Still easily confused with grade, type, stage....
Posted By: Carlyd on 2006-11-28
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etc. Anyone have a good website or way to remember whether to use Roman numerals or just numbers? My tired ol' head would appreciate it! Thanks to you all.
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I get confused, how do you type out grade, class, type SM
Subject: I get confused, how do you type out grade, class, type SM
I forget which ones use Roman and which do not. TIA
Do not capitalize the words grade, type, class, stage, etc. nm
Subject: Do not capitalize the words grade, type, class, stage, etc. nm
Yes, just means the area is easily irritated or easily
Subject: Yes, just means the area is easily irritated or easily
x
Confused with type of finger splint
Subject: Confused with type of finger splint
Patient has mallet finger with avulsion fracture, DIP.
Placed in a s/l Stax or Stack splint. Which is correct? Thanks!
grade would be arabic, type would be roman.
Subject: grade would be arabic, type would be roman.
Garden is capped per my ortho book.
From googling I suspect it should be Garden type IV fracture. There are hits where it is referred to as grade, but the ones that call it a type look more authentic to me. More research might be in order.
for the most part grade and type use arabic number
Subject: for the most part grade and type use arabic number
If he says grade 2 out of 3, the only change I would make is to use numbers and not type out the wo
Subject: If he says grade 2 out of 3, the only change I would make is to use numbers and not type out the word "two". The rest is fine.
Could be as there are medical grade, high grade, low grade, etc.
Subject: Could be as there are medical grade, high grade, low grade, etc.
Motor exam shows her right tibialis anterior at grade –IV or is grade -4??
Subject: Motor exam shows her right tibialis anterior at grade –IV or is grade -4??
Motor exam shows her right tibialis anterior at grade IV- or is it grade -IV or grade -4 or...
Thanks!
low-grade dysplasia or low grade dyplasia -- when to use hyphens??? TIA
Subject: low-grade dysplasia or low grade dyplasia -- when to use hyphens??? TIA
xx
stage 2 fibrosis (from hep C) or stage II?
Subject: stage 2 fibrosis (from hep C) or stage II?
I can not find a reference to roman or arabic.  Thanks for the help!
Do you capitalize Stage IV or is it stage IV. not sure.
Subject: Do you capitalize Stage IV or is it stage IV. not sure.
nm
stage I or stage 1 rectocele. TIA nm
Subject: stage I or stage 1 rectocele. TIA nm
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Grade or grade?-cardiology
Subject: Grade or grade?-cardiology
In cardiology, is grade capitalized when referring to a grade 1 systolic murmur?
Seems to be why they use Roman is because there is a grade within the grade (sm)
Subject: Seems to be why they use Roman is because there is a grade within the grade (sm)
Grade I is 0-5
Grade II is 5-10
Grade III is greater than 10
grade 2 (grade is not capitalized).
Subject: grade 2 (grade is not capitalized).
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20 mEq of KCl (?easily found in any reference....) nm
Subject: 20 mEq of KCl (?easily found in any reference....) nm
found this very easily at drugs.com
Subject: found this very easily at drugs.com
OCELLA
Generic Name:
Drospirenone 3mg, ethinyl estradiol 30micrograms (21 tabs); inert (7 tabs).
Legal Classification:
Rx
Pharmacological Class:
Progestin + estrogen.
Manufacturer:
Barr Laboratories
Indications:
Oral contraception.
If I only could guess my own dictators so easily! NM
Subject: If I only could guess my own dictators so easily! NM
Not "tires" easily??? This seems really weird. How clear is the
Subject: Not "tires" easily??? This seems really weird. How clear is the
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It is Benicar HCT, easily found by googling.
Subject: It is Benicar HCT, easily found by googling.
FeSO4. Can find this easily with google.
Subject: FeSO4. Can find this easily with google.
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FlavorX, it comes in different flavors so you can get children to take the meds more easily. nm
Subject: FlavorX, it comes in different flavors so you can get children to take the meds more easily. nm
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facile? ( easily accomplished, handled, or attained) WAG here.
Subject: facile? ( easily accomplished, handled, or attained) WAG here.
If on the face, could be Celtic - pale with ruddy cheeks, easily
Subject: If on the face, could be Celtic - pale with ruddy cheeks, easily
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Ach, nevermind- could easily change it to "with ballottement of the knee"- Thank you!
Subject: Ach, nevermind- could easily change it to "with ballottement of the knee"- Thank you!
IUD strings were found easily at the cervical s/l "oss". Is oss an abbreviation for something?
Subject: IUD strings were found easily at the cervical s/l "oss". Is oss an abbreviation for something? nm
Creamy liquid pours easily and leaves no oily aftertaste
Subject: Creamy liquid pours easily and leaves no oily aftertaste
confused
Subject: confused
Are you saying that I should expand ST to Electrocardiographic wave segment> or are you agreeing with me that there is no expansion for ST?
