Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
Posted By: mtgirl on 2007-07-24
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Subject: Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
I cannot document this anywhere - only levothyroxine and Levothroid. What do you think?
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levothyroid
Subject: levothyroid
I always put levothroid, and it has never been marked wrong. Don't think docs know how to pronounce it.
Levothroid vs. Levothyroid?
Subject: Levothroid vs. Levothyroid?
Are these two the same medication? Doc is statign Levothyroid...I can find Levothroid in my medication spell checker but not Levothyroid. (Levothyroid comes up in a Google search, but not sure if it is spelled wrong?) Thanks!
Levothroid or levothyroxine are the two medications. Levothyroid (per http://www.online-medical-dic
Subject: Levothroid or levothyroxine are the two medications. Levothyroid (per http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/?q=Levothyroid) is the hormone derived from the thyroid gland.
physician
Subject: physician
When she sees her primary care physician perhaps she can be evaluated through a s/l geripsych physician for further workup.
It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
Subject: It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
that's all the patient would say. I can imagine some patients of a certain generation would not have all of the details or not want to explain them completely. If that was the case, then the doctor may dictate simply all the info that the patient would provide.
WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
Subject: WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
polynephritis? I don't get your rationale.
If the physician is stating that the (sm)
Subject: If the physician is stating that the (sm)
"hemoglobin A1c over 12. " that would tell me that it was greater than 12 and could be alternatively be written as:
"Hemoglobin A1c >12.
your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Subject: your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Referring Physician Site
Subject: Referring Physician Site
http://www.healthcarehiring.com/cgi-bin/provider_name.cgi
I like this site, as you can change the state at the bottom, and also do partial names. Hope this helps.
should primary care physician be capped?
Subject: should primary care physician be capped?
says patient should followup with primary care physician just exhausted at this point...very long day...........well I really don't know the answer to that regardless if it was a long day or not....
when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Subject: when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
Subject: Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
Subject: may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header follo
Subject: If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header followed by the name of the physician
it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
Subject: it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
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