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describing gait would be hyphenated...sm

Posted By: broad-based gait not gait is broad-based on 2006-03-14
In Reply to: hyphens...gait is broad-based? - dumb

Subject: describing gait would be hyphenated...sm

gait is broad based


patient has a broad-based gait.........




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Could be describing the plug (which really
Subject: Could be describing the plug (which really

makes no sense to me). It is literally a plug of mucus, therefore mucus plug.
Sounds to me like he's just describing the shape
Subject: Sounds to me like he's just describing the shape

of the part of the patella that remains (and the rest is missing.
He is probably describing the findings on an MRI scan SM
Subject: He is probably describing the findings on an MRI scan SM

If a patient has had spine surgery, the MRI is more than likely done with contrast.  The contrast causes the MRI to "signal" when the contrast is bright in any area.  That's what it means.
crazy observation here, but could he be describing...sm
Subject: crazy observation here, but could he be describing...sm

the sound of the puffs being administered, instead of staying 1 "puff" b.i.d., he's saying something that sounds like the med being administered?  I know that sounds dumb, but that's what comes to my mind.
Do you think this is a brand name or describing a condition???nm
Subject: Do you think this is a brand name or describing a condition???nm

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Looks like a phrase describing dyes. sm
Subject: Looks like a phrase describing dyes. sm

first word looks like roentgenography or roentgenograph (x-ray) contrast media.


 


The sceond is Diatrizoate Meglumine, which is like Cystographin, another contrast dye.


 


Contrast media link for you.


 


http://imaging.mallinckrodt.com/Products/ProductList.asp?DataGroup=2


 


 


Sounds like he is describing the prostate.
Subject: Sounds like he is describing the prostate.


dr is describing postop incisions- sm
Subject: dr is describing postop incisions- sm

She does have some erythema in her perineum and her buttocks.  She is not tender in this area, and there is no s/l screpadence or sucrepadence or induration noted. 


may be rachis or rakish, describing the segment.nm
Subject: may be rachis or rakish, describing the segment.nm

nm
It is possible if doc is just using the word as an adjective describing any associated pain.
Subject: It is possible if doc is just using the word as an adjective describing any associated pain.


end-to-side colostomy, describing the anastomosis? nm
Subject: end-to-side colostomy, describing the anastomosis? nm

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yes, if describing location in surgery, not for time though. (nm)
Subject: yes, if describing location in surgery, not for time though. (nm)

x
Not sure. It sounds like he's describing the base as "fibromere"
Subject: Not sure. It sounds like he's describing the base as "fibromere"


When describing a rash, it's discrete and not discreet, right? (sm)
Subject: When describing a rash, it's discrete and not discreet, right? (sm)

Just verifying...I haven't typed that term in a long time.  TIA.
He was describing basilic vein, why it was inaccessible.
Subject: He was describing basilic vein, why it was inaccessible.

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help with word describing facial swelling..
Subject: help with word describing facial swelling..

My doctor dictated that the patient had developed S/L sideral facial swelling?  Does anyone have any ideas?


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So he's probably describing a problem with the tendon itself - appearance is bowstrung?
Subject: So he's probably describing a problem with the tendon itself - appearance is bowstrung?

nm
I believe it is mucous because it is describing the type of cyst. See inside.
Subject: I believe it is mucous because it is describing the type of cyst. See inside.

A mucous retention cyst is a cyst caused by an obstruction of a duct, usually belonging to the parotid gland or a minor salivary gland.


Yeah :) It does really sound like he's describing the pain with this word. nm
Subject: Yeah :) It does really sound like he's describing the pain with this word. nm


Might be describing the skin of the abdominal walls has having scaling, as in a rash.
Subject: Might be describing the skin of the abdominal walls has having scaling, as in a rash.

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Also when used as a compound modifier describing a noun or pronoun, it is follow-up - sm
Subject: Also when used as a compound modifier describing a noun or pronoun, it is follow-up - sm

For example, follow-up MRI or follow-up examination. I hope this helps you!
it is hyphenated as I know it...sm
Subject: it is hyphenated as I know it...sm

as I know it, been transcribing for 25+ years, it's a-fib or A-fib if not said out completely as atrial fibrillation.
pop-off (hyphenated).
Subject: pop-off (hyphenated).


definitely hyphenated :)
Subject: definitely hyphenated :)


I use the hyphenated one. nm
Subject: I use the hyphenated one. nm

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It is probably not hyphenated though.
Subject: It is probably not hyphenated though.


