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Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...

Posted By: MT50 on 2007-12-20
In Reply to: cardiac help again - sm please

Subject: Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...




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well....ummm.....no
Subject: well....ummm.....no

it is not a comma i was correcting. it was the word * scented *.   It just seems odd that a laxative would be scented.  i was just wondering if that is what was said...a scented Herbalax??? 


we all have days like this....odd things pop up out of nowhere....and research yields zilch.


hope it gets better for you.


ummm...my nose?
Subject: ummm...my nose?

Doctor has a cold and is all stuffed up?
ummm that's apples and oranges - sm
Subject: ummm that's apples and oranges - sm

You are talking about murmurs...they are talking about rating muscle strength "four TO five over six strength" NOT "four and a half"....thanks anyway, LOL.
VAC no periods...
Subject: VAC no periods...


actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
Subject: actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)

nm
M.D. and MS-periods?
Subject: M.D. and MS-periods?

I am supposed to be typing M.D. with periods. I have M.S. in the same report. Are there supposed to be periods for Jane Doe, M.S.?
well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
Subject: well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods


on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Subject: on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm

Everything can't come from the BOS. Some things we do have to 'wing it' so to speak. I have a verbatim account and can only type PRN, no periods, all caps, so that's how it would be done. P.r.n. Tylenol doesn't look right, so I would have to put it PRN Tylenol.
Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
Subject: Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm

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IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Subject: IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods


Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
Subject: Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods

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Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
Subject: Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...

cerebrovascular accident always has been CVA (hard to keep up with so many new rules).
Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go
Subject: Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go figure).


i type them all with periods, not caps.
Subject: i type them all with periods, not caps.


guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
Subject: guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018

nm
I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
Subject: I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)


To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34
Subject: To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34 years, but I too still have to learn new things every day. Guess that is what keeps me motivated.


Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
Subject: Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?


could dr be stumbling
over 'subsequently' ?
stumbling...duh, duh....uh...
Subject: stumbling...duh, duh....uh...

I wouldn't be surprised, the way a lot of these guys talk.  And they're first language is english! 


But really, he said it three times in the report and the "de" part was clear.  I put in blanks.



Thanks anyway.!


I think he's just stumbling
Subject: I think he's just stumbling

I think he changed his mind; I think he means visual acuity of 20/40 after proparacaine drops.
Maybe stumbling on" CT" ? nm
Subject: Maybe stumbling on" CT" ? nm

nm
Could it be TSH and the doc is just stumbling.
Subject: Could it be TSH and the doc is just stumbling.


Thanks to all - I think she's stumbling over
Subject: Thanks to all - I think she's stumbling over

finasterides :=(

Not sure though so I'm flagging it. She's got a mouth full of cotton balls.
unless he's stumbling
Subject: unless he's stumbling

nm
stumbling over ED?
Subject: stumbling over ED?

nm
maybe doc is just stumbling, saying...
Subject: maybe doc is just stumbling, saying...

"uh some arthritis" ??
nevermind...I think she is stumbling.
I think she starts to say ecchymosis but puts that word at the end instead.  Thanks.
probably just stumbling and means
Subject: probably just stumbling and means

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unless he is just stumbling on his words
Subject: unless he is just stumbling on his words

He does that constantly while he dictates, so it's difficult to tell if there's really another word or not.
could he just be stumbling and saying "congruent" ? nm
Subject: could he just be stumbling and saying "congruent" ? nm

x
he is stumbling and probably means
Subject: he is stumbling and probably means


I was wondering if that's what she's stumbling over, it could be, thanks. nm
Subject: I was wondering if that's what she's stumbling over, it could be, thanks. nm

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could he be stumbling over swelling?
Subject: could he be stumbling over swelling?

just a guess
is he/she stumbling trying to say Remeron?
Subject: is he/she stumbling trying to say Remeron?


Could he/she be stumbling over proximal?
Subject: Could he/she be stumbling over proximal?


I think he's just stumbling on bursitis....
Subject: I think he's just stumbling on bursitis....

is what I'd do.......
I think he's just stumbling over positive...
Subject: I think he's just stumbling over positive...

x
Stumbling over defibrillation??
Subject: Stumbling over defibrillation??

x
Could the doc just be stumbling on GU evaluation? Sorry not more help Nm
Subject: Could the doc just be stumbling on GU evaluation? Sorry not more help Nm

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Could he be stumbling over "marrow"? sm tia!
Subject: Could he be stumbling over "marrow"? sm tia!

MRI of the right knee:  Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are visualized and appear normal.  Lateral and medial collateral ligaments are visualized and appear within normal limits.  Osseous structures show no s/l "u-me-gal" edema.  There appears to be moderate effusion best seen on axial images.
maybe just stumbling over "follicular dermatitis" /n.
Subject: maybe just stumbling over "follicular dermatitis" /n.


could he just be saying scalp and stumbling a bit over his words?
Subject: could he just be saying scalp and stumbling a bit over his words?


I think the dictator is stumbling and means
Subject: I think the dictator is stumbling and means


Could the dictator just be stumbling here and mean nephrologist? NM
Subject: Could the dictator just be stumbling here and mean nephrologist? NM


disregard - he is stumbling over his words, he did it twice.
Subject: disregard - he is stumbling over his words, he did it twice.

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focus? think dictator is stumbling or ESL?
Subject: focus? think dictator is stumbling or ESL?


yes, I think you are right - dictator is stumbling over the word- Thanks!
Subject: yes, I think you are right - dictator is stumbling over the word- Thanks!


Oops, meant stumbling-nm
Subject: Oops, meant stumbling-nm


pole (stumbling over the word) ?? nm
Subject: pole (stumbling over the word) ?? nm

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Dictator stumbling - low blood sugar nm
Subject: Dictator stumbling - low blood sugar nm

Low blood sugar