Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
Posted By: oldtimer on 2008-08-19
In Reply to: I used to type for an orthopedic doctor who (sm) - dln
Subject: Since when do doctors know how to spell. Did you...sm
ask him what it meant? If you cannot document a word you cannot transcribe it in a report.
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And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Subject: And since when could doctors spell ANYTHING right?...nm
Most doctors can't spell.
Subject: Most doctors can't spell.
Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
Subject: Byetta is correct - doctors usually can't spell. nm
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That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
Subject: That's not a word. Most doctors can't spell corrently.
Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
Subject: Doctors can say anything they want...LOL
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doctors... anything is possible!
Subject: doctors... anything is possible!
P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
Subject: P.S. And yes, there are some doctors
out there who actually do read their reports and know when something is changed, and those are the doctors that will come back on your supervisor, who comes back on you, because you changed something in their report.
My doctors usually put it in...
Subject: My doctors usually put it in...
GU or abdominal section.
Like doctors know it all????
Subject: Like doctors know it all????
you know, they do make mistakes. And we do follow the BOS. Get over yourself. So you know Latin or say you do, big deal. We know the rules for use of the word in MT. That's what counts here.
Ya know how doctors
Subject: Ya know how doctors
like to make up words. I'm wondering if he could be saying "Urine was pink, not pyurious." . . . just sort of repeating himself on the no pus thing???
That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
Subject: That's probably because most doctors mangle it when they try to say it LOL nm
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i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
Subject: i am constantly getting doctors who will say....
clearly sonometers....and then QA sends it back as centimeters.. anybody else go through this?
yes I find most doctors still
Subject: yes I find most doctors still
dictate most of these terms with the s. I have hardly ever heard a doctor say Crohn disease. I found it hard to switch over because I was so used to it.
could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
Subject: could be metolazone - doctors are always saying
this one wrong! Seriously, I don't know what is so difficult about it but they mangle it all the time.
With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
Subject: With doctors it could be anything. Just blank
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Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Subject: Thanks, you would think I would know by now that some doctors pronounce v like w.
Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
Subject: Check with your QA to see if the doctors sm
in that hospital are doing their own trial/protocol/study.
Letter to 2 doctors
Subject: Letter to 2 doctors
I am typing a letter to 2 doctors. How should I put the addresses on the letter? Do I put both addresses on? Thanks!
no, doctors spells out word as indicated
Subject: no, doctors spells out word as indicated
Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
Subject: Schools do not teach doctors whether or not the
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changing around doctors words
Subject: changing around doctors words
What is considered normal and appropriate.. if the doctor usually says things or an expressoin a certain way and this expression is on my autocorrect is it okay for me to type it in that way (with my autocorrect) if he changes around the sentence but it really means the same thing anyway. Also, how much is it acceptable to change what he says.
I've had lots of doctors
Subject: I've had lots of doctors
use MVI for multivitamin(s), although I think it really stands for multivitamin infusion/injection. Don't know if this would fit for your report.
Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
Subject: Ah! He probably means what most doctors call sm
....an "acute abdomen series." It is three plain x-rays - one of the abdomen with the patient flat (lying down), one of the abdomen with the patient standing upright, and a third x-ray of the chest to include the diaphragms (also with patient upright) so they can see if there is free air under the diaphragm (which can happen with bowel perforation in cases of diverticulitis, Crohn's, or other bowel diseases).
Doctors and made-up words....
Subject: Doctors and made-up words....
Google search, using "define: emese" brings this up:
"Emese is a feminine Hungarian name that is possibly derived from the Finno-Ugric name eme which means "mother"."
That shows the value of a 20-year education, doesn't it.
Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
Subject: Men do have breasts, oftentimes doctors
include their breast exam in a report.
I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
Subject: I don't know. Doctors just began using this recently.
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At our hospital doctors will order a
Subject: At our hospital doctors will order a
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yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
Subject: yes, it is webspace. Sometimes you go think too hard with these doctors. nm
uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
Subject: uterine CA. Some doctors use CA as short for cancer.
I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
Subject: I've heard two doctors are required to - sm
give their okay to proceed with the surgery when patient is unable and it is an emergent case with no family members available to give consent. The double doc'd could mean "two doctors" and not "documented."
The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the
Subject: The doctors don't pay your salary if you're on a hospital account. Your pay or the pay the
the HIM departmental budget. So basically when you're told to type verbatim, it means YOU get paid less. And even in the case of working for a private practice, the doctors don't give a hoot whether you expand abbreviations or not just as long as you get what they mean. They just want a nice coherent report that makes them look like all their education paid off.
I, for one, refuse to jump through hoops for a measly 8 cpl and that is what the services are making us do.
Easy website to find doctors by state
Subject: Easy website to find doctors by state
Anyone know of any links?
Thanks!
Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.
Subject: Made up word? Doctors don't make up no stinkin werdz.
Don't you hate it when you're just sure a word is made up and you look it up only to find that it IS a real word? The other day a doc said conspicuity and I thought, man, if I was going to play with the word conspicuous, I'd go with conspicuosity. I Googled it and sho nuf, conspicuity is a word.
geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!
Subject: geeze! These people are doctors and they STILL do not prononce things right..proctotectomy, psh!
I'd spell out at least once sm
Subject: I'd spell out at least once sm
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When do you spell out IV?
Subject: When do you spell out IV?
Do you not spell out all abbr. in the assessment, impression, and dx????????? I have had so many QA people change this on me so now I am lost totally.
Thank you! I could not think how to spell that at all. nm
Subject: Thank you! I could not think how to spell that at all. nm
Definitely would spell it out!
Subject: Definitely would spell it out!
I've never been a fan of slang myself, so if it's not a verbatim account, I'd transcribe hematocrit!
I myself spell them out - nm
Subject: I myself spell them out - nm
how would you spell this?
Subject: how would you spell this?
re-CT'd (as in to obtain another CT scan) Is re-CT'd correct? That is how he says it.
I would spell it out as you did. nm
Subject: I would spell it out as you did. nm
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Spell it out.
Subject: Spell it out.
The general rule of thumb is to spell out abbreviations under diagnoses. Missed abortion.
that is how i would spell it... nm
Subject: that is how i would spell it... nm
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Yes spell it out nm
Subject: Yes spell it out nm
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I spell them out ...
Subject: I spell them out ...
I spell them out (i.e., second, third, fourth) because I am old and disslike what the word processor does to the alternative. I do, however, do a suprascript for exponents (i.e., "cm2" with the "2" smaller and above), but that's just me.
I use #1 and also you do not spell out
Subject: I use #1 and also you do not spell out
numbers unless 2 are together - two 40 mg tablets or if it begins a sentence - Three days prior to admission.....
Did doc spell it that way or is it a s/l?...sm
Subject: Did doc spell it that way or is it a s/l?...sm
maybe it is one of the meds found here, hope this helps:
www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/virals.html
Normally do not spell it out - ANA 1:160.
Subject: Normally do not spell it out - ANA 1:160.
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mcg or necessary to now spell out?
Did the abbreviation rules recently change? I am being told that we can no longer do mcg and must type out micrograms.
I'd spell it
Subject: I'd spell it
like you have it.
I always spell it out...
Subject: I always spell it out...
Depends on what the client or your employer wants.
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