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There is Septra, but NEVER GUESS at allergies.

Posted By: nm on 2009-01-26
In Reply to: drug help - pam

Subject: There is Septra, but NEVER GUESS at allergies.

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You should never guess at allergies.
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NEVER EVER guess on allergies. There
Subject: NEVER EVER guess on allergies. There

could be too many consequences if you guess wrong and the person only reads your report and does not refer to the chart.

If not sure, DO NOT guess at allergies.
Subject: If not sure, DO NOT guess at allergies.

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Cannot guess at allergies. Flag it.
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Septra DS?
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Most likely Sectral, not Septra - nm
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SL lido-septra and gerspeg
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The patient was given these two medications. She has lymphadentitis and onychomycosis.

use Septra for hypertension?? or could maybe be saying Sectral.. Thanks
Subject: use Septra for hypertension?? or could maybe be saying Sectral.. Thanks

Gosh, that s/l screams of Septra DS
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but for acne? Could be....I looked it up on the net and I do see it thrown around but nothing concrete or reliable that I can find.

found Gris-Peg but no sl lido-septra
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Allergies
Subject: Allergies

Sounds like she's saying ALLERGIES: QUINN (this is for an ob note)

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s/l The patient is allergic to 'cabs', causing swelling. What is the 'cabs' word?

allergies
Subject: allergies

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allergies to fat?
Subject: allergies to fat?

He has allergies to s/l fat.

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Allergies
Subject: Allergies

If CP does not state whether allergies are all caps or not, should I cap them?

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Allergies to s/l Ham-a-nop-tra

Allergies

I wonder if anyone out there can answer this? Is thers such a thing as the following:

ALLERGIES: No enteric allergies.

Allergies
Subject: Allergies

s/l guiafenicillin - it definitely sounds like it's ending in *cillin.

Also s/l active-ed.

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Allergies ?
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Dr dictates: No illnesses, prior surgeries, or known allergies to medications. How would you best transcribe? (At least he wasn't chewing or swallowing in this report!)

Allergies
Subject: Allergies

Thanks for your quick response.

Allergies
Subject: Allergies

Was instructed to always all cap ALLERGIES, but usually not used in the middle of the sentence. Thanks for the replies.

Allergies
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I think docs should spell them out but---that will be the day. :-)

s/l anti-ket for bee allergies
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maybe just "nka" for no known allergies
Subject: maybe just "nka" for no known allergies

List of allergies
Subject: List of allergies

She is stumbling over this word - any help appreciated!

list of allergies:
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Not sure what doc is using this for, but there is Phenoject which is used for allergies such as hay
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s/l use of hipatholger for allergies...nm
Subject: s/l use of hipatholger for allergies...nm

List of allergies:
Subject: List of allergies:

s/l higrotamines

maybe saying no known drug allergies... NM
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If the client profile says to capitalize allergies and the doctor lists an "intolerance" under the allergy heading - would you capitalize or not?

list of allergies - need med help please
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S/L Rowen genography ?

Allergies to Avolefs?
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Hi there!

I'm having a hard time with this one... sounds like the dictator is saying, "Allergies to Avelefs and Depakote." I'm having trouble with the one that sounds like avolefs or avilefs or avolephs or avilephs????? Any suggestions?

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Only in list of allergies..
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that's all he gave me.

soful allergies??
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ALLERGIES
?Solful? which creates hives. ..

i can not find any allergy that sounds like this!

Allergies among other things
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When I started in transcription there was a saying my boss would always quote and that was WHEN IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT. It's better to put a blank and have QA figure it out or even have the doctor fix it instead of putting the wrong information.

possibly, but its just allergies: s/l lidace
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so who knows.... I left a blank.

NKMA..no known medication allergies??? nm
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flag it - too important with allergies not to
Subject: flag it - too important with allergies not to

Over the years allergies has evolved (sm)
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Physicians used to just list the allergy itself, in your case, morphine, but I have found that currently they are listing the reaction to the allergen, which in you case is hives. Another example would be rash. Morphine-hives. Allergies: Morphine causes hives. In my experience anyway...

Dr spells drug for allergies...
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he says "Azruis" for allergies. Cannot find anything like this on Google or RX drug list, any ideas?

Under allergies - I assume it's a drug...?
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Allergies include S/L: WUH-STEH-FIN and ciprofloxacin.

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loratadine, OTC Claritin for allergies? nm
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allergies - PHEDRINES or EPHEDRINES?
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Are you sure it's for allergies? Lunesta for sleep?
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Did you google enteric allergies? sm
Subject: Did you google enteric allergies? sm

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Can you hear Genaphed? It is a med used for allergies.
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atopic dermatitis associated with food allergies. sm
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There's Astelin, nasal spray for allergies.
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Allergies include s/l pair it a deen. nm
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