No, 1/4 for English, 0.25 for metric
Posted By: check again, NM on 2006-02-08
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Metric is based on units of 10, not 8. Saying 3/8 cm makes no sense. No metric ruler has eighths. nm
Subject: Metric is based on units of 10, not 8. Saying 3/8 cm makes no sense. No metric ruler has eighths. nm
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decimals for metric so the 1.25 way
Subject: decimals for metric so the 1.25 way
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mcg and kg are metric measurements
Subject: mcg and kg are metric measurements
and should be typed like /min or /sec from my understanding, i.e. cm/sec, L/min, etc. So I would type it like 50/mcg/kg/min.
0.25, 0.5, etc. only used with metric measurements (cm, mm, etc.)
Subject: 0.25, 0.5, etc. only used with metric measurements (cm, mm, etc.)
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I would use 1-1/2 - 1.5 is metric measurement.
Subject: I would use 1-1/2 - 1.5 is metric measurement.
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metric abbreviations- sm
Subject: metric abbreviations- sm
Is one form correct over another when abbreviating the measurement 'microgram?' I know I've seen it abbreviated as mcg, but in my chemistry background, we always used the symbol that looks like a funny letter 'u.' I can type that symbol in Word, but I'm not sure if it's necessary or preferred. This is the first time I've had the term 'microgram' dictated.
Side note, do you use upper or lower case 'L' to represent a liter? I've seen both used.
Decimels are used with metric, 1/2 with
Subject: Decimels are used with metric, 1/2 with
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no - only abbreviate metric measurements
Subject: no - only abbreviate metric measurements
not pounds, ounces, etc.
You do not use fractions with metric system.
Subject: You do not use fractions with metric system.
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inch is NOT used with metric values. That
Subject: inch is NOT used with metric values. That
is what is being said above. 1/2 inch, not 0.5 inch. They might say 0.5 inch, but it is transcribed as 1/2 inch or 1/2".
Inches and feet are not metric--no decimels. nm
Subject: Inches and feet are not metric--no decimels. nm
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i use decimals for metric numbers: 0.25 kg but 1/4 pound NM
Subject: i use decimals for metric numbers: 0.25 kg but 1/4 pound NM
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I thought you used decimals for metric and fractions for standard...
Subject: I thought you used decimals for metric and fractions for standard...
and I think you need another decimal place
0.0038-inch-diameter
or
1/38,000-inch-diameter (but this = 0.0000263)
and now I really have a headache!
Haunted by the metric system--half-centimeter or 0.5 cm--which is correct?
Subject: Haunted by the metric system--half-centimeter or 0.5 cm--which is correct?
I am typing a procedure (verbatim) and the surgeon says that he left a "half centimeter flap." Does anyone know how this is correctly expressed? Should I leave it as half-centimeter or should I go all metric and use 0.5 cm?? Help!!
metric; 0.5+ (hypertrophy is measured using 0-10 cm Visual Analog Scale) nm
Subject: metric; 0.5+ (hypertrophy is measured using 0-10 cm Visual Analog Scale) nm
is she English?
Subject: is she English?
We limeys spell it as grey.
HELP WITH ENGLISH
Subject: HELP WITH ENGLISH
Hi, Newbie!
Guess they haven't taught you about homonyms yet. Sight, site, and cite are a good example of them. The correct one is site (location).
Also try ophthalmology specialty book, Surgical Word Book, and whatever hospital you're working for does have a list of the instruments used. I used to call Sterile Supply directly (in a former lifetime when we worked in hospitals) and then check their spelling.
Good luck.
Rosie, an oldtimer and MT Instructor
Never mix latin with English, no???
Subject: Never mix latin with English, no???
ESL = English as second language See msg
Subject: ESL = English as second language See msg
I don't have an AAMT Book of Style, so someone else will have to answer. I'm sure it's a great resource, but I learned at a local college and then my accounts determined the way things were transcribed.
huh? sprechen English? ESL MD? *l*
Subject: huh? sprechen English? ESL MD? *l*
**sorry, dictionary (looks like I need an English one too, lol) (nm)
Subject: **sorry, dictionary (looks like I need an English one too, lol) (nm)
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English word help please! sm
Subject: English word help please! sm
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In any case, these issues will become clear once we evaluate symptomatology which is (sounds like PREFACIT) after she full recovers from her gynecologic surgery." It doesn't seem to be a form of "preface"....anyone?? Thanks!
english word help please
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Subject: english word help. sm
Scaphoid fracture. Patient needs to work on range of motion exercises. DR. will see him back to make sure that he s/l resents or resints his range of motion.
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English word help
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When typing a high school is it capitalized?
