curet, curette - either/or? which is preferred and what is acceptable? nm
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curet/curette
Subject: curet/curette
If you check Dorland's, you will find that both are acceptable spellings for the instrument.
Curette or curet?
Subject: Curette or curet?
I then took a 2-mm punch biopsy in order to get a tissue sample culture then completed the process of debriding the small wound with a 3-mm curette or curet? Stedmans has both as same thing?
curet/curette
Subject: curet/curette
Dorland's lists curet as the preferred spelling. Interesting, huh? Neither is wrong. Don't sweat the small stuff. 
curet v curette
Subject: curet v curette
If you look up both curet and curette in medical dictionary, curette has a definition of a spoon shaped surgical instrument, etc., but curet is only listed as a variant of curette. I use curette as a noun or verb and stay away from the variant curet, especially on picky accounts. FYI.
curet or curette?
Subject: curet or curette?
I have always used curet as in curetted with a sharp curet. VR is putting in curette. Which is correct?
one uses a curet or a curette - still confused
Subject: one uses a curet or a curette - still confused
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Stedman's says ETOH is preferred but EtOH acceptable, awa E, ET and ETH. nm
Subject: Stedman's says ETOH is preferred but EtOH acceptable, awa E, ET and ETH. nm
I have too, but just got a report from QA marking it out and putting curet - nm
Subject: I have too, but just got a report from QA marking it out and putting curet - nm
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curet = noun; curetted or curetting would be action
Subject: curet = noun; curetted or curetting would be action
I found "Wallich curet" in my Surgical Word Book nm
Subject: I found "Wallich curet" in my Surgical Word Book nm
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mcg is preferred as the other
Subject: mcg is preferred as the other
symbol is on the "additional" list of dangerous abbreviations, for possible future inclusion. Most clients prefer mcg, but you would want to check that with your client profile.
As for liter, if using liter without a prefix, I do not abbreviate it. My clients prefer it written out. When using as in milliter, my clients' preference is mL (it's much easier to recognize).
But these are things you should definitely verify with your client profile.
mL is preferred...sm
Subject: mL is preferred...sm
Both "cc" and "mL" are equivalent, but in medical literature "mL" is now preferred. JCAHO also has "cc" on its list of "dangerous abbreviations" because when written poorly it can be misconstrued as "U" (less of an issue for typed records). The mL vs. cc preference can be client/account specific. But I humbly disagree with your mentor. I've *never* heard of mL for intake and cc for output. I believe usage should be consistent throughout depending on client preference. just my 2 cents....
Don't know which if either is preferred, but
Subject: Don't know which if either is preferred, but
I think "okay" looks a little more professional in a report.
tendonitis is preferred but
Subject: tendonitis is preferred but
I used to type tendinitis and the doctor bugged out and did not want that. Either is correct though technically.
Per BOS, disK is preferred for both.
Subject: Per BOS, disK is preferred for both.
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BOS now says numerals preferred, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. nm
Subject: BOS now says numerals preferred, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. nm
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Preferred usage
Question: When typing mammos which is the perferred. 9 o'clock position or 9:00 position.
Preferred abbrevation
Subject: Preferred abbrevation
What is the preferred way to abbreviate C-PAP?
per AAMT, it is preferred to
Subject: per AAMT, it is preferred to
edit to read "x-ray again" as opposed to re-x-ray, but definitely not rex-ray or re-xray.
Abbreviation preferred by
Subject: Abbreviation preferred by
AAMT Book of Style, 2nd Edition, p. 217.
If we transcribe a numeral for the dose, it is best to use the abbreviation.
If you wanted to spell it out (like if it started a sentence), it is acceptable to use the word itself. One gram of Ancef IV was administered prior to the procedure. but The patient was administered 1 g of Ancef IV prior to the procedure.
Best to check with your supervisor or account transcription guidelines to see which method they prefer, but I figured the BOS standpoint might be helpful. Happy Holidays!
