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sentence is : The patient has mild anemia, it is greater than 15/8?

Posted By: nm on 2007-10-19
In Reply to: Could you type the sentence out completely? Also what is the patient being seen for? - MT50

Subject: sentence is : The patient has mild anemia, it is greater than 15/8?

has CT changes and a colonoscopy was being done to evaluate for any colon polyps or a neoplasm.


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DR SAYS:  " The patient was recently found to be anemic.  Her hemoglobin is in the 9 range.  She has a very low ferritin level of 4.  Her iron was 18.  ITOBC 480.  Iron saturation 4%.


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Subject: Please see full sentence re patient here. thanks

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Subject: Sentence please, or patient problem?


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Subject: IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm

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Subject: Could you type the sentence out completely? Also what is the patient being seen for?


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Subject: Okay, but he is not saying greater

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Greater than/less than.
Subject: Greater than/less than.

I do too, type out the words that is.  But I'm so paranoid.  Focus dinged me for putting a hyphen between follow and up.  I'm not with the same company now so Focus is no longer an issue.  Love my new company!


Thanks for gettinng back to me.


 


 


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Subject: Please help with anemia question...sm

Also she has a longstanding history of anemia.  Dr. **** has checked it a couple of times within the last few weeks and found it to be in the upper sevenths or 7's ?   (Not very clear)


 


TIA