cool thanks always wondered my ex is an almost 120 pack year !!!!!
Posted By: pony on 2007-01-17
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Subject: cool thanks always wondered my ex is an almost 120 pack year !!!!!
started at 14 and still going strong at 3 packs a day at 55
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25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
Subject: 25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
25-pack-year is the amount equal to packs smoked per day x number of years smoking, as per BOS and Vera Pyle.
20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year vs. 20 pack-year
Which is correct? 20-pack-year history of smoking or 20 pack-year history of smoking. I've seen it both ways. TIA.
20-pack-year
Subject: 20-pack-year
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25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
25-pack-year
Subject: 25-pack-year
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Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
Subject: Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
A "5-pack-year" history does not mean "5 packs per year" ... good grief, I'd consider someone who smoked 5 packs per year essentially a nonsmoker. :-)
A 5-pack-year history means an average of a pack a day over a 5-year period. That could mean someone smoked 5 packs per day for 1 year, or 1 pack per day for 5 years, or half a pack a day for 10 years, or any other combination that fits.
I write it like 24-pack/year
Subject: I write it like 24-pack/year
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Well umm actually 25-pack/year, didn't mean to.....
Subject: Well umm actually 25-pack/year, didn't mean to.....
change the amount there, LOL.
pack year history of smoking
Subject: pack year history of smoking
Can a 65-year-old have a 75 pack year history of smoking? thought pack years meant how many years they have smoked a pack of cigarettes??
"x" pack year smoking history
Subject: "x" pack year smoking history
How would the above be typed, esp. when it has the number of years included, such as "40 pack year..." ?? Thanks.
Agree, it is 25-pack-year history.
Subject: Agree, it is 25-pack-year history.
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20-pack-year per AAMT-BOS2 page 210
Subject: 20-pack-year per AAMT-BOS2 page 210
Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."
Subject: Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."
I would type 5-pack/year smoking history..slash stands for 'per'..nm
Subject: I would type 5-pack/year smoking history..slash stands for 'per'..nm
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doc dictates "the patient has 120 pack year smoking history", patient is 75...is that right???
Subject: doc dictates "the patient has 120 pack year smoking history", patient is 75...is that right???? NM
Wound packing: s/l cannon pack, kenon pack
Subject: Wound packing: s/l cannon pack, kenon pack
HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
Subject: HEENT unchanged x1 year (been the same since year ago)
Well, I wondered too, but...SM
Subject: Well, I wondered too, but...SM
It sounded to me as if the doc was saying the clinical picture suggested sleep apnea/COPD, not necessarily that the patient's appearance suggested these things. You know - "It looks to me like this patient has anemia."
Glo - you're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
I wondered myself... just not sure... sm
Subject: I wondered myself... just not sure... sm
I finally resorted to WAGs myself LOL!
I have ended up leaving a blank there, and I haaaaate doing that, but, given context, I just can't reason out any of my WAGs as being in my comfort zone!
I'll revisit it after another cuppa ;-), and I wondered about malleus too, but can't "make it make sense" in my poor head.
Thank you so much, Jade.
I wondered that too, but...
Subject: I wondered that too, but...
I found a hit on Google where I saw something written like 1, 2, 2, and then I started wondering if there was some special method like the T1N0M0 type of staging? It probably is as simple as 1 to 2, but now I'm all confused and just not sure, and I Google is just not coming through for me on this one.
that's what i wondered but
Subject: that's what i wondered but
went back and listened a few times and it still sounded like formica...thanks for trying!
Yah, I always wondered why they called it
Subject: Yah, I always wondered why they called it
brain natriuretic peptide (BNP, B-type) when it was for the heart, but nobody could ever explain it to me. Since I don't do that specialty and never had to spell it out, I wasn't too worried about it.