I don't think it needs to be hyphenated.
Subject: I don't think it needs to be hyphenated.


It should only be hyphenated if
Subject: It should only be hyphenated if

the measurement precedes the noun - as in 4-mm mole versus a mole 4 mm in diameter.  It should always be abbreviated mm when an exact measurement is given, i.e. 4 mm versus a few millimeters (in case that's what you're asking).
hyphenated-SM
Subject: hyphenated-SM

Double and triple adjectives describing a noun are always hypenated. so agree with PC post.


Would this be hyphenated?
Subject: Would this be hyphenated?

Hello everyone!


Quick question... hyphens are sometimes difficult for me..


Would this be hyphenated?


"There is a 7-year-history of rather severe rhinitis beginning each Memorial Day and ending each July 4"


Thank you! :)


I'm sorry - is that yes it is hyphenated??? nm
Subject: I'm sorry - is that yes it is hyphenated??? nm

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Yes it is hyphenated.
Subject: Yes it is hyphenated.

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I have never seen it hyphenated!
Subject: I have never seen it hyphenated!


maybe something like mid gait? nm
Subject: maybe something like mid gait? nm

nm
grafts are either straight or curved, so perhaps saying, "U-type" (describing the shape)? prob
Subject: grafts are either straight or curved, so perhaps saying, "U-type" (describing the shape)? probably not UTI... nm


has anyone ever hard of the phrase quick tick describing chest pain
Subject: has anyone ever hard of the phrase quick tick describing chest pain

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Does it sound like possibly outflow obstruction and hypokinesis is usually in an area describing the
Subject: Does it sound like possibly outflow obstruction and hypokinesis is usually in an area describing the movement, i.e.

apical hypokinesis
left ventricular hypokinesis
segmental
etc.

Thanks, I meant hyphenated...
Subject: Thanks, I meant hyphenated...


hyphenated words.
Subject: hyphenated words.

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The radiologists I work for do spell words right out of their books for me. What I notice is that their spelling does not often agree with my Stedman's books, but occasionally I can find their spelling in an HPI book (homolog/homologue is an example). But their books use many unneccessary hyphens, and it makes my job of listening more difficult when the MDs keep "helping" me by dictating words as hyphenated that are not hyphenated in Dorland's or any other dictionary.

These professional writers need to stop with the hyphenated words.

hyphenated-been doing it wrong for yrs...LOL...nm
Subject: hyphenated-been doing it wrong for yrs...LOL...nm

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No hyphen. Would be hyphenated if followed
Subject: No hyphen. Would be hyphenated if followed

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I'm assuming this is not hyphenated, but...
Subject: I'm assuming this is not hyphenated, but...

"He sustained a laceration just below the lower lip that is through and through into the upper portion..."  I'm assuming since through and through is not modifying in this case, that I do not hyphenate, but I just want to be sure.  Thanks!
I agree- not hyphenated
Subject: I agree- not hyphenated


1.2-cm (hyphenated) scaly. #2 is best. nm
Subject: 1.2-cm (hyphenated) scaly. #2 is best. nm


sorry - hayseed is right, not hyphenated. nm
Subject: sorry - hayseed is right, not hyphenated. nm

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Agree that SO is hyphenated, but according
Subject: Agree that SO is hyphenated, but according

to BOS, the 2 vowels together no longer require hyphenation in all words.
I would do like you have it. Reads better than hyphenated I think. nm
Subject: I would do like you have it. Reads better than hyphenated I think. nm


THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm
Subject: THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm

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hyphenated fraction
Subject: hyphenated fraction

I just got a note from QA telling me that fractions are not hyphenated.   Should be 1 1/2 and not 1-1/2.   This just does not even look right to me!  Have I been doing this wrong for the past 12 years?
I always have hyphenated T-wave.
Subject: I always have hyphenated T-wave.


Per BOS no longer hyphenated
Subject: Per BOS no longer hyphenated

Depends on your client's preferences of course, but according to BOS:
"Sociocultural designations...
Hyphenation. It is no longer necessary (or preferred) to hyphenate designations of Americans who are identified by their ethnicity, race, or nationality of origin, either in the noun form or the adjectival form."