I hate hyphens! See message for sentence. Thanks!
Posted By: Lo on 2009-04-03
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Next, a Bard 20-cm, 6-French, double-pigtail ureteral stent was passed over the wire and up into the right kidney.
Are my hyphens correct? Do I really need that many hyphens? My QA has been pinging me on hyphens even sent me a photocopied excerpt from the BOS "for my information."
Ugh!
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to 'I hate hyphens'.........s/m
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After thinking it over I came to teh decision tht I would say this is the right way..
'The patient is a 40-week, appropriate for gestational age, female infant.'
This is the version that makes most sense.
small message regarding hyphens....
Subject: small message regarding hyphens....
garden variety gram positive bacteria and may represent methicillin resistant staph aureus that would not be sensitive to the Keflex.
I would hyphenate gram-positive and also methicillin-resistant staph aureus..........
just my 2 cents worth......
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This revealed fairly normal bladder with a s/l baufon of slight degree and no intrinsic abnormalities were identified.
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Subject: see message for sentence - Tx
'Today's electrodiagnostic test is done to rule out 'derdigo radiculopathy'. I too was thinking cervical radiculopathy' but it sure sounds like it is a word starting with a d or v.
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How would you write this sentence? See message...
Subject: How would you write this sentence? See message...
I have recommended that she have a cardiac rehabilitation program as she 1) is afraid to exercise, 2) does not how much to exercise, and 3) does not do much exercise now.
Is this the proper way to write this sentence with the numbered list? Do I capitalize the first word after each number? TIA
Is untorsed a word? See sentence in message.
Subject: Is untorsed a word? See sentence in message.
Enlarged right ovarian cyst, measuring approximately 8 cm, untorsed and pink in nature.
AAA repair. Please see message for stupid sentence!
Subject: AAA repair. Please see message for stupid sentence!
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with Talent endovascular graft with a "36 20 155" left main body and a "14 20 90 right limb with a P 50 10" Palmaz stent placed across the aortic seal zone.
Not sure how to type the number sequences:
He dictates "36 20 155" and
"14 20 90" right limb with a "P 50 10"
I have no idea if he means 36 x 20 x 155 or what!
Thanks!
Yes, as the first word of a sentence or leading heading, you would capitalize. .. see message
Subject: Yes, as the first word of a sentence or leading heading, you would capitalize. .. see message
The following is taken from the Centers for Disease Control website also... note in the middle of the sentence, gray is not capitalized. :)
Primer on Radiation Measurement
In the aftermath of a radiological emergency the public will see radiation and its potential hazards described in many different and sometimes confusing ways. This primer is intended to help journalists and community leaders understand these terms.
Activity or radioactivity is measured by the number of atoms disintegrating per unit time. A becquerel is 1 disintegration per second. A curie is 37 billion disintegrations per second, which is the number of disintegrations per second in 1 gram of pure radium. A disintegrating atom can emit a beta particle, an alpha particle, a gamma ray, or some combination of all these, so becquerels or curies alone do not provide enough information to assess the risk to a person from a radioactive source.
Disintegrating atoms emit different forms of radiation–—alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, or x-rays. As radiation moves through the body, it dislodges electrons from atoms, disrupting molecules. Each time this happens, the radiation loses some energy until it escapes from the body or disappears. The energy deposited indicates the number of molecules disrupted. The energy the radiation deposits in tissue is called the dose, or more correctly, the absorbed dose. The units of measure for absorbed dose are the gray (1 joule per kilogram of tissue) or the rad (1/100 of a gray). The cumulative dose is the total absorbed dose or energy deposited by the body or a region of the body from repeated or prolonged exposures.
Alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, and x-rays affect tissue in different ways. Alpha particles disrupt more molecules in a shorter distance than gamma rays. A measure of the biologic risk of the energy deposited is the dose equivalent. The units of dose equivalent are sieverts or rem. Dose equivalent is calculated by multiplying the absorbed dose by a quality factor.
Sometimes a large number of people have been exposed to a source of ionizing radiation. To assess the potential health effects, scientists often multiply the exposure per person by the number of persons and call this the collective dose. Collective dose is expressed as “person-rem” or “person-sieverts.”
Don't you hate it when
Subject: Don't you hate it when
They yawn, spit, sputter, spew, mumble, eat, while they're dictating! Wake up guys! You're talking to a PERSON!
I know. I hate when they do this.
