no possessive form needed.
Posted By: Txczech on 2008-10-15
In Reply to: blood pressures vs blood pressure's - Pam
Subject: no possessive form needed.
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For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
Subject: For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
So, Crohn disease would work but possessive remains an alternative form if dictated or preferred by client.
Possessive numbers, is it 20's or 20s? TIA
Subject: Possessive numbers, is it 20's or 20s? TIA
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No because it's plural, not possessive
Subject: No because it's plural, not possessive
It's just Apgars.
Bell's is possessive named for
Subject: Bell's is possessive named for
Sir Charles Bell who came up with the phenomenon.
It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
Subject: It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
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Graves is the name of the disease. It is not possessive.
Subject: Graves is the name of the disease. It is not possessive.
Stedman's has it as Graves disease.
When you use a possessive wtih a name that ends in "s",
Subject: When you use a possessive wtih a name that ends in "s",
the apostraphe is after the "s". "Cornelius' son".
Thanks! Doctor is dictating it as possessive, so I'll leave it.
Subject: Thanks! Doctor is dictating it as possessive, so I'll leave it.
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Forgot to add, would "Veress-type" make sense? S/l pronounced "Veress'," possessive.
Subject: Forgot to add, would "Veress-type" make sense? S/l pronounced "Veress'," possessive... nm
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another opinion... one week's time (single week; possessive) sm
Subject: another opinion... one week's time (single week; possessive) sm
but it would be two weeks' time (multiple weeks; possessive)
s/l zero form or 0 form
Subject: s/l zero form or 0 form
Haven't encountered this before and I can't find it. Doc says: obvious ____________ over the exposed nailbed, the nail having been avulsed.
Thanks.
correct form
Subject: correct form
The correct form is either BI-RADS 1 (never Roman numerals) or BI-RADS category 1. If you do a google search, you can verify this.
...and the plural form would be....:) nm
Subject: ...and the plural form would be....:) nm
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in the form of corneal
Subject: in the form of corneal
just a guess, sorry.
Could it be some form of "scapula"..nm
Subject: Could it be some form of "scapula"..nm
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could be another form of petiolate ??
Subject: could be another form of petiolate ??
I found this in Dorlands:
petiolate having a stalk or petiole.
Maybe petiolar refers to having a petiole? Hope this is helpful, but I'm not totally sure either.
maybe some form of rim i.e. sclerotic rim?
Subject: maybe some form of rim i.e. sclerotic rim?
can you put it in sentence form for us?
Subject: can you put it in sentence form for us?
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Bicro Form?
Subject: Bicro Form?
Possibly Bicro Form back support?
do this report in BOS form??
Subject: do this report in BOS form??
Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?
Subject: Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?
thx
Looks like some form of acetylcysteine? nm
Subject: Looks like some form of acetylcysteine? nm
could be surveillance or some form of it
Subject: could be surveillance or some form of it
oncologists want to see the patient every 3 months with blood work done before
I would use it as the plural form. :) nm
Subject: I would use it as the plural form. :) nm
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On PHQ-9 form the patient's s/l
Subject: On PHQ-9 form the patient's s/l
* Ross * score was 6. Thanks for any help!
warm-and-form
Subject: warm-and-form
some form of equagesic??
Subject: some form of equagesic??
wild guess!
Warm 'N Form. NM
Subject: Warm 'N Form. NM
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psych form
Subject: psych form
Gave her some sheets s/l Vanderbilrup form and two Conners forms screening for ADHD. Thanks
if it's sentence form, then is right the way you have it.
Subject: if it's sentence form, then is right the way you have it.
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perhaps some made up form of...
Subject: perhaps some made up form of...
rhonchi - a whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partly obstructed --Webster Medical Dictionary online
wave form
Subject: wave form
This could be a form specific to the
Subject: This could be a form specific to the
facility being called by the abbreviation.
Should I use plural form?
Subject: Should I use plural form?
Patient has cysts on both epididymis. Should I use the plural form epididymides the way he worded it or just epididymis? Please help.
s/l tricht form?
Subject: s/l tricht form?
we were going to give her her s/l tricht or twit form however she walked out without it so we will mail that to her.
no idea!!
more help needed same md sm
Subject: more help needed same md sm
Given the high incidence of MRSA, he was treated with extended CARO Penicillin of Unasyn
Thanks.Had to take a well needed
Subject: Thanks.Had to take a well needed
break and now done for the night.
I do not have that book but will have to invest. I get a lot of those and very confusing on how to write them.
help needed
Subject: help needed
I got cystoproctography, but does cystoproctoscopy exists as i could not find it in stedman also,
thank u
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Thanks, I needed that
Subject: Thanks, I needed that
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Thanks! Exactly what I needed!!
Subject: Thanks! Exactly what I needed!!
Help needed MRI -
Subject: Help needed MRI -
MRI demonstrates marked narrowing of the patellofemoral joint, with subcortical signal s/l ontuation and marginal osteophytes.
Lab help needed
Subject: Lab help needed
Wet prep revealed 0 WBCs, moderate EPIs, no clue cells, slight trace bacteria, 0 yeast, 0 s/l trich.
Is trich correct - or should it be capped? Thanks.
Lab help needed
Subject: Lab help needed
Will send out LFTs, Epstein-Barr acute panel, and s/l CMV or CMB titer - Thanks
EKG help needed
Subject: EKG help needed
EKG showed normal sinus rhythm with a rate of 67. Normal intervals. Normal axis. No ectopy. There is T-wave flattening in s/l one, and T-wave inversion in aVL.
Does one sound correct? Would it be typed as I or 1? Thank you.
thanks - you don't know how much I needed that!
Subject: thanks - you don't know how much I needed that!
Lab help needed
Subject: Lab help needed
CBC reveals white blood cells of 5.1, hemoglobin 12.5, platelets 217. There were some s/l codes on the differential, so that was sent out.
Thanks.
help needed again....
Subject: help needed again....
Most likely, she will need calcaneal osteotomy and ___(FTL/FDL) tendon transfer to restore the alignment of her right foot ___ (gentle/trying to stay in) place of this disease to degenerative posterior tibial tendon..............does it make sense..................
Thanks! That's what I needed!
Subject: Thanks! That's what I needed!
I really appreciate your help!
could it be p.r.n. (as needed)
Subject: could it be p.r.n. (as needed)
Thanks
Webster's says pleural form is ...
Subject: Webster's says pleural form is ...
apparatuses or apparatus. Have never seen a doc that didn't try to make up his own form of word from time to time either though...so if your account states strictly verbatim without the ability to correct grammar even when you know it's incorrect then I would type what he says.
by mouth, the expanded form of po, yes, per os
Subject: by mouth, the expanded form of po, yes, per os
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