Is this a real medical term???
Posted By: CB on 2007-10-18
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Subject: Is this a real medical term???
adenotonsillitis.
The patient is having adenoids and tonsils removed.
Thanks!
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Subject: deloculate- is it a real word, or is there a better term I can use?
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Subject: You can combine any medical term with
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Subject: What is this, medical term, medication, etc... If med, does patient
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Subject: maybe masturbation is the medical term for hand job. nm
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Subject: Got it - I was trying too hard to hear a medical term and all he's saying is - (nm)
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Subject: medical term for difficult movement?
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Subject: Hope someone can help - not a medical term, but doc mentions a magazine - (nm)
nm
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Subject: not a medical term - the patient is a st____ building inspector
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Subject: try using 1/12,000, not real sure though
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Subject: it's real-time NM
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Subject: Okay, here is my real response
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Subject: Is this a real word? sm
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Subject: Doc say this a lot but isn't a real word.
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Subject: Out in the real world, it is according to
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Subject: no, don't dump on yourself - you did REAL good!
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Subject: real definition inside.........sm
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Subject: or supraclavicular and axillary (real fast)? nm
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Subject: for a straight consult rep and not real letter
but it DOES depend on the client profile/preference like the other poster said.....I get this format all the time in REAL consult reports (not letters) and I just type *Dear Dr. Smith* - I have just seen your patient....blah blah (can usually go under reason for consult or HPI) and then do my headings as dictated.
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Subject: I was told by a former boss that it's not a real word....
and she dinged me if I transcribed it. I searched Merriam Webster online and can't find it as a plural for decubitus. I still don't think it's a real word. Some employers want you to transcribe what the dictator says, whether it's a real word or not, and others don't want you transcribing doc speak when it's not a real word. To the original op, if this is a verbatim account, I'd transcribe decubiti, but if it's not, I'd transcribe decubitus ulcer(s). I'd probably go with the plural because I think they share MT50's belief that it's the plural of decubitus.
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Subject: Thank you. I hear it now -- ESL makes a real mess of it. nm
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