hope you changed follow up to followup -nm
Posted By: beentheredonethat on 2007-06-04
In Reply to: Hard to do s/l but ...sm - Beez
Subject: hope you changed follow up to followup -nm
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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.
followup or follow up
Subject: followup or follow up
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.
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
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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!
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.
Sorry, but things have changed...
Subject: Sorry, but things have changed...
Just as people and the world have evolved, so has English. 'Were' would now be considered correct.
I do realize it's not the grammar rule we were taught back in our school days.
bye.
Should Roux-Y be changed to
Subject: Should Roux-Y be changed to
Roux-en-Y or are there actually two procedures? or should it be left that way? Thanks!
Maybe he changed his mind? nm
Subject: Maybe he changed his mind? nm
changed about a year ago
Subject: changed about a year ago
never mind, she changed it
Subject: never mind, she changed it
Changed it to 34-5/7
Really? I always changed to every evening. Thanks!
Subject: Really? I always changed to every evening. Thanks!
sorry, he changed it to Orthoplast. nm
Subject: sorry, he changed it to Orthoplast. nm
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The "powers that be" changed everything to "K"
Subject: The "powers that be" changed everything to "K"
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This was changed in BOS2 so has been
Subject: This was changed in BOS2 so has been
this way for a very long time.
We have been told that it changed too, but
Subject: We have been told that it changed too, but
we are NOT changing over to it as of yet per the client.
My hands automatically changed it to
Subject: My hands automatically changed it to
electrocautery - handy of them.
That's why it wasn't under cautery - duh.
Only if your acct wants it changed. Not KS here, but our docs
Subject: Only if your acct wants it changed. Not KS here, but our docs
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Pt with ADHD changed to s/l Vibance. nm
Subject: Pt with ADHD changed to s/l Vibance. nm
diet will be changed to cardiac and a s/l BMP will
Subject: diet will be changed to cardiac and a s/l BMP will
be followed
Is it still okay to type "C diff" or has that changed? tia
Subject: Is it still okay to type "C diff" or has that changed? tia
This was changed years ago to disK.
Subject: This was changed years ago to disK.
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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.
Cool. Used to do neuro, times have changed. :)
Subject: Cool. Used to do neuro, times have changed. :)
Tooooooooooo long ago. :)
I'll have to remember that in case I ever have the need to go back to neuro. Not one of my favorites, kinda sad, but okay at the time.
When I said "cool" I really meant it. I like to pass through word help occasionally. You never know what you're going to find.
Every little bit helps.
Sorry, my glasses need to be changed, read it as "exam." nm
Subject: Sorry, my glasses need to be changed, read it as "exam." nm
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