It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
Posted By: It's Gram stain -nm on 2008-09-02
In Reply to: It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm - anon
Subject: It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
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Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
Subject: Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -s
Subject: No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -sm
Also, I worked in a lab for many years, and gram-negative and gram-positive are not capitalized. Gram is the name of the doctor or scientist who came up with the staining test, Gram stain, so that is capped.
It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
Subject: It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
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Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
Subject: Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
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Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
Subject: Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
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Gram stain? nm
Subject: Gram stain? nm
gram stain or Gram stain
Subject: gram stain or Gram stain
Is the g in "gram stain and culture" capitalized? I keep finding it both ways and my brain is going numb here.
Gram stain
Subject: Gram stain
Culture and sensitivity done with s/l annagram stain did not reveal any kind of organisms.
Could he be saying Gram stain? He clearly pronounces it as annagram!
gram stain
Subject: gram stain
Occult Gram stain???
Subject: Occult Gram stain???
Is there an occult Gram stain? If there is not, what could he be saying place of the occult?
yes, there is occult Gram stain
Subject: yes, there is occult Gram stain
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could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
Subject: could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
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cytology and Gram stain?
Subject: cytology and Gram stain?
Gram stain - upper case G
Subject: Gram stain - upper case G
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have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
Subject: gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
Subject: Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
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Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
Subject: Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
nm
Possessive numbers, is it 20's or 20s? TIA
Subject: Possessive numbers, is it 20's or 20s? TIA
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No because it's plural, not possessive
Subject: No because it's plural, not possessive
It's just Apgars.
Bell's is possessive named for
Subject: Bell's is possessive named for
Sir Charles Bell who came up with the phenomenon.
no possessive form needed.
Subject: no possessive form needed.
Graves is the name of the disease. It is not possessive.
Subject: Graves is the name of the disease. It is not possessive.
Stedman's has it as Graves disease.
When you use a possessive wtih a name that ends in "s",
Subject: When you use a possessive wtih a name that ends in "s",
the apostraphe is after the "s". "Cornelius' son".
Thanks! Doctor is dictating it as possessive, so I'll leave it.
Subject: Thanks! Doctor is dictating it as possessive, so I'll leave it.
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For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
Subject: For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
So, Crohn disease would work but possessive remains an alternative form if dictated or preferred by client.
Eye stain
Subject: Eye stain
The doc says the eye was stained using (S/L floricet) and proparacaine drops. The only similar med I can find is fioricet but that wouldn't make sense.
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endocardial stain
Subject: endocardial stain
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s/l stain angiogram
Subject: s/l stain angiogram
Dictation reads " _______ angiograms were obtained and the catheter and sheath were then removed. Is he saying STAIN angiograms?
Hansel stain ?
Subject: Hansel stain ?
it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
Subject: it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
nm
s/l ICD eye, used to stain eye in ocular surgery. TIA nm
Subject: s/l ICD eye, used to stain eye in ocular surgery. TIA nm
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I thought GelStar was a DNA stain?
Subject: I thought GelStar was a DNA stain?
I saw GelStar as that stain as well, this is an injection it last for
Subject: I saw GelStar as that stain as well, this is an injection it last for
3 months. He says it in 3 different spots on this report and I've looked for 20 minutes...UGH
I did find Schiller stain, so I am going with that. nm
Subject: I did find Schiller stain, so I am going with that. nm
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acid-fast stain?
Subject: acid-fast stain?
Forgot to add, would "Veress-type" make sense? S/l pronounced "Veress'," possessive.
Subject: Forgot to add, would "Veress-type" make sense? S/l pronounced "Veress'," possessive... nm
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Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
Subject: Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
another opinion... one week's time (single week; possessive) sm
Subject: another opinion... one week's time (single week; possessive) sm
but it would be two weeks' time (multiple weeks; possessive)
Schilling test for vitamin B12, but not "Schilling stain"
Subject: Schilling test for vitamin B12, but not "Schilling stain"
s/l hemel stain to rule out interstitial nephritis
Subject: s/l hemel stain to rule out interstitial nephritis
Shilling or Schilling stain? I find Schiller test
Subject: Shilling or Schilling stain? I find Schiller test
but the doc is clearly saying Shilling or Schilling stain? Thanks
found Sudan stain for quantitative fecal fat and celiac disease
Subject: found Sudan stain for quantitative fecal fat and celiac disease
that it?
Esophagus pathology report - s/l "Jimsem" stain with positive control slide. ??
Subject: Esophagus pathology report - s/l "Jimsem" stain with positive control slide. ??
Howell-Jolly bodies, seen on micro of RBCs, blue-black on Wright stain......fit???? NM
Subject: Howell-Jolly bodies, seen on micro of RBCs, blue-black on Wright stain......fit???? NM
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Gram or gram
Subject: Gram or gram
It's gram negative, as in gram-negative rods. There is also a Gram stain, which IS capped.
A-gram
Subject: A-gram
Does anyone know if A-gram means angiogram or arteriogram?
gram-negative/Gram-negative
Subject: gram-negative/Gram-negative
I have an email in to my supe to clarify this, but how do you transcribe "gram-negative" in a report?
Capitalized or not?
I have done it both ways and have been counted off each time for it, so I am looking for a little clarity here!
TIA!
pt has pneumonia & given s/l pla-fa-rin 1 gram I.M. nm
Subject: pt has pneumonia & given s/l pla-fa-rin 1 gram I.M. nm
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Gram-negative?
Subject: Gram-negative?
I know I'm a little old lady who is very fixed in my ways, but do I need to type this phrase with a capital G? I guess if I must I will, but it looks strange to me. Got QA'd on it and lost some points. Tx.
gm may be for gram..dunno about MT
Subject: gm may be for gram..dunno about MT
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