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I trust Tessier before Stedman's and for 25 yrs

Posted By: has Perma-Cath catheter ...... on 2007-10-06
In Reply to: Only PermCath is in Stedman's Medical and Surgical Equipment Words. nm - oldtimer

Subject: I trust Tessier before Stedman's and for 25 yrs

Back in the early 80s I loved Stedman's but I found way too many discrepancies, even called them once and they said if we find any other discrepancies to feel free to call them and let them know because WE are the MTs and they need our input.


However, I prefer Claudia Tessier's Surgical Word Book, Vera Pyle's Medical Terminology book, and then the internet where you can find the manufacturer's website and see the CORRECT spelling.


Just my humble opinion....JMHO....


and we all can agree to disagree too....




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Subject: I agree - I still use books, too. I actually trust my

books - if I can't find it in my books, I go to the internet, but not before.  Sometimes the internet can just give a whole lot of inaccurate info that takes a long time to go through (not that it isn't helpful in a lot of cases - I just don't always trust it).
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Subject: Thanks. I saw there was a lot on Google, but I don't always trust that as a reliable source. nm


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Subject: Trust us. Docs never give dosages with the word sm

"chemotherapy." It makes no sense as there are hundreds of medications (where you would hear dosages) that comprise chemotherapy. Would you rather be corrected by people who are not paid to help you, or would you rather your QA catch a blunder like this? Up to you.
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Subject: I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4 others) this is the one I use the most. Just my preference.


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