even with verbatim, we can change wording if incorrect grammar...YW:)..nm
Posted By: typinlikemad on 2008-01-28
In Reply to: That's what I thought, but they always say self-breast exam. Glad it's not verbatim.TY!!(nm) - me
Subject: even with verbatim, we can change wording if incorrect grammar...YW:)..nm
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I would think it is just the dr's wording. They make up words. If it is not verbatim I would pu
Subject: I would think it is just the dr's wording. They make up words. If it is not verbatim I would put cardiology eval, but if verbatim, leave his word if u are 100% that is what he is saying. nm
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Verbatim vs correct grammar
Subject: Verbatim vs correct grammar
Do you folks type your dictators verbatim including any grammar infractions or do you correct the grammatical errors? I'm talking about verb tense, run-on sentences, ending a sentence with a preposition, etc. It seems to me that corrections are interpreted by the transcription companies as errors, but all of the docs I have ever worked for have requested that I correct their grammar. How does everybody else do it?
I think your safe to change this one. Verbatim SM
Subject: I think your safe to change this one. Verbatim SM
is not always possible, especially with ESLs. Wouldn't think doc would mind if you made it more understandable and it doesn't change the meaning.
depends, is it verbatim acct? If not, change it to
Subject: depends, is it verbatim acct? If not, change it to
well, if not verbatim change order of sentence...
Subject: well, if not verbatim change order of sentence...
i just think saying when he *valsalvas* is wrong...
named after:
Antonio Maria Valsalva
Italian anatomist, born June 17, 1666, Imola, in Romagna; died February 2, 1723. Bologna
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so I think the order/structure of the sentence would need to be changed IF NOT VERBATIM....
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Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it
Subject: Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it to them".
wording
Subject: wording
Could someone straighten this sentence out any better? This is what he is saying:
She has diffuse pain on both the medial aspect of the ankle. Do you think he is foregetting to say and lateral after the word medial? How do I make this look better?
Thanks!
I think the wording for the first s/l is okay. sm
Subject: I think the wording for the first s/l is okay. sm
Agree with Txczech re "branch." You can always flag it to cover yourself.
Another wording you see is
Subject: Another wording you see is
"injection into the facet joint," so I would say it would be intrafacet injection.
JMO though.
I think he just tripped over his wording
Subject: I think he just tripped over his wording
Probably just meant carotid ultrasound.
Help with singular/pleural wording please.. sm
Subject: Help with singular/pleural wording please.. sm
Which is correct? "There is a cerumen impaction bilaterally which is removed." OR "There are cerumen impactions bilaterally which are removed." TIA
I think the hyphens and wording are fine. nm
Subject: I think the hyphens and wording are fine. nm
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verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....
Subject: verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....
If you changed the wording to what you thought was correct, sm
it would imply that the colostomy bag was bleeding, not blood coming from the colostomy.
Skin graft, correct wording?
Subject: Skin graft, correct wording?
New to this type of procedure - split thickness skin graft. Dictator states "one twelve thousandths of an inch". What is the correct way to type this?
Thanks.
Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
Subject: Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm
Subject: no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm
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If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.
Subject: If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.
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grammar help
Subject: grammar help
Does anyone know the correct way to do "short term?" Should it be short term, shortterm, or short-term?
grammar help
Subject: grammar help
. . . dressing of fluffs were placed . . . . "Dressing" is the subject which requires a singular verb, was. "Of fluffs" is a prepositional phrase which has to be ignored when deciding on the correct verb to use.
Grammar help, please.
Subject: Grammar help, please.
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!
Grammar
Subject: Grammar
Hi jc: Don't know the word you are looking for yet, but I believe every placed you have transcribed "impart" should be "in part."
Grammar
Subject: Grammar
An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:
- 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
Grammar help
Subject: Grammar help
Help please.
Is it readmitted or re-admitted?
Is it 24 hour or 24-hour?
Grammar......
Subject: Grammar......
You are right, it should be are, because data is a Latin term, the plural of datum. But it is used as singular. I would also like to use are, instead of is. Type it as dictated. Most people use 'is'.
GRAMMAR help.
Subject: GRAMMAR help.
Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat exam ___ within normal limits.
Should the blank be 'is' or 'are'?
GRAMMAR
Subject: GRAMMAR
Put "despite her young age" in commas. In grammar this is called in apposition.
Rosie
Grammar help please
Subject: Grammar help please
"Labs are within normal limits except for her cholesterol, which is essentially unchanged with a total of 232, ldl of..."
Am i correct to include the comma after which? is there always a comma after which? do i need another one after unchanged?
TIA
Grammar
Subject: Grammar
You would basically be saying" 5 centimeters was injected." Even 1 cm would be "1 cm was injected." :-)
Some grammar
Subject: Some grammar
rules go against reasoning.
More of a grammar?
Subject: More of a grammar?
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.......
No, that's incorrect - SM
Subject: No, that's incorrect - SM
Principal diagnosis (noun or adjective and the one you use in medical transcription)
Principle (noun only), fundamental law, doctrine, assumption.
OP is incorrect. Please
Subject: OP is incorrect. Please
TIMI system
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction. A grading system (grade 0 to 3) for coronary perfusion; evaluates reperfusion achieved by thrombolytic therapy. Lowercase grade and use arabic numerals.
The patient had TIMI grade 3 flow at 90 minutes following thrombolytic therapy.
Copyright (c) 2002 American Association for Medical Transcription
Actually it is incorrect to
Subject: Actually it is incorrect to
type protime, even when they dictate it. Set your expander to expand protime to prothrombin time because that is truly the correct way to type this on a medical report. That way when they undergo audit it will not come back to transcription who didn't type it with HIPAA correctness. I wish they would educate doctors to dictate things correctly in the first place to avoid all this, but I think even if they did the dictator would still dictate things the way he "thinks" in his head. It is hard to teach old dogs new tricks unless they are transcriptionists. If we don't learn new tricks they will replace us, right?
Incorrect
Subject: Incorrect
Not typed with small "h." This is from Dorland's:
bicarbonate (bi-kahr´bә-nât) any salt containing the HCO3− anion.
Lilly
Sorry, you are incorrect
Subject: Sorry, you are incorrect
From page 321 of the BOS, decubitus is an adjective, not a noun and does not have a plural form. The plural form of decubitus ulcer is decubitus ulcers.
D: decubiti
T: decubitus ulcers
They are incorrect. There is certainly
Subject: They are incorrect. There is certainly
not a comma before the which in the example you are given. It would make absolutely no sense with a comma there.
Regardless, which is proper grammar?
Subject: Regardless, which is proper grammar?
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grammar thing
Subject: grammar thing
comma before and after symptomatic. otherwise it's a comma splice.
There goes my spelling lol-Grammar
Subject: There goes my spelling lol-Grammar
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Grammar question
Subject: Grammar question
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.
Grammar help! Myself personally
Subject: Grammar help! Myself personally
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!!
Grammar question
Subject: Grammar question
I get confused on this one sometimes! Dr. says "she lay herself down on the floor" Is that correct? TIA
Re: Grammar question
Subject: Re: Grammar question
Assuming past tense: 1) She laid herself down on the floor. 2) She lay down on the floor.
Grammar question?
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!!
grammar question
Subject: grammar question
I would type it "including, but not limited to," I used to work for a doctor who had an English minor and this is how he wanted it.
Grammar Question?
Subject: Grammar Question?
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!
grammar question
Subject: grammar question
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.
grammar question SM
Subject: grammar question SM
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.
Grammar question sm
Subject: Grammar question sm
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?
Grammar question
Subject: Grammar question
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!
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