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I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone

Posted By: k on 2007-05-17
In Reply to: When are disorders capitalized? - WImom

Subject: I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone

i.e.

functional disorder
Gaucher disorder
gender identity disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
grandiose type of paranoid disorder
Hartnup disorder


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Per AAMT BOS2 do not capitalize if it is generic, do capitalize if it is associated with a facility
Subject: Per AAMT BOS2 do not capitalize if it is generic, do capitalize if it is associated with a facility name, i.e. emergency room or General Hospital Emergency Room.


named after a man named Schmorl.....sm
Subject: named after a man named Schmorl.....sm

Schmorl's nodes

Also known as:
Schmorl's nodule

Associated persons:
Christian Georg Schmorl


Description:
Protrusion of the vertebral disc into the vertebra in adolescent kyphosis. They are usually asymptomatic and begin as a defect of the cortex or the vertebral body endplate of a vertebra, followed by fissures and protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.


http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2377.html


No - not unless a company is named.
Subject: No - not unless a company is named.

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it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm
Subject: it's apostrophe s when named after anyone....sm

regardless of what the AAMT says......
Perhaps this, named after a doctor.
Subject: Perhaps this, named after a doctor.

copy & paste the link:


http://www.drhealth.net/therapies/rife.html


Lots of other stuff on the net.


Yes, gray was named in honor of....
Subject: Yes, gray was named in honor of....

scientist, but it is not capitalized -- like you do for most eponynms. There are lots of sites on the internet defining radiation terms if you really want to read up on them.

It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"
Subject: It is named after a gentleman with the last name of "Waller"

so, I am still thinking not capitalized.
see link inside for who it was named for....sm
Subject: see link inside for who it was named for....sm






Robert James Graves (1707-1853)
Irish physician, born March 27, 1797, Dublin; died March 20, 1853, Dublin.

from www.whonamedit.com


So, it would be Graves' disease since it's named after somebody.


 


There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?
Subject: There is a town named Genoa. Could this be it?


named after John Homans.....
Subject: named after John Homans.....

Biography:
John Homans worked on experimental hypophysectomy with Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) at Johns Hopkins. Homans, Cushing and Samuel James Crowe (1883-1955) in 1910 presented the first evidence of the relationship between the pituitary and the reproductive system. Homans later became interested in peripheral vascular disease.

His wife was Helen Perkins Homans. Their daughter Helen Homans died of pneumonia on November 22, 1916, while serving as a nurse with the Red Cross in France. Homans' three sons all graduated from Harvard.

from whonamedit.com
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Subject: Anyone familiar with a medication named


Bell's is possessive named for
Subject: Bell's is possessive named for

Sir Charles Bell who came up with the phenomenon.
just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...
Subject: just FYI, named after Frederick Mohs...


Mohs surgery named after .......
Subject: Mohs surgery named after .......


no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm
Subject: no S - named after Virginia Apgar...nm


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Subject: Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm

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based on other meds named...
Subject: based on other meds named...

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same poster here - all iris scissors named after
Subject: same poster here - all iris scissors named after

I know it as all iris scissors have a proper name (named after someone) before them.....so iris would be lower case.  *S*  Hope that helps......
IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm
Subject: IS your patient named Ruby, or can we have the sentence with this in it? nm

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Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so
Subject: Surgery named after Frederic Mohs, so

no apostrophe after the h.
Eli M. named a congenital syndrome - not a culdoplasty procedure nm
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agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be
Subject: agree with chandelier sign...named so because pain could be

so bad, it would leave women hanging from the chandelier!
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Subject: Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong

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fOur formerly named advocate, AAMT, doesn't give
Subject: fOur formerly named advocate, AAMT, doesn't give

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Subject: may be named after famous orthopedist Roger A. Mann, MD? nm


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Subject: Drug named s/l centinal for heart condition.

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Subject: Forgot to mention, named after Rene Le Fort in 1901. nm

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Subject: Try DePuy - they make "cat" named spinal devices

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DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
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Web site: http://www.jnjgateway.com/home.jhtml?loc=USENG&page=viewContent&contentId=09008b9880772d01

To capitalize or not to capitalize
Subject: To capitalize or not to capitalize

When the doctor states "a 2-year-old former 30 weeker..." -- is "weeker" capitalized or not?  This is in reference to the child having been a preemie.
Should I or should I not capitalize.......
Subject: Should I or should I not capitalize.......

Doc dictates:  Patient will need gallium scan, echo, and perhaps later a biopsy of the lung.


Should I capitalize the word "gallium"?  


Thanks in advance for your help! 


What would you capitalize?
Subject: What would you capitalize?

The doc says the system being is used is "hand innovations volar locked plating system".  Just hand and innovations or the entire thing?  Thanks


capitalize
Subject: capitalize

I was taught to capitalize all departments within your hospital that you type for or if you type for a service to capitalize for all hospitals.
Capitalize?
Subject: Capitalize?

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why capitalize?
Subject: why capitalize?

i have never capitalized that list or otherwise...just out of curiosity what's the reason behind that?
Would you capitalize this?
Subject: Would you capitalize this?

Should the "Division of Histopathology" be capped?


Biopsies will be reported separately by division of histopathology. 


Would you capitalize the following
Subject: Would you capitalize the following

Florida Pediatric Service or Florida pediatric service.  I'm inclined to capitalize it since the proper noun precedes it. 
Should I capitalize this
Subject: Should I capitalize this

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Do I capitalize??
Subject: Do I capitalize??


Question Do I capitalize the first letter of each word in this scenario? also is there another way to write type two diabetes mellitus?


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Yes. You always capitalize the first
Subject: Yes. You always capitalize the first

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Capitalize?
Subject: Capitalize?

According to Quick Look electronic drug reference (available through Stedman's) this would be capitalized.  Quick Look is a very reliable reference that can sit open right on your desktop. 
Should you capitalize?
Subject: Should you capitalize?

Just wondering if it is proper to capitalize carotid duplex scan?  Thanks
It's 1:1. Don't capitalize "syphilis." nm
Subject: It's 1:1. Don't capitalize "syphilis." nm

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i wouldnt capitalize
Subject: i wouldnt capitalize

synovial unless it is the beginning of a sentence


Gram is capital, at least it used to be...may have been changed by the BOS


You should capitalize name brands
Subject: You should capitalize name brands

I know it is hard to tell which is which, but you may have to look up some for a while.  Make a handwritten list or add them to your expander.  I had the same trouble years ago, but have since tried to keep it straight. 
I have always been told to capitalize it
Subject: I have always been told to capitalize it

Gram negative is also capitalized in Stedman's
I capitalize them because they are referring sm
Subject: I capitalize them because they are referring sm

to specific sections of the report with that exact header. If you were referring to the "laboratory" below and your header was "Diagnostic Data Blah-Blah", then you'd leave "laboratory" lowercase.
I dont capitalize it. nm
Subject: I dont capitalize it. nm

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No, no need to capitalize ambulation. nm
Subject: No, no need to capitalize ambulation. nm


Just capitalize the first letters...
Subject: Just capitalize the first letters...

i.e. Gore Viabahn. Only all caps if it is an abbreviation.
Do you all capitalize Endocatch bag? nm
Subject: Do you all capitalize Endocatch bag? nm


sorry... would capitalize South also,
Subject: sorry... would capitalize South also,

but perhaps put a slash there instead of a comma.