You need to getcha a copy of the AAMT BOS
Posted By: tnmt on 2008-01-10
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Subject: You need to getcha a copy of the AAMT BOS
I know a lot of folks diss it but it's helpful in settling these kinds of nagging questions that one gets (I don't know about you, but I start overthinking at about my 6th hour in....)
Anyway, here goes:
1. See the Joint Commission list of dangerous abbreviatinos here: http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/DoNotUseList
I didn't realize cc was on there as a "don't do" until I got one when I changed jobs!
And no apostrophe with capped abbreviations, so it's WBCs.
2. q.p.m., I believe.
4. not capped.
5. no hyphen for "non" and other common prefixes. Use good current dictionary as a guide.
6. No comma
7. no colon in military time
8. Unless facility prefers otherwise, lowercase generic and cap brand. No shortcuts, I'm afraid, other than perhaps a good spellchecker or expander.
Hope that helps. Like I said, an AAMT Book of Style is helpful in these kinds of things, though obviously facility preferences take precedence.
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The simple ones alway getcha!
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Why not get your own copy of BOS or
Subject: Why not get your own copy of BOS or
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Copy from Electronic BOS 2E
Subject: Copy from Electronic BOS 2E
departments
Lowercase common nouns designating department names; reserve capitals for proper nouns or adjectives, in addresses, or when part of a federal government agency name.
She is head of the St. Mary's Hospital surgery department.
He works for the State Department in Washington, DC.
The patient is head of the English department at the local state university.
However, capitalize a department name that is referred to as an entity.
The patient was referred to Anesthesia for preoperative evaluation.
The report from Pathology indicates that the tumor is benign.
divisions
Lowercase common nouns naming institutional divisions.
the administrative division of Memorial Hospital
internal units
Lowercase common names for internal units of an organization.
The patient's medication was changed because apparently the pharmacy can no longer obtain paregoric.
Exception: Capitalization may be used for such internal units in the entity's references to itself in its own formal and/or legal documents.
Please note the change in Pharmacy hours...
Capitalize internal elements when their names are not generic terms.
Dr. Smith's Limb Deficiency Clinic
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copy notation
Subject: copy notation
This may seem like a simple question but what is the difference between a copy (c:) and a carbon or courtesy copy (cc:) and how do I know which one to use and when?
maybe this - copy and paste
Subject: maybe this - copy and paste
http://www.stryker.com/en-us/Solutions/ACLRepair/SERFASEnergyRFAblationSystem/index.htm
shiela - it did not copy/paste right sm
Subject: shiela - it did not copy/paste right sm
either just go directly to the site on the web whonamedit.com and key in "B" or hit the "B" on the alphabetical list that shows on this site, it did come up that way but the first screen did not copy/paste right.. I didn't know it didn't do it right
Copy and paste link
Subject: Copy and paste link
http://www.amc.edu/Amr/archives/200403/EKG01_ans.html
Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
Subject: Thank you so much for the website I made a copy of the ROS.
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Subject: check this out: - copy into browser
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If you copy and paste this link, you can see that it
Subject: If you copy and paste this link, you can see that it
is actually 2 a's, not 2 b's.
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Subject: I just copy and paste from animation sites...
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Subject: No idea. Can you get a copy of an old report to confirm what he's saying? nm
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Subject: You're right. And mine was a copy and paste from the net, too! nm
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Yes there is a pancake splint. Copy and paste
Subject: Yes there is a pancake splint. Copy and paste
link inside.
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If there's no link inside my post above, copy and past SM
Subject: If there's no link inside my post above, copy and past SM
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Subject: s/l Copy of code to the heart function is steady??
My 'bedsore' link did not work, when I tried to copy/paste it..m
Subject: My 'bedsore' link did not work, when I tried to copy/paste it..m
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link didn't post - here's a copy of what I found...
Subject: link didn't post - here's a copy of what I found...
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Filed under Offbeat, Stuff I Like
There’s been articles floating around on the internet warning about a new street drug called Jenkem. The latest “informational bulletin” from a Sheriff’s office in Collier County, Florida was posted on The Smoking Gun website. Apparently, Jenkem is fermented urine and fecal matter and when inhaled, the concentrated methane supposedly gives off a powerful high.
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The DEA would have a hell of a time regulating something like poop. Moms like me could be the newest victims of this new drug. Who needs a crack pipe when we have a diaper genie we could plaster our face against and inhale it hallucinogenic contents?
may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
Subject: may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
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Subject: Google searching has your answer - Copy/Paste link inside
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Subject: please give me a book reference, not google.. i need hard copy documentation on 2 things
Foxhollow device (is it Fox Hollow? Foxhollow? FoxHollow?)
silverhawk atherectomy ... (is it SilverHawk? Silverhawk? silverhawk?)
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may I just add something about AAMT...sm
Subject: may I just add something about AAMT...sm
While I used to respect the AAMT, the AAMT is not the end-all, be-all, and, in fact, prior to the late 1990s, their book was 80 pages long....
just my 2 cents....
