equivalent of 2 packs a day for 60 years...so yes, it's probably right nm
Posted By: flybye on 2006-02-14
In Reply to: doc dictates "the patient has 120 pack year smoking history", patient is 75...is that right??? - just me
Subject: equivalent of 2 packs a day for 60 years...so yes, it's probably right nm
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well-packs, or real-packs for migraines
Subject: well-packs, or real-packs for migraines
She gets relief for her migraines from either Maxalt or Real-packs.
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I always use pus-like or something equivalent. (nm)
Subject: I always use pus-like or something equivalent. (nm)
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I'd put 100,000 since that is what it is equivalent to. nm
Subject: I'd put 100,000 since that is what it is equivalent to. nm
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Subject: 2 quarters of an inch would be equivalent to
1/2 inch -- so I would transcribe 65 and 1/2 inches or flag it for QA.
I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Subject: I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Now some are saying it's q. 4h.?? UGH, YUCK!! I have also worked on accounts where it had to be "every 4 hours," and we had to spell out p.r.n. (as needed for). At least we got more characters.
First rule: It is all what the "client/account" wants, not always what the BOS says it is. I realize that language and its usage is constantly changing, but I've seen so many BOS and client flip-flops on so many other things in nearly 3 decades that it's laughable. What isn't laughable is when we get penalized for not knowing what they want, even when they, themselves, don't know or are wrong.
Oh, and I still prefer the old no spaces: q.4h., q.4-6h., q.12h., and so on.....
Dr says "OXYMORPH??? (not oxymorphine) which is equivalent to sustained release morphine sulfate
Subject: Dr says "OXYMORPH??? (not oxymorphine) which is equivalent to sustained release morphine sulfate
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Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
Subject: Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
and a constant thirst for learning something new everyday. As we all know this can get to be somewhat boring, but learning from what I transcribe as well as from other transcriptionists keeps me going (money is not bad either). It becomes a challenge. But I can't thank you enough for the kind words.
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Are you sure he isn't saying 1 to 2-1/2 packs?
Subject: Are you sure he isn't saying 1 to 2-1/2 packs?
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Well Packs for migraine
Subject: Well Packs for migraine
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Subject: s/l Maricel packs?
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Subject: Could it be cold packs were used?
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Subject: Packs abbreviation?
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Subject: Yes. It is a computation of packs per day x number of
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Subject: Hemostasis in the adenoid fossa was achieved using s/l "Dristan-soaked" adenoid packs? nm
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Subject: 25-pack/year would mean 25 packs per year, but
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Subject: lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7
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2 pks day for 30 years +
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2 packs a day for 30 years, plus 1 1/2 packs a day for ten years. That makes one pack a day for 75 years. Is that right?
2 and 1/2 years
Subject: 2 and 1/2 years
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I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
Subject: I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
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Subject: years' old or years old
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Subject: I have been doing this 30+ years and
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I have only had 1 account that wanted the acronym in parentheses. Everybody else just wants it expanded to long form in the diagnosis section. I wouldn't say you are necessarily behind the times, it is just that it has never come up for you before now.
For years I was on - sm
Subject: For years I was on - sm
tetracycline for skin infection/acne issues.
20 years...Wow!
Subject: 20 years...Wow!
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all I know is I work for PS 10 years now...sm
Subject: all I know is I work for PS 10 years now...sm
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2-1/2 years is correct. nm
Subject: 2-1/2 years is correct. nm
x
I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
Subject: I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
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that's correct - it's 2-1/2 years ago......
Subject: that's correct - it's 2-1/2 years ago......
20 years in rad - never heard of that SM
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maybe you or your doc could call or email to see what it means?
about a million years ago
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Maybe not, been typing it for years though. nm
Subject: Maybe not, been typing it for years though. 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.
In my almost 30 years of transcription....
Subject: In my almost 30 years of transcription....
I frequently have providers who don't pronounce things or say the right thing. I think you are right... it seems like FNP, PA, etc are the worst... and hey my brother is a P.A.-C so I don't have anything against them!
pack years
Subject: pack years
Personally, I would not hyphenate that he smoked for 120 packs years as you state it, as there is no adjective describing a noun. On the other hand, I would hyphenate if he has a 120-pack-year history of smoking, because that is a triple adjective describing a noun.
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Yes, yes, thank you, new to path after 30 years!
Subject: Yes, yes, thank you, new to path after 30 years!
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i would use 5-pack-years, BUT sm
Subject: i would use 5-pack-years, BUT sm
this is something that has never made sense to me... always had trouble with the pack/years thing... any input would be most appreciated!
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When I was in school (30 years ago) I was
Subject: When I was in school (30 years ago) I was
taught that any medical combining form can be coupled with just about any medical term, so nothing surprises me.
What has worked for me over the years - sm
Subject: What has worked for me over the years - sm
I use all the methods the other poster suggested. I also begin thinking to myself "what could he/she be saying" here that would fit in with the context? Can I actually hear anything that is pertinent? Think in terms of what is being done to the patient, would they have a reason to be using a particular med, technique, test, whatever. You sometimes just cannot make sense out of garbage no matter what methods you use and even QA will give them big, fat blanks.
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