calling all grammar police.. Is it

• calling all grammar police.. Is it - compgeek
  • You're right! It's one word here. nm - nm
  • follow-up - Dee
    • dashes in followup - e
    • thanks, I think it is being used as a noun - compgeek

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I believe Wlmom had this same question a while back.  Has anyone who lives in Maine or works on an account in Maine know of a s/l McGeachie psychiatric hospital or maybe even a unit within a hospital named McGeachie?   

Would you put "dual isotope stress test" or "dual-isotope stress test"?  I keep wanting to hyphenate "dual isotope" with the thought that it is acting as an adjective decribing the stress test, but every example I can find leaves it unhyphenated.  For whatever reason, my thick head can't come up with the rationale.  HELP!  I transcribe for a cardiology practice, so it's kind of important, LOL!

Thanks!

• an apricot
  
• an egg
  
• an Indian
  
• an orbit
  
• an uprising
  

with two exceptions: When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used.

• a union
  
• a united front
  
• a unicorn
  
• a used napkin
  
• a U.S. ship
  
• a one-legged man

Help please.

Is it readmitted or re-admitted?

Is it 24 hour or 24-hour?

The soft tissue and the bowel lumen measures [would you change to measure] 8 cm in length and has [then change to have] a 6 x 3.5 cm margin of the colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue.

Or would you just leave this as dictated.......

Does this make sense:

Doctor says, "This will allowist for him to be more aware of whether grogginess is associated..."

ALLOWIST?  is the question.

Thanks.

Dr. states. "I myself personally use drug-X."

or is it myself, personally?

Or leave out one or the other?

This is a verbatim account.

TIA!!

Okay, I have a really "$tupid" question....on this phrase "including but not limited to" how should the formatting be?  would there be commas?  is it "including, but not limited to," or as typed above?

Thanks so much for your help!!

I am a 42-year veteran MT, supervisor and QA but also did a stint in an insurance defense law firm for about four years in the 1980s.  I reviewed medical records for the firm and boy were my eyes opened then about some very questionable medical transcription!  Oh, by the way, no question is ever stupid in my book--just people, in general, who do not ask when necessary!

Your second version is correct, "including, but not l limited, to."  If you take the 'commaed' portion out and then read it, you should still have a complete sentence.

Happy Saturday!     

Initially, Cytotec insertion in the posterior fornix was done; subsequently, oxytocin stimulation was started.  She received 2 doses of Cytotec during the day and, subsequently, variable decelerations were noted.  The contraction pattern appeared to be somewhat frequent; therefore, one dose of Brethine was administered and Stadol was given and, subsequently, it subsided. 

Am I punctuating right in these instances?  I have the hardest time with subsequently and therefore, knowing where to put semicolons and commas. 

The dictator has tried to get in touch with the patient and says "I was able to get ahold of the patient's daughter at ....."

I don't think ahold is correct...but I'm not sure how to rephrase this sentence.  Any suggestions.

Which is proper?  Every other doctor dictates it differently. 

1200 cc of fluid WERE removed or 1200 cc of fluid WAS removed.

Were makes sense to me because there is more than 1 cc but many, many say WAS.  Am I wrong? 

I am terrible with this terminology (affect or effect).  He says:  I think adjusting her therapy to focus on the myofascial component of her pain is in order.  Orders for this (affect or effect) were provided today)

Thanks!

Is this usually set off with commas before and after? or not necessarily

Thank you