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I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked

Posted By: see message on 2008-08-28
In Reply to: help! - cloverport

Subject: I typed it for years as 1 word, then worked

for an ortho clinic for a while and was told it was 2.


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What has worked for me over the years - sm
Subject: What has worked for me over the years - sm

I use all the methods the other poster suggested.  I also begin thinking to myself "what could he/she be saying" here that would fit in with the context?  Can I actually hear anything that is pertinent?  Think in terms of what is being done to the patient, would they have a reason to be using a particular med, technique, test, whatever.  You sometimes just cannot make sense out of garbage no matter what methods you use and even QA will give them big, fat blanks.
Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years
Subject: Huh? I worked for an osteophathic doc for 11 years

Who specialized in osteopathic manipulative treatment and I've never heard of "pub". 


Does dictator pronounce it "pube" as in "tube" or "pub" as in "let's go get a pitcher of beer? :)


I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....
Subject: I worked in insurance for 8 years before being an MT and.....

We were told it was Worker's Comp. That was the way the insurance company I worked for at the time wanted it. I think it is just a matter of preference.
Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!
Subject: Glad to help - worked for ENT group for 20 years!

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No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
Subject: No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two

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always typed skeletonized in op notes over the years. sm
Subject: always typed skeletonized in op notes over the years. sm


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When did "c.v.a. tenderness" become unacceptable? For years that is how I typed it. nm
Subject: When did "c.v.a. tenderness" become unacceptable? For years that is how I typed it. nm

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leuko = white/colorless. I have typed for eight years...sm
Subject: leuko = white/colorless. I have typed for eight years...sm

and have never heard of "leuco" anything.
Glad to help. Haven't typed that term in years!! nm
Subject: Glad to help. Haven't typed that term in years!! nm


I'm pretty sure that should be "ultrasound images". I typed radiology for years. They slu
Subject: I'm pretty sure that should be "ultrasound images". I typed radiology for years. They slur that phase all the time.


Good/clear dicator says "Mal Ex" Typed him for years and is awesome. Doesn't sound like M
Subject: Good/clear dicator says "Mal Ex" Typed him for years and is awesome. Doesn't sound like Maxalt.


correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks
Subject: correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks


I never had this word in 25 years but
Subject: I never had this word in 25 years but

I think it's in the Vera Pyle book.  It's that dimpled look that an orange has.
this word has been a thorn in my side for years
Subject: this word has been a thorn in my side for years

and from very reliable government websites....


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&Term=NitroPaste&itool=QuerySuggestion


transdermal nitroglycerin ointment is nitropaste


Nitro-Bid is nitropaste


topical nitroglycerin ointment (2% nitropaste)


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=2492716&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google


 


 


You're Welcome. I remember that word from years ago.
Subject: You're Welcome. I remember that word from years ago.

For some reason, it just sticks in my mind because I also thought it was a very strange word and could not believe it when I found it.
It looks like you typed the same word
Subject: It looks like you typed the same word

twice, or am I cross-eyed? :op

The usual term is symptomatology.
I have always typed it with the word "to" i.e. 1 to 1
Subject: I have always typed it with the word "to" i.e. 1 to 1


I would have typed midportion as 1 word, too.
Subject: I would have typed midportion as 1 word, too.


Oops - Don't put in the word oral though! I typed my answer too fast!!! sm
Subject: Oops - Don't put in the word oral though! I typed my answer too fast!!! sm

I would type contraceptive device, NuvaRing
I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Subject: I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)

Now some are saying it's q. 4h.??  UGH, YUCK!!  I have also worked on accounts where it had to be "every 4 hours," and we had to spell out p.r.n. (as needed for).  At least we got more characters. 


First rule:  It is all what the "client/account" wants, not always what the BOS says it is.  I realize that language and its usage is constantly changing, but I've seen so many BOS and client flip-flops on so many other things in nearly 3 decades that it's laughable.  What isn't laughable is when we get penalized for not knowing what they want, even when they, themselves, don't know or are wrong.


Oh, and I still prefer the old no spaces:  q.4h., q.4-6h., q.12h., and so on.....


Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
Subject: Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience

and a constant thirst for learning something new everyday. As we all know this can get to be somewhat boring, but learning from what I transcribe as well as from other transcriptionists keeps me going (money is not bad either). It becomes a challenge. But I can't thank you enough for the kind words.

