Mental status is as per normal with labile affect. or is it effect? thank you
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Labile affect is common.
Subject: Labile affect is common.
The word labile doesn't record well, which is why I suggest it.
There is labile affect in Stedman's,
Subject: There is labile affect in Stedman's,
therefore, it is probably affective lability.
Mental Status Exam: Symptom Status?
Subject: Mental Status Exam: Symptom Status?
Here's the context: He smiles much of the time; he is cooperative. Symptom status revealed that he knew that George Bush was the current president and that Bill Clinton preceded him. He denies hearing any voices.....
Symptom sounds similar to System, Simple, etc., for this example. Any input?
it is mental status
Subject: it is mental status
They give lactulose with hepatic encephalopathy. Helps to lower ammonia level. Dad had cirrhosis so know first hand :-(
Mental status exam
Subject: Mental status exam
That is usually a mini-mental status exam. Could that be what he is saying?
Help with mental status term
"The patient did have difficulty following the procedure. She had some mental _____ and whether or not this is related to anesthesia or to her severe blood loss is not quite clear but she is doing very well now. She is pretty sharp. She is accompanied by her caregiver and seems to ask the appropriate questions."
It sounds something like it ends in "tion"
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.
patient with altered mental status/sm
Subject: patient with altered mental status/sm
Laboratory studies.
dictates: COK is 1 (pause) 6. CMB is 3.6. Huh?
s/l fo? mini mental status exam
Subject: s/l fo? mini mental status exam
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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.
Fo-mini mental status was preformed, she scored 24/30.
Subject: Fo-mini mental status was preformed, she scored 24/30.
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Pt's "fast" score has been scored either as a 7D or 7E (for mental status). nm
Subject: Pt's "fast" score has been scored either as a 7D or 7E (for mental status). nm
mental status exam - (s/l sasorium was clear) - nm
Subject: mental status exam - (s/l sasorium was clear) - nm
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
MMSE, Mini Mental Status Exam is correct
Subject: MMSE, Mini Mental Status Exam is correct
That would be correct,
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."
Medication will effect or affect sleep? This one always confuses me. (nm)
Subject: Medication will effect or affect sleep? This one always confuses me. (nm)
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
I agree - simple mental status exam from my "psychiatric" days.
Subject: I agree - simple mental status exam from my "psychiatric" days.
Various possibilities were kept for altered mental status, like _______?, metabolic encephalopathy,
Subject: Various possibilities were kept for altered mental status, like _______?, metabolic encephalopathy,
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
Black?, as in the Strub-Black Mental Status Exam
Subject: Black?, as in the Strub-Black Mental Status Exam
This URL states the Strub-Black exam adds to 10 points but is based on questions about proverbs, and, of course, black doesn't sound like "blust."
URL: http://www.emory.edu/AAPL/newsletter/N271_proverbs.pdf
The html site of the above url is: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:HXrwAcJRu_8J:www.emory.edu/AAPL/newsletter/N271_proverbs.pdf+black+mental+status+exam&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13
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mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
Subject: mass affect versus mass effect?????? driving me crazy!
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?
"Euadrenal is the term used to describe a patient's hormonal status which is grossly normal in
Subject: "Euadrenal is the term used to describe a patient's hormonal status which is grossly normal in the clinical and biochemical sense of global adrenal secretion..."
protective effect or protective affect?
Subject: protective effect or protective affect?
Mental, mini-mental, cognitive? nm
Subject: Mental, mini-mental, cognitive? nm
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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
sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
Subject: sorry - typo - flat affect.....AFFECT *lol*...nm
effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
Subject: effect. To give medication (or something) for its protective effect
Perhaps labile (nm)
Subject: Perhaps labile (nm)
labile??? nm
Subject: labile??? nm
Maybe labile ?
Subject: Maybe labile ?
I wouldn't change" status" to "with" here, performance status is, sm
Subject: I wouldn't change" status" to "with" here, performance status is, sm
a specific term to quantify the patient's well being, "performance with" doesn't mean the same thing.
labile verse. nm.
Subject: labile verse. nm.
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