According to AAMT and ..
Subject: According to AAMT and ..
the Pharmicist's association, q.d. is on the "dangerous abbreviations" list. So if you did shorten it to the abbreviation, it can only be "1 daily" or "1 every day"
And where did the AAMT
Subject: And where did the AAMT
get this information?
AAMT
Subject: AAMT
In my most humble opinion, I would think the AAMT BOS rules are set by AAMT, as Joint Commision accredits hospitals. Some of the style guides that my account uses are actually requirements by Joint Commission, but not those specifically required by the BOS. Anyone else have an opinion? 
I mean q.6h. (per AAMT)
Subject: I mean q.6h. (per AAMT)
nm
AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
"I wrote him a prescription for 38 Tylox." Am I supposed to type #38 or not? 
Per AAMT
Subject: Per AAMT
Abbreviate units of measure, even if dictated in full, if they are accompanied by a numeral.
I would assume in your case since it is not accompanied by a number and has the word of between the two, then I would spell it out.
# according to AAMT
Subject: # according to AAMT
I type for a hospital so # are not written out. I only have the first AAMT book. In the new book, is it now standard to not write out #. I am QAing a clinic where they told me to use my own judgement as half MT are writing them out and the other half are not. What is new standard rule?
AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
Use only with numerals. Use a lowercase x in expressions of area and volume, as a multiplication symbol, and when it takes the place of the word times.
A capital X is generally used to express magnification.
X30 magnification
x meaning by (dimensions)
Use a lowercase x to express by in dimensions.
Space before and after the x.
13 x 2 cm
x meaning for
When the word "times" is dictated and can be translated as for, it should be transcribed as for rather than using times or x.
D: The patient was given antibiotics to take times 2 weeks.
T: The patient was given antibiotics to take for 2 weeks.
x meaning times
When the word "times" is dictated and means the number of times a thing was done, the letter x can be used.
To keep this expression together and easily read as a unit, do not place a space after the x.
D: Blood cultures were negative times 3.
T: Blood cultures were negative x3.
Use the symbol x meaning times only when the x precedes a numeral.
D: Demerol was administered 3 times.
T: Demerol was administered 3 times. not ...3x.
Yes, BOS is from AAMT, but
Subject: Yes, BOS is from AAMT, but
what they base their decisions on I'll never know.
A new BOS is being written, and the new writers have some much better credentials than the former writers, so hopefully the new one will make actual sense. One can only hope.
it is CT per AAMT
Subject: it is CT per AAMT
x
AAMT BOS
Subject: AAMT BOS
affect, effect
These terms often sound alike when dictated, but their usage and meanings are not interchangeable. Affect is usually a verb, and effect is usually a noun. In medicine either of these terms may be a verb or noun, with a multitude of meanings, and their differences in usage and meaning should be learned.
affect
As a verb, affect (pronounced af-féct) means to influence or change.
She suffers from a neuropathy affecting her upper extremities.
The warm encouragement of the patient's wife positively affected his outcome.
As a noun, affect (pronounced áf-fect) means an expressed or observed emotion or feeling.
The patient displayed a flat affect.
Her affect did not change throughout the course of the interview.
effect
As a verb, effect means to bring about or cause to happen.
We plan to effect a decrease in the size of the tumor using adjunctive therapy.
The medication effected relief.
As a noun, effect means result.
The effect of the treatment was pronounced.
A mass effect was seen on x-ray.
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Transcription
It is confusing! I have been doing this for years and still have to stop and think at times. Good luck to you! You are getting into a great field of work! Hope you can get with a good company!
x3 per AAMT
Subject: x3 per AAMT
According to AAMT BOS use
Subject: According to AAMT BOS use
arabic numerals (not roman numerals) in this case.
See AAMT-BOS (sm)
Subject: See AAMT-BOS (sm)
Gleason tumor grade
Also known as Gleason score. The system scores or grades the prognosis for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, with a scale of 1 through 5 for each dominant and secondary pattern; these are then totaled for the score. The higher the score, the poorer the prognosis.
Lowercase grade or score, and use arabic numerals.
Diagnosis: Adenocarcinoma of prostate, Gleason score 8.
Gleason score 3 + 2 = 5.
Gleason 3 + 3 with a total score of 6.
without the S per AAMT-BOS (sm)
Subject: without the S per AAMT-BOS (sm)
eponyms
Names of entities—e.g., diseases, anatomic structures, operations, or tests— derived from the names of persons or places.
Homans sign
Lyme disease
Down syndrome
capitalization
Capitalize eponyms but not the common nouns, adjectives, and prefixes that accompany them.
Do not capitalize words derived from eponyms.
ligament of Treitz
red Robinson catheter
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Parkinson disease but parkinsonism
Cushing syndrome but cushingoid
plurals
Do not use an apostrophe in the plural forms of eponyms.
