disk - spine, disc - eyes. agree with consistency. Both ways correct. nm
Posted By: Smiley on 2006-03-04
In Reply to: disc vs disk - poll please - compgeek
Subject: disk - spine, disc - eyes. agree with consistency. Both ways correct. nm
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disc = spine, disk = eyes... That is how I do it.
Subject: disc = spine, disk = eyes... That is how I do it.
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disk - spine, disc - eyes nm
Subject: disk - spine, disc - eyes nm
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same here; disk (spine), disc (eyes)
Subject: same here; disk (spine), disc (eyes)
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when referring to the spine is it disk or disc? Also is it 3 mm or 3mm
Subject: when referring to the spine is it disk or disc? Also is it 3 mm or 3mm
I noticed QA is changing my work and what something I see doesnt look right to me. I type 3 mm and they change it to 3mm. Also I received a half typed report and they were using disc for disk. Maybe I need to start studying a little more.
which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk
Subject: which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk
disease? Thanks
Exactly. Disk is preferred but disc is also correct. So RELAX, people!
Subject: Exactly. Disk is preferred but disc is also correct. So RELAX, people!
Have a margarita or something, willya?
Thanks for the cite, CG!
Both are correct, just type it according to your account specifics, some like disc and other disk.
Subject: Both are correct, just type it according to your account specifics, some like disc and other disk.
anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm
Subject: anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm
we know if it's disk or disc and which is the preferable way to go and we also know that it's bottom line - CLIENT PREFERENCE.
Now, if you continually cannot help anyone in this thread and merely want to be confrontational and into one upmanship, please leave the board and find a more confrontational one upmanship place to hang out....it would be GREATLY appreciated by probably everyone.
Disc or disk
Subject: Disc or disk
What is correct? C-spine herniated disc or disk? Degenerative disc or disk disease, etc. I have seen this both ways. Confused.
Thanks
help with disk/disc
Subject: help with disk/disc
Is this correct? -- Disc used with eyes. Disk used with back.
Thanks.
Disk or Disc
Subject: Disk or Disc
I am typing a report of an L4-L5 disk herniation, but I see on google it is spelled with a C at the end instead of a K, so just wondering now if spelling it disk is correct or not?
Thanks!
disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk
OK, so I am officially an oldtimer! Actually I asked my TL if I could use "disc" for back stuff because I just like how it looks so much better than "disk". He said I could, however in the EYE, it is "disk". So another difference of opinion here.
disc vs disk
Subject: disc vs disk
My understanding is BOS says "disc" pertaining to the eye and "disk" for all other anatomical terms not related to the eye.
disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk
which is correct?
CERVICAL SPINE DEGENERATIVE *disk/disc* DISEASE WITH RADICULITIS
disc vs disk - poll please
Subject: disc vs disk - poll please
I thought the preferred word to use for both oph and ortho was disc. Either are okay to use, but keep it consistent in your transcription, disk for spine, disc for eyes. I guess it just depends who you work for. What do you all use?
You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm
Subject: You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm
medical dictionary and you will see that the two are interchangeable. One is Latin and the other is Greek. They both mean the same exact thing.
Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op
Subject: Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op
Here we go.
disk versus disc
Subject: disk versus disc
Funduscopic exam reveals sharp DISKS OR DISCS.
Does anyone have a rule as to which disk/disc to use when?
Thanks for any help.
Disk versus disc
Subject: Disk versus disc
I was just wondering what the general opinion is on disc versus disk when referring to the back. AMMT Book of Style indicates disk should be used but I had thought disc was the more generally accepted.
Spinal disc or disk?
Subject: Spinal disc or disk?
Not anymore...according to AAMT now always use disk, for eyes too. nm
Subject: Not anymore...according to AAMT now always use disk, for eyes too. nm
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Preferred is disk.--both eyes and back.
Subject: Preferred is disk.--both eyes and back.
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Would be disk - "disc" denotes the eyes. nm
Subject: Would be disk - "disc" denotes the eyes. nm
preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
Subject: preferred is disk though for yrs I typed disc....
I was taught disC for eye, disK for back, but
Subject: I was taught disC for eye, disK for back, but
many MTSO's/clients want disK for everything.
I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
Subject: I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
However, seems like disk is the preferred way for both now.
In the "old" days it was disc for back and disk
Subject: In the "old" days it was disc for back and disk
for eye, but now preferred is disk for both. I did actually used to have a spine surgeon who specified we use disc, but other than that I believe almost everyone uses disk.
I prefer disc also, but disk is preferred for AAMT BOS 2, page 140
Subject: I prefer disc also, but disk is preferred for AAMT BOS 2, page 140
oh well... have to do what the BOS says.
