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Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm

Posted By: Txczech on 2007-02-05
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Subject: Very useful site for medical eponyms. sm

http://www.whonamedit.com/azlist.cfm/b.html


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Great site for anything medical, abbrevs, Rx, etc.
Subject: Great site for anything medical, abbrevs, Rx, etc.

I think I use the following site more than anything else. It's a great all-around site for all things medical, but the abbreviation look-up is awesome! You can also look up abbrevs by definition. It also has a medical dictionary, ICD9 code search, Rx look-up, US Rx drug spelling, skin conditions, hospitals worldwide, medical associations, and more!
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Subject: Does anyone know of a site that has a list of hyphenated medical words?

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eponyms
Subject: eponyms

I cannot get these straight!!!  When listing in an assessment is it Crohn disease or Crohn's disease.
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Subject: Eponyms

This is a great site to look up eponyms

http://www.whonamedit.com/index.cfm
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Subject: This is one of the tricky eponyms

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I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm
Subject: I took this from a previous post about eponyms... sm

According to BOS

eponyms

"While the use of the possessive form with eponyms remains acceptible, AAMT's preference is generally to drop the possessive form.

Apgar score, Babinski sign, Down syndrome, Gram stain, Hodgkin lymphoma.

Sometimes an awkward construction calls for use of the possessive form. This patient suffers from Hodgkin's."


AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm
Subject: AAMT BOS now says to transcribe these eponyms as dictated. sm

Initially BOS dictated that we not use the possessive forms of these names, i.e. Parkinson ds and Alzheimer ds. Now BOS says to transcribe as dictated. This makes it a lot easier for us poor MTs. So, both ways are correct, depending on what was actually dictated.
Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
Subject: Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm

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Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.
Subject: Ringer. AAMT BOS2 rules on eponyms.


For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....
Subject: For eponyms, AAMT advocates dropping the possessive form....

So, Crohn disease would work but possessive remains an alternative form if dictated or preferred by client.
well, this site IS an American MT site....nm
Subject: well, this site IS an American MT site....nm


TX DOI site has Workers', MO DOI site has Workers (no apostrophe), CA DOI has Workers'
Subject: TX DOI site has Workers', MO DOI site has Workers (no apostrophe), CA DOI has Workers'

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Subject: It was in the Dorlands Medical

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Subject: No, not a medical record, but it is being put

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Subject: not a medical word but . . .

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Subject: are you using a medical spellchecker?--sm

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Subject: not a medical term but need help

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Subject: Sorry, but I would check a medical

dictionary before using it. Decubitus is an adjective - it describes the type of ulcer, or type of position. I don't think you can make an adjective in the plural form.


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Subject: Medical Terminology

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http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/misc/dmd-a-b-000.htm


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Subject: If they have a medical degree, I'd say Dr. nm

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Subject: Remember, just about anything medical

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Subject: FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that

are not in the spellchecker.
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Subject: FYI - there are a lot of medical terms that

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