I have always wondered why some of them pronounced cm that way....nm
Subject: I have always wondered why some of them pronounced cm that way....nm
Thank you! I wondered if I was hearing
Subject: Thank you! I wondered if I was hearing
I wondered how you found it. nm
Subject: I wondered how you found it. nm
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I wondered if it could be the gauge of wire sm
Subject: I wondered if it could be the gauge of wire sm
but I just started doing these types of reports so am not yet familiar with them. Thanks! I sent it through with a blank and I'll check later to see with what they filled in the blank. 
I wondered, as in palliative care but thought it was a med name. tx
Subject: I wondered, as in palliative care but thought it was a med name. tx
I wondered if he was corrupting portable. Thanks, guys!
Subject: I wondered if he was corrupting portable. Thanks, guys!
Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
Subject: Is year old still hyphenated as in 74-year-old? nm
It's very clear, I just wondered if it was ilioaortal or ilial aortal
Subject: It's very clear, I just wondered if it was ilioaortal or ilial aortal
because he says it very hesitantly.
Cool.
Subject: Cool.
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very cool
Subject: very cool
Thank you very much! I am on the phone with my mom (who taught me transcription) and we are searching it right now. :)
Cool!
Subject: Cool!
Thank you so much! I did manage to finsh my report though with no blanks!! I just had 3 to figure out and got them. It was quite long at 1680 seconds = 28 minutes! I printed this out though for future references. 
Cool
Subject: Cool
Thanks for that. I think I'll put it in my expansions so I never have to think or wonder which is what ever again lol
thanx again
Cool
Subject: Cool
didn't know that.. thanks
Oh cool! Thanks
Subject: Oh cool! Thanks
Appreciate the suggestion. I will look into that. I am sure you are right.
COOL!! -nm
Subject: COOL!! -nm
I wondered, but couldn't hear "articulating" no matter how hard I tried
Subject: I wondered, but couldn't hear "articulating" no matter how hard I tried
Cool reference! Thanks. nm
Subject: Cool reference! Thanks. nm
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No freakin' way! How cool is that!
Subject: No freakin' way! How cool is that!
 Hello fellow Mainah
That is cool! I can clearly see the "Scotty Dog!"
Subject: That is cool! I can clearly see the "Scotty Dog!"
Very cool stuff and thank you so much for sharing YET ANOTHER kickin' link with us!
Cool, at least you found it...:)...nm
Subject: Cool, at least you found it...:)...nm
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Where do you find all these cool sites?
Subject: Where do you find all these cool sites?
Way too cool. One stop shopping. :)
Subject: Way too cool. One stop shopping. :)
I have tons of stuff loaded in my favorites, including "Who Named It" (one of my frequent stops) and, although I haven't had time to go through the whole link you posted, it looks great. Every little bit helps!
Thanks! 
That's friggin wicked cool! LOL
Subject: That's friggin wicked cool! LOL
That is GREAT! Cool site.
Subject: That is GREAT! Cool site.
I just looked that up. Never heard of it. Cool! nm
Subject: I just looked that up. Never heard of it. Cool! nm
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Pack-a-day smoker versus pack-per-day smoker.
Subject: Pack-a-day smoker versus pack-per-day smoker.
It would be either "He is a two-pack-a-day smoker" or "He is a two-pack-per-day smoker.
If doc dictates "a" use that; if "per" go with that. That's what I do anyway. It makes life simpler that way. :)
Cool site!..had to do brain MRI today that SM
Subject: Cool site!..had to do brain MRI today that SM
stumped me....brought the two words home from work that I was questioning because we are not allowed to use internet and it was time to go home. Would be so nice if we could use the internet at work.....
Cool. Used to do neuro, times have changed. :)
Subject: Cool. Used to do neuro, times have changed. :)
Tooooooooooo long ago. :)
I'll have to remember that in case I ever have the need to go back to neuro. Not one of my favorites, kinda sad, but okay at the time.
When I said "cool" I really meant it. I like to pass through word help occasionally. You never know what you're going to find.
Every little bit helps.
Yes! Cougar, Jaguar, Ocelot, Leopard, etc. Cool. nm
Subject: Yes! Cougar, Jaguar, Ocelot, Leopard, etc. Cool. nm
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