This is how I learned hyphens sm
Posted By: Another KSMT on 2007-08-15
In Reply to: hyphens - hs
Subject: This is how I learned hyphens sm
VI. Hyphenation
These prefixes do not require the use of a connecting hyphen in compound terms:
ante |
intra |
semi |
anti |
micro |
sub |
bi |
mid |
super |
co |
non |
supra |
contra |
over |
trans |
counter |
pre |
tri |
de |
post |
ultra |
extra |
pro |
un |
infra |
pseudo |
under |
inter |
re |
weight |
Examples - antecubital not ante-cubitalAlso Correct - antithesis, bitemporal, counterproductive, defibrillated, extrapyramidal, infraumbilical, interpersonal, intracranial, microhematuria, midline, nontender, nondistended, nonfocal, nonspecific, noncontributory, noncompliance, nonicteric, nonsmall, overestimate, overweight, preoperative, postoperative, posttraumatic, pseudogout, semicircular, sublingual, superimposed, supramammary, transvaginal, ultraviolet, underweight, weightbearing.
Do use a hyphen with prefixes ending in a or i and a base word beginning with the same letter. Example - anti-inflammatory.
Do use a hyphen when compounded with the prefix self.
Example - self-administered, self-monitored.
For Clarification - Use a hyphen after a prefix if not using a hyphen would change the meaning of the word. Examples - re-cover (to cover again) versus recover (regain)
Post is in that list above so I make it part of the word in most cases unless it should just be a stand-alone word.
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it doesnt pay to be nice on this board a long time ago. and i WAS NOT the only one posting. EVERY post was not by me.
thank you! Learned something new again :) nm
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Uh huh. Just the way they learned it.
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Yup. They pronounce lots of drug names wrong.
Thank you too, I learned something too!
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You are so right, I have learned something yet again!
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I learned something too and you are welcome.
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That's it! Thank you - I learned something new! NM
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I learned this
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That if you can replace the word with "it is" then it is "it's." If you can't, then it is "its."
Thank you QA. I learned something
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new today. I have been spelling that one wrong for a long time.
I know, that's the way I learned it - who can keep up with BOS? nm
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Learned something new.
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Thank you :-)
No problem. I learned it also!! nm
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Thanks so much! I learned something new today :)
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I don't remember where I learned it, but...
Subject: I don't remember where I learned it, but...
I like using the first two letters of each word in word pairs, like refa = respiratory failure. If I have other word pairs that have the same letters, I add the last letter twice (or more), like refaa = renal failure. If there was a third word pair, it would be refaaa. This would not work for some people, but it's very fast for me. I also double the last letter when the shortcut would be a real word otherwise, like poree (instead of pore) for posterior region. With this system (and looking at your cheat window at the bottom), you can keep adding on other phrases. If I use acfr for acute fracture, I might use acfrd for acute fracture or dislocation.
That's my main trick, but there are lots others I use. I do add individual words to my expander (especially long words) with no shortcuts so I can start to type and find the word in my screen to just plop the rest in automatically (sorta like how AutoText works).
A lot of what makes sense to you will not make sense to someone else. You just need to find what works for you. Keep trying things out because it can't hurt to keep adding or changing. Not even one day goes by without me adding lots of new entries. The key is to always be looking for ways to type fewer strokes.
Thank you so much! I learned a new one today! nm
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Most of these new drugs can be learned
Subject: Most of these new drugs can be learned
through TV ads. The ads come on and I'm telling the TV to please show the name in writing! They usually do, and I learn the spelling on the spot because I know now all the patients will be asking for it and the doctors will be dictating it.
You're welcome. I learned it right here. :) nm
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that's it. Thanks, I just learned a new word. nm
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Thank you - I've learned something new!
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Here's how I learned it in the days of yore. sm
Subject: Here's how I learned it in the days of yore. sm
effect (noun) a result
effect (verb) to bring about
affect (verb) to influence
affect (noun) psych term
The verb effect is usually pronounced with a long first e. "Let's effect some change around here."
