are you using a medical spellchecker?--sm
Posted By: anon on 2007-05-23
In Reply to: Generic versus name brand - shalyn840
Subject: are you using a medical spellchecker?--sm
I have Stedman's medical spellchecker installed and it will automatically cap the ones that are brand names and leave uncapped the generic ones. Very rarely do I have to check on line to see.
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Spellchecker
Subject: Spellchecker
Never rely on your spellchecker.
I have that same argument with my spellchecker.
Subject: I have that same argument with my spellchecker.
Couldn't document it in my reference books, only got 800 hits on Google. However, the doctor said it and QA changed it back to brachioplexus from brachial plexus, so I added it to the spellchecker dictionary. It's another one of those undocumentable words that are becoming commonly used.
Spellchecker suggested either way and ...
Subject: Spellchecker suggested either way and ...
Stedman's GI/GU book said protooncogene. I thought I made the best choice! but you sound like you know more about it than I do!! Thanks!
thanks so much, thats what i thought, its just not in my spellchecker...
Subject: thanks so much, thats what i thought, its just not in my spellchecker...
thanks again.
Sylvan spellchecker?
Subject: Sylvan spellchecker?
Moderator, please move if necessary - wasn't sure where to post this.
Does anyone use Sylvan? Pros - cons? TIA!
The spellchecker likes it . . .
Subject: The spellchecker likes it . . .
because combed is a word . . . don't know about the drug name though.
clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn
Subject: clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn
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clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn
Subject: clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn
2
Is it me or my spellchecker. It doesn't like lymphedema.
Subject: Is it me or my spellchecker. It doesn't like lymphedema.
my stedman's spellchecker likes it !
Subject: my stedman's spellchecker likes it !
dysequilibrium or disequilibrium? SPELLCHECKER accepts both
Subject: dysequilibrium or disequilibrium? SPELLCHECKER accepts both
adjuvant - try buying Stedman spellchecker to help
Subject: adjuvant - try buying Stedman spellchecker to help
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That's what I found in Stedman's spellchecker and google
Subject: That's what I found in Stedman's spellchecker and google
jail or gaol
Noun
a prison
Verb
to confine in prison [Old French jaiole cage]
gaoling
A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction.
gelding
To castrate
gilding
to goldplate
Is this kind of a joke?
I used over read though because my spellchecker was marking it as misspelled. SM
Subject: I used over read though because my spellchecker was marking it as misspelled. SM
Thanks for all the input. It is helpful to get opinions from other MTs with more experience. I really love coming here for advice and trying to give some if I can.
Medical Help
Subject: Medical Help
s/l Vivaldot patch. I actually found more than one spelling and when I actually clicked on one web page to see if this was what I was looking for it took me to a porn site!! TIA.
ACRONYMS MEDICAL
Coronary artery diease!
Try this acronym website for help
http://www.drsref.com.au/acronyms/
It was in the Dorlands Medical
Subject: It was in the Dorlands Medical
Dictionary. I have an old one but want to invest in a new one but I think it costs a bunch and your welcome. No problem
medical word help
Subject: medical word help
does any thing exists like "dermatomal trapezium" or its varieties
No, not a medical record, but it is being put
Subject: No, not a medical record, but it is being put
While I realize it is the OP's responsibility to doublecheck whatever answers received here, and it's fine to be lazy in any other posts on the board, but IMO, it's still a good idea to give correct answers -- spelling, capitalization, and all -- when providing word help. Otherwise, if the OP is also "lazy" it will end up in a medical record the wrong way. Not major in this case, but could be in others ...
Just my opinion, of course.
medical equipment
Subject: medical equipment
s/l? menoptigan needle used in single core liver biopsy
medical equipment
Subject: medical equipment
an 18-gauge s/l? menoptigan
medical renal
Subject: medical renal
I have always used medical renal.
Medical s/l xeroxylan 2.5 mg TIA!
Subject: Medical s/l xeroxylan 2.5 mg TIA!
