If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header follo
Posted By: MT50 on 2007-11-30
In Reply to: when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance... - lessMT
Subject: If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header followed by the name of the physician
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should primary care physician be capped?
Subject: should primary care physician be capped?
says patient should followup with primary care physician just exhausted at this point...very long day...........well I really don't know the answer to that regardless if it was a long day or not....
when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Subject: when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit, South?
Subject: Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit, South?
Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit?
Subject: Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit?
TIA...
listen for "primary biliary cirrhosis "
Subject: listen for "primary biliary cirrhosis "
Header in ROS
Subject: Header in ROS
In the review of systems portion of a consult the doctor is dicating and header and it sounds like mythrologic (it's negative so reads MITHROLOGIC: Negative). Any suggestions? Thx.
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.
It was under the ANESTHESIA header sooo nope, no more. sorry.
Subject: It was under the ANESTHESIA header sooo nope, no more. sorry.
doing hysterectomy as header for DRAINS: s/l Fluid degravity???
Subject: doing hysterectomy as header for DRAINS: s/l Fluid degravity???
disposition of care versus deposition of care
Subject: disposition of care versus deposition of care
Talking about a patient's discharge planning. I have always typed this disposition of care but my new co-workers type deposition. which is correct? thanks for help in advance.
physician
Subject: physician
When she sees her primary care physician perhaps she can be evaluated through a s/l geripsych physician for further workup.
It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
Subject: It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
that's all the patient would say. I can imagine some patients of a certain generation would not have all of the details or not want to explain them completely. If that was the case, then the doctor may dictate simply all the info that the patient would provide.
WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
Subject: WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
polynephritis? I don't get your rationale.
Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
Subject: Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
I cannot document this anywhere - only levothyroxine and Levothroid. What do you think?
If the physician is stating that the (sm)
Subject: If the physician is stating that the (sm)
"hemoglobin A1c over 12. " that would tell me that it was greater than 12 and could be alternatively be written as:
"Hemoglobin A1c >12.
your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Subject: your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Referring Physician Site
Subject: Referring Physician Site
http://www.healthcarehiring.com/cgi-bin/provider_name.cgi
I like this site, as you can change the state at the bottom, and also do partial names. Hope this helps.
Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
Subject: Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
Subject: may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
Subject: it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
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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?
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Yes. You always capitalize the first
Subject: Yes. You always capitalize the first
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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
It's 1:1. Don't capitalize "syphilis." nm
Subject: It's 1:1. Don't capitalize "syphilis." nm
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i wouldnt capitalize
Subject: i wouldnt capitalize
synovial unless it is the beginning of a sentence
Gram is capital, at least it used to be...may have been changed by the BOS
You should capitalize name brands
Subject: You should capitalize name brands
I know it is hard to tell which is which, but you may have to look up some for a while. Make a handwritten list or add them to your expander. I had the same trouble years ago, but have since tried to keep it straight.
I have always been told to capitalize it
Subject: I have always been told to capitalize it
Gram negative is also capitalized in Stedman's
I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
Subject: I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
i.e.
functional disorder
Gaucher disorder
gender identity disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
grandiose type of paranoid disorder
Hartnup disorder
I capitalize them because they are referring sm
Subject: I capitalize them because they are referring sm
to specific sections of the report with that exact header. If you were referring to the "laboratory" below and your header was "Diagnostic Data Blah-Blah", then you'd leave "laboratory" lowercase.
I dont capitalize it. nm
Subject: I dont capitalize it. nm
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No, no need to capitalize ambulation. nm
Subject: No, no need to capitalize ambulation. nm
Just capitalize the first letters...
Subject: Just capitalize the first letters...
i.e. Gore Viabahn. Only all caps if it is an abbreviation.
Do you all capitalize Endocatch bag? nm
Subject: Do you all capitalize Endocatch bag? nm
sorry... would capitalize South also,
Subject: sorry... would capitalize South also,
but perhaps put a slash there instead of a comma.
I personally capitalize it.
Subject: I personally capitalize it.
I would capitalize FABERE because
Subject: I would capitalize FABERE because
It is found both ways in several different reference books. In the new Stedman's Abbreviation book it's fabere. The old Stedman's Abbreviation book listed it both ways, FABERE and fabere. It is an acronym, however, and the BOS 2nd edition page 7 says, "Capitalize all letters of most acronyms." It then also goes on to say, "When acronyms become words in their own right, they sometimes evolve into lowercase form." Such as the lower-case acronym laser (light amplification by stimulation emission of radiation). Is it possible that fabere has evolved into a word of its own? I don't think so, because if it was a word of its own it wouldn't be in the abbreviation book! So, I would follow the BOS recommendation and capitalize the letters of an acronym. FABERE
xeroxed-capitalize?
Subject: xeroxed-capitalize?
Xerox is a trademark, and xerography is not. Should xeroxed be capitalized?
thanks guys - I did capitalize it n/m
Subject: thanks guys - I did capitalize it n/m
No, just make sure you capitalize. nm
Subject: No, just make sure you capitalize. nm
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always capitalize if used as an entity..so..
Subject: always capitalize if used as an entity..so..
Infectious Disease would be correct...same thing for...'He was seen by Cardiology' etc... :)
Gram or gram--to capitalize or not to capitalize??
Subject: Gram or gram--to capitalize or not to capitalize??
I never got this right during training and I'm having flashbacks! Is this word capitalized or not when it's the test? HEELLLPPP.
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