followup or follow up
Posted By: Sierra on 2007-01-04
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The rule most places I've seen in followup for a noun and follow up or follow-up for a verb. Any official rules floating around out there? I work for 2 different companies and the editors do it different at each.
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Follow-up, follow up, followup all correct
Subject: Follow-up, follow up, followup all correct
I have a follow-up appointment tomorrow.
I need to follow up with my doctor.
I am scheduled for followup later this month.
She will follow up with me(v)/will be seen in followup(n); will have a follow-up visit (adj)
Subject: She will follow up with me(v)/will be seen in followup(n); will have a follow-up visit (adj)
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followup vs follow up - sm please
Subject: followup vs follow up - sm please
Is there an easy way/helpful hint to remember the difference between these?
TIA!
Followup or follow up
Is knowing the difference between followup and follow up really a huge deal? I can never get them straight and QA is always nagging about it.
help with followup follow up
Subject: help with followup follow up
Found this on another MT board and thought it was EXTREMELY helpful as even as QA I still get confused!
I know "follow up" is a verb and "followup" is a noun/adjective but am still having some trouble. A suggestion is to place a different noun or verb in its place. For example, use eat. He will followup/follow up next week. If you place "eat" in the sentence, "He will eat next week." you know it is a verb because the sentence still makes sense.
followup, follow up
Subject: followup, follow up
I believe it was in Vera Pyle I learned years ago that followup (one word) is a noun, and follow up is an action, a verb. That's how I always remember it.
I know that, but followup or follow-up
Subject: I know that, but followup or follow-up
I'm trying to figure out whether it is "followup" or "follow-up"
followup/follow up help
Subject: followup/follow up help
Do I have this right?
This is a pleasant 71-year-old male in followup (noun) of his small cell CA.
...................................................in followup (adjective) mode of his small cell CA
...................................................in for follow up (verb) of his small cell CA.
Thanks!
FOLLOWUP V. FOLLOW UP
Subject: FOLLOWUP V. FOLLOW UP
Follow up (2 words) is a verb, as in to follow up a patient, while followup (1 word) is a noun, as in seen in followup.
Rosie
Follow up p.r.n. or followup p.r.n.
Subject: Follow up p.r.n. or followup p.r.n.
Even now I'm confused about followup and follow up. TIA.
follow up or followup
Subject: follow up or followup
Is there a "rule" about when it is appropriate to use "follow up" versus "followup"?
Thanks!!
follow up followup
Subject: follow up followup
patient will follow up (verb)in a month.
patient here for followup (noun).
patient will have a followup (noun) appointment in a month.
Followup; follow up
Subject: Followup; follow up
Is there any occasion for use of the hypen with the word followup, follow up? It seems to me the use of the hyphen is gone but just curious.
Followup/follow-up/follow up. SM
Subject: Followup/follow-up/follow up. SM
A doctor can follow up with a patient during a follow-up visit (note that the adjectival form requires a hyphen). Neither phrase should be turned into a single hyphenless word.
follow up v follow-up v followup
Subject: follow up v follow-up v followup
If you can use the word "the" directly in front of the words "follow up", then it needs to be one word. That is the "official" note from my QA. Have a great day.
Follow up:followup: follow-up
Subject: Follow up:followup: follow-up
Ok,, been at this for years,, I think i have it finally and then a QA will correct followup, follow up, or follow-up. I have read and reread the explanation in all the books.. I am looking for someone to "splain to me in english Lucy". I know will follow up is correct,, he has a follow-up appointment, but I seem to get messed up with followup versus follow up. I know the verb and none definition but it does not soak in... HELP
Followup or follow up??? That is the question!
Would somebody please tell me in simple terms how to know which one is the correct one to use! I am going nuts here....Many thanks! 
Followup versus follow up
Subject: Followup versus follow up
Shawna - that is a fantastic idea in using the word "eat". Here's a funny. When I use the word follow up as a verb, I have this one QA person who always changes it to followup, regardless of the sentence.
Followup is noun; follow up is
Subject: Followup is noun; follow up is
xxxxxxx
Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Subject: Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
Subject: Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
A followup is suggested in one week.
He is going to follow up with his primary care physician.
Yes, there is a difference. If QA is so-called nagging about it, it's probably important.
Please learn from your experience. Good feedback is worth quite a bit!
hope you changed follow up to followup -nm
Subject: hope you changed follow up to followup -nm
Rule of thumb for followup/follow up
A good rule of thumb I was taught in training for followup/follow up is if you can put "a" or "the" in front of followup, it is the noun form; otherwise it is the verb form. Ex.