Use to be younger...
when I worked
Subject: when I worked

at a hospital in-house, they required 4-year-10-month-old...
Where I have worked, this has been
Subject: Where I have worked, this has been

called a dangerous abbreviation or a doctorism (or nurse practitionerism) or something like that. How to handle it is often account specific, but I would always type out the words three times weekly or else 3x a week, or something that couldn't be misunderstood like that.
everywhere I have worked it is x2.
Subject: everywhere I have worked it is x2.

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I once worked for a national that had such bad QA, sm
that I emailed the supervisor requesting that any document of mine that QA made "alterations," that that QA person's initials be placed alongside mine on the report.  Hopefully, I made my point.
What's the patient being worked up for? nm
Subject: What's the patient being worked up for? nm

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Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm
Subject: Don't think so, but what condition is being worked up? nm

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woo hoo! glad it worked!
Subject: woo hoo! glad it worked!

...especially before you hit the "send" button!
Not where I've worked
Subject: Not where I've worked

The places I work at make it real clear.  If the doctor states Synthroid 100 mg and you type it and leave it that way, that is a patient care error which is the highest number of points I've ever seen taken off.  We have to have 98% or above accuracy and if you mess up and drop below that, you either get correction action (at one place) or get 5% of your pay reduced (at current place).  Now I agree with you that it shouldn't be that way.  My sister-in-law is a nurse and is appalled that we have to do that since we are not in the chain of responsibility regarding medication distribution.  Unfortunately, at least where I've worked, we are responsible for knowing all meds and proper dosages which is why my former employer gives Quick Look to all its employees.
That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm
Subject: That question has come up everywhere I have worked, and -- sm

... the consensus, across the board, has always been to use KCl unless specifically told by the dictator in some way that the other was intended (which, so far, has never happened in my experience).

On the other hand, lots of our dictators routinely say s/l "cipro" and we always give them Cipro as a result, but I suspect that many of them intend ciprofloxacin and are just doing their lazy thang....

So go figure.
I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm
Subject: I worked on an account that wanted us to use pus-like, but you are right. nm

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I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...
Subject: I can only speak for the ones I've worked for...

Only 1 company wanted "disc". The rest wanted "disk".
I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their
Subject: I worked for an orthopedic clinic and their

preference was L2-L3.
April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....
Subject: April - I was the exact same but worked a dept....

I worked in radiation oncology and then helped develop surgical oncology for a local hospital all during the 80s and got very familiar with all the terminology (but admit that I have trouble with all the new combo drugs that are always coming out).


It gets easier the longer you do it!!! 


I've worked on site with radiologists
Subject: I've worked on site with radiologists

at both hospitals and an outpatient center. AND I worked in the operating room.

So I offered the OP my best ideas, and all I got for attempting to help was sarcasm.

You're welcome. Dang.
Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.
Subject: Hm, maybe he's just saying that one conversion was positive, meaning, it worked.

That's my best guess.
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Subject: hope the link worked, it was loooong


The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm
Subject: The companies I've worked for favor writing it out, sm

but it depends on if your account is strict "type what they say" and abbreviations like this are okay. I'm not in my office so I can't check BOS, but I'd bet the BOS says write it out unless you have strict rules about typing what is dictated.
Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted
Subject: Not above poster, but every place I've worked has wanted

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Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.
Subject: Just comes from experience. Every job I've worked has handled it differently.

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GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes
Subject: GU History: Questionable BPH. He does have *guakisfuria**. He is being worked up for diabetes


Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm
Subject: Think it is both. I always heard repair from my husband who worked with AF guys. nm


2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.


"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF
Subject: "Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF

THANK YOU.


"Ctrl, ALT, Shift" worked to switch CAPS lock OFF


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Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol
Subject: Secondary cause of hypertension was worked up, including s/l amurin? VMA, metanephrine,free cortisol


Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!
Subject: Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!


lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7
Subject: lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7

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2 pks day for 30 years +
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2 and 1/2 years
Subject: 2 and 1/2 years

2 and 1/2 years, two and a half years???  Thanks.
I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
Subject: I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm

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I do 2 1/2 years
Subject: I do 2 1/2 years

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