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my stedman's spellchecker likes it !

Posted By: ks on 2007-10-18
In Reply to: Is this a real medical term??? - CB

Subject: my stedman's spellchecker likes it !

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Is this a real medical term??? - CB
- my stedman's spellchecker likes it ! - ks
  - Thanks! - nobody

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The spellchecker likes it . . .
Subject: The spellchecker likes it . . .

because combed is a word . . . don't know about the drug name though.

which Stedman's..?? spellcheck likes either
Subject: which Stedman's..?? spellcheck likes either

adjuvant - try buying Stedman spellchecker to help
Subject: adjuvant - try buying Stedman spellchecker to help

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That's what I found in Stedman's spellchecker and google
Subject: That's what I found in Stedman's spellchecker and google

jail or gaol
Noun
a prison
Verb
to confine in prison [Old French jaiole cage]

gaoling

A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction.

gelding
To castrate

gilding
to goldplate

Is this kind of a joke?

Spellchecker
Subject: Spellchecker

Never rely on your spellchecker.

Your sound likes are probably
Subject: Your sound likes are probably

Need sound likes.
Subject: Need sound likes.

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I have that same argument with my spellchecker.
Subject: I have that same argument with my spellchecker.

Couldn't document it in my reference books, only got 800 hits on Google. However, the doctor said it and QA changed it back to brachioplexus from brachial plexus, so I added it to the spellchecker dictionary. It's another one of those undocumentable words that are becoming commonly used.

Spellchecker suggested either way and ...
Subject: Spellchecker suggested either way and ...

Stedman's GI/GU book said protooncogene. I thought I made the best choice! but you sound like you know more about it than I do!! Thanks!

thanks so much, thats what i thought, its just not in my spellchecker...
Subject: thanks so much, thats what i thought, its just not in my spellchecker...

thanks again.

Sylvan spellchecker?
Subject: Sylvan spellchecker?

Moderator, please move if necessary - wasn't sure where to post this.

Does anyone use Sylvan? Pros - cons? TIA!

are you using a medical spellchecker?--sm
Subject: are you using a medical spellchecker?--sm

I have Stedman's medical spellchecker installed and it will automatically cap the ones that are brand names and leave uncapped the generic ones. Very rarely do I have to check on line to see.

clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn
Subject: clear-cut, okay per spellchecker. mn

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Thanks for trying. This is one of those docs that likes to make up his own.
Subject: Thanks for trying. This is one of those docs that likes to make up his own.

I know there are malleable stays or retractors, but it gets flagged. Hopefully, the next time he will learn to enunciate (wishful thinking LOL).

transdermal? (any "sound likes"?)
Subject: transdermal? (any "sound likes"?)

Is it me or my spellchecker. It doesn't like lymphedema.
Subject: Is it me or my spellchecker. It doesn't like lymphedema.

BOS likes to make up their own thing just to be superior and..
Subject: BOS likes to make up their own thing just to be superior and..

I refuse to do EVERY SINGLE THING by BOS.

My QA likes KCl if specific poss chloride is not
Subject: My QA likes KCl if specific poss chloride is not

x

dysequilibrium or disequilibrium? SPELLCHECKER accepts both
Subject: dysequilibrium or disequilibrium? SPELLCHECKER accepts both

I used over read though because my spellchecker was marking it as misspelled. SM
Subject: I used over read though because my spellchecker was marking it as misspelled. SM

Thanks for all the input. It is helpful to get opinions from other MTs with more experience. I really love coming here for advice and trying to give some if I can.

BOS II likes 7th and 8th, but if account lets you, writing out gives more characters. nm
Subject: BOS II likes 7th and 8th, but if account lets you, writing out gives more characters. nm

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Definitely "sk" and not "tw". Doc likes to make up words but also very particular, so w
Subject: Definitely "sk" and not "tw". Doc likes to make up words but also very particular, so wanted a

second opinion. Thanks so much guys.

