VAC no periods...
Posted By: I do lots of wound care ....nm on 2007-03-27
In Reply to: Wound VAC or wound V.A.C. - Me
Subject: VAC no periods...
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actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
Subject: actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
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M.D. and MS-periods?
Subject: M.D. and MS-periods?
I am supposed to be typing M.D. with periods. I have M.S. in the same report. Are there supposed to be periods for Jane Doe, M.S.?
well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
Subject: well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Subject: on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Everything can't come from the BOS. Some things we do have to 'wing it' so to speak. I have a verbatim account and can only type PRN, no periods, all caps, so that's how it would be done. P.r.n. Tylenol doesn't look right, so I would have to put it PRN Tylenol.
Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
Subject: Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
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IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Subject: IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
Subject: Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
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Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
Subject: Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
cerebrovascular accident always has been CVA (hard to keep up with so many new rules).
Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go
Subject: Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go figure).
i type them all with periods, not caps.
Subject: i type them all with periods, not caps.
guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
Subject: guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
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I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
Subject: I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34
Subject: To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34 years, but I too still have to learn new things every day. Guess that is what keeps me motivated.
Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...
Subject: Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...
Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
Subject: Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm
Subject: if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm
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