Yes, gray was named in honor of....
Posted By: alm on 2005-11-11
In Reply to: It's someone's name - i.e,, Gray, and it should be SM - Anon
Subject: Yes, gray was named in honor of....
scientist, but it is not capitalized -- like you do for most eponynms. There are lots of sites on the internet defining radiation terms if you really want to read up on them.
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I've only seen Gy, never gray or Gray in a report...
Subject: I've only seen Gy, never gray or Gray in a report...
In honor of MT week
Subject: In honor of MT week
(though it's almost over), I want to say thanks to you guys. I use this board constantly, and would be lost without it!! It's almost like having in-house co-workers you can ask for help, and I really appreciate everyone's help all the time!!!!
named after a man named Schmorl.....sm
Subject: named after a man named Schmorl.....sm
Schmorl's nodes
Also known as:
Schmorl's nodule
Associated persons:
Christian Georg Schmorl
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Description:
Protrusion of the vertebral disc into the vertebra in adolescent kyphosis. They are usually asymptomatic and begin as a defect of the cortex or the vertebral body endplate of a vertebra, followed by fissures and protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.
http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2377.html
It's someone's name - i.e,, Gray, and it should be SM
Subject: It's someone's name - i.e,, Gray, and it should be SM
treatment fractions - no slash.
gray? nm
Subject: gray? nm
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Gray bad?
Just wondering, has the rule changed in that gray must by abbreviated to Gy? Nothing in the BOS2. Nothing in CP. Account is verbatum. Doc says clearly gray, and since I have been typing him for 3 years, it has never been changed. QA had changed gray to Gy in an otherwise flawless report that I don't know why was sent to QA to begin with (this dictator isn't under 100% review and neither am I). Am I missing something, or is this QA on a power trip. I love QA and they do wonderful stuff, but, there are some who...well...may need to remove their heads from their bum.
gray/grey
Subject: gray/grey
gray or grey
i have a gal in my office now that i actually have to train for transcription, why my boss hired someone with no experience is beyond me, but she likes to use 'grey'
Grey/gray
Subject: Grey/gray
Your point? Obviously you have never looked the words up. They are interchangeable. In other words, they both mean the same thing, according to Websters Universal Dictionary.
gray/grey
Subject: gray/grey
yes, i know they mean the same thing, there is no point i was just curious as to what others thought.
gray/grey
Subject: gray/grey
Transcription for Pathology so there are a lot of colors we use.
And I know grey is not wrong I was just curious and wondered if there was a preference here in the US. Thank you
Gy for gray or cGy for centigray.....nm
Subject: Gy for gray or cGy for centigray.....nm
Might be saying 'pearly gray' (NM)
Subject: Might be saying 'pearly gray' (NM)
Gy for gray or cGy - centigray
Subject: Gy for gray or cGy - centigray
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According to Gray's Anatomy...sm
Subject: According to Gray's Anatomy...sm
The "fourchette" is the anterior edge of the perineum. Hope that helps.
S/L code gray protocol
Subject: S/L code gray protocol
Doc says: He was given TPA for an acute stroke under the ?CODE GRAY? protocol.
TIA again.
info on Code Gray. sm
Subject: info on Code Gray. sm
http://www.floridahospitalmedicalnews.com/news-Neurology-Neurosurgery-id31.html
I have seen it both ways, but I prefer gray. SM
Subject: I have seen it both ways, but I prefer gray. SM
BTW, when I worked in house that happened to me also, I had to train 2 people. I quit.
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.
Gray per fraction. See refs.
Subject: Gray per fraction. See refs.
