typing. Thanks!!! nm
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