In your case above, it is the verb effect (to bring about). She wants to bring about relief with club soda. The effect (result) of her using club soda was infrequent symptoms.
Affect as a verb is pronounced with the first syllable accented, (like Ben Affleck).
Affect as a noun (the psych term) has the second syllable accented.
Suggestion: Jot this down and tape it to your monitor. You'll get it. Don't jinx yourself! :)
I was lucky; he learned how to say it by the end of the report.
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He had to say it about 8 times, and by the end it was sounding like plain 'ol amphetamine. Nasty stuff though. The patient who OD'd on it was in a coma with fever of 106!
you probably learned math by hand too!
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Not at all... we are all in one boat and I also look at this board for help and have learned much fr
Subject: Not at all... we are all in one boat and I also look at this board for help and have learned much from you.
The way I learned it in class was q.4 h., but my company now wants
Subject: The way I learned it in class was q.4 h., but my company now wants
Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!
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I learned it with the O in school back in the 1980s,
Subject: I learned it with the O in school back in the 1980s,
but when I was mentored in the 1990s, only the I spelling was acceptable, and this has been consistent with every place I've worked since.
Logical it's not, LOL.
Wow! I actually learned a new word today - I have never heard of that!
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what we learned from mtstars make it for forever
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what we learned from mtstars make it for forever make an autocorrect entry for s/l with xxx yy xxx clarification i.e. hyforcate with xxx hyfrecate xxx
You are most welcome. I learned a long time ago to become a good transcriptionist not only
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do you need to know how to spell it, but also learn what it is that you are typing (and save yourself the embarassment of having one of your reports make the "laughing rounds" at the hospital or company that you're working for). :>)
Learned a new word-sitophobia-fear of food
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Learn something new every day in this job.
Angina pectoris. Very basic term you should have learned by now. nm
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Thanks you - I learned something new today. Term means "relevant."
Subject: Thanks you - I learned something new today. Term means "relevant."
I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
Subject: I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
However, seems like disk is the preferred way for both now.
Lordy. I only learned Word doing ophth one weekend but sm
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I did find this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2277253_insert-sum-formula-word-table.html
I learned sinus tract -- elongated area, pathway etc. nm
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You are welcome. I have learned all sorts of strange stuff typing ED notes. nm
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hyphens
Subject: hyphens
And, when I first started out so many years ago our motto was "when in doubt hyphenate" and it was so long ago it had to be incorrect.
hyphens
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My QA only allows 3- to 4-mm effusion. So I don't know what to tell her.
Hyphens
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I am a QA specialist and I am starting to see a trend away from hyphenating African-American male/female, etc. Does anyone know if there is a new official rule for this that can be referenced? Just what we need, another change. 
Hyphens
Subject: Hyphens
We were told not to use hyphens with African-American, Latin-American, etc. any longer.
hyphens
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 African-American, 32-year-old, bright-red-blood, any hard and fast rules on these?
Hyphens
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Thanks:)
hyphens
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It's a simple rule of English concerning compound adjectives. From The New St. Martin's Handbook (of English usage), "Often you will use adjectives made up of word combinations that are not listed in the dictationary. The guiding principle then is to hyphenate most compound adjectives that precede a noun but not those that follow a noun." Thus "5-French catheter" but "upsized to 5 French."
Hyphens
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"Non-ill" is not a word. No hyphens necessary here. Change to: Not ill appearing.
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Don't know the med, but no hyphens in every other day. nm
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no hyphens
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That is funny because I was taught this by someone that had 15 years experience. I guess we learn all different ways to do things. Thanks for the word help.
hyphens
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post-arthroscopic surgery or post-arthroscopic-surgery? TIA?
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The patient is 12 days post-arthroscopic surgery or the patient is 12 days post-arthroscopic-surgery. Thanks again!
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Thanks, but I thought "post" in the medical realm is a prefix and should be attached with a hyphen I guess.
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Thank. This helps a lot :)
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This is great! What is it from?
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