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With doctors it could be anything. Just blank

Posted By: it and go on. (NM) on 2008-08-17
In Reply to: Word help Constitutional, eyes, ears, nose, throat, cardiovascular, s/l *tory. This is 12-point ros - akhan

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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.
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.
Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Subject: Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.


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

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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
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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.


The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the
Subject: The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the

the HIM departmental budget.  So basically when you're told to type verbatim, it means YOU get paid less.  And even in the case of working for a private practice, the doctors don't give a hoot whether you expand abbreviations or not just as long as you get what they mean.  They just want a nice coherent report that makes them look like all their education paid off.


I, for one, refuse to jump through hoops for a measly 8 cpl and that is what the services are making us do.


Easy website to find doctors by state
Subject: Easy website to find doctors by state

Anyone know of any links?


Thanks!


Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.
Subject: Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.

Don't you hate it when you're just sure a word is made up and you look it up only to find that it IS a real word? The other day a doc said conspicuity and I thought, man, if I was going to play with the word conspicuous, I'd go with conspicuosity. I Googled it and sho nuf, conspicuity is a word.
geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!
Subject: geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!


Not sure what the blank could be
Subject: Not sure what the blank could be

Do you have a sounds like?
and if they say 15 mm mercury that is what I would type, not the mm Hg.
the blank
Subject: the blank

The blank does sound like "to". Thank you very much for the information.
You know, I think I will just blank it.. (sm if you want!:)
Subject: You know, I think I will just blank it.. (sm if you want!:)

This doc is famous for saying the wrong thing because he dictates while surfing the net.  Actiq is something prescribed in that clinic all the time, and he always mispronounces it "Ak-tik" rather than "Ak-teek" as it should be pronounced, so I bet he said that while thinking something else.  I know that's not right, so I will just leave it blank.  I really wish this guy would pay attention, though! 


(I don't know how many times I have been transcribing and he's hemming and hawing and I hear clicking in the background and then hear, "Hello!  You've got mail!" and I think to myself... "This guy is a neurosurgeon... And he has AOL? Hello?" Ha ha!)


Thanks for trying to help, all! I appreciate your time! 


 


i'm going to blank it
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I just can't figure it out.  Each response is a great one but it's just not what he's saying--and I know what he's saying isn't correct!


"Extremities revealed no cyanosis or edema, there are slightly decreased peripheral pulses and dorsalis pedis.  There is good capillary refill and _______ to cultures over both lower extremities.  The patient stayed in the hospital for 16 days."


I hate it when I can't figure out a word!  Again, thanks for the responses, this is a great group!


Need help with a blank
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Left chest and s/l flank fank have multiple abrasions and conclusions.  I'm thinking face?????
Thanks! He's getting a blank!
Subject: Thanks! He's getting a blank!


sorry - second blank
Subject: sorry - second blank


Who knows! I just put a blank
Subject: Who knows! I just put a blank

Guess I will find out some time or another! Thanks for all the help
Thx anyway, sent it with a blank
Subject: Thx anyway, sent it with a blank


Thank you so much!!! Got rid of my blank!
Subject: Thank you so much!!! Got rid of my blank!


Thanks. I sent it in blank.
Subject: Thanks. I sent it in blank.

So I had no idea what it was and sent it in blank.

Thanks though! :)
I don't know, I think I will just have to blank it....thanks anyway NM
Subject: I don't know, I think I will just have to blank it....thanks anyway NM


not sure - have to blank - thanks :)
Subject: not sure - have to blank - thanks :)


thanks to all 3 for the help! one less blank for QA. :)
Subject: thanks to all 3 for the help! one less blank for QA. :)

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That one you will have to blank. He
Subject: That one you will have to blank. He

just misspoke as that is for dermatitis.
Thanks, but he is CLEARLY saying BI-OX??? I am going to blank it.
Subject: Thanks, but he is CLEARLY saying BI-OX??? I am going to blank it.


I think I would have to blank that one.
Subject: I think I would have to blank that one.

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