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Thanks for taking the time to help me, flag it I will!

Posted By: newbie working on 2008-02-25
In Reply to: I agree with Hayseed...meds and dosages scare me, too. However...sm - rmb

Subject: Thanks for taking the time to help me, flag it I will!

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Thanks for taking the time... He has finished this horrible dictation and I will flag it.
Subject: Thanks for taking the time... He has finished this horrible dictation and I will flag it.


OP here--thanks very much taking the time to help!
Subject: OP here--thanks very much taking the time to help!


That does help! Thanks so much for taking the time!
Subject: That does help! Thanks so much for taking the time!

nm
I bet that's it! Thanks to all of you for taking the time to help!
Subject: I bet that's it! Thanks to all of you for taking the time to help!

Nm
Thanks for taking the time, but what I was looking for...
Subject: Thanks for taking the time, but what I was looking for...

was when there are abnormalities in the CBC, the further studies that are typically performed (eg, iron, TIBC, ferritin, transferrin saturation, etc). Maybe these are too dependent on the lab performing the studies to have normals. I'm not certain.

Sorry it took so long to respond. I had it set to inform me of answers via e-mail; however, that little feature failed to work this time.
Thanks for taking the time... going with it.
Subject: Thanks for taking the time... going with it.


Thanks and thanks for taking time to respond!
Subject: Thanks and thanks for taking time to respond!

NM
Thanks so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me.
Subject: Thanks so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me.


Also meant to thank you for taking time to look - so
Subject: Also meant to thank you for taking time to look - so


I would flag it. We have a hard enough time --sm
Subject: I would flag it. We have a hard enough time --sm

trying to find medical words and phrases, much less cities and towns. If they cannot spell it, they don't get it. I won't waste my time looking. I am not getting paid for that kind of search...actually not getting paid for ANY kind of search. JMO
what time are we using here in mtStars? US time or India time?
Subject: what time are we using here in mtStars? US time or India time?


is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've look
Subject: is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've looked.

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with time are you supposed to put the word hour after the time, i.e. 1600 hours
Subject: with time are you supposed to put the word hour after the time, i.e. 1600 hours

nm
that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two
Subject: that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two weeks' time)

nm
pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time
Subject: pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time


prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time
Subject: prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time


?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time
Subject: ?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time

so that didn't answer my question at all -- and in fact was incorrect info
2 years' time or 2 year's time- Which is correct?
I put 2 years' time and was marked off on QA.
One Weeks' Time or One Week's Time
Subject: One Weeks' Time or One Week's Time

Which one is correct?


Thanks! 


fourth time she has used this she is saying on-cora..each time in the..
Subject: fourth time she has used this she is saying on-cora..each time in the..

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I agree - we all do it from time to time - we try to make something else out of it
Subject: I agree - we all do it from time to time - we try to make something else out of it

nm
PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time
Subject: PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time


Three month's time or three months' time? TIA!
Subject: Three month's time or three months' time? TIA!


I found Real-Time, Real-time, real-time ultrasound...
Subject: I found Real-Time, Real-time, real-time ultrasound...

nm
taking a guess here . . .
Subject: taking a guess here . . .

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Subject: Thanks so much! I'm taking notes!


You taking over their surgeries or
Subject: You taking over their surgeries or

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patient is currently taking s/l
Subject: patient is currently taking s/l

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Subject: Taking PO's well. Is this correct?



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Subject: where are they taking the biopsy from??


Are you taking a test?
Subject: Are you taking a test?


Taking a guess here (sm)
Subject: Taking a guess here (sm)

cephalosporin which is an antibiotic. Does the child have an infection or cellulitis of some sort?
Are you taking a test or what???
Subject: Are you taking a test or what???

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Male or female pt? What else are they taking? nm
Subject: Male or female pt? What else are they taking? nm

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THANKS... but DUH on my part. I'm taking a break now!! :) nm
Subject: THANKS... but DUH on my part. I'm taking a break now!! :) nm


Taking into account any possible slurring...
Subject: Taking into account any possible slurring...

or stumbling over the word....could it possibly be "oblique" ?  (pronounced by the doc as "o-bleek" instead of "o-blike")


That's the only alternative knee view I can think of other than a sunrise view, but sunrise couldn't be mistaken for your sound-alike description at all. 


Hope that helps


taking a stab here with dysynchrony? nm
Subject: taking a stab here with dysynchrony? nm

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are you taking a test? I bet the above posts are yours, too.
Subject: are you taking a test? I bet the above posts are yours, too.

??????
If you are taking a test - we do not supply...NM
Subject: If you are taking a test - we do not supply...NM


clamp?.......just taking a stab at it....
Subject: clamp?.......just taking a stab at it....


Here's what I'd do for taking verbatim tests. sm
Subject: Here's what I'd do for taking verbatim tests. sm

First, ask the tester whether you should transcribe verbatim or strict verbatim and then do just that.

If instructed to transcribe verbatim, I would then add a note at the beginning of the test saying, "These reports were transcribed strict verbatim (whatever) as instructed. However, if these were dictations I would encounter on the job, I would flag such and such (and site the instance), change such and such to such and such, etc."

This would cover you both ways, showing that you followed their verbatim instructions but you also noted some discrepancies or grammar/punctuation things that needed to be fixed, etc.

If the companies you are testing for require 3 or more years' experience in medical records transcription, they really mean it. If you don't have this kind of experience, you are really doing yourself an injustice. From your questions below, I can see you're a newbie. I recommend your getting a job in a hospital or clinic where other MTs can give you the added instruction you need for this kind of work. It's the best advice I can give you.

Another point of advice: Research all the responses you get here for your questions. While intending to be helpful, some MTs do not provide the correct answers.

Then jot down all the words in a notebook you have to look up, all of them, with a bit of definition to go along with it. MT requires extensive research forEVER!

Good luck, Carrie!
once again, taking your test honestly
Subject: once again, taking your test honestly


she has been taking s/l nonalgesics rather than aspirin...thanks
Subject: she has been taking s/l nonalgesics rather than aspirin...thanks


I think he is saying. taking no analgesics other than aspirin thank you
Subject: I think he is saying. taking no analgesics other than aspirin thank you


pt taking Accutane following the guidelines set about by roe-sh nm
Subject: pt taking Accutane following the guidelines set about by roe-sh nm

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Are you taking a test or do you do this for a living?
Subject: Are you taking a test or do you do this for a living?

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We aren't taking the test; you are.
Subject: We aren't taking the test; you are.

That's the way tests are.

Good luck.
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Subject: Just taking a stab at it, but how about cereal?


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Subject: Was taking Naproxen and this is not helping. Please sm

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This girl is taking a test. Do not help her. nm
Subject: This girl is taking a test. Do not help her. nm

nm
If he is taking about the location of the mass,
Subject: If he is taking about the location of the mass,

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