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Just a guess - final or 5-hour (I believe it is an adjective)

Posted By: MT50 on 2007-12-12
In Reply to: s/l "fival" heart monitor sm. - Bev

Subject: Just a guess - final or 5-hour (I believe it is an adjective)




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Wild guess here, could it be an adjective like "benefitting" ?
Subject: Wild guess here, could it be an adjective like "benefitting" ?


1/2-hour or one-half hour......
Subject: 1/2-hour or one-half hour......

Help....my brain is not working today!


 


Yes, the final s is not needed..sm
Subject: Yes, the final s is not needed..sm

leiomyoma, singular; leiomyomata, pleural. Leiomyomatas is not a word.


Final Diagnoses
Subject: Final Diagnoses

1.  Congestive heart failure.


2.  Cellulitis, right leg.


3.  Cardiomyopathy.


4.  Morbid obesity.


Final prognosis
Subject: Final prognosis

 


 


Prognosis is guarded. Patient is a (s/l no crude) per his own wishes


my final thought -dystonic ? nm
Subject: my final thought -dystonic ? nm

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final diagnosis is probably an agitated s/l pression
Subject: final diagnosis is probably an agitated s/l pression

Thanks in advance!!
THANK YOU to all below! I pasted the final version inside if you care to see your masterpiece :)
Subject: THANK YOU to all below! I pasted the final version inside if you care to see your masterpiece :)

Lispro insulin pen, and for her regular insulin on a sliding scale t.i.d.:  Less than 60, orange juice and call; 81-150 no insulin; 151-200 six units subcutaneous, 201-250 eight units subcutaneously; 251-300 give 10 units subcutaneously; 301-350 fourteen units; 351-400 eighteen units; over 400 twenty-three units and call.


no speciality. final diagnosis was uti. these meds were admit meds, only hist was hypertension
Subject: no speciality. final diagnosis was uti. these meds were admit meds, only hist was hypertension


1/2-hour.
Subject: 1/2-hour.

nm
that should say 24-hour
Subject: that should say 24-hour

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i would think it says 24 hour UA
Subject: i would think it says 24 hour UA

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h. for hour
Subject: h. for hour

I would say follow the rules of the company on using q. 4 h. or not. I would also ask tech support or training (if you have it) about the capital letter after a period.
q. hour of sleep
Subject: q. hour of sleep

How do you type q. hour of sleep?
q. hour of sleep
Subject: q. hour of sleep

I e-mailed AAMT with this same question about a month ago.  Their response to me was as follows:


"He may be dictating "hour of sleep" because he expects you to use the abbreviation h.s. However, this particular abbreviation is on the Dangerous Abbreviations List, and we are encouraged to transcribe this as either "nightly" or "at bedtime." If the dictator questions you about this, you can show him the appendix in your Book of Style or refer him to the Dangerous Abbreviations List under Patient Safety Goals on the JCAHO web site (www.jcaho.org)."


second one was clock hour
Subject: second one was clock hour


Is it a baby or someone in CHF? We used to run IVs at 100 or 125 cc per hour in the hpl. nm
Subject: Is it a baby or someone in CHF? We used to run IVs at 100 or 125 cc per hour in the hpl. nm

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Regarding letter h (hour) per BOS...please sm

Letter h. (with a period) is the abbreviation for the Latin word hora, meaning hour.


q.6 h. (every 6 hours)


In instructions for medications, Latin abbreviations may be coupled with English terms, such as hour. These may be transcribed as dictated or the English translated to Latin.


every 4 hours or q.4 hours or q.4 h or q.4 h Copyright (c) 2002 American Association for Medical Transcription.  So does this mean we can do the q.4 h without the period at the end of h, because I am constantly having to remove capital letters from words following the h with a period.  Thanks.


THANK YOU I'm glad someone is up and able to help at this hour! I think that might be it, ,but I
Subject: THANK YOU I'm glad someone is up and able to help at this hour! I think that might be it, ,but I can't convince myself. It's repeated several times and each time is a little different. nm

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Duragesic 12 mcg q. hour, q. 3 d. #10
Is q. hour (or q.h.) correct. Wouldn't that be "every hour"?
10 KCL per kilo per hour
Subject: 10 KCL per kilo per hour

10 mEq/kg/hr


Row checks every hour?
Subject: Row checks every hour?

This is for a patient brought into emergency after a roll over motor vehicle accident. He has a subdural hematoma and the RN states he was given what sounds like "row checks" every hour.  I am not familiar with ER procedures- can anyone interpret this for me? 
Followup when adjective..
Subject: Followup when adjective..

As in, "schedule a followup visit."

"Follow up" as in "The patient is to follow up with his primary care physician's office."

