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avoiding lactated Ringer's? or lactate such as Ringer's? nm

Posted By: Txczech on 2006-05-03
In Reply to: s/l lactaid arangous - LinK

Subject: avoiding lactated Ringer's? or lactate such as Ringer's? nm




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It should be lactated Ringer's or Ringer lactate, according to BOS. nm
Subject: It should be lactated Ringer's or Ringer lactate, according to BOS. nm

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lactated Ringer's or Ringer?
Subject: lactated Ringer's or Ringer?

I have always typed Ringer's and the doc is saying that, but in my Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book 2007 it has lactated Ringer and Ringer solution (now Ringer irrigation).  So confusing. Why do they do that??? LOL  Has it changed???
Is it Ringer's Lactate, Ringers Lactate, sm
Subject: Is it Ringer's Lactate, Ringers Lactate, sm

Ringers lactate OR ringers lacate.  I have seen it all these ways in Google, but can't find it in any of my books.  TIA!
is it ringer's lactate
Subject: is it ringer's lactate

I thought it was lactated ringers.
Lactated Ringer's
Subject: Lactated Ringer's

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It should be lactated Ringer's...sm
Subject: It should be lactated Ringer's...sm

invented by Sidney Ringer
lactated Ringer's
Subject: lactated Ringer's

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Lactated Ringer's... NM
Subject: Lactated Ringer's... NM

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BOS says lactated Ringer (no "s") nm
Subject: BOS says lactated Ringer (no "s") nm


lactated Ringer
Subject: lactated Ringer

According to the Surgical Word Book  -- lactated Ringer solution
LR? (lactated Ringer's) ? nm
Subject: LR? (lactated Ringer's) ? nm


Lactated ringers or lactated ringer's?
Subject: Lactated ringers or lactated ringer's?


Do you capitalize lactated ringer's?? nm
Subject: Do you capitalize lactated ringer's?? nm


lactated Ringer solution
Subject: lactated Ringer solution

I type it according to the Tessier Surgical Work Book and there is no "s" at the end of Ringer, just lactated Ringer solution.
Ringer
Subject: Ringer

Yes, I have to agree w/ MT50.  I also have always typed Ringer's... but there is that rule on eponyms.  Still, it sounds strange, to me anyway.


   


Ringer's
Subject: Ringer's

That is correct; however, it is most always dictated "lactated Ringer's" and that is also correct.  In this case, it would be Ringer's (possessive)... Hope this helps also.
Ringer's
Subject: Ringer's

Ringer's maybe?
yes, capital "R" on Ringer
Subject: yes, capital "R" on Ringer


lactal or lactar ringer?
Subject: lactal or lactar ringer?

Dictation states pt has an I.V. with lactal ringer for hydration?
Tessier's has "lactated Ringer solution" nm
Subject: Tessier's has "lactated Ringer solution" nm

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


possibly RL or LR for lactated Ringers or Ringers lactate
Subject: possibly RL or LR for lactated Ringers or Ringers lactate


to display for avoiding any error by autocorrect
Subject: to display for avoiding any error by autocorrect

It is just for display to advoid any error and to gave a thought for s/l words and wrong enteries
lactate gas level
Subject: lactate gas level

Does this make sense?


LD perhaps, for lactate dehydrogenase.
Subject: LD perhaps, for lactate dehydrogenase.

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Lactated Ringers
Subject: Lactated Ringers

Which part of lactated Ringers should be capitalized?  The L and the R or just the R in Ringers?  Lactated Ringers, lactated Ringers, lactated ringers??  I can't find anything definitive on this.
lactated ringers - cap or not?
Subject: lactated ringers - cap or not?

Is it Lactated Ringers or lactated ringers?