This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
Posted By: truffle on 2008-01-13
In Reply to: how to abbreviate subcutaneous - jjamiJ
Subject: This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
to use subcu, subq, and one account sub-Q (which looks really weird to me!).
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i beg to differ
Subject: i beg to differ
but if you can show me i'm wrong, i'm open to learning.
I've typed it in orthopedics for years, but double-checked myself and it's in the stedman's ortho book under decompression...
I beg to differ, see above nm
Subject: I beg to differ, see above nm
I beg to differ...both are correct...sm
Subject: I beg to differ...both are correct...sm
You are correct when you state the actual receptor is HER2 or HER2/neu. HOWEVER, I often hear docs *slang* the term down to HER-negative...been doing oncology for a long time too...if the doc SAID *HER-negative* and NOT "HER2-" or "HER2/neu-negative" then I would give them what they say...and HER-negative is acceptable. also, the JCO, Hopkins breast center, and ASCO all use "HER-negative" as a term....jmho.
sorry Kathie - I beg to differ - I have diabetes...sm
Subject: sorry Kathie - I beg to differ - I have diabetes...sm
I have been a type 2 diabetic first in pregnancy, then it went away for 8 years and then came back, lost 60 pounds, still have diabetes and have NEVER had HBP (high blood pressure), never been on any antihypertensive drugs ever and went to the MD last Thursday and my BP was 134/70. I attribute the 134 to WCH (white-coat hypertension). *LOL*
So no, not every diabetic has high blood pressure - that's way too general a statement and I have been MT'g for 28 years and worked in a hospital for 10 years in many other capacities prior to MT'g.
Have a GREAT weekend!!!
How does CPL differ for employee versus IC...only been an IC in the past..sm
Subject: How does CPL differ for employee versus IC...only been an IC in the past..sm
Considering a part-time employee position to take the place of my current part-time IC position. (Still work as a "full time" IC.) Just curious if I should expect a similar cpl? Thanks!
Ah, I did see this as a chemo, but there is no mention of any cancer...so I was thinking in a differ
Subject: Ah, I did see this as a chemo, but there is no mention of any cancer...so I was thinking in a differ
ent direction. Thanks a lot!
I have two accounts..
Subject: I have two accounts..
One actually wants "same" as the post op dx and one wants the preop dx.
I also have two accounts that want it different.
Subject: I also have two accounts that want it different.
Characters would be less for 1-9 as opposed to one through nine. It also depends on client preference. It is hard to train your fingers to do one or the other. I am old-school and have always done one through nine, 10, 11, 12, and so on. I have to retrain my fingers. I also have an account that requires I type the 1st the time the patient came in, and the other requirest the first time the patient came in.
or I should say, some accounts want (sm)
Subject: or I should say, some accounts want (sm)
you to put the s on IF it is dictated. Style preference is now without s.
I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.
Subject: I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.
They could care less what BOS has to say.
Many accounts want this expanded
Subject: Many accounts want this expanded
now because it's on the dangerous abbrev. list
I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm
Subject: I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm
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preference of most accounts is to
Subject: preference of most accounts is to
leave off the s, except when it would make an awkward construction, e.g. the patient has Alzheimer's (in that case leave the s). But some accounts still want the s.
on my accounts, it's Cerner
Subject: on my accounts, it's Cerner
don't know if it's the same nationwide, though.
Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm
Subject: Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm
are private surgical hospitals, and even with laparoscopies, cystoscopies, hysteroscopies, etc., there are small 1cm incisions, but you are very correct, with either upper OR lower endoscopies (colon or sigmoid) you would have the scope directly inserted..........does anyone else get hired on for "one or two" accounts and end up with a dozen??? just wondering after all this time....
Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm
Subject: Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm
We used that abbrev all the time but I don't know if it is allowerd on BOS. nm
I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm
Subject: I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm
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not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm
Subject: not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm
nm
if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
Subject: if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
xx
The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if
Subject: The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if a serious question arises I stick in a QA mark with the appropriate question.
I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
Subject: I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
Calling on anyone doing psych accounts
How can I write PEC able as a word?? PEC-able, PECable, or 2 separate words? I'm about to pull my hair out with this report. ESL whose dialect is unbelievable...on ASR. Uggg! Any help appreciated.
Some accounts want no personal info
Subject: Some accounts want no personal info
at all in the report, others want pertinent people listed. It depends on the facility/account.
Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
Subject: Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
we spell liters out - 2 liters and one we use the abbreviation 2 L.
we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
Subject: we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
Not what you asked ...
Subject: Not what you asked ...
I can't think of the word you are looking for (I think it's a regular English word though). But I think the doc is perplexed with the constellation of sx rather than consolation.