Babinskis were negative.
possessive form
AAMT first advocated dropping the possessive form of eponyms in 1990. We adopted this standard because it promotes consistency and clarity. More recently, The AMA Manual of Style (1998), Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2000), and Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (2000), have acknowledged the trend away from the possessive form.
It is important to note, however, that use of the possessive form remains an acceptable alternative if dictated and/or if indicated as the preference by employer or client.
Apgar score
Babinski sign
Down syndrome
Gram stain
Hodgkin lymphoma
In awkward constructions, such as when the noun following the eponym is omitted, the possessive form becomes preferred.
The patient's husband suffers from Alzheimer's.
AAMT says...
Subject: AAMT says...
AAMT under cancer classifications has it as grade 1.
AAMT says...
Subject: AAMT says...
AAMT under obstetrics has it as gravida 1 or G1
62 mL - according to AAMT - nm
Subject: 62 mL - according to AAMT - nm
From AAMT
Subject: From AAMT
fractions
Spell out or use numerals for common fractions. Use the dictation style as a guide.
An hour and a half before presentation, the patient slipped and fell.
or Approximately 1-1/2 hours before presentation... (if dictated "one and a half hours" or "one and one-half hours")
The glass was two-thirds full. or The glass was 2/3 full.
7/8-inch wound
a half-inch incision or a 1/2-inch incision (since it was dictated precisely)
about a half inch below the sternal notch (the word about makes this an imprecise measurement)
He smokes a pack and a half of cigarettes per day.
or He smokes 11/2 packs of cigarettes per day.
or He smokes 1-1/2 packs of cigarettes per day.
Copyright (c) 2002 American Association for Medical Transcription
Per my AAMT BOS, gm is acceptable, sm
Subject: Per my AAMT BOS, gm is acceptable, sm
but g is the referred method (no period), which is the way I type it, i.e. Valtrex 1 g
Of course, my BOS is not the newest version, so things could have changed.
FYI-AAMT BOS, edition 2
Subject: FYI-AAMT BOS, edition 2
 Just thought I would pass on some information recently sent to me.
AAMT BOS (Book of Style), 2nd edition
periods
Do not use periods within or at the end of most abbreviations, including acronyms, abbreviated units of measure, and brief forms. Use a period at the end of abbreviated English units of measure if they may be misread without the period. Better still, write out most English units of measure, thereby avoiding this use of a period at the end of an abbreviation.
wbc
WBC
mg
exam
prep
inch preferred to in. (Do not use in meaning inch without a period.)
However, use periods in lowercase drug-related abbreviations.
b.i.d.
q.4 h. = note it is "q.4" and then a space before the "h."
p.o.
p.r.n.
If a sentence terminates with an abbreviation that requires a period, do not add another period.
He takes Valium 5 mg q.a.m.
not He takes Valium 5 mg q.a.m..
plurals
Use a lowercase s without an apostrophe to form the plural of capitalized abbreviations, acronyms, and brief forms.
EEGs
PVCs
CABGs
exams
Use 's to form the plural of lowercase abbreviations.
rbc's
Use 's to form the plural of single-letter abbreviations.
X's
Hyphens and adjectives
15-year-old boy
The patient is a 33-year-old.
2-year 5-month-old child (note no comma in this)
5-1/2-year-old girl
1-month course
.38-caliber pistol - note no leading zero here - see below
two-thirds full
one-half normal saline
half-normal saline
She was panic-stricken
20-pack-year history
self-medicated
shell-like
For quantities less than 1, place a zero before the decimal point, except when the number could never equal 1 (e.g., in bullet calibers and in certain statistical expressions such as correlation coefficients and statistical probability).
0.75 mg
.22-caliber rifle
the new AAMT BOS says about numbers....sm
Subject: the new AAMT BOS says about numbers....sm
that you should use 4-5 and not spell out four to five.....all numbers now, even 1 through 9, should be numerals and not spelling out four, five, etc.
quote from AAMT BOS
Subject: quote from AAMT BOS
eponyms
A name of a drug, disease, anatomic structure, operations, etc., derived from the name of the person or place. Do not use the possessive form.
Homans sign
Lyme disease
Parkinson disease
Cushing syndrome
ligament of Treitz
I went to an AAMT convention once and
Subject: I went to an AAMT convention once and
Someone asked her about that word, and she said never type pussy, type pus-filled or pus-like. That is what I have done ever since and never got dinged on QA for it.
As per AAMT book 2, is it x2 or x 2? TIA nm
Subject: As per AAMT book 2, is it x2 or x 2? TIA nm
x
AAMT Style
Subject: AAMT Style
Anyone have any good web links to sum up AAMT BOS Second Edition - Don't have book yet...Thanks
Probably AAMT's benefit.
Subject: Probably AAMT's benefit.
I have been an MT for over 25 years and this is crazy stuff. I just do what the clients/hospitals prefer. Too many AAMT guidelines and I feel some are just totally ridiculous.
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