You can't always trust Google
Posted By: tbur on 2009-05-12
In Reply to: I googled it and it came up correct - LinK
Subject: You can't always trust Google
There were only 551 hits on Google for hydroxycodone which means this is not an accurate spelling. Before you even think of trusting Google's info, you need to check the number of hits. If there is not a VERY large number of hits, do not trust the results. When in doubt, check you books. I have all updated drug books, and this is not any. Call a local pharmacy if you still think this could be a very recent drug. The doctor probably made a mistake. It is better to question than to guess and make that mistake. My doctors make up words all the time or just get confused themselves. Let the doctor make the final decision or QA if you have to go that route. I had to learn this the hard way in the beginning.
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Thanks. I saw there was a lot on Google, but I don't always trust that as a reliable source. nm
Subject: Thanks. I saw there was a lot on Google, but I don't always trust that as a reliable source. nm
Oh, and NEVER trust their spelling.
Subject: Oh, and NEVER trust their spelling.
No! It's orthotopic. Trust me.
Subject: No! It's orthotopic. Trust me.
Thanks for your help! I should have gone by my s/l, but didn't trust myself.
Subject: Thanks for your help! I should have gone by my s/l, but didn't trust myself.
I don't trust word books any more.
Subject: I don't trust word books any more.
Like you, I have been running into this situation more and more lately. The Internet may not solve much, but it sure points out how unreliable all those word books are that we've been trusting all these years.
It's gotten so I don't trust any eponym reference unless it gives me first & last name with bio (hey, why not shoe size and zodiac sign while we're at it!)
I'd trust that one more! I'm no patent expert!
Subject: I'd trust that one more! I'm no patent expert!
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Trust Txczech! Doc is probably mispronouncing it. nm
Subject: Trust Txczech! Doc is probably mispronouncing it. nm
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I trust Tessier before Stedman's and for 25 yrs
Subject: I trust Tessier before Stedman's and for 25 yrs
Back in the early 80s I loved Stedman's but I found way too many discrepancies, even called them once and they said if we find any other discrepancies to feel free to call them and let them know because WE are the MTs and they need our input.
However, I prefer Claudia Tessier's Surgical Word Book, Vera Pyle's Medical Terminology book, and then the internet where you can find the manufacturer's website and see the CORRECT spelling.
Just my humble opinion....JMHO....
and we all can agree to disagree too....
I agree - I still use books, too. I actually trust my
Subject: I agree - I still use books, too. I actually trust my
books - if I can't find it in my books, I go to the internet, but not before. Sometimes the internet can just give a whole lot of inaccurate info that takes a long time to go through (not that it isn't helpful in a lot of cases - I just don't always trust it).
Trust us. Docs never give dosages with the word sm
Subject: Trust us. Docs never give dosages with the word sm
"chemotherapy." It makes no sense as there are hundreds of medications (where you would hear dosages) that comprise chemotherapy. Would you rather be corrected by people who are not paid to help you, or would you rather your QA catch a blunder like this? Up to you.
I too love Google but be V_E_R_Y careful w/google
Subject: I too love Google but be V_E_R_Y careful w/google
Google is great for retrieving anything faster than the speed of light *lol* - but if the info comes from a nonverifiable medical website, be very wary. There are a few I trust only...the NIH for one (Nat'l Institute of Health) and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and a few others out of the government actually.
As for prescription places, I trusted rx.com for far too long, there are many more reliable drug websites out there... medilexicon.com is a great site and to confirm a proper name of a disease or things like that, there is whonamedit.com which, if you write to the site owner, can be added to (I have done some communication with the site owner so this is 100% true).
When I first started using google in MT work about 8 years ago as google is not that old, (got online 12 years ago, been an MT since 1980), I had looked up Spironolactone, and Google gave the spelling to me incorrectly and (who knew it was wrong?!?!??) I used their spelling and I was wrong.
