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just my opinion, but I think the sentence is fine as is, no comma needed nm

Posted By: sassee on 2008-09-26
In Reply to: sentance help - MT

Subject: just my opinion, but I think the sentence is fine as is, no comma needed nm




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Your opinion needed
Subject: Your opinion needed

My doctor keeps saying psoricytic arthritis. I transcribe for him a lot, but this is what he is saying.


I am thinking he means psoriatic arhtritis. What do you think?


Thanks! I just needed another opinion. nm
Subject: Thanks! I just needed another opinion. nm

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opinion needed....
Subject: opinion needed....

'Potassium chloride 20 mg p.o. every day'

Doc dictates as stated above but think dosage should read 20 mEq but am not sure if mg is also correct for this med. TIA.
Opinion needed please
Subject: Opinion needed please

This is a 4-year-old with metabolic-type cardiomyopathy who required "Amikin chest tube treatment".


I see that Amikin is an antibiotic, but do not feel comfortable with the references I have found with chest tube and/or cardiomyopathy. I would appreciate any opinions on this. Thanks!


Thx! I really needed a second opinion. nm
Subject: Thx! I really needed a second opinion. nm


Thanks. I agree. Needed second opinion.
Subject: Thanks. I agree. Needed second opinion.

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I agree, just needed another opinion. Thanks so much!-nm
Subject: I agree, just needed another opinion. Thanks so much!-nm

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Thanks. Yes, sounds like a made up word. Just needed a second opinion. nm
Subject: Thanks. Yes, sounds like a made up word. Just needed a second opinion. nm


you are right, it does read better that way...but either way no comma needed after abduction nm
Subject: you are right, it does read better that way...but either way no comma needed after abduction nm


It's too late, I know, but I agree that no comma is needed here. The part following the word
Subject: It's too late, I know, but I agree that no comma is needed here. The part following the word

'and' would not stand on it's own as a sentence and therefore does not need a comma.
Nothing, sentence is fine the way it is :)
Subject: Nothing, sentence is fine the way it is :)

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that entire sentence is fine, correct!!
Subject: that entire sentence is fine, correct!!


No comma in your sentence above, but there would be in SM
Subject: No comma in your sentence above, but there would be in SM

Otherwise, the chest x-ray was normal.
Beginning just fine. wonder if should be semi-colon or new sentence after "flexion"
Subject: Beginning just fine. wonder if should be semi-colon or new sentence after "flexion"


Used at the beginning of a sentence, use a comma after, it is a ....sm
Subject: Used at the beginning of a sentence, use a comma after, it is a ....sm

acts as a prepositional phrase.  If it is used during the sentence, as in "but the patient unfortunately denied treatment," of course it is just part of the sentence, no commas there.  Any help?
I agree, I think if you add "in" in front of opposition, the sentence reads just fine.
Subject: I agree, I think if you add "in" in front of opposition, the sentence reads just fine.


I would just put a comma before status post and keep it as 1 sentence. nm
Subject: I would just put a comma before status post and keep it as 1 sentence. nm

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Rule for Sentence Ending and when to use comma
Can somebody share with me the rules to follow for sentence ending? I am a bit confused with the feedback from my QA, when I chose to put a comma she wants me to end the sentence and start with a new sentence. The next day when I did was to end the sentence, she edited my work and placed a comma instead. Can anybody share with me some guidelines to follow. TIA.
Ido not think that this sentence need a comma at all. It is 1 sentence.
Subject: Ido not think that this sentence need a comma at all. It is 1 sentence.

Regarding the 'subafractal' I have no clue, sorry!
thanks. Anyone else have an opinion on this?
Subject: thanks. Anyone else have an opinion on this?


And that's YOUR opinion..
Subject: And that's YOUR opinion..

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opinion anyone?
Subject: opinion anyone?

She is thinking of filing a complaint with elder's abuse.


The pt is not happy with her assisted living facility. Any clues on how to transcribe this one. I could not find an actual Elder's Abuse anything.


Need opinion please!
Subject: Need opinion please!

