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I type -1 to 1.5 as -1-1.5 looks confusing.

Posted By: nm on 2009-01-22
In Reply to: image How to type "minus 1 to 1.5 mm junctional upsloping ST depression." nm - JD

Subject: I type -1 to 1.5 as -1-1.5 looks confusing.




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Subject: yes, right, it's confusing....nm

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Subject: just to make it more confusing :) ...sm

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Subject: confusing words.....nm

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Subject: The only help I can give you here (very confusing)

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Subject: OK that was confusing... I will clarify

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Subject: yeah, I'm with you - this is confusing...

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Subject: Please explain your answer, VERY CONFUSING..s/m

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Subject: it's confusing - I was told a long time ago not to use tid, etc.

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Subject: I would type it under PLAN and type what is dictated.

I have had that happen to me before, and I was told by QA to not move things around in the report, maybe that is the same for you, but if I were typing this report, I would type it in the order as is dictated, even if that means typing it under the heading PLAN.  Also, his vitals were probably taken at the end of the exam as they were repeated, so it would make sense to type them again under that heading.  Hope that helps! 
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Subject: Of course you should type it. Why would you not type it? nm

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Subject: I would type it like this

It sounds like a direct quote from the patient and not the doctor’s words. I would type it:


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T1/2 is the way I type it....
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Subject: I type it just as you have it. nm

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yes, that's how I'd type it NM
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How to type this?
Subject: How to type this?

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She has diffusely diminished strength at "four plus to five minus over five" in the right upper extremity.


 


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I type 2/5 , 3/6, etc. nm
Subject: I type 2/5 , 3/6, etc. nm

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This is how I would type it. SM
Subject: This is how I would type it. SM

TECHNIQUE:  Coronal TR 500/TE 15, sagittal TR 500/TE 12, sagittal TR 3050/ TE 95, axial gradient TR 47/TE 15.