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I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm

Posted By: CM on 2006-03-05
In Reply to: disc vs disk - poll please - compgeek

Subject: I use disc myself for all accounts I transcribe for...nm

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I have two accounts..
Subject: I have two accounts..

One actually wants "same" as the post op dx and one wants the preop dx.
I also have two accounts that want it different.
Subject: I also have two accounts that want it different.

Characters would be less for 1-9 as opposed to one through nine.  It also depends on client preference.  It is hard to train your fingers to do one or the other.  I am old-school and have always done one through nine, 10, 11, 12, and so on.  I have to retrain my fingers.  I also have an account that requires I type the 1st the time the patient came in, and the other requirest the first time the patient came in.
or I should say, some accounts want (sm)
Subject: or I should say, some accounts want (sm)

you to put the s on IF it is dictated. Style preference is now without s.
I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.
Subject: I have my own accounts and they want the symbol.

They could care less what BOS has to say. 
Many accounts want this expanded
Subject: Many accounts want this expanded

now because it's on the dangerous abbrev. list
I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm
Subject: I have a few former accounts that insist on cc. nm

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preference of most accounts is to
Subject: preference of most accounts is to

leave off the s, except when it would make an awkward construction, e.g. the patient has Alzheimer's (in that case leave the s). But some accounts still want the s.
on my accounts, it's Cerner
Subject: on my accounts, it's Cerner

don't know if it's the same nationwide, though.
Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm
Subject: Two of my "dozens" accounts (too many!)....sm

are private surgical hospitals, and even with laparoscopies, cystoscopies, hysteroscopies, etc., there are small 1cm incisions, but you are very correct, with either upper OR lower endoscopies (colon or sigmoid) you would have the scope directly inserted..........does anyone else get hired on for "one or two" accounts and end up with a dozen??? just wondering after all this time....


Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm
Subject: Might add I didn't do BOS on my accounts. sm

We used that abbrev all the time but I don't know if it is allowerd on BOS.  nm


not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm
Subject: not all accounts use BOS....mine don't, so don't misinform--nm

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if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
Subject: if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx

xx
The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if
Subject: The accounts that I ASR are verbatim, therefore, I put exactly what they say (within reason) and if a serious question arises I stick in a QA mark with the appropriate question.


I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.
Subject: I have on my verbatim accounts without being told otherwise.


This can differ by accounts. I have been asked
Subject: This can differ by accounts. I have been asked

to use subcu, subq, and one account sub-Q (which looks really weird to me!).
Calling on anyone doing psych accounts
How can I write PEC able as a word??  PEC-able, PECable, or 2 separate words? I'm about to pull my hair out with this report. ESL whose dialect is unbelievable...on ASR.  Uggg! Any help appreciated.
Some accounts want no personal info
Subject: Some accounts want no personal info

at all in the report, others want pertinent people listed. It depends on the facility/account.
Per client's wishes. I have accounts where
Subject: Per client's wishes. I have accounts where

we spell liters out - 2 liters and one we use the abbreviation 2 L.
we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)
Subject: we have PACS for radiology on my accounts (nm)


my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm
Subject: my accounts use BOS as a baseline, dictators override it. sm

in retrospect, every account I've ever had has done it that way.
Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts
Subject: Thanks! Today I'm getting jobs on unfamiliar accounts

and specialties. Appreciate your help.
Ask your QA person. Accounts term their labs differently. nm
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I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbrevi
Subject: I use tib-fib, but I would say it depends on the account. Some verbatim accounts do not like abbreviations, others want it strictly verbatim. The rest seems appropriate to me, but I would say it is dorsiflex the ankle.


If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you
Subject: If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you can put it also as 10 (superscript 5)


Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)
Subject: Personally, I would put incised and drained (unless one of those really strict verbatim accounts)


most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM
Subject: most accounts don't care (not as fussy as BOS authors). I have a shortcut that expands out. NM

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Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm
Subject: Please give the entire sentence/context of the word, have lost of Ortho/Surgical/Rad accounts...nm

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disc for Ophthalmology
Subject: disc for Ophthalmology

I'm an Ophto MT, and we use disc.
anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm
Subject: anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm

we know if it's disk or disc and which is the preferable way to go and we also know that it's bottom line - CLIENT PREFERENCE.


Now, if you continually cannot help anyone in this thread and merely want to be confrontational and into one upmanship, please leave the board and find a more confrontational one upmanship place to hang out....it would be GREATLY appreciated by probably everyone.


 


 


Disc or disk
Subject: Disc or disk

What is correct?   C-spine herniated disc or disk?  Degenerative disc or disk disease, etc.  I have seen this both ways.  Confused.


Thanks


 


disc server
Subject: disc server

Has anybody ever heard of a site called "disc server" it is really neat place where MT posts their questions and get replies almost instantly.  I was just there a couple of weeks ago but now I can't find it. 
disc desiccation?
Subject: disc desiccation?


disc perfusion, maybe?
Subject: disc perfusion, maybe?

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I would vote for disc
Subject: I would vote for disc

Typed for ortho for 6 years - always used disc - seems to be more common
help with disk/disc
Subject: help with disk/disc

Is this correct? -- Disc used with eyes.  Disk used with back.


Thanks.


residual disc
Subject: residual disc


Disk or Disc
Subject: Disk or Disc

I am typing a report of an L4-L5 disk herniation, but I see on google it is spelled with a C at the end instead of a K, so just wondering now if spelling it disk is correct or not?


Thanks!


disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk

OK, so I am officially an oldtimer! Actually I asked my TL if I could use "disc" for back stuff because I just like how it looks so much better than "disk". He said I could, however in the EYE, it is "disk". So another difference of opinion here.
..and my account has wants it disc nm
Subject: ..and my account has wants it disc nm

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disc vs disk
Subject: disc vs disk

My understanding is BOS says "disc" pertaining to the eye and "disk" for all other anatomical terms not related to the eye.
probably disc hyperplasia. NM
Subject: probably disc hyperplasia. NM

xx
disc/disk
Subject: disc/disk

which is correct?

CERVICAL SPINE DEGENERATIVE *disk/disc* DISEASE WITH RADICULITIS
30 disc coniations?
Subject: 30 disc coniations?

Two spinal injuries, 30 disc "coniations? "


s/l silverside disc
Subject: s/l silverside disc

It sounds like he is say silverside disc was applied on the ends of the catheter,  He is doing a triple lumen catheter insertion.


disc vs disk - poll please
Subject: disc vs disk - poll please

I thought the preferred word to use for both oph and ortho was disc.  Either are okay to use, but keep it consistent in your transcription, disk for spine, disc for eyes.  I guess it just depends who you work for.  What do you all use?
Just a thought to see if you hear disc
Subject: Just a thought to see if you hear disc

I looked up anterior cervical discectomy but cannot find a Dock's plate
that's funny because most of mine want disc...nm
Subject: that's funny because most of mine want disc...nm


You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm
Subject: You are mistaken. Look up disc/disk in your sm

medical dictionary and you will see that the two are interchangeable.  One is Latin and the other is Greek.  They both mean the same exact thing. 
Maybe disc osteophyte complex.
Subject: Maybe disc osteophyte complex.

Try to see if that sounds more like it.
Going on the asthma and disc thing..
Subject: Going on the asthma and disc thing..

Three inhalers come to mind...Advair Diskus, Serevent Diskus, and Flovent Rotadisk.  None really sound like what you are lookin' for, but that's where I was headed with that anyway. 
Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op
Subject: Oh no, not the disc/disk discussion! :op

Here we go.