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Very complex GYN surgery.....s/l "lena loop?" Never stop learning! (been 26 years off and on)

Posted By: Cyndie on 2008-10-24
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Subject: Very complex GYN surgery.....s/l "lena loop?" Never stop learning! (been 26 years off and on) THANK

THANK YOU, I have used every reference I can think of, this guy is a regular, very, very picky, and usually very clear!  thanks a bunch!




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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. 


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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.

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