Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Posted By: psv on 2009-03-11
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Subject: Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
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It is possible if he did pronounce it right. TY!
Subject: It is possible if he did pronounce it right. TY!
How do you pronounce foci?
Subject: How do you pronounce foci?
The doctor says that there were scattered areas of s/l *fossi* in the liver.
What I found was scattered areas of foci. Is that how you pronounce foci?
Thanks
Is it a child? Maybe trying to pronounce RSV?
Subject: Is it a child? Maybe trying to pronounce RSV?
Respiratory syncytial virus.
He does pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does pronounce it, just spells it.
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He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
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could have been but he certainly doesn't pronounce it that way
Subject: could have been but he certainly doesn't pronounce it that way
I flagged for QA. Thanks for the help though!
Not EMV or GCS? Asians don't pronounce consonants
Subject: Not EMV or GCS? Asians don't pronounce consonants
very well - I know this is a stretch.
Thanks. I dont why they pronounce it as Cultivate...nm
Subject: Thanks. I dont why they pronounce it as Cultivate...nm
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could be, does not pronounce the xi, med list of 18, but does have severe PVD, thanks
Subject: could be, does not pronounce the xi, med list of 18, but does have severe PVD, thanks
Yeah...I have had dictators pronounce
Subject: Yeah...I have had dictators pronounce
it that way..kind of like centimeters sounding like sonometers. Glad to help
Thank you Chavera, I think that is it. She does not pronounce the n, just like oricia.
Subject: Thank you Chavera, I think that is it. She does not pronounce the n, just like oricia.
Ditto - because most docs pronounce it hycosamine! :)
Subject: Ditto - because most docs pronounce it hycosamine! :)
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Should have said..mine pronounce ESWL , "S Wall"...nm
Subject: Should have said..mine pronounce ESWL , "S Wall"...nm
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sometimes ESLs pronounce omeprazole like oma-pray-sol NM
Subject: sometimes ESLs pronounce omeprazole like oma-pray-sol NM
The OP's are correct. That's how ortho's pronounce SCFE. nm
Subject: The OP's are correct. That's how ortho's pronounce SCFE. nm
It is Dumas' novel, no additional s, difficult to pronounce...nm
Subject: It is Dumas' novel, no additional s, difficult to pronounce...nm
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I have docs who almost never pronounce any medications well enough to give me a clue. :-)
Subject: I have docs who almost never pronounce any medications well enough to give me a clue. :-)
What is the correct way to pronounce Lanier? Is it Lane - e - er or La-neer? Thanks!
Subject: What is the correct way to pronounce Lanier? Is it Lane - e - er or La-neer? Thanks!
I don't want to sound like an idiot!
Never mind - Nexavar. These guys can't even pronounce correctly, yet expect us to know how to sp
Subject: Never mind - Nexavar. These guys can't even pronounce correctly, yet expect us to know how to spell
correctly! GHEESH!!
the rheumatologist I work for does not pronounce the hydroxy part either, just hydro. nm.
Subject: the rheumatologist I work for does not pronounce the hydroxy part either, just hydro. nm.
There is a Kopan needle that is used for br. biopsy - drs will frequently pronounce as "Kopan'
Subject: There is a Kopan needle that is used for br. biopsy - drs will frequently pronounce as "Kopan's"
Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
Subject: Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
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doctors... anything is possible!
Subject: doctors... anything is possible!
P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
Subject: P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
out there who actually do read their reports and know when something is changed, and those are the doctors that will come back on your supervisor, who comes back on you, because you changed something in their report.
My doctors usually put it in...
Subject: My doctors usually put it in...
GU or abdominal section.
Like doctors know it all????
Subject: Like doctors know it all????
you know, they do make mistakes. And we do follow the BOS. Get over yourself. So you know Latin or say you do, big deal. We know the rules for use of the word in MT. That's what counts here.
Ya know how doctors
Subject: Ya know how doctors
like to make up words. I'm wondering if he could be saying "Urine was pink, not pyurious." . . . just sort of repeating himself on the no pus thing???
And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Subject: And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Most doctors can't spell.
Subject: Most doctors can't spell.
That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
Subject: That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
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i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
Subject: i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
clearly sonometers....and then QA sends it back as centimeters.. anybody else go through this?
yes I find most doctors still
Subject: yes I find most doctors still
dictate most of these terms with the s. I have hardly ever heard a doctor say Crohn disease. I found it hard to switch over because I was so used to it.
could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
Subject: could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
this one wrong! Seriously, I don't know what is so difficult about it but they mangle it all the time.
With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
Subject: With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
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Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
Subject: Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
ask him what it meant? If you cannot document a word you cannot transcribe it in a report.
Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
Subject: Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
in that hospital are doing their own trial/protocol/study.
Letter to 2 doctors
Subject: Letter to 2 doctors
I am typing a letter to 2 doctors. How should I put the addresses on the letter? Do I put both addresses on? Thanks!
no, doctors spells out word as indicated
Subject: no, doctors spells out word as indicated
Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
Subject: Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
x
changing around doctors words
Subject: changing around doctors words
What is considered normal and appropriate.. if the doctor usually says things or an expressoin a certain way and this expression is on my autocorrect is it okay for me to type it in that way (with my autocorrect) if he changes around the sentence but it really means the same thing anyway. Also, how much is it acceptable to change what he says.
I've had lots of doctors
Subject: I've had lots of doctors
use MVI for multivitamin(s), although I think it really stands for multivitamin infusion/injection. Don't know if this would fit for your report.
Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
Subject: Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
....an "acute abdomen series." It is three plain x-rays - one of the abdomen with the patient flat (lying down), one of the abdomen with the patient standing upright, and a third x-ray of the chest to include the diaphragms (also with patient upright) so they can see if there is free air under the diaphragm (which can happen with bowel perforation in cases of diverticulitis, Crohn's, or other bowel diseases).
Doctors and made-up words....
Subject: Doctors and made-up words....
Google search, using "define: emese" brings this up:
"Emese is a feminine Hungarian name that is possibly derived from the Finno-Ugric name eme which means "mother"."
That shows the value of a 20-year education, doesn't it.
Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
Subject: Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
include their breast exam in a report.
I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
Subject: I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
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At our hospital doctors will order a
Subject: At our hospital doctors will order a
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yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
Subject: yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
Subject: Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
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uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
Subject: uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
Subject: I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
give their okay to proceed with the surgery when patient is unable and it is an emergent case with no family members available to give consent. The double doc'd could mean "two doctors" and not "documented."
That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
Subject: That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
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