Medication will effect or affect sleep? This one always confuses me. (nm)
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I believe that is it. Thank you! It is 2 a.m.; lack of sleep taking affect.
Subject: I believe that is it. Thank you! It is 2 a.m.; lack of sleep taking affect.
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
Restless leg/nocturnal cramping – She has previously used quinine. She reports the symptoms are so infrequent she will just use alternative preparations such as club soda to affect relief.
Affect/effect
Subject: Affect/effect
I'm feeling a bit stupid and have always hated "affect/effect" but which would it be at the end of this sentence....
I have also recommended glucosamine chondroitin and provided a handout to this affect/effect.
effect or affect
Subject: effect or affect
I am not certain if sweeping the garage had any associated or attributed affect as it was just a small push broom.
Is this the right one? I have looked them up but it is still a little unclear which one to use. Could anybody explain more clearly how to differentiate?
use of affect and effect
Subject: use of affect and effect
I am getting ready to test for my 1st job as a medical transcriptionist and per one of their employees they ask you about the difference between affect and effect. Can anyone give me examples? Thank you
Affect and effect....
Subject: Affect and effect....
Affect would be like...Does cigarette smoke affect me?
Effect would be like...What are the effects of cigarette smoking?
affect.effect
Subject: affect.effect
There are five distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.”
Occasionally a pretentious person is said to affect an artificial air of sophistication. Speaking with a borrowed French accent or ostentatiously wearing a large diamond ear stud might be an affectation. In this sort of context, “affect” means “to make a display of or deliberately cultivate.”
Another unusual meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it.
The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it.
The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life.
The stuff in your purse? Your personal effects.
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
There are five distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning “have an influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.”
Occasionally a pretentious person is said to affect an artificial air of sophistication. Speaking with a borrowed French accent or ostentatiously wearing a large diamond ear stud might be an affectation. In this sort of context, “affect” means “to make a display of or deliberately cultivate.”
Another unusual meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who normally know how to spell it.
The real problem arises when people confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.” When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it.
The less common is a verb meaning “to create”: “I’m trying to effect a change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life.
The stuff in your purse? Your personal effects.
affect vs. effect
Subject: affect vs. effect
This always confuses me and it is hard to tell what the NP is saying. Sentence is:
Seroquel dose has some affect with respect to improving patient’s behaviors but the duration of the effect is minimal.
Is this right?
affect/effect
Subject: affect/effect
affect - a verb meaning to influence; a nounce meaning an expressed or observed emotion or feeling. "The treatment affected the symptoms." "The patient displayed a flat affect."
effect - a verb meaning to bring about; a noun meaning result. "The medication effected relief." "The effect of the treatment was pronounced."
Also, your sentence, in both instances, should be effect.
effect versus affect
Subject: effect versus affect
Affect is a verb meaning to influence; a noun meaning an expressed or observed emotion or feeling. The treatment affected the symptoms. The patient displayed a flat affect.
Effect: A verb meaning to bring about; a noun meaning result. The medication effected relief. The effect of the treatment was pronounced. 
good effect or affect
Subject: good effect or affect
Effect is the noun. Affect is the verb.
Affect is the action and effect is the result.
Subject: Affect is the action and effect is the result.
nm
Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
Subject: Affect is the Action; Effect is the End result. nm
NM
medicine have good effect or affect?
Subject: medicine have good effect or affect?
Affect is a verb, effect is a noun nm
Subject: Affect is a verb, effect is a noun nm
effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
Subject: effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught -
Subject: i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught - nm
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Effect is also a verb--to bring about. Affect is also a noun as
Subject: Effect is also a verb--to bring about. Affect is also a noun as
you indicate in "bright affect."
Mass affect or effect? (had brain fart) Tks. NM
Subject: Mass affect or effect? (had brain fart) Tks. NM
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affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
Subject: affect (verb); effect (noun); so, effectively.
nm
Mental status is as per normal with labile affect. or is it effect? thank you
Subject: Mental status is as per normal with labile affect. or is it effect? thank you
Performing a graft in order to 'effect' closure. Affect/effect? nm
Subject: Performing a graft in order to 'effect' closure. Affect/effect? nm
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one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
Subject: one thing that always helps me is knowing that effect is a noun and affect is a verb
mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
Subject: mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
Sleep medication s/l rim-all-tee-on. TIA
Subject: Sleep medication s/l rim-all-tee-on. TIA
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so......which one is it?? mass effect or mass affect? grrr
Subject: so......which one is it?? mass effect or mass affect? grrr
I forget - is it mass effect or mass affect?
Subject: I forget - is it mass effect or mass affect?
protective effect or protective affect?
Subject: protective effect or protective affect?
brain freeze. Is it mass effect or mass affect (CT of brain) THANKS
Subject: brain freeze. Is it mass effect or mass affect (CT of brain) THANKS
Yes, he is saying four five not forty five. The reason it confuses me
Subject: Yes, he is saying four five not forty five. The reason it confuses me
is because he is not saying 4.5. just four five. Why can't he say the point??? he said it before. YIKES. Is that so hard. LOL Thanks again for your help.
sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
Subject: sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
That should be s/l NOT medical sleep (I need sleep)
Subject: That should be s/l NOT medical sleep (I need sleep)
welcome- now get some sleep!
Subject: welcome- now get some sleep!
YES, I must need more sleep. Thanks!! nm
Subject: YES, I must need more sleep. Thanks!! nm
Thank You - I really need some sleep!
Subject: Thank You - I really need some sleep!
I think she went to sleep.
Subject: I think she went to sleep.
Like I said, need sleep lol. Thanks! N/M
Subject: Like I said, need sleep lol. Thanks! N/M
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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)."
sleep apnea
Subject: sleep apnea
anergic (loss of energy)
Med for sleep s/l rosarum...
Subject: Med for sleep s/l rosarum...
I did give him a sample of _____ (s/l rosarum) 8 mg one right before bedtime, discussed side effects.
TIA 
Thank you! Been working since 7 a.m. In need of sleep.
Subject: Thank you! Been working since 7 a.m. In need of sleep.
nm
med for headache and sleep s/l
Subject: med for headache and sleep s/l
Will try s/l des-er-row in the evenings to help with headaches and sleep.
Thanks a bunch
Sleep Study help...
Subject: Sleep Study help...
Unfortunately, as (s/l):THEY GOT WENT UP in CPAP, all the way up to 13, it was an inappropriate level and they could not get higher. The patient continuously asked if they could decrease the pressure for comfort.
Anyone?  Thanks!!
Happy to help...sleep well. (nm)
Subject: Happy to help...sleep well. (nm)
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drug for sleep s/l Tragenol
I don't know if it's the way doc is saying it, but he stumps me all the time.
It is a med. and sounds like tragenol
He is prescribing it to help pt sleep.
a low threshold to having pt have a sleep study.
Subject: a low threshold to having pt have a sleep study.
Question of obstructive sleep apnea – I told the patient to talk with his wife about stopping breathing while he is sleeping at night. I also asked him to carefully to look at his drowsiness during the day. I would have a low threshold to having this patient have a sleep study.
Rozerem. Brand new sleep aid.
Subject: Rozerem. Brand new sleep aid.
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sleep study question. sm
Subject: sleep study question. sm
He is excessively sleepy and has an "EPORT" of 14 points.
I remember having it on a different report as "EPORT" score, but I can't recall how to spell it and I just can't find it. Thank you so much!
soporific - inducing sleep
Subject: soporific - inducing sleep
you almost had it
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