I really think docs should use actual words sm
Posted By: Lyndia on 2007-11-16
In Reply to: OMG! I'm not even believing this - (sm)
Subject: I really think docs should use actual words sm
Not these made up silly things. I had doctor who said clunky cough, yicky sputum, goopy eyes and goopy nose...and ackME for acne...gwyahnephrine for guaifenesin...metroprolol for metoprolol and the list went on. She was such a good doctor, born in the USA and still had command of the English language that was sadly lacking.
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Quotations should include ONLY the actual words sm
Subject: Quotations should include ONLY the actual words sm
lifted directly from the study/exam/whatever.
Thanks! That's what I thought. Docs like to use big words LOL
Subject: Thanks! That's what I thought. Docs like to use big words LOL
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....pericolovesical, that is, if it's what you heard. Docs put words together all
Subject: ....pericolovesical, that is, if it's what you heard. Docs put words together all
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Thanks! Love docs that throw three words in one!
Subject: Thanks! Love docs that throw three words in one!
It was in there like six times so it was making my stomach hurt thinking about sending it to QA!
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...
Docs make up words all the time.
Subject: Docs make up words all the time.
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yes - actual - sm
Subject: yes - actual - sm
They do actual and predicted. Here is an example from my template (that doesn't seem to want to format here):
PRE-BRONCH POST BRONCH
Pred Actual %Pred Actual %Pred %Change
LUNG MECHANICS
FVC (L) _ _ _% _% _% _%
FEV1 (L) _ _ _% _ _% _%
FEV1/FVC (%) _% _% _%
No links but the Stedman's GI & GU Words is great, and you'll need a Pathology/Lab Words book
Subject: No links but the Stedman's GI & GU Words is great, and you'll need a Pathology/Lab Words book or
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onelook.com, Tessier's Surgical Words, and Sted's Ortho and Rehab Words. Great stuff! nm
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I don't think so. I think this is an actual name of a procedure.
Subject: I don't think so. I think this is an actual name of a procedure.
Is there an actual Florinex? sm
Subject: Is there an actual Florinex? sm
I do find a small blurb on google about Florinex, but 0.1 mg, not 1 mg as dictated....doc definitely saying Florinex.
No, here is the actual sentence..
Subject: No, here is the actual sentence..
The patient has also been noticing *soup-ons* of short-term memory, but this may be secondary to the increased stress she has had in the last month.
Thank you both for your suggestions, but soup-on is exactly what it sounds like.
the actual context, if you have any, might help
Subject: the actual context, if you have any, might help
Actual statement is: patient had an IVC ___ placed.
Subject: Actual statement is: patient had an IVC ___ placed.
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actual and distractive force?
Subject: actual and distractive force?
s/l Actual and distractive force across the MCP joint seem to accentuate pain and discomfort.
Does this make sense?
lactonase is the actual enzyme but not something you can buy as far as I know.
Subject: lactonase is the actual enzyme but not something you can buy as far as I know.
Ah, should have looked in an actual book
Subject: Ah, should have looked in an actual book
because my HPI Radiology book does list it as over-read, and even puts the explanation of (noun) after it to help us out.
sorry gave you wrong 1...the actual
Subject: sorry gave you wrong 1...the actual
chlorambucil....
but i gave the actual manufacturers website
Subject: but i gave the actual manufacturers website
so who is correct? :-P
Spelled as an abbrev. or as actual word?
Subject: Spelled as an abbrev. or as actual word?
Need actual sentence stating the type of cup.
Subject: Need actual sentence stating the type of cup.
Is facetogenic an actual word? I can't verify anywhere. nm
Subject: Is facetogenic an actual word? I can't verify anywhere. nm
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Yep actual being the mobility and distractive being the resistance
Subject: Yep actual being the mobility and distractive being the resistance
Verapamil SA is the actual drug (I believe it is sinoatrial)
Subject: Verapamil SA is the actual drug (I believe it is sinoatrial)
i wish we could post the actual sound clips...
Subject: i wish we could post the actual sound clips...
it could be pre-placed or 8-French, but I just cannot be sure. arg - I HATE flagging stuff for QA. It's better than guessing and being wrong, though. Thanks so much, you guys!!!
Is there any actual cutting done or is it some kind of liposuction procedure? nm
Subject: Is there any actual cutting done or is it some kind of liposuction procedure? nm
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onelook.com shows defervesce as an actual term. nm
Subject: onelook.com shows defervesce as an actual term. nm
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My opinion: The actual name of the medication is Humulin 70/30 so the slash would be appropriate
Subject: My opinion: The actual name of the medication is Humulin 70/30 so the slash would be appropriate
oops cannot find an actual report, hope someon else can help....
Subject: oops cannot find an actual report, hope someon else can help....
Apparently blephar(o) is pertaining to the eyelids, the actual eyelid is palpebra
Subject: Apparently blephar(o) is pertaining to the eyelids, the actual eyelid is palpebra
The actual Latin conversion for q.h.s. is every hour of sleep, but I go by the client profile for th
Subject: The actual Latin conversion for q.h.s. is every hour of sleep, but I go by the client profile for the facility that I transcribe, some want at bedtime, some do not clarify, some want at hour of sleep.
There is an actual company that makes Fashion Slings so you can have a "designer-type" sling,
Subject: There is an actual company that makes Fashion Slings so you can have a "designer-type" sling, but I cannot image that is what this doc is talking about !! One never knows...
Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm
Subject: Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm
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Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...
Subject: Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...
type themselves for once and listen to some of the things they say. I bet they would think twice after that...:-)
Some docs
Subject: Some docs
actually dictate ABGs in this manner. They say a number then slash then another number then slash, etc. That is how they want it transcribed. Just make sure your numbers are correct and you are set to go!
should say *my* docs
Subject: should say *my* docs
like the docs who are always ...
Subject: like the docs who are always ...
... putting "metatarsal" in the hand dictations. Plantar may be technically okay, but it seems like if he were more careful he would say palmar.
Our docs
Subject: Our docs
usually say normocephalic.
I have docs that use it
Subject: I have docs that use it
but my account is not crazy weird picky, either. I haven't heard of it being unacceptable. If it's worth your time, I'd question QA about it and ask her why she changed it.
I have docs
Subject: I have docs
who add extra letters to lots of words, if it make them easier to pronounce. Kind of weird, but it happens.
Docs
Subject: Docs
make up lots of words...they make lots of mistakes (ergo malpractice insurance)...they even misspell lots of words. If we have to deal with their ineptness, they can deal with blanks. JMHO. :-)
With some docs..
Subject: With some docs..
that wouldn't be a stretch at all but a very good guess. :-)
It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...
Subject: It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...
work as an MT,
You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know
Subject: You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know
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that's how my derm docs like it - sm
Subject: that's how my derm docs like it - sm
same with T zone.
ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone
Subject: ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone
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The docs are correct. (nm)
Subject: The docs are correct. (nm)
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the docs are incorrect
Subject: the docs are incorrect
there must be ownership to use an apostrophe. The word Smith does not show ownership to anything.
If the sentance read Dr. Smith's patient, then yes the apostrophe is used.
that's the section m docs usually put it in.
Subject: that's the section m docs usually put it in.
No, it is not. Docs do not always spell
Subject: No, it is not. Docs do not always spell
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Some of my docs do list..sm
Subject: Some of my docs do list..sm
each artery's findings separately and I number them along the left under each other. Just use your common sense so you end up with a clear report. Good luck. I remember when I first started doing caths and it wasn't easy.
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