Medical Spelling
Hi all  ,
Whats the correct spelling --------- fascitis or fasciitis..
Regards,
Shantha
not a medical word but . . .
Subject: not a medical word but . . .
The physician spells "Bolmaid" as a toilet cleaner which was splashed in the patient's eye. Cannot find Bolmaid. Can anyone verify? Thanks!
Medical word!!
What is the act of feeling with the hand called?
not a medical word but . . . sm
Subject: not a medical word but . . . sm
He struck his left arm against a protruding s/l reebar.
This is at a construction site. ?? ree bar ?? 
Not a medical term but still need help
Subject: Not a medical term but still need help
In the patient's history the doctor says the patient has worked in the school system as a s/l "per cur men" officer. Any suggestions?
not a medical term but need help
Subject: not a medical term but need help
He cut his finger on a piece of metal when setting S/L lentils as a mason. S/L lentils? 
Help! Medical s/l feriod? nm
Subject: Help! Medical s/l feriod? nm
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Could they be saying environmental or medical? nm
Subject: Could they be saying environmental or medical? nm
x
Primary medical maybe?
Subject: Primary medical maybe?
nm
Non-medical word help
Subject: Non-medical word help
I think... The patient has mental retardation and the doctor is saying, the patient has a s/l poste of words, although he is appropriate when he answers. Any clues?
Sorry, but I would check a medical
Subject: Sorry, but I would check a medical
dictionary before using it. Decubitus is an adjective - it describes the type of ulcer, or type of position. I don't think you can make an adjective in the plural form.
If you google "decubiti plural", you'll see a list of medical books that quote it to be an incorrect form.
I think it's just one of those things that so many people have accepted it in that form that they think it's correct, when it really isn't.
Medical Terminology
Subject: Medical Terminology
You either were taught wrong or misunderstood what your instructor was trying to tell you.
Try your theory of "any combining form can be put with anything" out here. You will not find cardiovascularity.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/misc/dmd-a-b-000.htm
Lilly
Maybe non-medical word
Subject: Maybe non-medical word
Duly? Just a thought. Like duly noted.
If they have a medical degree, I'd say Dr. nm
Subject: If they have a medical degree, I'd say Dr. nm
nm
Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??
Subject: Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??
x
Remember, just about anything medical
Subject: Remember, just about anything medical
can be put together with any combining form, when you break it down - mesh is "mesh" and dynia means pain, so pain from mesh. Also, it is in google in medical sites.
FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that
Subject: FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that
are not in the spellchecker.
FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that
Subject: FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that
are not in the spellchecker. until you actually add them in.
It's a medical encyclopedia. Here is another
Subject: It's a medical encyclopedia. Here is another
great site: Onelook.com You can enter partial words, for instance, you couldn't quite remember the exact spelling, but you knew it began with o and ended with -mycosis. So you could enter o*mycosis and it would give you a list of words and dictionaries containing that word. It's a very handy site when you just can't quite find something.
Are you a medical transcriptionist? - nm
Subject: Are you a medical transcriptionist? - nm
Two Medical Tests
Subject: Two Medical Tests
P-4 Function Test? 6-minute walk test? Are these to be hyphenated or capitalized in the report?
**there goes the medical in me - plural.
Subject: **there goes the medical in me - plural.
x
medical-telemetry (nm)
Subject: medical-telemetry (nm)
Medical dictionaries
Subject: Medical dictionaries
show them capitalized but the BOS does have crazy rules. ;-)
Not in my medical dictionary...
Subject: Not in my medical dictionary...
so that means they are "made up."
MAB = Medical abortion
Subject: MAB = Medical abortion
MAB = medical abortion
In past medical hx Telagintafluveum
Subject: In past medical hx Telagintafluveum
Telagintafluveum
ON-LINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Subject: ON-LINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Dorland's has a wonderful on-line dictionary for those who cannot afford their own. I use it all the time and am thrilled to be able to share with you all!
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a-b_00zPzhtm
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