...a/the followup appointment.
...a/the followup x-ray.
...will follow up. (You can't put "a" or "the" in front of follow up, it won't work.)
Anyway, just thought I would share something that has helped me tremendously as a newbie. 
followup is a noun, follow up is a verb
Subject: followup is a noun, follow up is a verb
No hyphen...followup... follow up is the only form that means
Subject: No hyphen...followup... follow up is the only form that means
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even BOS states that follow-up is an acceptable version of followup. sm
Subject: even BOS states that follow-up is an acceptable version of followup. sm
Isn't it funny how this profession dwells on simple little things like this.
followup = noun % adj./follow up = verb per BOS and most companies. NM
Subject: followup = noun % adj./follow up = verb per BOS and most companies. NM
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here for followup (noun); patient should follow up (verb)
Subject: here for followup (noun); patient should follow up (verb)
nm
A1c; patient is to follow up in 2 weeks; patient has a followup in 2 weeks.
Subject: A1c; patient is to follow up in 2 weeks; patient has a followup in 2 weeks.
nm
follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
Subject: follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
I prefer to hyphen follow-up when used as a noun or adjective.
example: She will return in 3 weeks for follow-up (or followup). She will return in 3 weeks for a follow-up visit (used as adjective here).
She will follow up in 3 months (used as verb)
follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
Subject: follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
For Example:
The patient will follow up in my office.
The patient will be seen for follow-up in my office.
My understanding has always been that follow-up and followup were the same. It was more of a personal preference whether you used the hyphen or used one word; however follow up is always used when used as a verb.
follow up versus follow-up. SM
Subject: follow up versus follow-up. SM
Would someone be willing to give examples of when to use the hyphen or not to use? Thanks.
followup
Subject: followup
Have finally found second-hand descriptions of AV Moschcowitz's 1912 publication on rectal prolapse, attributing to him a description of female rectal prolapse and its association with abnormally high/deep cul-de-sac. Still can't find definitive reference, but this would seem to be a smoking gun.
re f-up or followup
Subject: re f-up or followup
Use followup for noun and adjective forms (hyphenated is acceptable alternative)ie, the patient did not return for followup.
For verb, only follow up is correct, ie, patient will follow up with her primary care doctor.
Not sure about the esq stuff.
The above is per 2nd edition of BOS.
s/l E and A followup (sm)
Subject: s/l E and A followup (sm)
discharged home with E and A (?) followup - (evaluate and advise?)
Followup
Subject: Followup
I have trouble to some of the best advise i got is: in for followup visit, in for followup, will
follow up. Hope this helps some.
followup - since there are more than
Subject: followup - since there are more than
one volar locked plating systems existing.
third one is followup
Subject: third one is followup
is acting more like a direct object, which is a noun. If he said in to follow up, then that would be a verb.
Followup
Subject: Followup
I learned that if you can put an a or the in front of it it is followup (noun), if not then follow up (verb).
sorry, sm for followup
Subject: sorry, sm for followup
Is Rocephin (brand name) but probably not IV as it is an injection. Not sure what could be at the end there.
followup or
Subject: followup or
follow-up?
followup NM
Subject: followup NM
followup
Subject: followup
It was my nose. Left it blank because I did not get your help in time. I thought it sounded like she said my nose, but I thought surely she is not saying that. Oh, well.
followup
Subject: followup
It was my nose. Left it blank because I did not get your help in time. I thought it sounded like she said my nose, but I thought surely she is not saying that. Thanks for your help.
followup
Subject: followup
I type it as: The patient returns for followup (One Word). He will follow up with me in the office. (2 words).
I use followup
Subject: I use followup
n/m
It is followup for both.
Subject: It is followup for both.
Followup when adjective..
Subject: Followup when adjective..
As in, "schedule a followup visit."
"Follow up" as in "The patient is to follow up with his primary care physician's office."
"Follow-up" is also sometimes used instead of "followup," but as far as I know hyphenation is becoming less and less preferred in almost all cases.
Serology followup
Subject: Serology followup
This is an ESL - sounds like she is saying "The serology followup was negative on the repeat of the lab s/l*eek sounds"
This is a patient with a history of lupus erythematosus thank you
dashes in followup
Subject: dashes in followup
I think the newest way they like it is with no dash, i.e. followup, not follow-up. Although both are acceptable...
For first poster, you are definitely correct in using followup. :)
Thank YOU for posting a followup to it!
Subject: Thank YOU for posting a followup to it!
I wish more people would come back here and post what the answers really were, because I'm a neurotic freak like that and would love to know the answers! 
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