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how to abbreviate miles per hour

Posted By: danieldaniel on 2009-01-09
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What is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hour in a medical report? Is mph ok?




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mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,
Subject: mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,

if that is what he dictates, then I would use mph, or you can also spell it out miles per hour, both are acceptable, sometimes also depends on the client preference.  If you spell it out though, you can get more characters for your line count!
1/2-hour or one-half hour......
Subject: 1/2-hour or one-half hour......

Help....my brain is not working today!


 


Dall-Miles
Subject: Dall-Miles


Dall-Miles cable
Subject: Dall-Miles cable

:)
s/l doll miles cable..one of those days!!
Subject: s/l doll miles cable..one of those days!!

s/l doll miles cable appears to be well secured and fixed above the patella and through the tibia with a cannulated screw. tia.
On 99th listen: "slight yellow exudate" at 100 slurred miles per sec!
Subject: On 99th listen: "slight yellow exudate" at 100 slurred miles per sec!


Usually just abbreviate it as DNR.
Subject: Usually just abbreviate it as DNR.


What is the correct way to abbreviate
Subject: What is the correct way to abbreviate

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how do you abbreviate micrograms?
Subject: how do you abbreviate micrograms?


how to abbreviate subcutaneous
Subject: how to abbreviate subcutaneous

I cannot for the life of me remember how to abbreviate subcutaneous.  I have subcu but I just keep thinking that does not look right. 


Thanks


how do you abbreviate Pharm D?
Subject: how do you abbreviate Pharm D?

periods or no periods, dash or no dash?  My account is verbatim and abbreviations must be typed as written, not expanded.


Any suggestions?


It's safer not to abbreviate. :)
Subject: It's safer not to abbreviate. :)

Unless as you say, the account specifies to transcribe verbatim.
how to abbreviate 10 to the third per microliter
Subject: how to abbreviate 10 to the third per microliter

platelet count of 506, with a reference range of 170-400 10 to the third per microliter.
If the dictator does not abbreviate something,
Subject: If the dictator does not abbreviate something,

we shouldn't either. Only use abbreviations when they are dictated.
If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate
Subject: If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate

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My Abbreviate book says IGIM
Subject: My Abbreviate book says IGIM

is immune globulin intramuscular, and IgG is just plain immunoglobulin G...dunno if that's what you're lookin for though.


The only thing I see in my Abbreviate book is:
Subject: The only thing I see in my Abbreviate book is:

ADPKD (all together) for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease...if that is what yer lookin' for.


 



Accordin' to my Abbreviate book here...
Subject: Accordin' to my Abbreviate book here...

ASA IV is a patient with incapacitating systemic disease.
put in the comma, do not abbreviate state nm
Subject: put in the comma, do not abbreviate state nm


My Abbreviate book gives 2 answers...
Subject: My Abbreviate book gives 2 answers...

FAST:  fetal acoustic stimulation testing or fluorescent allergosorbent technique.


Dunno if that helps you or not but thought I'd share that is all. 



Is it acceptable to abbreviate it, as she does say quant.
Subject: Is it acceptable to abbreviate it, as she does say quant.


no - only abbreviate metric measurements
Subject: no - only abbreviate metric measurements

not pounds, ounces, etc.
I spell it out if before the drug, abbreviate if
Subject: I spell it out if before the drug, abbreviate if

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I don't abbreviate but if verbatim, I guess a-fib or A-fib. Gee. I dunno because SM
Subject: I don't abbreviate but if verbatim, I guess a-fib or A-fib. Gee. I dunno because SM

I just don't use slang words in my transcription. I hate those vertabim accounts, don't you?
One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?
Subject: One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?

vs. or write out versus.  If we can abbreviate, is it okay to abbreviate in numbered diagnoses list?


BOS2 says DO NOT abbreviate medication names.
Subject: BOS2 says DO NOT abbreviate medication names.