So, only advice is be VERY CAREFUL what YOU CHOOSE to use as far as websites go regarding MT/ME work because in the end you're the one responsible....not google.
gotta be careful w/Google....I love Google
Subject: gotta be careful w/Google....I love Google
Google
If you type a term in Google you will usually get an answer, and a lot of times the TM symbol will be in the search results.
from google....sm...........
Subject: from google....sm...........
5 French Weinberg catheter and the standard Seldinger. technique
but you can only view it at google if you click on CACHE because it's password protected site in pdf.............
If you go to google
Subject: If you go to google
Benirshki inscision (which is the s/l...)
it comes up and says
"Did you mean Binirschke incision?"
Please Google exactly what you have here.
Subject: Please Google exactly what you have here.
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Thank you, thank you - I had put in google....sm
Subject: Thank you, thank you - I had put in google....sm
iliocolectomy or ileocolectomy and NOTHING CAME UP so now I did what you said and only put in ileocolectomy and it all came up!! Thanks again for the heads up!!!!!
If you google it, it comes up as such.
Subject: If you google it, it comes up as such.
Don't take my word for it because I'm new at MT, but I did find examples of "sounded."
Google....sm
Subject: Google....sm
Go to Google and type in "Moreland hip revision." Good luck!
Tried Google
Subject: Tried Google
Nothing came up. Usually if it is out there, Google will find it. So I'm basically ready to give up. Thanks for your help though. I appreciate it.
Google
Subject: Google
Oh boy do they !!!
did you try to Google it?
Subject: did you try to Google it?
It comes up with a trillion hits on Google.
I did google it.
Subject: I did google it.
However, I think that google works when it wants to. I switch back and forth between google and ask.com
Google. It is really available if you look.
Subject: Google. It is really available if you look.
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Try Google nm
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Thank you. I did Google with the following
Subject: Thank you. I did Google with the following
P anka aska titer medical. Just never have heard of it so didn't know. Thanks!
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Google comes up with 43,500
Subject: Google comes up with 43,500
hits, my guess is that it is a brand name.
I did but google... sm
Subject: I did but google... sm
Not always is google correct!!
Many times google will bring up words that are spelled incorrectly b/c there are so many websites out there, that there can be a mistake in the website, and google does not diffrentiate that. The way to know if google is 100% correct is:
1. See according to the amount of sites it found. If it is less than a few hundred, it is most probably spelled differently (and many times it will ask you "did you mean ...")
2. See if the top has a heading of what you typed with subheadings such as TREATMENT, PROCEDURES, etc. That is usually brought up for medications and medical terminology.
there are 2....google.....
Subject: there are 2....google.....
FABER = flexion, abduction, extension, rotation
fabere has more.......but I cannot remember.....
Google-not sure though
Subject: Google-not sure though
Not sure. I just copied your info and did a Google search and pseudodecidual came up intead of pseudodisidual.
I did google it - tx.
Subject: I did google it - tx.
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did you even try google? nm
Subject: did you even try google? nm
s/l box? huh? google it.....www.google.com...nm
Subject: s/l box? huh? google it.....www.google.com...nm
It comes up when you google it, or you could
Subject: It comes up when you google it, or you could
rephrase and say "not" torsed.
Google it
Subject: Google it
Did you google? sm
Subject: Did you google? sm
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Thank you - I actually used google
Subject: Thank you - I actually used google
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Right.........Google
Subject: Right.........Google
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Subject: This is what I am getting too when I Google it. Thanks!
You may google it also.
Subject: You may google it also.
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I went on Google and found two. Could not have found either without your help..thanks again
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Did you look them up to see? Try Google or
Subject: Did you look them up to see? Try Google or
a pharmaceutical drug book.
With google, I came up with this:
Subject: With google, I came up with this:
http://www.nextag.com/tube-feeding-formula/stores-html
It is a "store" to purchase them, so don't know if they have everything, but it might help.
I put it into google and that is what came up. nm
Subject: I put it into google and that is what came up. nm
If you google it you would see that it is
Subject: If you google it you would see that it is
a corticosteroid used for skin disorders.
try google nm
Subject: try google nm
nm
yes, all you have to do is google
Subject: yes, all you have to do is google
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