I have always been told to capitalize it
Posted By: k on 2007-05-11
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Subject: I have always been told to capitalize it
Gram negative is also capitalized in Stedman's
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My QA person told me that only capitalize
Subject: My QA person told me that only capitalize
if it is a brand name, such as Phillips Milk of Magnesia, otherwise it's lowercase if all by itself.
I have always been told to capitalize when a specific center, ER, or hospital/clinic is mentioned.sm
Subject: I have always been told to capitalize when a specific center, ER, or hospital/clinic is mentioned.sm
Otherwise it is kind of like a generic term, the patient can follow-up in travel care clinic of choice. I hope this helps out!
Per AAMT BOS2 do not capitalize if it is generic, do capitalize if it is associated with a facility
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2 do not capitalize if it is generic, do capitalize if it is associated with a facility name, i.e. emergency room or General Hospital Emergency Room.
I was told to do this
Subject: I was told to do this
Dr. Jones, thank you for ...
Leave Sincerely in, but don't type his name in, as it will show up anyway.
been told 5Ƈ" only and not to...sm
Subject: been told 5Ƈ" only and not to...sm
and NOT to spell them out....
IOW, should be 5'1"......especially in VITAL SIGNS if they dictate height and weight. *S*
that's what I was told too
Subject: that's what I was told too
first time I did it and had been doing it ever since. It depends on what client wants really.
I was told by my QA
Subject: I was told by my QA
that if a doc dictates an abbreviation, NOT to use the abbreviation, but to type it out.
I told you it was the
Subject: I told you it was the
the word is manbibulectomy. How many times have I transcribed that one and couldn't hear it tonight!!!!
Here's what I was told...
Subject: Here's what I was told...
by QA on one account, because she had addressed this before with the company and account, pussy would be changed to pus-like when dictated. But, I would check with your account specs or manager, as they may not want anything changed at all. Per Bos, page 340, adjective is pus-like, i.e., The wound was filled with pus-like fluid. HTH.
I have always been told when they
Subject: I have always been told when they
dictate "KCl" in a med list it is Kay Ciel as that is the medication. KCl is just the chemical abbreviation for potassium chloride.
We have been told to use 110 or if
Subject: We have been told to use 110 or if
they say "1-teens" then use 110s.
We have been told to use 3.
Subject: We have been told to use 3.
x
I was told
Subject: I was told
to drop the trailing zero for things like meds, but on measurements, it would be ok. Might be company-specific, tho.
My QA person told me Sub-Q
Subject: My QA person told me Sub-Q
THX - would not have guessed it unless someone told me!!
Subject: THX - would not have guessed it unless someone told me!!
Thanks . . . that is how my brain told me
Subject: Thanks . . . that is how my brain told me
But my Stedman's disagreed (LOL) . . . intertrigonal is what netscape said "did you mean . . ." when I googled, and I actually went with intertriginous, which is what came up in the archives here when I asked the question, and Stedman's liked that too (although the PA did say "al" v. "ous".
1 or 2 (I was told this during training)
Subject: 1 or 2 (I was told this during training)
I was told when I was training at one point WITH MedQuist (when I was still on full QA) to use the numbers 1 and 2 and not the Roman numerals. I hope that helps. It might very well be a matter of preference for the account you are working on, but I believe the numbers 1 and 2 are correct.
If I told you the town
Subject: If I told you the town
and I'm not sure I can do that. It's in CA though.
I was told to use METs
Subject: I was told to use METs
MET = maximum exercise tolerance.
Can't really document that at the moment, however...
I was told by my QA T-current and T-max,
Subject: I was told by my QA T-current and T-max,
but someone else may have a different opinion. If the account I am doing is not verbatim then I transcribe current temperature and maximum temperature because I consider those terms to be slang. Again, others may have different opinions but I haven't had any complaints.
I've been told that also, and it seems like
Subject: I've been told that also, and it seems like
it usually refers to kidney pain rather than musculoskeletal pain, right? I'm just asking.
This is what I was told to do, even tho I think it is stupid.
Subject: This is what I was told to do, even tho I think it is stupid.
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My QA person just told me it was
Subject: My QA person just told me it was
Parent-Child Relationship Programme. You're too good, MT50!
i have been told to use "to" by QA
Subject: i have been told to use "to" by QA
...
My company never told me about
Subject: My company never told me about
what to do with trademark names. Now, I had a Coda balloon, trademark name, in the report also, it was Coda, not all caps. So, I am really, really confused.
I have to send the report in because I have other blanks. I am going to leave this word all caps, and when QA checks it, I will see if they change it or not.
Thanks everyone for the help.