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I do abbreviate it and no one has corrected me as of yet. About the numbered diagnoses list, i don&
Subject: I do abbreviate it and no one has corrected me as of yet. About the numbered diagnoses list, i don't know


1/2-hour.
Subject: 1/2-hour.

nm
that should say 24-hour
Subject: that should say 24-hour

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i would think it says 24 hour UA
Subject: i would think it says 24 hour UA

...
h. for hour
Subject: h. for hour

I would say follow the rules of the company on using q. 4 h. or not. I would also ask tech support or training (if you have it) about the capital letter after a period.
q. hour of sleep
Subject: q. hour of sleep

How do you type q. hour of sleep?
q. hour of sleep
Subject: q. hour of sleep

I e-mailed AAMT with this same question about a month ago.  Their response to me was as follows:


"He may be dictating "hour of sleep" because he expects you to use the abbreviation h.s. However, this particular abbreviation is on the Dangerous Abbreviations List, and we are encouraged to transcribe this as either "nightly" or "at bedtime." If the dictator questions you about this, you can show him the appendix in your Book of Style or refer him to the Dangerous Abbreviations List under Patient Safety Goals on the JCAHO web site (www.jcaho.org)."


second one was clock hour
Subject: second one was clock hour


Is it a baby or someone in CHF? We used to run IVs at 100 or 125 cc per hour in the hpl. nm
Subject: Is it a baby or someone in CHF? We used to run IVs at 100 or 125 cc per hour in the hpl. nm

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Regarding letter h (hour) per BOS...please sm

Letter h. (with a period) is the abbreviation for the Latin word hora, meaning hour.


q.6 h. (every 6 hours)


In instructions for medications, Latin abbreviations may be coupled with English terms, such as hour. These may be transcribed as dictated or the English translated to Latin.


every 4 hours or q.4 hours or q.4 h or q.4 h Copyright (c) 2002 American Association for Medical Transcription.  So does this mean we can do the q.4 h without the period at the end of h, because I am constantly having to remove capital letters from words following the h with a period.  Thanks.


THANK YOU I'm glad someone is up and able to help at this hour! I think that might be it, ,but I
Subject: THANK YOU I'm glad someone is up and able to help at this hour! I think that might be it, ,but I can't convince myself. It's repeated several times and each time is a little different. nm

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Duragesic 12 mcg q. hour, q. 3 d. #10
Is q. hour (or q.h.) correct. Wouldn't that be "every hour"?
10 KCL per kilo per hour
Subject: 10 KCL per kilo per hour

10 mEq/kg/hr


Row checks every hour?
Subject: Row checks every hour?

This is for a patient brought into emergency after a roll over motor vehicle accident. He has a subdural hematoma and the RN states he was given what sounds like "row checks" every hour.  I am not familiar with ER procedures- can anyone interpret this for me? 
24-hour urine test... sm
Subject: 24-hour urine test... sm

Possible islet tumor in the head of the pancreas. 


Her 24-hour urine for ***BMA*** was normal. Her 24-hour urine for 5HIAA was normal. Her 24-hour urine for cortisol was normal. Her 24-hour urine for normetanephrine and metanephrine was essentially normal.


I cannot verify this or find anything close to this.  Can anyone help??


s/l ROTH HOUR TA SPOTS
Subject: s/l ROTH HOUR TA SPOTS

She had AV nicking on funduscopic exam, no hemorrhages or exudates or s/l Roth hour TA spots.


 


Later on in the report says...


She had no splinter hemorrhages or s/l J way nodes.


 


Thank you Deborah


ൠ-hour intake" maybe? NM
Subject: ൠ-hour intake" maybe? NM


I did type 23 hour observation. Really. See ref again.
Subject: I did type 23 hour observation. Really. See ref again.

Coding and Documentation - March 2001 Family Practice Management



Q: If I admit a patient for "23-hour observation" and then it is necessary to convert that to a regular admission at the 24-hour mark, what code should I ...
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Pt was given s/l Clinomix 30 mL per hour intravenous. TIA
Subject: Pt was given s/l Clinomix 30 mL per hour intravenous. TIA


Have one for me I have another hour... Happy Thanksgiving !
Subject: Have one for me I have another hour... Happy Thanksgiving !


2-hour s/l p.c. or PC glucose. Which is correct? nm
Subject: 2-hour s/l p.c. or PC glucose. Which is correct? nm


s/l tube feeding 85 cc of Glucerna per hour
Subject: s/l tube feeding 85 cc of Glucerna per hour

Would 85 cc be right?


Then says s/l "20 cc" fluid flushing every shift.


TIA!


pt on Humalog with a s/l Bazorate? of 1.6 units per hour
Subject: pt on Humalog with a s/l Bazorate? of 1.6 units per hour


Just a guess - final or 5-hour (I believe it is an adjective)
Subject: Just a guess - final or 5-hour (I believe it is an adjective)


q.h.s. should be at bedtime or at hour of sleep due to clarity. Actually I have never seen q. hs bef
Subject: q.h.s. should be at bedtime or at hour of sleep due to clarity. Actually I have never seen q. hs before.