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I'm sure doc meant smoking at least 2 blunts of marijuana. I'd flag the word drinking though.

Posted By: val on 2009-05-21
In Reply to: please SM - bowser

Subject: I'm sure doc meant smoking at least 2 blunts of marijuana. I'd flag the word drinking though.




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Subject: Sorry, I meant word help!

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Subject: I'm assuming it's "blunts" of marijuana, but it's my

understanding that it is marijuana put into a cigar wrapper, so you wouldn't "drink" it ??
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Subject: Meant to say I think he is making up the other word - chloratropate


Sorry, meant spelling it as if it is one word. The doc got me to rattled. Thanks again.
Subject: Sorry, meant spelling it as if it is one word. The doc got me to rattled. Thanks again.


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Subject: It does sound like that, but this patient is listed as drinking no alcohol!


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Subject: WOW that's a lot of smoking...nm


is it for smoking? if so it is Chantix
Subject: is it for smoking? if so it is Chantix


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Subject: smoking question

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Subject: quit smoking

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Subject: Yep for quitting smoking, there is a starter kit


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Subject: Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."


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FLAG IT.............................nm
Subject: FLAG IT.............................nm

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thanks for trying. I'm just going to flag it. nm
Subject: thanks for trying. I'm just going to flag it. nm

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Subject: I'm just not sure. I'm going to flag. Thanks for your help.


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Subject: what I would do - I'd either flag it or....


Thank you, I did flag it (NM)
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I'm going to flag it...
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Subject: thanks, that might be what he is trying to say but I had to flag it :( nm


Thanks, but I sent it in with a QA flag.
Subject: Thanks, but I sent it in with a QA flag.

 


It wasn't locked.  Sounded like lap or lapped.  Doctor was running words together and even made up a few of his own!  Gotta love it !


@>--^--     Thanks again!!


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Subject: If it were me, I would flag it

Seems obvious he meant ACL.


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I'm going to flag it, ty anyway! nm
Subject: I'm going to flag it, ty anyway! nm

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