I don't think that's what OP asked...NM
Subject: I don't think that's what OP asked...NM
I know this has been asked before, but
Subject: I know this has been asked before, but
when a doctor starts a report a letter and then continues like it is a consult what do you do?
Dear Dr. X: I saw your patient and blah blah blah. Current medications, none. Past history, none.
Thanks!
I asked her that below, but...
Subject: I asked her that below, but...
she has posted 2 more times with no more information than the first time. Sorry we can not help you without more information. Stents can be used in Cardiology or Urology, so you need to at least tell us what discipline you are working in.
my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
Subject: my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
in retrospect, every account I've ever had has done it that way.
Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
Subject: Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
and specialties. Appreciate your help.
the only reason I asked about the INR is because....
Subject: the only reason I asked about the INR is because....
usually he says laboratory data and he did not on this report. He talked about the ECG then just said INR 3.0. The doctor says type as dictated, so I did not feel it went under ECG thats why I wanted to make sure about the lab, not unless it would appropriately fit under ECG?? Thanks
Thanks! I find both is why I asked......thanks again
Subject: Thanks! I find both is why I asked......thanks again
Someone asked about T'd or teed.
Subject: Someone asked about T'd or teed.
I just had an orthopedic doctor tell me while dictating it was T'ed. Go figure.
Thank you! i'm so glad I asked n/m
Subject: Thank you! i'm so glad I asked n/m
Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
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I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbrevi
Subject: I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbreviations, others want it strictly verbatim. The rest seems appropriate to me, but I would say it is dorsiflex the ankle.
Actually it was - poster asked if that word
Subject: Actually it was - poster asked if that word
was correct. It was. Poster never asked what it meant.
Have you asked her to type it as gray?
Subject: Have you asked her to type it as gray?
Could be as simple as telling her that your accounts/office prefer it that way.
it's why I asked my question - she spelled....sm
Subject: it's why I asked my question - she spelled....sm
The poster centimeter exactly the way most dictators say it - cenemeter... that, and the fact poster could not remember how to type half of one made me think OP may be an off-shore MT (and possibly using an elite anonymous proxy so that nobody would know). Of course, I'm just surmising as I personally have no *proof*.......
I asked this same question here back in
Subject: I asked this same question here back in
I can't document this with any reference book or website, but I am pasting an e-mail response that I received below:
Your query relates to a medical condition found originating and usually found on Deer Isle, Maine. It is believed to be the result of in-breeding over
generations of the Haskell and Hardy families when the island of Deer Isle was
isolated from the mainland. There are other instances of genetic disorders occuring where similar circumstances have existed in past times. The disease results in severe deformity of the ankles and feet.
debbie asked about RE-presentation
Subject: debbie asked about RE-presentation
wasn't being nasty as you put it - I merely asked
Subject: wasn't being nasty as you put it - I merely asked
how you can interpret a simple question being *nasty* is beyond belief....I asked because she never posted before 3/1 and there are a slew of questions - and is the ONLY reason I asked if she was testing. I showed and had no attitude in my question BUT YOU SURE DID !!!
around these here parts, I guess one is dam*ed if you do and dam*ed if you don't.
debbie asked this same question below;
Subject: debbie asked this same question below;
nm
I asked this yesterday because if Hispanic..sm
Subject: I asked this yesterday because if Hispanic..sm
if the dictator was Hispanic.......no V in the Spanish alphabet so yeah dictator could be saying Abodart or albodart for Avodart!!! The license plates in Havana, Cuba say HABANA.......not Havana....
Just FYI...........*S*
you asked this very question yesterday
Subject: you asked this very question yesterday
homeopathic for constipation
clavatum (Lycopodium clavatum)
thank goodness I asked, yes Gerdy's thanks! nm
Subject: thank goodness I asked, yes Gerdy's thanks! nm
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I had asked this same question of my QA supervisor. She said...
Subject: I had asked this same question of my QA supervisor. She said...
When a number is following a colon (as you have it) the actual number can be used as it is part of a listing within that topic.
Sorry forgot you asked about "sore" sm
Subject: Sorry forgot you asked about "sore" sm
Does not seem likely that is what is being said in my opinion. Could it be "showing"?
I asked a doctor if he'd heard of this.
Subject: I asked a doctor if he'd heard of this.
"Johnny" as slang for a hospital gown, that is. He said yes, he had, and he was pretty sure it's British slang. I told him what I'd found, which was that it can also be slang for a condom, and he too wondered just exactly what was REALLY going on in that hospital bed.... :)
If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you
Subject: If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you can put it also as 10 (superscript 5)
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