Subject: I know. I hate when they do this.
They always make up their own words so I probably will give him what he said and let them figure it out. LOL
Thanks
i hate BOS..sm
Subject: i hate BOS..sm
sometimes you just have to tell yourself, "if it doesn't change the sentence/meaning, don't worry about it.
Yeah, I know, I just hate...
Subject: Yeah, I know, I just hate...
to leave a blank. I just picked up for someone on vacation and I hate to have a blank on the first dictation  ...ah well. Thanks anyhow!
Ha! I hate it so much I gave away the
Subject: Ha! I hate it so much I gave away the
only psych reference book I had. It was the old Stedman's one that had psych and neuro mixed together. HATED that book, LOL.
Not only is psych boring, but a lot of it is actually drug rehab, and those patients' problems are 95% self-inflicted out of pure foolishness.
I hate cardiology!
Subject: I hate cardiology!
T-wave inversions in V4 through V6, I and aVL
my question is about the V6, is it I or 1? ASR had typed V6-1.
I get confused with the Roman vs Arabic in cardiology. Anybody have a good reference website? TIA!!!!
THANKS-don't you hate it when you doubt yourself?
Subject: THANKS-don't you hate it when you doubt yourself?
hate to disappoint you but it was moi, Beavus
Subject: hate to disappoint you but it was moi, Beavus
as no one else here seems to know how to do that.
I also wanted to see what would happen once posted, and you helped underscore my point. We can be good MTs or we can continue to be mediocre and then need to shut up about work going offshore. It is one thing to know when to use disc and when to use disk and another to give the client what they want, BUT to adopt an attitude of not knowing when it is proper to use these words, we diminished our value.
Try looking up articular d. in Stedman's Dictionary and see which d. it instructs you to use. If you use disc for ortho, you might be using the wrong one.
Again, give the client what it wants BUT please know the difference and when people ask questions here, do not enable them. Educate them. Know how to be a proper MT, even if your client asks you to transcribe improperly.
Milton's Red Stapler
Dialysis hate the terms.
Tessio Catheter is that correct?
I hate Yellofin stirrups!
Subject: I hate Yellofin stirrups!
No matter how I transcribe it, QA feels it is incorrect, but Allen Medical shows Yellofin Elite Stirrups and has a Yellowfin stirrup O/R table for ordering and prices. I'd been taught long ago that this was a commonly misunderstood term and often dictated incorrectly by doctors and that the correct term was Yellofins -- no matter how they said it. This term is documented on another reputable MT site. It was so much easier when I felt that was the correct term. Arghhhh!
Thanks for letting me vent!
I hate abstracts you have to subscribe to
Subject: I hate abstracts you have to subscribe to
read, but if you google factor XIIc assay, there are several links about it, just have to subscribe to read it.
thanks Neri- I hate doubting myself!
Subject: thanks Neri- I hate doubting myself!
thanks neri - i knew that- i hate doubting myself, it wastes so much time! thanks again
I absolutely HATE this word!
Subject: I absolutely HATE this word!
In reference to urethrovesical junction, it was not patchulous.
urethrovesical junction was neither hypermobile, patchulose, nor fibrotic...
Why can I never find patchulous? TIA.
sorry - ostial - hate when I turn off my expansion
Subject: sorry - ostial - hate when I turn off my expansion
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Hate those things. I put them after the body of the report. sm
Subject: Hate those things. I put them after the body of the report. sm
but before the signature. Makes it easier. We typed our reports on sticky paper and that way it did not get separated from the main report etc. But I did not do BOS. nm
I have always expanded to C. difficile, hate slang. nm
Subject: I have always expanded to C. difficile, hate slang. nm
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I hate to beat a dead horse, but...
Subject: I hate to beat a dead horse, but...
I have searched MTStars and can't find my answer. I have posted this question before and do not get a reply. I promise this will be my last attempt to find this answer. I know how to use follow up and follow-up, BUT many people are using followup per BOS. I can't find followup as a word in any dictionary. Can someone please tell me where this is found BESIDES BOS? Thanks in advance. We are possibly putting in a quality check and I want to make sure I have it correct before then. Thank you!
I hate to beat an old horse to death, but...
Subject: I hate to beat an old horse to death, but...
