Home     Contact Us    
Main Board Job Seeker's Board Job Wanted Board Resume Bank Company Board Word Help Medquist New MTs Classifieds Offshore Concerns VR/Speech Recognition Tech Help Coding/Medical Billing
Gab Board Politics Comedy Stop Health Issues
ADVERTISEMENT




Serving Over 20,000 US Medical Transcriptionists

I would change it to measure and have, as it is plural...nm

Posted By: .- on 2009-05-27
In Reply to: More of a grammar? - Tracy

Subject: I would change it to measure and have, as it is plural...nm

nm


Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu


Other related messages found in our database

It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti
Subject: It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti


Would have to be as mm is a measure of length. nm
Subject: Would have to be as mm is a measure of length. nm

s
I replied down below. Use mL as mm is a measure
Subject: I replied down below. Use mL as mm is a measure

s
Yes. Measure at ankle and arm. sm
Subject: Yes. Measure at ankle and arm. sm

http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=5393&nbr=3696


 


Look under recommendations.


jan... Isn't Gy a unit of measure?
Subject: jan... Isn't Gy a unit of measure?

.
Units of measure take singular
Subject: Units of measure take singular

verbs. See BOS pg. 407.
SBE for standard base excess measure? All I can think of. sm
Subject: SBE for standard base excess measure? All I can think of. sm


Acid-Base Tutorial - Terminology





Standard Base Excess is the best overall measurement we have of the level of the metabolic acidosis. An adjunct method sometimes used to help identify the ...
www.acid-base.com/terminology.php - 49k - Cached - Similar pages


Acid-Base Tutorial - Metabolic Correction





The best measure of the level of metabolic acidosis is the Standard Base Excess (SBE) because it is independent of PCO2. If it is decided to administer ...
www.acid-base.com/metab.php - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.acid-base.com ]

would they use an Ammeter to measure absence of flow?
Subject: would they use an Ammeter to measure absence of flow?


Calipered the width. They use a caliper to measure the patella before cutting away.
Subject: Calipered the width. They use a caliper to measure the patella before cutting away.


There is GGTP which is Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a test to measure the amount of the enzyme G
Subject: There is GGTP which is Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a test to measure the amount of the enzyme GGT in the blood and it should be 40s


Ever heard of a bowen board to measure arm range of motion pre and post axillary node dissection?
Subject: Ever heard of a bowen board to measure arm range of motion pre and post axillary node dissection?

Thanks for the help.
s/l Bez or all in change
Subject: s/l Bez or all in change

shows the patient in sinus mechanism 66 beats per minute, normal intervals, normal axis.  Voltage criteria for LVH and s/l Bezoiorall is change in comparison to prior EKG dated
Thanks so much to both of you. I will change to 6, 90, and -1. nm
Subject: Thanks so much to both of you. I will change to 6, 90, and -1. nm


I change that to:
Subject: I change that to:

I change elicitable (which to my knowledge has never been a "real word" to "able to be elicited."  My doctor dictator thanked me for this once (I was suprised that he noticed).  I checked this out with several transcripitionists that I have worked with who have lots of experience and are CMTs and they also edit this word to "able to be elicited." 
I'm not CMT and I change that the same way...nm
Subject: I'm not CMT and I change that the same way...nm

      
cc to mL - do you change cc to mL
Subject: cc to mL - do you change cc to mL

according to AAMT or do you type cc


Thanks


 


Would you change this...

Would you change CT head to say head CT? The doctor says CT head.


 


Thanx


VR change
Subject: VR change

He should point it out to his supervisor because it is wrong. I don't care what QA says unless they can show me a resource where they got their information and it checks out. I would also point out to the client this fact. If they don't want to have their transcription correct and concise then I don't want their work. Right is right, wrong is wrong. I am really strong on this especially since the "new AAMT" has made all their "changes" and believe their BOS is the bible. It is not. Many of their "rules" are correct. Many of the are not. Research some of their changes and you will see just how over the top they have gone (it seems to be a control issue and they WILL cram it down your throat). I say that we all research on our own and go to reliable trusted sources that have been proven over time to be correct. The "New AAMT" definitely has not proven itself over time and incidentally they are not there for Americans anymore, they are there for the "overseas community." Humbug on them! Anyone know who could take the place of AAMT for American transcriptionits? After all, we are all Americans here and the language is English.
I would change it to this
Subject: I would change it to this

patients blood pressure readings at home daily have been 90 percent plus.  Would leave as is or change........looks wrong. 