Garden City High School or Garden City high school?
English word...
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D: She notes that the kneecap on the left is loose and is distracted medially.
Can a kneecap be distracted? What's your opinion?
Thanks for your help today...
re: English word
Subject: re: English word
Yes, it can be distracted which can also mean "displaced"
You do not mix Latin and English, so
Subject: You do not mix Latin and English, so
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English word ??
Subject: English word ??
This is an anesthetist dictating - "I am aware that not everyone in the department is s/l suseel at sciatic nerve blocks in the popliteal fossa". -- I am assuming it another word for able to or adept?? but can't find anything remotely close.
No, English, very clear..
Subject: No, English, very clear..
ESL - English second language (foreigner)
Subject: ESL - English second language (foreigner)
Most companies use AAMT's BOS2 (2nd edition) as the base standards for styling, formatting, etc.
YES, it is important to have.
OUR English was b*astardized 200+ years ago
Subject: OUR English was b*astardized 200+ years ago
Americanese..........*LOL*
Per BOS, 50 mcg/kg per minute - do not mix Latin and English.
Subject: Per BOS, 50 mcg/kg per minute - do not mix Latin and English.
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wainscoting English word nm
Subject: wainscoting English word nm
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Embarrassing English question
Subject: Embarrassing English question
The patient enjoys golf and .......
How do you write ski as a verb? I've tried skiis, skis, and skies, and none of them are coming up as a verb to mean--- go down a snowy hill on boards...
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gotta love English....sm
Subject: gotta love English....sm
i think it's because "small" and "moderate" are COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES and the grammar experts say not to use a hyphen with comparative or superlative adjectives...geez...language is so weird, and MT is so hard, hyphens are the LEAST of our worries, yes? =)
English class - no apostrophe "s" after
Subject: English class - no apostrophe "s" after
an s -- Mr. Jones' class.
What ?? This is an English class for 'jk'..sm
Subject: What ?? This is an English class for 'jk'..sm
It is
Charles's car
boss's desk
Dallas's airport
Exception:
Only If the addition of an extrra 's' would make the word difficult to pronounce, add the apostrophe only:
New Orleans' fish
Los Angeles' team
and expecially with foreign
words:
Dumas's novel
Mr. Chambers' estate
and also
for goodness' sake
for conscience' sake.
Did you use your old reference books ?
I got my information online, therefore much more accurate.
ONLY
I don't live in Britain and I use an English
Subject: I don't live in Britain and I use an English
dictionary. If I had to know a multitude of different languages, I surely wouldn't do this for a living.
Thanks everyone, simple English word
Subject: Thanks everyone, simple English word
The sentence was sugar still runs from 90-100. Feel dumb! Got to love the trainees. Still Googled WAG sugar...LOL Will not ever forget that one!
I think mixed Latin and English is becoming more common....see BOS pg 146. I am not sure if it is co
Subject: I think mixed Latin and English is becoming more common....see BOS pg 146. I am not sure if it is correct or now, but it does not seem to be discouraged.
I use it both ways and I have never had a response from QA on either.
Your questions are very difficult to understand. Is English a sm
Subject: Your questions are very difficult to understand. Is English a sm
a second language to you?
Yes, she does for the most part speak clear English
Subject: Yes, she does for the most part speak clear English
and she did say Diflucan as the child has thrush.
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THANKS! Could not think of how to spell in-sync in English, I guess!
Subject: THANKS! Could not think of how to spell in-sync in English, I guess!
lol.
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Subject: English word, kilted, means sm
. gathered in pleats; pleated
maybe "in portion"...poor English use, but a WAG. sm
Subject: maybe "in portion"...poor English use, but a WAG. sm
The "in" portion of the study as opposed to the "out" portion. Maybe he was talking slowly because he was...thinking..while...talking.... I've done that myself.
I think just the normal rules of English would apply
Subject: I think just the normal rules of English would apply
Whenever adding *ing* to a word that ends in t, you add an extra t.
common phrase in English language, but
Subject: common phrase in English language, but
normally said as "a bit of AN impasse.
I recall an English teacher (long ago)
Subject: I recall an English teacher (long ago)
telling us that the apostrophe is the same as saying "of," as in 17 weeks of gestation, which would be okay. Or you can say a 17-week gestation. Either way would be okay I would think. Not 17-weeks gestation though.
These English words will get us all the time!! Glad you got it! Now I can relax. nm
Subject: These English words will get us all the time!! Glad you got it! Now I can relax. nm
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mcg and kg are Latin terms, minute is English word
Subject: mcg and kg are Latin terms, minute is English word
Don't mix and don't use slashes between kg and minute.
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