Okay, now I'm really confused
Subject: Okay, now I'm really confused
I thought I saw my post come up four times, but now I don't see it at all, so I'll ask one more time. Hopefully this works and I haven't been too annoying!
Okay, so the patient has bilateral otitis externa "and is having a lot of swelling in the [s/l "D man"] and in the nasal mucosa. I injected it with Depo-Medrol and Marcaine and put him on Flonase."
I feel like I should be catching this but I'm stumped! Any ideas?
Confused.
I was transcribing last night on a woman and the doc said quite clearly, twice, that she was post vasectomy. Okay, I figured that maybe this female once was a male. However, by the end of the report I knew that this was not the case. Anyway, I left a QA marker as I figured what the doc said was incorrect and I did not want to be the one to type that information down. I checked on the report today and QA had put in vasectomy, just as I thought he said.
Okay, so my question is: can women get vasectomies?? I thought it was impossible, but after yesterday my confidence is shaken. Women don't have the vas for the ectomy. If I am correct, then why would QA leave something so erroneus in a report? If it were me I would have left it blank.
Please, someone correct me if I am totally wrong.
thanks a lot..... it confused me for a while there. nm
Subject: thanks a lot..... it confused me for a while there. nm
not sure, please SM... so confused!..
Subject: not sure, please SM... so confused!..
thanks... not sure... he continually says what actually sounds like .... "lungs sr"... i have been doing MT for 11+ years and this is now really frustrating me!!!!!!! TY
No. I am not sure. I am actually confused on this one LOL..
Subject: No. I am not sure. I am actually confused on this one LOL..
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Still confused though.
Subject: Still confused though.
fabere is Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation and extension.
The doc is saying s/l Faber, so I do not know which one to go. So frustrating.
I get confused too sm
Subject: I get confused too sm
track (track) (trak) 1. the path along which something moves, or the mark left by its movement. 2. of pus, to follow the path of least resistance through the tissues, e.g., along an intermuscular septum.
tract (tract) (trakt) [L. tractus] 1. a region, principally one of some length. 2. a collection or bundle of nerve fibers having the same origin, function, and termination (tractus [TA]); see also under bundle, fasciculus, and lemniscus. 3. a number of organs, arranged in series, subserving a common function.
This is according to Dorland's online dictionary. I too get confused but I think it should be track.
confused
Subject: confused
patient needs a s/l lap cholie?
Thank you so much, I was getting confused.
Subject: Thank you so much, I was getting confused.
nm
Confused
Subject: Confused
I always get this confused. Is it Penicillin (brand name) or penicillin (generic)? TIA
confused
Subject: confused
for all I know he could be stuttering right now...lol. s/l minimeniscus tear does that sound like something?
confused
Subject: confused
New doctor. Can't understand 1/4 of dictation. I have no clue what the diagnosis is (some kind of sprain) he talks about the right ankle also the medial deltoid. I am very very confused. I have a ton of blanks and can't understand any of them.
now I'm really confused :)
Subject: now I'm really confused :)
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Confused
Subject: Confused
Is s/he saying midsings or midsigns? You have written both in your post.
confused....lol
Subject: confused....lol
Examination of his left foot shows there is normal configuration. With plantar pressure between the third and fourth metatarsal head and compression, a popping sensation is elicited, consistent with a Morton’s neuroma.
Shouldn't there be a period after configuration? I am so confused every time I read it I come up with something different.
Above I have it with a period after configuration. Do I have that wrong?? tia again.
I, too, have been confused about that over the
Subject: I, too, have been confused about that over the
years - when it does come up, I type it as "Worker's," but "Workers'" might be correct
confused
Subject: confused
I think it is SIF-MDP-Technetium-99. I googled this and think it fits. Try it.
now I'm even more confused
Subject: now I'm even more confused
Does anyone else get confused over these 2 works? (sm)
Subject: Does anyone else get confused over these 2 works? (sm)
I usually have a hard time trying to figure out which one is best to use and sometimes just have to take a best guess. Anyone have any "tricks" to figure this out on a case-by-case basis? Thanks!
which word - confused
Subject: which word - confused
When referred to x-rays, is it "lumbar plain films" or "lumbar plane films
Stiil confused
Subject: Stiil confused
I guess I am still confused, she changed a fraction for 1/2 in the person's weight to .5 and I still don't know which rule this would follow under, maybe it is too late at night for me to comprehend.
I don't blame you for being confused.
Subject: I don't blame you for being confused.
In earlier days I was assured that guide wire was a generic term and Guidewire was a brand name, but I sure see it in a lot of sources where it is not capped.
My best guess is yes, cap it, or check with your QA department if you have one.
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