Accelerated radiation therapy, seven fractions per week, for advanced head and neck cancer--a ... Large volumes were treated to 46 Gy, 2 Gy per fraction, ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=12109829 - Similar pages |
Since that time, radiation therapy has developed into a recognized medical specialty .... In the accelerated fractionation schemes, the dose per fraction is ...
www.emedicine.com/ent/topic247.htm - 92k - Cached - Similar pages |
cGy (centi-Gray units )
Subject: cGy (centi-Gray units )
bluish-gray cyst
Subject: bluish-gray cyst
anon: It's about gray, not gram...nm
Subject: anon: It's about gray, not gram...nm
nm
No - not unless a company is named.
Subject: No - not unless a company is named.
x
it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm
Subject: it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm
regardless of what the AAMT says......
I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
Subject: I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
i.e.
functional disorder
Gaucher disorder
gender identity disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
grandiose type of paranoid disorder
Hartnup disorder
Perhaps this, named after a doctor.
Subject: Perhaps this, named after a doctor.
copy & paste the link:
http://www.drhealth.net/therapies/rife.html
Lots of other stuff on the net.
Exam of ear: s/l *Tiam* is gray, not retracted.
Subject: Exam of ear: s/l *Tiam* is gray, not retracted.
Is this an abbreviation for tympatic membrane? Haven't run across this particular one before.
Chemo/radiation: Gray s/l per fraction
Subject: Chemo/radiation: Gray s/l per fraction
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radiation therapy... Gy for Gray per fraction
Subject: radiation therapy... Gy for Gray per fraction
Nevermind, I got it. It's Gray ramus communicans
Subject: Nevermind, I got it. It's Gray ramus communicans
It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"
Subject: It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"
so, I am still thinking not capitalized. 
see link inside for who it was named for....sm
Subject: see link inside for who it was named for....sm
from www.whonamedit.com
So, it would be Graves' disease since it's named after somebody.
There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?
Subject: There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?
named after John Homans.....
Subject: named after John Homans.....
Biography:
John Homans worked on experimental hypophysectomy with Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) at Johns Hopkins. Homans, Cushing and Samuel James Crowe (1883-1955) in 1910 presented the first evidence of the relationship between the pituitary and the reproductive system. Homans later became interested in peripheral vascular disease.
His wife was Helen Perkins Homans. Their daughter Helen Homans died of pneumonia on November 22, 1916, while serving as a nurse with the Red Cross in France. Homans' three sons all graduated from Harvard.
from whonamedit.com
Anyone familiar with a medication named
Subject: Anyone familiar with a medication named
Bell's is possessive named for
Subject: Bell's is possessive named for
Sir Charles Bell who came up with the phenomenon.
just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...
Subject: just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...
Mohs surgery named after .......
Subject: Mohs surgery named after .......
no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm
Subject: no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm
Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
Subject: Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
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based on other meds named...
Subject: based on other meds named...
It seems likely that the mystery name has something to do with doxorubicin. It will be interesting to see if you get a reply so that we all can learn something new!
Leasa - Go to bartleby.com and use Gray's Anatomy reference
Subject: Leasa - Go to bartleby.com and use Gray's Anatomy reference
It's a great reference and it's free.
rads; do not make the conversion (Gy) gray unless dictated.
Subject: rads; do not make the conversion (Gy) gray unless dictated.
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Correct for chemoradiation dosing gray per fraction
Subject: Correct for chemoradiation dosing gray per fraction
Maybe sclerae-gray test, that would be more for neurological, but maybe a possibility.
Subject: Maybe sclerae-gray test, that would be more for neurological, but maybe a possibility.
same poster here - all iris scissors named after
Subject: same poster here - all iris scissors named after
I know it as all iris scissors have a proper name (named after someone) before them.....so iris would be lower case. *S* Hope that helps......
IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm
Subject: IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm
s
Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so
Subject: Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so
no apostrophe after the h.
was told British prefer grey and US prefers gray LOL
Subject: was told British prefer grey and US prefers gray LOL
just gotta be different I guess
Eli M. named a congenital syndrome - not a culdoplasty procedure nm
nm
agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be
Subject: agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be
so bad, it would leave women hanging from the chandelier!
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