I would think tendinitis is preferred
Subject: I would think tendinitis is preferred
My Stedman's ortho book has main listing "tendinitis" with subentries under this spelling. It also has "tendonitis" as a "variant of tendinitis" with no subentries. As backup I checked Vera Pyle and the entry in the silver book is as follows:
tendinitis - not tendonitis (her italics)
which is preferred.. hiccoughs or hiccups?
Subject: which is preferred.. hiccoughs or hiccups?
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p.o. is preferred, but client preference
Subject: p.o. is preferred, but client preference
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Is there a preferred way to type epo, Epo, EPO level? TIA.
Subject: Is there a preferred way to type epo, Epo, EPO level? TIA.
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disc has always been preferred in my experience
Subject: disc has always been preferred in my experience
esophagram possibly preferred?
Subject: esophagram possibly preferred?
Stedman's ENT word book has esophagram, and my Stedman's Electronic Medical Dictionary has esophagram with the definition but it also has syn: esophagogram, so both are used.
curette
Subject: curette
I also like to use the worde curette - yea! more letters
Curette?
Subject: Curette?
preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
Subject: preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
Steman's has presbyacusis as the preferred spelling,
Subject: Steman's has presbyacusis as the preferred spelling,
but presbycusis is the same thing.
Preferred is disk.--both eyes and back.
Subject: Preferred is disk.--both eyes and back.
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"the curette"?
Subject: "the curette"?
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Karlin curette nm
Subject: Karlin curette nm
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cerumen curette?
Subject: cerumen curette?
swab and curette???
Subject: swab and curette???
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I have always used curette and have never had a problem.
Subject: I have always used curette and have never had a problem.
type of curette
Subject: type of curette
s/l carlton or curling or carling?? curettes. This is being used in an anterior cervical diskectomy.
Carlens curette (nm)
Subject: Carlens curette (nm)
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Have always, since the 1970s, seen curette used. nm
Subject: Have always, since the 1970s, seen curette used. nm
30+ years, have always used curette as that is
Subject: 30+ years, have always used curette as that is
the way I was taught. I was also told eons ago that if there are 2 spellings, the first is the preferred. Stedman's lists curette first.
Bovine curette
Subject: Bovine curette
A s/l Bovine curette was introduced to the patient's uterus.
Bovine curette ???
Subject: Bovine curette ???
Examples:
She will continue to have clindamycin because of the bovine curette.
A bovine curette was passed twice to ensure that there were no fragments left.
Bovie curette? nm
Subject: Bovie curette? nm
curette size.
Subject: curette size.
I used to put #0 curette, but then I never did BOS. I think it makes it read better than saying 0-curette etc.
2-0 up-curette? for neurosurgery
Subject: 2-0 up-curette? for neurosurgery
Neurosurgery term: Sounds like "2-0 up-curette?"
"Lateral recess was decompressed with a 2-0 up-curette and #2 Kerrison punch."
Thanks so much.
I would type C34 a 2 mm; annular is the preferred sp; anular a variation.nm
Subject: I would type C34 a 2 mm; annular is the preferred sp; anular a variation.nm
Yes, just means far in the past. Also, should be *aortocoronary* (1 word preferred)
Subject: Yes, just means far in the past. Also, should be *aortocoronary* (1 word preferred)
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Help with curette during lumbar surgery.
Subject: Help with curette during lumbar surgery.
The s/l Rivers-Stanwich curette was used to impact some bulging material into the disc space and subsequently removed. 
HydroCision SpineJet curette and sometimes
Subject: HydroCision SpineJet curette and sometimes
called a SpineJet Resector curette..???
seeker (type of curette)
Subject: seeker (type of curette)
Dental 4 mole curette?
Subject: Dental 4 mole curette?
 A gentle curettage was accomplished using a number four mole curette and angled curette.
ASR put this, can't find it, anybody familiar with dental curettes?
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