no, doctors spells out word as indicated
Posted By: CM on 2006-02-08
In Reply to: "prealt" - medicmuze
Subject: no, doctors spells out word as indicated
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That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
Subject: That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.
Subject: Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.
Don't you hate it when you're just sure a word is made up and you look it up only to find that it IS a real word? The other day a doc said conspicuity and I thought, man, if I was going to play with the word conspicuous, I'd go with conspicuosity. I Googled it and sho nuf, conspicuity is a word.
Need word/ md even spells it so i dont get it wrong
Subject: Need word/ md even spells it so i dont get it wrong
Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
Subject: Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
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doctors... anything is possible!
Subject: doctors... anything is possible!
P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
Subject: P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
out there who actually do read their reports and know when something is changed, and those are the doctors that will come back on your supervisor, who comes back on you, because you changed something in their report.
My doctors usually put it in...
Subject: My doctors usually put it in...
GU or abdominal section.
Like doctors know it all????
Subject: Like doctors know it all????
you know, they do make mistakes. And we do follow the BOS. Get over yourself. So you know Latin or say you do, big deal. We know the rules for use of the word in MT. That's what counts here.
Ya know how doctors
Subject: Ya know how doctors
like to make up words. I'm wondering if he could be saying "Urine was pink, not pyurious." . . . just sort of repeating himself on the no pus thing???
And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Subject: And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Most doctors can't spell.
Subject: Most doctors can't spell.
That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
Subject: That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
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i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
Subject: i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
clearly sonometers....and then QA sends it back as centimeters.. anybody else go through this?
yes I find most doctors still
Subject: yes I find most doctors still
dictate most of these terms with the s. I have hardly ever heard a doctor say Crohn disease. I found it hard to switch over because I was so used to it.
could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
Subject: could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
this one wrong! Seriously, I don't know what is so difficult about it but they mangle it all the time.
With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
Subject: With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
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Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
Subject: Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
ask him what it meant? If you cannot document a word you cannot transcribe it in a report.
Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Subject: Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
Subject: Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
in that hospital are doing their own trial/protocol/study.
Letter to 2 doctors
Subject: Letter to 2 doctors
I am typing a letter to 2 doctors. How should I put the addresses on the letter? Do I put both addresses on? Thanks!
Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
Subject: Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
x
changing around doctors words
Subject: changing around doctors words
What is considered normal and appropriate.. if the doctor usually says things or an expressoin a certain way and this expression is on my autocorrect is it okay for me to type it in that way (with my autocorrect) if he changes around the sentence but it really means the same thing anyway. Also, how much is it acceptable to change what he says.
I've had lots of doctors
Subject: I've had lots of doctors
use MVI for multivitamin(s), although I think it really stands for multivitamin infusion/injection. Don't know if this would fit for your report.
Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
Subject: Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
....an "acute abdomen series." It is three plain x-rays - one of the abdomen with the patient flat (lying down), one of the abdomen with the patient standing upright, and a third x-ray of the chest to include the diaphragms (also with patient upright) so they can see if there is free air under the diaphragm (which can happen with bowel perforation in cases of diverticulitis, Crohn's, or other bowel diseases).
Doctors and made-up words....
Subject: Doctors and made-up words....
Google search, using "define: emese" brings this up:
"Emese is a feminine Hungarian name that is possibly derived from the Finno-Ugric name eme which means "mother"."
That shows the value of a 20-year education, doesn't it.
Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
Subject: Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
include their breast exam in a report.
I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
Subject: I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
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At our hospital doctors will order a
Subject: At our hospital doctors will order a
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yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
Subject: yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
Subject: Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
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uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
Subject: uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
Subject: I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
give their okay to proceed with the surgery when patient is unable and it is an emergent case with no family members available to give consent. The double doc'd could mean "two doctors" and not "documented."
The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the
Subject: The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the
the HIM departmental budget. So basically when you're told to type verbatim, it means YOU get paid less. And even in the case of working for a private practice, the doctors don't give a hoot whether you expand abbreviations or not just as long as you get what they mean. They just want a nice coherent report that makes them look like all their education paid off.
I, for one, refuse to jump through hoops for a measly 8 cpl and that is what the services are making us do.
Easy website to find doctors by state
Subject: Easy website to find doctors by state
Anyone know of any links?
Thanks!
geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!
Subject: geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!
What I would do: Since doc spells it, and
Subject: What I would do: Since doc spells it, and
you have exhausted all your references, I'd type it the way he spelled it and then flag it, saying that the doctor spelled it that way. That covers you. Docs are notorious bad spellers, but he might be privy to something so new it's not on the books yet.
Probably says YAZ and then spells --Y-A-Z
Subject: Probably says YAZ and then spells --Y-A-Z
Similar to Yasmin
http://www.berlex.com/html/press/articles/04212006.html
Don't think that's it, he very clearly spells it.
Subject: Don't think that's it, he very clearly spells it.
But thanks anyway, I just left it blank.
Thanks so much. The doc now spells
Subject: Thanks so much. The doc now spells
osacromale?? which is wrong and nothing in my book under os acromiale but Googled it and got it. In all my years, never heard of it. Again, thanks for your help.
Doc spells PAX or TAX, but believe he's saying "P"
Subject: Doc spells PAX or TAX, but believe he's saying "P"
He actucally spells it
Subject: He actucally spells it
but I know that he is spelling it from the way the patient spells it. He often spells medications wrong. I am just going to flag it. Thanks for your help.
99% when a dictator spells anything
Subject: 99% when a dictator spells anything
whenever they spell anything, I look it up because 99% of the time the dictator has spelled whatever they are trying to spell INCORRECTLY....it's a general rule of thumb for most MTs to do this - look up anything a dictator spells.........because we ALL know this about the dictators after 25+ years..........for some of us....in this biz. 
he spells out what sounded like R E M P
Subject: he spells out what sounded like R E M P
He spells it later on as spinoglenoid
Subject: He spells it later on as spinoglenoid
Thanks for the help anyway!!
not having any other --HUT-- problems...he spells it
Subject: not having any other --HUT-- problems...he spells it
Meant to add, doc spells - sm
Subject: Meant to add, doc spells - sm
Meant to say doc says (elsil) LSIL then spells LGSIL. I'm not familiar with GYN terminology and not sure if LSIL and LGSIL are interchangeable and I'm confused as to what she wants.
Thanks for any help.
Med help--Dr. spells it "popinsisole"
Subject: Med help--Dr. spells it "popinsisole"
I can't find anything close in my QLEDR. This is in a medication list, so I have no clue what it is for and no dosage is given other than 1 tablet once a day. This is a cardiac patient with multiple cardiac diagnoses. No other past medical history listed. Any ideas? He spells the majority of his medications incorrectly and I have been able to find all except this one.
He does pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does pronounce it, just spells it.
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He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
Subject: He does not pronounce it, just spells it.
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no he definetly spells out L A T.
Subject: no he definetly spells out L A T.
doc spells "transulusion" 0.4 mg daily TIA!
Subject: doc spells "transulusion" 0.4 mg daily TIA!
I have no idea what it is used for. TIA!!
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