No - not unless a company is named.
Posted By: barbv on 2005-09-25
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Subject: No - not unless a company is named.
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One company i work for says "principle"..my other company says "principal" sm
Subject: One company i work for says "principle"..my other company says "principal" sm
I just do what each company wants (personally, I like "principle")
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
![](http://www.whonamedit.com/grafikk/blank.gif")
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
Depends on your company specs. Okay for me to use with my company. nm
Subject: Depends on your company specs. Okay for me to use with my company. nm
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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......
I don't capitalize them ever unless they are named after someone
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
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
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
Anyone familiar with a medication named
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
Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
Subject: Yes, named after Daniel Fahrenheit. nm
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based on other meds named...
Subject: based on other meds named...
It seems likely that the mystery name has something to do with doxorubicin. It will be interesting to see if you get a reply so that we all can learn something new!
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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Is there a named procedure later in the dictation to help decide what's wrong
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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may be named after famous orthopedist Roger A. Mann, MD? nm
Subject: may be named after famous orthopedist Roger A. Mann, MD? nm
Drug named s/l centinal for heart condition.
Subject: Drug named s/l centinal for heart condition.
Any ideas? Thanks
Forgot to mention, named after Rene Le Fort in 1901. nm
Subject: Forgot to mention, named after Rene Le Fort in 1901. nm
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Try DePuy - they make "cat" named spinal devices
Subject: Try DePuy - they make "cat" named spinal devices
Bengal™ is a spinal implant made of radiolucent carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), a material that has a modulus of elasticity approximating that of cortical bone. The result is an implant that meets the structural requirements of anterior column support, while optimizing the fusion environment through an open, load-sharing design.
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Customer Service: (800) 366-8143
Web site: http://www.jnjgateway.com/home.jhtml?loc=USENG&page=viewContent&contentId=09008b9880772d01
No, another company
Subject: No, another company
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U.S. company, probably on......n/m
Subject: U.S. company, probably on......n/m
You should ask someone in your company. nm
Subject: You should ask someone in your company. nm
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Were you asking this of a particular company? It
Subject: Were you asking this of a particular company? It
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This is just per my company...
Subject: This is just per my company...
"do not capitalize rooms or units when mentioned in its generic form. Do capitalize when associated with a facility name."
Company name (nm)
Subject: Company name (nm)
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EBI is the name of the company.
Subject: EBI is the name of the company.
There is no expansion I know of.
My Company
Subject: My Company
has us type it as 4th (if dictated that way and no year after).
At my company it is q.4 h.
Subject: At my company it is q.4 h.
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It's their company and it's their BOS, which
Subject: It's their company and it's their BOS, which
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If I they work for the same company. . .sm
Subject: If I they work for the same company. . .sm
I usually address it to:
Cardiology Associates
100 Main Street
Anytown, USA
and then use the salutation, Dear Doctors:
Otherwise, if the dictator dictates each name you could do each name on a line, then the address and then either put the salutation as Dear Doctors, or Dear Drs. Smith, Jones, White and Green.
Dr. Sam Smith
Dr. Joe Jones
Dr. Willy White
Dr. Gary Green
100 Main Street
Anytown, USA
Without the spaces, of course. :)
That appears to be a company...
Subject: That appears to be a company...
Here's a link to the company (sl)
Subject: Here's a link to the company (sl)
if your company or client is using BOS
Subject: if your company or client is using BOS
as a guideline, per page 283 of 2nd ed, you DO use an apostrophe to form the pleural of single-digit numerals. In fact, they use that same example, "4 x 4's."
It's not a company standard
Subject: It's not a company standard
it is an AAMT standard
You need to go to the company board
Subject: You need to go to the company board
This is the word help board.
My company never told me about
Subject: My company never told me about
what to do with trademark names. Now, I had a Coda balloon, trademark name, in the report also, it was Coda, not all caps. So, I am really, really confused.
I have to send the report in because I have other blanks. I am going to leave this word all caps, and when QA checks it, I will see if they change it or not.
Thanks everyone for the help.
1 word according to the company.....
Subject: 1 word according to the company.....
that makes it.
From the company web site:
Subject: From the company web site:
The Original Thick-It Instant Food Thickener, trusted by physicians, speech pathologists and dietitians for nearly 20 years for proper care of those ...
Is this pertaining to a particular company????
Subject: Is this pertaining to a particular company????
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On google, look under the company that
Subject: On google, look under the company that
Got it...its Elan (a company name). Thx for help :)
Subject: Got it...its Elan (a company name). Thx for help :)
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