I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
Posted By: mac on 2006-05-26
In Reply to: advice about hyphenating *two and a half years ago* please - me
Subject: I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. 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.
2 years' time or 2 year's time- Which is correct?
I put 2 years' time and was marked off on QA.
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.....
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.
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...
Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
No. It is an 8-year-old boy.
Subject: No. It is an 8-year-old boy.
Thanks anyway. Had to send it in. Not polio either.
73 year old who ...
Subject: 73 year old who ...
I had a 73-year-old lady who had not have a period in 3 years. Go figure. Fortunately, I can mark these things as questionable.
A 62-year-old WM? What's WM? nm
Subject: A 62-year-old WM? What's WM? nm
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year old or -year-old
Subject: year old or -year-old
Received this one back from QA and I think they are incorrect so thought I would pose the question here before possibly being wrong myself. Which is correct?
John is an 8 year old brought to this visit by mother.
John is an 8-year-old brought to this visit by mother.
8-year-old
Subject: 8-year-old
the noun is implied as in 8-year-old boy.
nm its year two
Subject: nm its year two
...Happy New Year!......nm
Subject: ...Happy New Year!......nm
x
Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm
Subject: Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm
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no. it's an angry 7 year old. thanks though
Subject: no. it's an angry 7 year old. thanks though
xx
AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm
Subject: AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm
sell another version of the BOS. I go with client preferance, which is still spelling out 1-10 and numerical above 10. Dates are spelled out within the body of the report...client preference. AAMT is not the know all end all, just another money grabbing gimic! JMO
I add an "A"....A 42-year-old woman....or
Subject: I add an "A"....A 42-year-old woman....or
However, for suturing, I do...... 4-0 Vicryl and I try to either use a semi colon before, if possible, to like add it onto the sentence prior IF possible.
For ages - I put an "A" 42-year-old, or "An" 83-year-old male..... for beginnings of sentences. 
dr says: 26-year-old G4 P 0 to 1 SAB 3 female.sm.
Subject: dr says: 26-year-old G4 P 0 to 1 SAB 3 female.sm.
What is the correct way to transcribe this?
G4 P-0-1 SAB3
G4 P-0-1 sab3
Thank you so much in advance!
changed about a year ago
Subject: changed about a year ago
6 YEAR OLD EXAM
Subject: 6 YEAR OLD EXAM
Under PE
He is alert and oriented x 3. He does respond to appropriate s/l ticacuities and commands for his age.
Happy New Year to you too!
Subject: Happy New Year to you too!
Very Happy New Year to you too!
Subject: Very Happy New Year to you too!
1 year old child. Please sm
Subject: 1 year old child. Please sm
"X-rays reviewed that show a s/l **bubble** type fracture to the radius on the right" Assessment: Right radius fracture. Thanks for any help! :)
This is a 2-8/12-year-old (just need one more hyphen between 2 and 8/12
Subject: This is a 2-8/12-year-old (just need one more hyphen between 2 and 8/12
52-year-old in a big girl bed???
Subject: 52-year-old in a big girl bed???
Never heard that one before...
In the year 2000...
Subject: In the year 2000...
She dictates "had a hysterectomy in the year 2000."
Do I seriously need to type "the year"? It doesn't seem necessary, but is it?
9-year-old male
Subject: 9-year-old male
The second one. An Ŝ-year-old" (boy is assumed). nm
Subject: The second one. An Ŝ-year-old" (boy is assumed). nm
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20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Which is correct? 20-pack-year history of smoking or 20 pack-year history of smoking. I've seen it both ways. TIA.
20-pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year
x
60 year old man. Any idea?
Subject: 60 year old man. Any idea?
60 year old man. Any idea?
63-year-3-month-old? nm
Subject: 63-year-3-month-old? nm
nm
7-year history.....
Subject: 7-year history.....
I get confused, too! well-defined hypen; the hyphen is well defined. That is how I think of the hyphens, but I'm no BOS guru - just been in the biz for a long time.
I'm used to hyphenating it, too, but last year (I think) = sm
Subject: I'm used to hyphenating it, too, but last year (I think) = sm
our QA told us to stop using the hyphenated form and, indeed, the BOS says not to hyphenate.
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
nm
1-year history
Subject: 1-year history
How would you type the patient has a 1-year history of pain....tia.
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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I have been doing this 30+ years and
Subject: I have been doing this 30+ years and
x
Over the course of nearly 20 years,
Subject: Over the course of nearly 20 years,
I have only had 1 account that wanted the acronym in parentheses. Everybody else just wants it expanded to long form in the diagnosis section. I wouldn't say you are necessarily behind the times, it is just that it has never come up for you before now. 
For years I was on - sm
Subject: For years I was on - sm
tetracycline for skin infection/acne issues.
20 years...Wow!
Subject: 20 years...Wow!
That's why you know your stuff. :-)
Had that drug dictated about a year ago, SM
Subject: Had that drug dictated about a year ago, SM
and I found it just listed in some chat groups, wrote it down in my Drake & Drake in case it came up again. This time I just looked it up on Google.
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