I too was taught disc for spine....SM inside
Subject: I too was taught disc for spine....SM inside
I was taught in 1980 disc for spine and disk for eyes but we have had many a discussion on this very board about that and others say exactly the opposite. I now do disk for everything because of the AAMT. My private mds care less.....but my national DOES care. *laughs*
The spine surgeons I work for want "disc" - never disk
Subject: The spine surgeons I work for want "disc" - never disk
herniated disc of her lumbar spine with s/l suporsis.. I dont hear scoliosis
Subject: herniated disc of her lumbar spine with s/l suporsis.. I dont hear scoliosis
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agree with "i do eyes" on "pupil", unusual cornea sounds okay to me... nm
Subject: agree with "i do eyes" on "pupil", unusual cornea sounds okay to me... nm
There are several correct ways
Subject: There are several correct ways
I agree with using periods instead of semicolons to declutter the whole thing.
In the 2nd sentence I would put the comma before "and" as a complete sentence follows = ....during the day, and subsequently,.... In the final sentence = Therefore, one dose of Brethine was administered, and Stadol was given and subsequently it subsided. According to the BOS, you may join closely related sentences without commas. That is why I left out the commas in the final sentence. If you use too many commas, it becomes cluttered.
4 correct ways in stedmans...
Subject: 4 correct ways in stedmans...
i've used the lower case p, but that's not in stedmans:
PCO(subscript 2)
PCO2
P(co2 subscript)
Pco2
there may be 2 correct ways, see inside
Subject: there may be 2 correct ways, see inside
I use www.clinicaltrials.gov or www.nih.gov for harder spellings, also some other good sites out there . . I do a hematology clinic regularly, and the anti-Xa is what they require.
I have typed that both ways, it just depends on what the dictator is saying. Both are correct.
Subject: I have typed that both ways, it just depends on what the dictator is saying. Both are correct.
correct - allergic rhinitis - runny eyes and nose
Subject: correct - allergic rhinitis - runny eyes and nose
giant facet in cervical spine? correct
giant facet is correct?
Yes, I meant to say spine, not other parts of the body. You are correct :)
Subject: Yes, I meant to say spine, not other parts of the body. You are correct :)
I agree that AeroBid is correct in this context from
Subject: I agree that AeroBid is correct in this context from
experience. An AeroChamber is a medication delivery device only...so if the patient used an AeroChamber with no medication in it, the patient could not begin to feel better. AeroBid has medication in it that would cause the patient to feel better and would dual treatment is often used in acute respiratory flares in addition to steroids.
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consistency of the mass
Subject: consistency of the mass
!!!
Think I would write it out like you have it for consistency
Subject: Think I would write it out like you have it for consistency
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Consistency in She or The patient??
Subject: Consistency in She or The patient??
going by 'standard medical transcription rules'
If a doctor dictates an entire report and never uses "The patient" only uses She.. until the last paragraph.. say the last four sentences.. ... Then the doctor changes it to "The patient" instead of she.. basic rule of thumb.. do we change this to keep the report consistent in using She. ?? Thanks :) Hope that makes sense :) lol
food thickened honey consistency
Subject: food thickened honey consistency
Under medications, the doc states "food thickened honey consistency, all liquids" this is all I have to described this, does this cound correct to anyone? Thanks.
Past Medical History: antiphospholipid syndrome, lupus.
honey-thickened food consistency....sm
Subject: honey-thickened food consistency....sm
so that liquids are never thin - that everything is thickened so that the patient does not aspirate, they also say honey-thickened liquids.
C-spine, L-spine, T-spine, unless client allows
Subject: C-spine, L-spine, T-spine, unless client allows
"C-spine" (cervical spine) ??
Subject: "C-spine" (cervical spine) ??
MRI of the C-spine - which is correct Modic type II changes or Modic type 2 changes.....nm
Subject: MRI of the C-spine - which is correct Modic type II changes or Modic type 2 changes.....nm
2 ways
Subject: 2 ways
1. Go to INSERT, AUTOTEXT (Or ALT, I, A. In autotext you can type “-year-old” and hit okay. For this side you will actually have to type at least 4 letters (i.e. –yea) and the rest of the phrase will pop up and then you hit enter.
2. Or, the one you are hunting is to INSERT and AUTOCORRECT at the top left tab. Go to middle of screen “replace” and “with”. Type ":yo" and then tab over to the With side and type "-year-old". And then enter or "ok". Make sure it is a colon not semicolon.
HCG or hCG?? i have seen both ways.
Subject: HCG or hCG?? i have seen both ways.
Two different ways, so which one is
Subject: Two different ways, so which one is
correct?? and google has it with the hypen.
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