Got a dx? All the sounds-likes I find are the wrong dose. nm
Subject: Got a dx? All the sounds-likes I find are the wrong dose. nm

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Thanks for the info my company likes FABER...QA giged me on it the other way.
Subject: Thanks for the info my company likes FABER...QA giged me on it the other way.

Sometimes this job is so draining. People have no idea how stressful it is. I had less stress as a cop...

Could be Combivent, Combivir, etc. Blank it. Speller likes "combed" as in 'you combed your
Subject: Could be Combivent, Combivir, etc. Blank it. Speller likes "combed" as in 'you combed your hair."

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I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4
Subject: I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4 others) this is the one I use the most. Just my preference.

Hi, Tracy, Stedman's had "postinflammatory", but I have seen it without, I go with Stedman!
Subject: Hi, Tracy, Stedman's had "postinflammatory", but I have seen it without, I go with Stedman! NM

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don't have a Stedman's, but thanks anyway. :(
Subject: don't have a Stedman's, but thanks anyway. :(

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Per Stedman's Ob-Gyn
Subject: Per Stedman's Ob-Gyn

Tucker-McLane forceps.

It's in Stedman's
Subject: It's in Stedman's

Omni flush

according to Stedman's...
Subject: according to Stedman's...

mucous cyst: A retention cyst resulting from obstruction in the duct of a mucous gland.

Syn: mucocele: A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, or other site.

According to Stedman's
Subject: According to Stedman's

nephrolithiasis (nefr-li-th-sis)

Presence of renal calculi.

Not the calculus itself - the presence of renal calculi.

Well, now I see it in my Stedman's
Subject: Well, now I see it in my Stedman's

and it is Kantor-Berci video laryngoscope. Never heard of it before.

stedman's
Subject: stedman's

Physic - A medicine; often a lay term for a cathartic.

Catharsis - purgation

purgation - Evacuation of the bowels with the aid of a purgative or cathartic

Used Stedman's
Subject: Used Stedman's

I'd really recommend getting a Stedman's. I started doing Ophthalmology about a year ago and it was a life saver for me! I bought a used copy on eBay. Just took a quick peek there and saw one for under $5. Totally worth it! Good luck!!

RSR according to Stedman's . .
Subject: RSR according to Stedman's . .

cardiology, but have also seen rSR in other places.

According to Stedman's
Subject: According to Stedman's

There is a Sims position. No Dutch though....

Neither, my Stedman's ..
Subject: Neither, my Stedman's ..

Equipment Book says MediPort.

Per Stedman's, m/sec or m/s (nm).
Subject: Per Stedman's, m/sec or m/s (nm).

xx

Per Stedman's - either way.
Subject: Per Stedman's - either way.

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According to Stedman's...
Subject: According to Stedman's...

Mental retardation is a valid medical term, according to Stedman's. Could you please tell me exactly what medical reference you have used to determine that it is no longer acceptable? By the way, we are not political transcriptionists, we are medical transcriptionists!

Per my Stedman's, MU...sm
Subject: Per my Stedman's, MU...sm

but my Quick Look Drug Book spells out *million units* when describing penicillin dosing (mg, g for other drug). Not sure if there is a preference.

It's in Stedman's.
Subject: It's in Stedman's.

Per Stedman's there is a
Subject: Per Stedman's there is a

Thumper 1007 CPR system. Don't know if this fits or not.

i don't have stedman's but... sm
Subject: i don't have stedman's but... sm

i believe it's an "e"...styloideum (not to be confused with stylidium)

Per Stedman's GI
Subject: Per Stedman's GI

they have "caput medusae." Please not it is the plural medusae, not singular medusa. It is when dilated veins are seen on the abdomen (simple explanation). HTH!

Per Stedman's
Subject: Per Stedman's

M:E ratio

Stedman's.
Subject: Stedman's.

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Thank you very much!!! My Stedman's GU is too old I guess. nm
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stedman's abbrev
Subject: stedman's abbrev

capitalizes the IU part,