Patient's daily at home blood pressure readings have been 90%+. 


they can change...
Subject: they can change...

depends on what the MD hears on auscultation; that being said, it usually is 3/6, 2-3/6...etc... six is the prime as there are standard 6 heart sounds and the first number being how many of the 6 they hear.
When did p.r.n. change to p.R.n. and why?
Subject: When did p.r.n. change to p.R.n. and why?

nm
I would change it to (sm)
Subject: I would change it to (sm)

CPKs as it appears these labs were done multiple times if they are dictating MBs. I hope I'm making sense.

I'd put, CPKs were high but his MBs were normal.
I would change it to
Subject: I would change it to

Mrs. Smith is a patient on whom I performed rhinoplasty. but that is just me.
Just like you have it, why change anything?
Subject: Just like you have it, why change anything?

x
plural. nm
Subject: plural. nm

s
plural...nm
Subject: plural...nm

s
IMO only, but seems plural SM
Subject: IMO only, but seems plural SM

Unfortunately I cannot find a "rule" on this either, but if you change "bilateral" to "both" or "right and left" it does not change the meaning of the sentence but you would use the plural, tibias.

In the same way in your example, I believe it should be "examination of the hips, knees and ankles is normal bilaterally." (Consider if "bilateral" was before the word hips instead.)

Again, just my opinion -- tough question! Especially in a sentence fragment such as a diagnosis...

....plural, I mean....
Subject: ....plural, I mean....

nm
Your plural
Subject: Your plural

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=phalanx
plural. :) nm
Subject: plural. :) nm


...plural. :) ...nm
Subject: ...plural. :) ...nm

s
NEVER add an 's' to cc. It is already plural.
Subject: NEVER add an 's' to cc. It is already plural.

f
plural has e at the end
Subject: plural has e at the end

nm
I would use plural, nm
Subject: I would use plural, nm


I always change that to *in regard*..sm
Subject: I always change that to *in regard*..sm

as for toward/towards, afterward/afterwards......both are acceptable as you said per the dictionary......so it depends on the MD I'm working for...I have one that is a stickler so I give him afterwards and towards as he says them.
Exactly, that is why I don't understand, QA does the same with H&H, they change it H and H. Nm
Subject: Exactly, that is why I don't understand, QA does the same with H&H, they change it H and H. Nm

x
...or 'otherwise no overall change"..??? nm
Subject: ...or 'otherwise no overall change"..??? nm

s
I would change it to ൜ mEq K/L" sm
Subject: I would change it to ൜ mEq K/L" sm

The dictator is "slanging" the order. Since what they're ordering is K (potassium) and that is measured in mEq, and since it has a unit of measurement (mEq), then the "/liter" needs to be abbreviated to /L... imho (wouldn't it be nice if they dictated PROPER medication orders?) :)
I'd change to "mg," as well, but (sm)
Subject: I'd change to "mg," as well, but (sm)

the manufacturer's site would seem to indicate it should be hyphenated, as you originally had it.
http://www.jnj.com/index.jsp?content=product/brands/NEUTRA_PHOS.htm
"Prior" change? nm
Subject: "Prior" change? nm

m
yes, but change it to "are"
Subject: yes, but change it to "are"

nm
it looks weird to me too...I always change it to...
Subject: it looks weird to me too...I always change it to...

it's not necessarily correct - but I think about pussy cats and so the *eye is crusty and has pus* is what I'd put. 
Would you change this sentence?
Subject: Would you change this sentence?

His eye contact was intermittent; most of the time his gaze was fixed on whatever toy he was playing with. 


...most of the time his gaze was fixed on whatever toy with which he was playing?


Not a verbatim account.


TIA


No, I wouldn't change it because
Subject: No, I wouldn't change it because

it is a myth that there is a problem with that sentence structure.
Do I change it when he dictates cc? nm
Subject: Do I change it when he dictates cc? nm

!
I would change it since account not
Subject: I would change it since account not

verbatim. LOL "hook up with"

Doctors are so funny.

If you are safe to change it, do it.
Subject: If you are safe to change it, do it.

nm
Personally, I'd change it to, I was able to
Subject: Personally, I'd change it to, I was able to

get in touch with the patient's daughter, as I am my own QA. My doc lets me spritz up his letters all the time.
unless you change sentence
Subject: unless you change sentence

I'd leave it because he obviously means that patient had no precipitating symptoms of the chest pain, etc.
see messge - I would change to
Subject: see messge - I would change to

arthroscopy of lateral retinaculum.
plural of plexus
Subject: plural of plexus

Isn't plexus both singular and plural? My doc keeps saying "brachial plexi" when he's talking about both arms, and I can't find that anywhere. Any help is appreciated.