In med list, doc states Carbetrol 900 mg q. h.s.


There is no mention of seizures, but there is mention of back pain and I noticed that Carbetrol can come in 300 mg tablets, and that it can also be used for trigeminal neuralgia, which there is no mention of either. This is an ESL, so it is posisble that I am not hearing right, but it was never mentioned again. Past medical history is bipolar, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and gastritis. Thank you!


What is your opinion
Subject: What is your opinion

This might be dumb and probably very apparent to most but help me settling this in my mind and my clinic which would you do


1.Examination today revealed a 1.2 cm erythematous and scaling lesion on the right sternocleidomastoid muscle


2.  Examiation today revealed a 1.2 cm erythematous scaling lesion .......


3.  Examination today revealed an erythematous, scaling lesion ........


Thanks so much for your opinion.


 


 


probably either or, in my opinion, anyone else have one?
Subject: probably either or, in my opinion, anyone else have one?

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more so - in my opinion
Subject: more so - in my opinion

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Just my opinion, but
Subject: Just my opinion, but

I type verbatim, so if the doc dictates of I put it that way, if not, I don't, but have seen QA do this to me many times. To me this is so insignificant and it does not critically change the patient's care in any way, I just let it go. Some of my QA people change it, some don't, wish they'd be consistent, but I really don't worry about it.
This is only my opinion of course
Subject: This is only my opinion of course

But I would think that the sentence would probably be:


"Heart size and epsilons are normal."


Can you hear the "and" if you listen real carefully?


Epsilons are not related to the heart size per se.  They're waves that can be seen on an EKG.


...else with an opinion? nm
Subject: ...else with an opinion? nm

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my opinion sm
Subject: my opinion sm

is 110-120 systolic over 70. If the word "systolic was not in there, do 110-120/70
My opinion...
Subject: My opinion...

After being sterilely prepped and draped, local anesthetic wheals were raised. There were ...
my opinion sm
Subject: my opinion sm

AS = aortic stenosis
AI = aortic insufficiency
MR = mitral regurgitation


My opinion SM
Subject: My opinion SM

I would definitely put in the new heading for MSKL and I'd start it right after "abdomen is soft, nontender, nondistended.
MSKL: etc
In YOUR opinion.
Subject: In YOUR opinion.

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In my opinion -- as an old MT!!!! nm
Subject: In my opinion -- as an old MT!!!! nm


Like he says it would be fine sm.
When in doubt, especially with something this insignificant, go verbatim.
To me, it looks fine nm
Subject: To me, it looks fine nm

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Yes I would think that would be fine nm
Subject: Yes I would think that would be fine nm

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tib-fib is fine...
Subject: tib-fib is fine...

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Yes, what you have is fine.
Subject: Yes, what you have is fine.

I would put a comma after soft.


maybe fine for you but not for many....nm
Subject: maybe fine for you but not for many....nm

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I think it's fine.
Subject: I think it's fine.

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Looks fine. nm
Subject: Looks fine. nm

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looks fine see msg.
Subject: looks fine see msg.

I would just change the zero to 0 but it looks accurate.
I think it looks fine. :-)
Subject: I think it looks fine. :-)


That looks fine
Subject: That looks fine

Don't worry so much about format.
(second opinion) dyne sec/cm5 sm
Subject: (second opinion) dyne sec/cm5 sm

you didn't say what the measurement was for, but here's a site that calculates hemodynamic equations you can show your QA person....
http://www.ventworld.com/resources/convert/Hemo.swf

i would type it as they have it; dyne sec/cm5
redundant.............just my opinion...NM
Subject: redundant.............just my opinion...NM

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In other words, you don't know yourself (just another opinion) :)
Subject: In other words, you don't know yourself (just another opinion) :)

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Shelly, asking your opinion
Subject: Shelly, asking your opinion

intra-aortic and such. I just can't bring myself to transcribe two vowels together. your thought?
My opinion also. Helpers should be sure sm
Subject: My opinion also. Helpers should be sure sm

they're providing accurate help here.

For the OP, naproxen sodium is the generic form of Naprosyn.