when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Posted By: lessMT on 2007-11-30
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should primary care physician be capped?
Subject: should primary care physician be capped?
says patient should followup with primary care physician just exhausted at this point...very long day...........well I really don't know the answer to that regardless if it was a long day or not....
primary care provider if it is used within the contents of the report...... sm
Subject: primary care provider if it is used within the contents of the report...... sm
i.e. The patient went to see his primary care provider.
Or if it is used as a heading then it would be all caps .....
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER: John Doe, MD
Primary Care Provider or primary care provider? nm
Subject: Primary Care Provider or primary care provider? nm
primary care provider's? wild guess NM
Subject: primary care provider's? wild guess NM
If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header follo
Subject: If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header followed by the name of the physician
Breast Care report
Subject: Breast Care report
Dictator says: After a total of 35 minutes time was spent together discussing the continued details of the (CAO2B trial 05052)statin. How do I correctly type the numbers and letter inside the ()?
Ortho: Should it be negative primary, Hawkins, and Neer impingement signs or primary Hawkins?
Subject: Ortho: Should it be negative primary, Hawkins, and Neer impingement signs or primary Hawkins?
Are these two or three separate tests?
disposition of care versus deposition of care
Subject: disposition of care versus deposition of care
Talking about a patient's discharge planning. I have always typed this disposition of care but my new co-workers type deposition. which is correct? thanks for help in advance.
physician
Subject: physician
When she sees her primary care physician perhaps she can be evaluated through a s/l geripsych physician for further workup.
It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
Subject: It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
that's all the patient would say. I can imagine some patients of a certain generation would not have all of the details or not want to explain them completely. If that was the case, then the doctor may dictate simply all the info that the patient would provide.
WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
Subject: WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
polynephritis? I don't get your rationale.
Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
Subject: Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
I cannot document this anywhere - only levothyroxine and Levothroid. What do you think?
If the physician is stating that the (sm)
Subject: If the physician is stating that the (sm)
"hemoglobin A1c over 12. " that would tell me that it was greater than 12 and could be alternatively be written as:
"Hemoglobin A1c >12.
your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Subject: your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Referring Physician Site
Subject: Referring Physician Site
http://www.healthcarehiring.com/cgi-bin/provider_name.cgi
I like this site, as you can change the state at the bottom, and also do partial names. Hope this helps.
Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
Subject: Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
Primary medical maybe?
Subject: Primary medical maybe?
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may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
Subject: may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
PAP (primary atypical pneumonia) ? nm
Subject: PAP (primary atypical pneumonia) ? nm
Primary Barrett's esophagus??
Subject: Primary Barrett's esophagus??
maybe?
primary hyperaldosteronism s/l ma-rise-zus. thank you
Subject: primary hyperaldosteronism s/l ma-rise-zus. thank you
d-dimer done primary to s/l restratify.SM
Subject: d-dimer done primary to s/l restratify.SM
against the possibility of PE with a low likelihood.
s/l restratisfy - non-medical word?
got it, he says The question of primary hyperaldosteronism arises. thank you anyway
Subject: got it, he says The question of primary hyperaldosteronism arises. thank you anyway
Flolan...med for primary pulmonary hypertension
Subject: Flolan...med for primary pulmonary hypertension
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Iwould guess he is saying "mother tongue", or the primary language.
Subject: Iwould guess he is saying "mother tongue", or the primary language.
WPPSI (Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence)
Subject: WPPSI (Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence)
Advance Directive ?
Subject: Advance Directive ?
Advance Directive or advance directive when being used in a sentence?
Thanks so much.
Advance as tolerated maybe
Subject: Advance as tolerated maybe
transobturator........don't know Advance though
Subject: transobturator........don't know Advance though
nettie pod? Thanks in advance!
Subject: nettie pod? Thanks in advance!
The patient has sinusitis and the doc says "Has been using a s/l nettie pod, in addition to taking Nasonex spray." Any ideas??
Dictating signature. John Brown, s/l "MADCPCE", Primary Therapist. nm
Subject: Dictating signature. John Brown, s/l "MADCPCE", Primary Therapist. nm
s/l transopterator AdVance sling
Subject: s/l transopterator AdVance sling
for male urinary incontinence
i think the advance is right, but the osteomyelitis is different. s/l "oniomyelitis"
Subject: i think the advance is right, but the osteomyelitis is different. s/l "oniomyelitis"
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rapid advance system
Subject: rapid advance system
I'm transcribing an op note for a biventricular defibrillator implantation dictated by an ESL. If I'm understanding him correctly, he says, "A rapid advance system was utilized to cannulate the coronary sinus."
I've checked my references and googled to see if this rapid advance system is a brand name and can't seem to locate it. Is anyone familiar with it?
I believe it is Rapido Advance system
Subject: I believe it is Rapido Advance system
Thanks. I saw it lowercase in Advance Magazine and
Subject: Thanks. I saw it lowercase in Advance Magazine and
xx
"C-Ber" -serology for Crohn's or IBD -thanks in advance.
Subject: "C-Ber" -serology for Crohn's or IBD -thanks in advance.
S/L Torazacine and Zolopadine - thanks so much in advance N/M
Subject: S/L Torazacine and Zolopadine - thanks so much in advance N/M
OB..She had a primary C-section s/l sweep for severe pre-clampsia and vertex breech twins. Thanks
Subject: OB..She had a primary C-section s/l sweep for severe pre-clampsia and vertex breech twins. Thanks
OB-GYN procedure - s/l "robinel" catheter. Thanks to all in advance.
nm
TIA=transient ischemic attack or thanks in advance?
Subject: TIA=transient ischemic attack or thanks in advance?
Is Advance your reference book? Bad choice.
Subject: Is Advance your reference book? Bad choice.
Part of this profession is having accurate, up-to-date reference books, not relying on magazines for confirmation.
Personally, I prefer the "thanks in advance" method, as (sm)
Subject: Personally, I prefer the "thanks in advance" method, as (sm)
adding a followup "thank you" post for every single question just clutters up the board, really. I'm much more appreciative of a /well-formulated/ question that gives enough context for some to be /able/ to help and, in particular, one that demonstrates the questioner has at least tried to research it. ;-)
sounds like "beef pin" and is inserted in the tibia. thanks in advance
Subject: sounds like "beef pin" and is inserted in the tibia. thanks in advance
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s/l liver to live enzyme of AST, ALT at that time. thanks in advance
Subject: s/l liver to live enzyme of AST, ALT at that time. thanks in advance
s/l liver to live enzyme of AST, ALT at that time. thanks in advance
Subject: s/l liver to live enzyme of AST, ALT at that time. thanks in advance
normal liver to liver enzyme of AST and ALT at that time...
s/l colon negative mammography and birentalin. ??? Thanks in advance.
Subject: s/l colon negative mammography and birentalin. ??? Thanks in advance.
s/l Kennisar suspension for ulcerative colitis - thnk you in advance
Subject: s/l Kennisar suspension for ulcerative colitis - thnk you in advance
Doc says colonoscope was advance to the cecum using the s/l free induction? technique
Subject: Doc says colonoscope was advance to the cecum using the s/l free induction? technique
Which is correct: Tako-tsubo or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? Thanks in advance. nm
Subject: Which is correct: Tako-tsubo or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? Thanks in advance. nm
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it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
Subject: it's Graves' disease, named after Robert James Graves(1796–1853), a British physician
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