We have been told it is CPAP, however
Subject: We have been told it is CPAP, however
I have a doctor physicially go into a report and change what I had transcribed to C-pap, so each doctor wants things his way. With a hyphen does not change the meaning and if a doc wants things certain ways and it is verbatim, the you almost always have to go with the doc unless it is totally wrong. I would refer it to my supervisor.
Same here, that's what I've always been told. (sm)
Subject: Same here, that's what I've always been told. (sm)
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No he was told by someone else...it is psyche..
Subject: No he was told by someone else...it is psyche..
We have been told that it changed too, but
Subject: We have been told that it changed too, but
we are NOT changing over to it as of yet per the client.
I was told satting. nm
Subject: I was told satting. nm
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I was told satting nm
Subject: I was told satting nm
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To capitalize or not to capitalize
Subject: To capitalize or not to capitalize
When the doctor states "a 2-year-old former 30 weeker..." -- is "weeker" capitalized or not? This is in reference to the child having been a preemie.
Should I or should I not capitalize.......
Subject: Should I or should I not capitalize.......
Doc dictates: Patient will need gallium scan, echo, and perhaps later a biopsy of the lung.
Should I capitalize the word "gallium"? 
Thanks in advance for your help! 
What would you capitalize?
Subject: What would you capitalize?
The doc says the system being is used is "hand innovations volar locked plating system". Just hand and innovations or the entire thing? Thanks
capitalize
Subject: capitalize
I was taught to capitalize all departments within your hospital that you type for or if you type for a service to capitalize for all hospitals.
Capitalize?
Subject: Capitalize?
Will follow-up in the **new year**. Should this be capitalized? Thanks :)
why capitalize?
Subject: why capitalize?
i have never capitalized that list or otherwise...just out of curiosity what's the reason behind that?
Would you capitalize this?
Subject: Would you capitalize this?
Should the "Division of Histopathology" be capped?
Biopsies will be reported separately by division of histopathology.
Would you capitalize the following
Subject: Would you capitalize the following
Florida Pediatric Service or Florida pediatric service. I'm inclined to capitalize it since the proper noun precedes it.
Should I capitalize this
Subject: Should I capitalize this
Doctor dictates..."..urge you to follow up with a Travel Medicine Clinic who specializes in the..." Do you capitalize any part of Travel Medicine Clinic"? I am finding it both ways when I search. Thanks
Do I capitalize??
Subject: Do I capitalize??
Question Do I capitalize the first letter of each word in this scenario? also is there another way to write type two diabetes mellitus?
Thanks~
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3. peptic ulcer disease
4. type two diabetes mellitus
5. status post stroke
Yes. You always capitalize the first
Subject: Yes. You always capitalize the first
x
Capitalize?
Subject: Capitalize?
According to Quick Look electronic drug reference (available through Stedman's) this would be capitalized. Quick Look is a very reliable reference that can sit open right on your desktop.
Should you capitalize?
Subject: Should you capitalize?
Just wondering if it is proper to capitalize carotid duplex scan? Thanks
We are told to spell it with 1, but I appreciate your input :-)
Subject: We are told to spell it with 1, but I appreciate your input :-)
;-)
I have been told to type the dates out
Subject: I have been told to type the dates out
but I think each hospital/client has a preference. I am going to be doing a different account where I work and now they want the dates as 6/30/2006. Go figure. They are trying to make us all crazy.
Are you working on your own or for a company? I would find out what the preference is if it is a company.
told perhaps by a french person?..sm
Subject: told perhaps by a french person?..sm
In French, the term *cul-de-sac* means bottom of the bag (no, it doesn't mean *dead-end street*), bottom of the sack, to us, in English.
So, I'm thinking perhaps a person of French descent might have instructed you on that and in France/French-speaking countries, it would be correct, sac = sack; however, not here if used as a container to place something in that is not body-part related.
I was told to leave as satting
Subject: I was told to leave as satting
since most of my accounts have been verbatim and no expanding to saturation, etc. To me, sating would mean like to sate, i.e., to satisfy a desire or appetite.
I have been told Gilsbaugh but never able to confirm. NM
Subject: I have been told Gilsbaugh but never able to confirm. NM
I've been told he may be dictating to someone he knows well and
Subject: I've been told he may be dictating to someone he knows well and
You might have John Doe, M.D. in the address info, but doctor dictates "Dear Johnny." Is this what you mean? If that's the case, I would type it as he says it, as he may have a friendly relationship with him in addition to his professional relationship.
On the other hand, if he's dictating a personal nickname, like "Puddin", you should probably use the other name. :)
Yes - agree leave off the "s" - thats what I was told too
Subject: Yes - agree leave off the "s" - thats what I was told too
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