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if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm

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In Reply to: Aczone "t.o.p." b.i.d. p.r.n. for acne - gmf

Subject: if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm

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on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Subject: on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm

Everything can't come from the BOS. Some things we do have to 'wing it' so to speak. I have a verbatim account and can only type PRN, no periods, all caps, so that's how it would be done. P.r.n. Tylenol doesn't look right, so I would have to put it PRN Tylenol.
i type them all with periods, not caps.
Subject: i type them all with periods, not caps.


Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
Subject: Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?


When doctor says tib-fib, do you type it like that or do you type tibiofibular? Thanks
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I used to type for an orthopedic doctor who (sm)
Subject: I used to type for an orthopedic doctor who (sm)

used this word quite frequently. I could never ever document it, but upon asking him directly he told me to spell it as "sorseal" Again, I could never document it, and he was the only doc who used that particular term. If you do find out what it is supposed to be, I would LOVE to know!! :)
whether or not the doctor is a whom type of person,
Subject: whether or not the doctor is a whom type of person,

whom is correct either way you type it. Who is not. Just a little grammar pet peeve of mine. Even with the preposition at the end of the sentence, it should be whom.
Type it exactly as the doctor dictates, verbatim....nm
Subject: Type it exactly as the doctor dictates, verbatim....nm

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I would type "BICAPed" since the doctor is misusing the term.
Subject: I would type "BICAPed" since the doctor is misusing the term.


VAC no periods...
Subject: VAC no periods...


actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
Subject: actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)

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M.D. and MS-periods?
Subject: M.D. and MS-periods?

I am supposed to be typing M.D. with periods. I have M.S. in the same report. Are there supposed to be periods for Jane Doe, M.S.?
well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
Subject: well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods


Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
Subject: Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm

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IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Subject: IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods


Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
Subject: Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods

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Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
Subject: Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...

cerebrovascular accident always has been CVA (hard to keep up with so many new rules).
Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go
Subject: Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go figure).


guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
Subject: guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018

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I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
Subject: I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)


To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34
Subject: To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34 years, but I too still have to learn new things every day. Guess that is what keeps me motivated.


Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...
Subject: Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...


same here. Type out numbers at beginning of sentences. Otherwise type numeral if in sentence itself.
Subject: same here. Type out numbers at beginning of sentences. Otherwise type numeral if in sentence itself.

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Patient with type 2 diabetes prescribed a s/l glutisone type drug. nm
Subject: Patient with type 2 diabetes prescribed a s/l glutisone type drug. nm


which is preferred ~ diabetes mellitus type II or type 2?
Subject: which is preferred ~ diabetes mellitus type II or type 2?


I get confused, how do you type out grade, class, type SM
Subject: I get confused, how do you type out grade, class, type SM

I forget which ones  use Roman and which do not.  TIA


ESL doctor - please help!!
Subject: ESL doctor - please help!!

Dictator says this word twice, but it sounds different each time and I don't think either is correct...


This patient recently got a diagnosis of Soft Tissue Rheumatism:  He says:


She has a history of pelvic and scapular s/l tills, polyarthralgias, tight hamstrings and stated she has lost weight. 


And in the other spot it sounds like he is saying pelvic and scapular tilts.  Any ideas?  Thanks!


 


Doctor's Name
Subject: Doctor's Name

I use MedWeb all the time. It is a great site! Check it out.
Help please PT doctor
Subject: Help please PT doctor

He sounds like he is saying towel and tilt testing.  I can find tilt testing but not towel testing.  Is there such a thing or am I hearing it incorrectly?
for an ENT doctor
Subject: for an ENT doctor

Anyone ever hear of what s/l boyette, voyette, goyette, ????? solution??? (used with packing the nose after surgery.........antiseptic  ??????
I always put it exactly as the doctor says it
Subject: I always put it exactly as the doctor says it

Sometimes they say "levocurvature" instead of "levoscoliosis" because the curvature may be caused by the way the patient is positioned. The doc may be reluctant to diagnose a scoliosis on the basis of just one study.
Don't think so, but thanks anyway! Think doctor
Subject: Don't think so, but thanks anyway! Think doctor


Yes, the first one was a doctor name! Thanks to both of you!
Subject: Yes, the first one was a doctor name! Thanks to both of you!


the doctor is saying...
Subject: the doctor is saying...

(s/l) xanthalomas, but does he mean xanthomas?  "He has the presence of xanthomas around the nasal portion of the orbits bilaterally."


The doctor is saying
Subject: The doctor is saying

“anichomycosis"  Had several people listen and this is what he is saying, but all I find is onychomycosis. Was wondering if you can get that type of fungus on his nose from a fungus from the nail.
yes it is an ESL doctor!
Subject: yes it is an ESL doctor!

s/l she has gone detroit/detroph before..
"to try it" make sense in this context...
Anything's possible with this doctor - Thanks.
Subject: Anything's possible with this doctor - Thanks.

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could the doctor be saying
Subject: could the doctor be saying

urethritis/gonorrhea?  I am finding this...just a guess. 
If the doctor says...
Subject: If the doctor says...

The patient is issued *DME* of a sling-and-swathe to be used postoperatively.

What would be the correct thing to type out for DME? durable medical equipment?

The patient is issued a durable medical equipment of a sling-and-swathe to be used postoperatively. Just doesn't sound right :-( tia.
I believe the doctor is..
Subject: I believe the doctor is..

talking about the patient taking hydrochlorothiazide as a neuroleptic medication. Does that sound correct? TIA.
I can't tell what the doctor
Subject: I can't tell what the doctor

is dictating...lol. Not sure if it is neuralgic or neuralgia..thanks for your help.
if the doctor say L2 3 sm.
Subject: if the doctor say L2 3 sm.

is it written L2-3? The patient has a central angular tear at L2-3. tia.
The doctor dictates
Subject: The doctor dictates

His aortic valve appeared well-(s/l seated).  I found some examples like that, but am unsure of certainty and spelling accuracy?  Thank you in advance for any help.
Oh good... That is what I had gone with. This doctor
Subject: Oh good... That is what I had gone with. This doctor

consistently makes up his own drugs. He also makes up his own words. If I hear the non-word "equivocable" one more time, I am going to scream. He's a great dictator as far as being clear speaking, he just likes to improvise on his words a bit. Not fun for me.

THANKS!
and when it goes to court the doctor will
Subject: and when it goes to court the doctor will

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61.5 inches? the doctor said
Subject: 61.5 inches? the doctor said

61 and a half inches.  Wouldn't it be 61-1/2 inches and not 61.5?  End of the day brain fog.
Thank you. I think it is the doctor's mistake....
Subject: Thank you. I think it is the doctor's mistake....


Doctor's Addresses
Subject: Doctor's Addresses

I swear by this site and use it quite a bit.

www.ama-assn.org/
Thank you everyone, but do you always find the name of the doctor that you are looking for?
Subject: Thank you everyone, but do you always find the name of the doctor that you are looking for?

Sometimes I find that harder than finding the address. He just says the doctor's name phonetically and I have to figure out which name he is saying.. Any ideas? Thanks.
think it could be ph is 0.96 and the doctor said "s" on accident?
Subject: think it could be ph is 0.96 and the doctor said "s" on accident?


That just may be it! Old mushmouth doctor anyway. Thanks! nm
Subject: That just may be it! Old mushmouth doctor anyway. Thanks! nm

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maybe it's 0.5 mg - doctor not dictating the 0
Subject: maybe it's 0.5 mg - doctor not dictating the 0

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