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Is there such a word as "urosepsis" or am I hearing year old sepsis?? TIA

Posted By: Kimberly on 2008-09-08
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cannot tell which word I am hearing here...
Subject: cannot tell which word I am hearing here...

He has chronic low back pain, but without limb pain/limping.


 


Thanks.


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Subject: You are welcome. Wish this could be the HEARING word help board.nm

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Are you hearing the word "substantial"? NM
Subject: Are you hearing the word "substantial"? NM


I wonder if you're hearing the end of the word illegal
Subject: I wonder if you're hearing the end of the word illegal

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Neurology word confirmation... I'm hearing bandpass sm
Subject: Neurology word confirmation... I'm hearing bandpass sm

I used to do neurology many years ago, evoked responses, and I am hearing bandpass; can anyone confirm this?  Thanks!
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.


Sepsis
Subject: Sepsis

Sounds like oclepsiella sepsis. 


Thanks for any help.


 


sepsis med
Subject: sepsis med

Aztreonam
staphylomatous sepsis is correct....nm
Subject: staphylomatous sepsis is correct....nm


sepsis ? subsets? just some guesses...nm
Subject: sepsis ? subsets? just some guesses...nm


Sorry, I meant E coli sepsis
Subject: Sorry, I meant E coli sepsis


Maybe it's "unexplained shock or sepsis superimposed ..." nm
Subject: Maybe it's "unexplained shock or sepsis superimposed ..." nm

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Unexplained shock or sepsis superimposed on...
Subject: Unexplained shock or sepsis superimposed on...


Transplant pt., sepsis, drug name s/l altreonin
Subject: Transplant pt., sepsis, drug name s/l altreonin

Says changed from ceftazidime to altreonin because of drug rash.  Pt. had stem cell transplant.  This is a very difficult to understand ESL dictator.  I know he's trying but still can't understand 25% of what he says! 
A search is showing gram-negative rod sepsis, so I think your s/l might
Subject: A search is showing gram-negative rod sepsis, so I think your s/l might

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Yes, disease/sepsis being spread and deposited like seeds
Subject: Yes, disease/sepsis being spread and deposited like seeds

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Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm


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.


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.
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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

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Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm
Subject: Looks okay to me. Happy New Year! nm

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I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
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Subject: no. it's an angry 7 year old. thanks though

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AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm
Subject: AAMT changes this every year when they want to--sm

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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


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changed about a year ago
Subject: changed about a year ago


6 YEAR OLD EXAM
Subject: 6 YEAR OLD EXAM

Under PE

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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."


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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

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60 year old man. Any idea?
Subject: 60 year old man. Any idea?

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63-year-3-month-old? nm
Subject: 63-year-3-month-old? nm

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7-year history.....
Subject: 7-year history.....

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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

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1-year history
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How would you type the patient has a 1-year history of pain....tia.