I have searched MTStars and can't find my answer. I have posted this question before and do not get a reply. I promise this will be my last attempt to find this answer. I know how to use follow up and follow-up, BUT many people are using followup per BOS. I can't find followup as a word in any dictionary. Can someone please tell me where this is found BESIDES BOS? Thanks in advance. We are possibly putting in a quality check and I want to make sure I have it correct before then. Thank you!
hate it when docs make up words: gel-ish
Subject: hate it when docs make up words: gel-ish
maybe my brain's just too frozen to wing it.
would it be gellish, gel-ish ??? he's talking about the consistency of myelomeningocele tissue. i'd rather go with gel-like, but with verbatim i don't feel comfortable ad libbing...
Yep, there's a Lister and a Lester lens manipulator! I hate it when that happens!
Subject: Yep, there's a Lister and a Lester lens manipulator! I hate it when that happens!
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I must be wrong then, hate it when this stuff sounds so much alike. nm
Subject: I must be wrong then, hate it when this stuff sounds so much alike. nm
I hate to guess on drugs, but sounds like Mobic
Subject: I hate to guess on drugs, but sounds like Mobic
Here's what QuickLook has to say 'bout it:
U.S./Canadian Brand Names
Mobic®
Therapeutic Category
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID)
UseRelief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
Usual DosageAdult: Oral: Initial: 7.5 mg once daily; some patients may receive additional benefit from an increased dose of 15 mg once daily
Dosage FormsTablet: 7.5 mg, 15 mg
Glad you found it. Hate those sound alike drugs!!! nm
Subject: Glad you found it. Hate those sound alike drugs!!! nm
hate to beat a dead horse on ileal conduit
Subject: hate to beat a dead horse on ileal conduit
Does anyone have a GI/GU book that lists ileoconduit? My QA does not like to be proved wrong. She took a large deduction for my putting ileal conduit. I am sending a QA review to have it looked at again, but she always comes up with a reference book from somewhere that has her word listed, so I'm just trying to save myself all the headache of submitting a QA review to find out it is listed somewhere ileoconduit.
I thought Ash also, but he is clear as bell all throughout, Alpha Split....I hate this doc...
Subject: I thought Ash also, but he is clear as bell all throughout, Alpha Split....I hate this doc...
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I feel dumb! I hate when I overlook the simple things!!!!
Subject: I feel dumb! I hate when I overlook the simple things!!!!
Hate psych, too! Only had to do a few reports in my entire career. Boring stuff! nm
Subject: Hate psych, too! Only had to do a few reports in my entire career. Boring stuff! nm
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HIPAA...jeez..hate when I flub making a point..but stil..that is one sad post!
Subject: HIPAA...jeez..hate when I flub making a point..but stil..that is one sad post!
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hyphens
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And, when I first started out so many years ago our motto was "when in doubt hyphenate" and it was so long ago it had to be incorrect.
hyphens
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My QA only allows 3- to 4-mm effusion. So I don't know what to tell her.
Hyphens
Subject: Hyphens
I am a QA specialist and I am starting to see a trend away from hyphenating African-American male/female, etc. Does anyone know if there is a new official rule for this that can be referenced? Just what we need, another change.
Hyphens
Subject: Hyphens
We were told not to use hyphens with African-American, Latin-American, etc. any longer.
hyphens
Subject: hyphens
 African-American, 32-year-old, bright-red-blood, any hard and fast rules on these?
Hyphens
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Thanks:)
hyphens
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It's a simple rule of English concerning compound adjectives. From The New St. Martin's Handbook (of English usage), "Often you will use adjectives made up of word combinations that are not listed in the dictationary. The guiding principle then is to hyphenate most compound adjectives that precede a noun but not those that follow a noun." Thus "5-French catheter" but "upsized to 5 French."
Hyphens
Subject: Hyphens
"Non-ill" is not a word. No hyphens necessary here. Change to: Not ill appearing.
Lilly
Don't know the med, but no hyphens in every other day. nm
Subject: Don't know the med, but no hyphens in every other day. nm
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no hyphens
Subject: no hyphens
That is funny because I was taught this by someone that had 15 years experience. I guess we learn all different ways to do things. Thanks for the word help.
hyphens
Subject: hyphens
post-arthroscopic surgery or post-arthroscopic-surgery? TIA?
hyphens
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The patient is 12 days post-arthroscopic surgery or the patient is 12 days post-arthroscopic-surgery. Thanks again!
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Thanks, but I thought "post" in the medical realm is a prefix and should be attached with a hyphen I guess.
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