what is the difference between shotty and shoddy?
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what's the difference btwn SHOTTY & SHODDY? where can you use one from the other?
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Shotty or Shoddy
Subject: Shotty or Shoddy
Shotty-smallish, ill defined nodes
Shoddy- poorly made
From what I understand, most doctors prefer shotty as opposed to shoddy. I don;t know if this helps or not, but maybe
shoddy vs. shotty
Subject: shoddy vs. shotty
Can anyone tell me if I should use shoddy lymph nodes or shotty lymph nodes. For some reason they both spell check and I don't know which is right!! Thanks in advance.
shoddy or shotty lymph nodes?
Subject: shoddy or shotty lymph nodes?
Is it shotty or shoddy lymph nodes?
shotty, like BB shot. Shoddy is cheap, inferior. nm
Subject: shotty, like BB shot. Shoddy is cheap, inferior. nm
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simply put, shoddy means poorly made, shotty
Subject: simply put, shoddy means poorly made, shotty
nm
with a few shoddy ACMs?
Subject: with a few shoddy ACMs?
Is this right? What does ACM stand for?
Transcription quality can be shoddy,
Subject: Transcription quality can be shoddy,
but nodes can't!
shotty
Subject: shotty
shotty as in the shots - the little balls in BB guns.
shotty
Subject: shotty
never relate shoddy to a doctor.
shotty
Subject: shotty
found an interesting web site for future reference:
lymphomation.org/lymphatic.
htm
I did place a question with them, but that will be awhile. Anyway, the only think I can think of might be axillary, cervical, mediastinal, but that is just a guess.
Shoddy means inferior or cheap.
Subject: Shoddy means inferior or cheap.
It is definitely shotty.
Definition of shotty according to medterms.com
Subject: Definition of shotty according to medterms.com
Shotty: Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term "shotty" was in use in the 19th century. It is now generally obsolete but it is still in medicinal usage.
Shotty is very commonly used in describing the feel of lymph nodes (the lymph glands) when they are palpated (felt) through the skin. "Shotty" lymph nodes are ones that are not only hard and round but also small and surely of no consequence.
No consequence is not always the case with shotty. The pustules (the little pockets of pus) in smallpox are said to feel shotty, according to D.A. Henderson, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Smallpox Eradication Unit from its inception in 1966 to 1977. "Smallpox pustules have a dimple, a dent in the center. Doctors say that the pustules have a 'shotty' feel, like shotgun pellets. You can roll them between your fingertips under the skin," Henderson recounted (quoted by Richard Preston in The New Yorker, July 12, 1999).
Shotty lymph nodes. . . .
Subject: Shotty lymph nodes. . . .
When I worked for a previous transcription company I used to put shotty and was constantly corrected and told that it was shoddy. So that is what I did. Oh well.
I made that error for years but it's *shotty*....
Subject: I made that error for years but it's *shotty*....
What is the difference....
Subject: What is the difference....
....between CAM walker and Cam walker?
I have seen it both ways, but am not sure which way is correct.
I think there is a difference --
Subject: I think there is a difference --
in someone telling you the answer or you looking it up for yourself. Sounds like this person wanted us to find the answer and him/her not taking the time to look it up for themselves. Anyway, good luck to the new person!
Don't think it makes much of a difference.
Subject: Don't think it makes much of a difference.
:)
Anyone else? Sounds like a difference of
Subject: Anyone else? Sounds like a difference of
difference between abbreviation and
Subject: difference between abbreviation and
When in doubt, I refer to Stedman's Abbreviation book. For example, I have always hated typing "afib" for atrial fibrillation, so I looked it up. In this book, the proper way to abbreviate it is AFib. As far as cc versus mL, that is a Joint Commission requirement, not a BOS issue. Another example is sed rate. There is no approved abbreviation that sounds like sed rate, but the book shows sed rt, which is something I wouldn't use. Sed is truncated, not abbreviated, so I expand to sedimentation rate.
I work for 2 companies with slightly different approaches to a couple of BOS issues, both being very reputable MTSOs, so I have to keep them straight in my head. One wants me to use platelets if that is what is said in the CBC dictation; the other wants me to use platelet count.
You will have to decide what path you need to take.
difference is....is that CAM Walker...sm
Subject: difference is....is that CAM Walker...sm
CAM Walker®
http://www.sammonspreston.com/Supply/Product.asp?Leaf_Id=55988501
I can but it makes no difference-see more
Subject: I can but it makes no difference-see more
I played it without the foot pedal and it does the same thing. I had cleaned the heads and am afraid I did something to it.
It does not make a difference UNLESS
Subject: It does not make a difference UNLESS
your MTSO/client says to go by BOS. If so, then it is an error.
For some reason I can't find this..what is the difference between
Subject: For some reason I can't find this..what is the difference between
cheloid and keloid?? I know it's scarring but does the spelling matter? THanks.
P.S. If it makes any difference, pt is female
Subject: P.S. If it makes any difference, pt is female
nm
m = milli but u = micro ... there is a difference
Subject: m = milli but u = micro ... there is a difference
nm
how do you tell difference between opposition and apposition NM
Subject: how do you tell difference between opposition and apposition NM
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4.2 thousand is example. Your adding a 0 makes it 42,000. Big difference.
Subject: 4.2 thousand is example. Your adding a 0 makes it 42,000. Big difference.
Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!
Subject: Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!
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What is the difference between glidewire and guide wire? TIA
Subject: What is the difference between glidewire and guide wire? TIA
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Difference between Morse and Morris taper.
Subject: Difference between Morse and Morris taper.
A Morse-taper is used to achieve fixation between the two components (Wright Medical).
The Morris taper prosthetic neck, as the name implies, this extractor was developed to remove femoral stems, which
have differing sizes of femoral neck tapers (Wheeless Ortho online).
Bottom line, what is the difference between O2 and FiO2? I am trying to figure out...nm
if I rated a critical error for transcribing O2 instead of FiO2 (new difficult dictator and I didn't hear the Fi).
We're applying this to what body part? Can make a difference. :) nm
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Oops - spelling check: I meant DIFFERENCE (blush) :) n/m
Subject: Oops - spelling check: I meant DIFFERENCE (blush) :) n/m
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"The loop memory of each lens is expressed as the difference between the initial overall diameter
Subject: "The loop memory of each lens is expressed as the difference between the initial overall diameter measurement (pretest) and the measurement at each time point; the lower the value, the higher the memory. " Per the Cataract Institute
Trouble with difference between PRESSURE support and PRESSOR support...
Subject: Trouble with difference between PRESSURE support and PRESSOR support...
Or are they the same thing? Dictator says that the infant is gradually weaned from pressure OR pressor support and transferred to p.o. medications. The infant has congestive heart failure.
The dictator has a very strong accent which makes it even more difficult... he could be saying either. Thanks for any help!
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