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my docs say 90 to 1-teens all the time

Posted By: you did not explain your logici - no message on 2007-05-11
In Reply to: Why? Logic, maybe? - pc

Subject: my docs say 90 to 1-teens all the time

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I would say 1-teens also. Some docs phrase it this way a lot. Hope this helps.
Subject: I would say 1-teens also. Some docs phrase it this way a lot. Hope this helps.

nm
Don't be confused by dift opinions. Blank if unsure. However, docs dictate one-teens all the ti
Subject: Don't be confused by dift opinions. Blank if unsure. However, docs dictate one-teens all the time.


One-teens is how I type it. Was on QA at the time and was
Subject: One-teens is how I type it. Was on QA at the time and was


Docs do it all the time, though. I give them what they say. nm
Subject: Docs do it all the time, though. I give them what they say. nm

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Docs make up words all the time.
Subject: Docs make up words all the time.

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Docs say all the time "performance status", the
Subject: Docs say all the time "performance status", the

status goes with the performance.
one-teens is how I'd do it....nm
Subject: one-teens is how I'd do it....nm


1-teens
Subject: 1-teens

nm
1-teens (113 thru 119)
Subject: 1-teens (113 thru 119)

nm
Getting this a lot lately, I put 1-teens!
Subject: Getting this a lot lately, I put 1-teens!

nm
for one-teens, I would type 110's (s/m)
Subject: for one-teens, I would type 110's (s/m)

since he goes on to say 120's (which are the numbers 20-29) so 110's (would be all the "teens..." would be 10-19.  Hope that helps!!


if says 1-teens then yours is fine
Subject: if says 1-teens then yours is fine

nm
"one-teens" is the way I would put it.
Subject: "one-teens" is the way I would put it.

It is exactly what he said, but not the usual way of expressing it, thus the " ".
100s to 1-teens
Subject: 100s to 1-teens

nm
Teens or 10s? Please see message.
Subject: Teens or 10s? Please see message.

The doctor dictates:  The plan is if his platelet count drops to the teens, to transfuse him.  My questionn is - it is okay to type "teens?" Or, should it be "10s?"   TIA


Type as teens
Subject: Type as teens


I type one-teens because that's how I was told to do it. nm
Subject: I type one-teens because that's how I was told to do it. nm


"peak pressure" in the teens
Subject: "peak pressure" in the teens


one-teen or one-teens is correct. nm.
Subject: one-teen or one-teens is correct. nm.

x
what time are we using here in mtStars? US time or India time?
Subject: what time are we using here in mtStars? US time or India time?


Doc dictates that blood sugars are in the one-teens SM
Subject: Doc dictates that blood sugars are in the one-teens SM

How would you type it?  TIA
is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've look
Subject: is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've looked.

xx
with time are you supposed to put the word hour after the time, i.e. 1600 hours
Subject: with time are you supposed to put the word hour after the time, i.e. 1600 hours

nm
that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two
Subject: that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two weeks' time)

nm
pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time
Subject: pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time


prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time
Subject: prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time


?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time
Subject: ?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time

so that didn't answer my question at all -- and in fact was incorrect info
2 years' time or 2 year's time- Which is correct?
I put 2 years' time and was marked off on QA.
One Weeks' Time or One Week's Time
Subject: One Weeks' Time or One Week's Time

Which one is correct?


Thanks! 


fourth time she has used this she is saying on-cora..each time in the..
Subject: fourth time she has used this she is saying on-cora..each time in the..

paragraph she talks about Omega 3 fatty acid maybe she means Omacor, but is saying Oncora instead of Omacor?? any ideas on this one?? thanks
I agree - we all do it from time to time - we try to make something else out of it
Subject: I agree - we all do it from time to time - we try to make something else out of it

nm
PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time
Subject: PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time


Three month's time or three months' time? TIA!
Subject: Three month's time or three months' time? TIA!


I found Real-Time, Real-time, real-time ultrasound...
Subject: I found Real-Time, Real-time, real-time ultrasound...

nm
I believe it is one of those words that over time MDs have been using (I get it all the time) see be
Subject: I believe it is one of those words that over time MDs have been using (I get it all the time) see below:

From www.techortho.com

With the biceps tenodesis procedure, the biceps tendon is left attached to the fibular head and is then "tenodesed" to the anterior aspect of the ...

Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm
Subject: Yep, it's okay. Docs say that often. nm

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Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...
Subject: Thanks...sometimes I think these docs should...

type themselves for once and listen to some of the things they say. I bet they would think twice after that...:-)
Some docs
Subject: Some docs

actually dictate ABGs in this manner.  They say a number then slash then another number then slash, etc.  That is how they want it transcribed.  Just make sure your numbers are correct and you are set to go!
should say *my* docs
Subject: should say *my* docs


like the docs who are always ...
Subject: like the docs who are always ...

... putting "metatarsal" in the hand dictations. Plantar may be technically okay, but it seems like if he were more careful he would say palmar.
Our docs
Subject: Our docs

usually say normocephalic.
I have docs that use it
Subject: I have docs that use it

but my account is not crazy weird picky, either.  I haven't heard of it being unacceptable.  If it's worth your time, I'd question QA about it and ask her why she changed it. 
I have docs
Subject: I have docs

who add extra letters to lots of words, if it make them easier to pronounce. Kind of weird, but it happens.
Docs
Subject: Docs

make up lots of words...they make lots of mistakes (ergo malpractice insurance)...they even misspell lots of words. If we have to deal with their ineptness, they can deal with blanks. JMHO. :-)
With some docs..
Subject: With some docs..

that wouldn't be a stretch at all but a very good guess. :-)
It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...
Subject: It's not the docs I'm concerned about, or QA, when it comes to my...

work as an MT,
You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know
Subject: You don't add in mg or mcg, etc. unless it's dictated. The docs know

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that's how my derm docs like it - sm
Subject: that's how my derm docs like it - sm

same with T zone.
ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone
Subject: ONLY if your QA, account, or docs want it to be so. Not everyone

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The docs are correct. (nm)
Subject: The docs are correct. (nm)

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the docs are incorrect
Subject: the docs are incorrect

there must be ownership to use an apostrophe. The word Smith does not show ownership to anything.

If the sentance read Dr. Smith's patient, then yes the apostrophe is used.