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I've always been taught #7 French (nm)

Posted By: SP on 2007-03-07
In Reply to: Gals in my office are taking a vote, we are arguing about 7-French SM - patj

Subject: I've always been taught #7 French (nm)

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i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught -
Subject: i've always gone by this: affect is personality, effect is everything else -- how i was taught - nm

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trying to find catheter names---5 French s/l Davis and 5 French s/l Wineberg catheters? tia!!
Subject: trying to find catheter names---5 French s/l Davis and 5 French s/l Wineberg catheters? tia!!


AAMT has it capitalized and hypen if 5-French catheter, but not if size 5 French. (nm)
Subject: AAMT has it capitalized and hypen if 5-French catheter, but not if size 5 French. (nm)

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#50 French (alone) #50-French (preceding a noun)
Subject: #50 French (alone) #50-French (preceding a noun)

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You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.

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Subject: This is what I was taught...

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Subject: I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm

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Subject: You're welcome. Your course probably taught you only 1% of what you need to know in this biz! nm

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Subject: Yes, that was how I was taught and most always they dictate cc nm

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Subject: We were taught to cap and underline that phrase. nm


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Subject: The old school MTs, like me, were taught to capitalize everything!

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Subject: I was taught it was patellar tendon-bone.


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Subject: I agree - great answer. Exactly how I was taught to do it.


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Subject: A question about the word fixated. Way back I was taught...sm

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Subject: Sorry. I was hospital-trained back in the day and we were taught to do that with NKDA and DNR etc.nm


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Subject: I was taught you get callus in your bones and callous on your feet. So, when referring to

a fracture, it would be callus formation. When you talk about callous, you are referring to callousity or callous formation on the feet.
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Subject: I was taught that q. should not stand alone, therefore, I would transcribe it "every Monday, Wednesday and Friday x6 weeks." (sm)

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