"Follow-up" is also sometimes used instead of "followup," but as far as I know hyphenation is becoming less and less preferred in almost all cases.
follow-up when an adjective.
Subject: follow-up when an adjective.


It is not profanity when used as an adjective
Subject: It is not profanity when used as an adjective

nm
mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
Subject: mucousy--it's an adjective. nm

xxx
everyday - adjective
Subject: everyday - adjective

In the example you posted, I would use 2 words.

i.e. I do that every day. every day as 2 words = daily. everyday as 1 word = routine

If everyday is used as an adjective, it is one word.

see definition of everyday below

eve·ry·day (ĕv'rē-dā') pronunciation
adj.

1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions: a suit for everyday wear.
2. Commonplace; ordinary: everyday worries.

n.

The ordinary or routine day or occasion: “It was not an isolated, violent episode. It had become part of the everyday” (Sherry Turkle).
possibly as an adjective sm
Subject: possibly as an adjective sm

formed-to-liquid stool
Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,
Subject: Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,

mucous plug. When used as a noun it is mucus, e.g., "The patient has mucus from her nose."
hypenate since it's being used as an adjective
Subject: hypenate since it's being used as an adjective


Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.
Subject: Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.


24-hour urine test... sm
Subject: 24-hour urine test... sm

Possible islet tumor in the head of the pancreas. 


Her 24-hour urine for ***BMA*** was normal. Her 24-hour urine for 5HIAA was normal. Her 24-hour urine for cortisol was normal. Her 24-hour urine for normetanephrine and metanephrine was essentially normal.


I cannot verify this or find anything close to this.  Can anyone help??


s/l ROTH HOUR TA SPOTS
Subject: s/l ROTH HOUR TA SPOTS

She had AV nicking on funduscopic exam, no hemorrhages or exudates or s/l Roth hour TA spots.


 


Later on in the report says...


She had no splinter hemorrhages or s/l J way nodes.


 


Thank you Deborah


ൠ-hour intake" maybe? NM
Subject: ൠ-hour intake" maybe? NM


I did type 23 hour observation. Really. See ref again.
Subject: I did type 23 hour observation. Really. See ref again.

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Pt was given s/l Clinomix 30 mL per hour intravenous. TIA
Subject: Pt was given s/l Clinomix 30 mL per hour intravenous. TIA


Have one for me I have another hour... Happy Thanksgiving !
Subject: Have one for me I have another hour... Happy Thanksgiving !


2-hour s/l p.c. or PC glucose. Which is correct? nm
Subject: 2-hour s/l p.c. or PC glucose. Which is correct? nm


how to abbreviate miles per hour
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Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm
Subject: Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm

describing the word mom.

Rule of thumb: If the phrase is used a noun, as in, "The patient is well developed," there is no hyphen. However, if it is used as an adjective, as in, "The patient is a well-developed male," then it is hyphenated.

Hope this helps!
Callous is the adjective form,
Subject: Callous is the adjective form,

when used as a describing word this is how it should be spelled. Callus is the noun form.
decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
Subject: decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm

such as, decubitus position, decubitus ulcer. The plural wof decubitus ulcer would be decubitus ulcers.
maybe using the word quartet as an adjective?
Subject: maybe using the word quartet as an adjective?


First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
Subject: First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm

as in decubitus position, decubitus ulcer (which is what you are talking about). the definition of decubitus is "lying down". So decubitus ulcer means an ulcer from lying down in one position causing ischemia to the area.
Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm
Subject: Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm

My doc is dictating a follow up saying that "the s/l sequent area of pneumonia in the right lung has improved"  Does that make sense to anyone? I know "sequent" is a word, but need to know if it makes sense in a medical context.  I've never heard it.   Thanks very much. 


Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.
Subject: Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.

That is why I am questioning the pyodermous? in nature. Pyodermas in nature does not seem right to me. Still not sure. I will send for QA. Thanks again.
chondromalacic - using the word as an adjective
Subject: chondromalacic - using the word as an adjective

from chondromalacia
Really?? I must really be out of the loop. I through that in this case (adjective),
Subject: Really?? I must really be out of the loop. I through that in this case (adjective),

it would be 2-cm ??
s/l tube feeding 85 cc of Glucerna per hour
Subject: s/l tube feeding 85 cc of Glucerna per hour

Would 85 cc be right?


Then says s/l "20 cc" fluid flushing every shift.


TIA!


pt on Humalog with a s/l Bazorate? of 1.6 units per hour
Subject: pt on Humalog with a s/l Bazorate? of 1.6 units per hour


q.h.s. should be at bedtime or at hour of sleep due to clarity. Actually I have never seen q. hs bef
Subject: q.h.s. should be at bedtime or at hour of sleep due to clarity. Actually I have never seen q. hs before.