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negative rod sensitivity or sensitivities?

Posted By: is this ESL? Forget the *through*....nm on 2006-11-16
In Reply to: word help please discharge summary - sam

Subject: negative rod sensitivity or sensitivities?




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negative rod sensitivity or sensitives
Subject: negative rod sensitivity or sensitives

yes it is ESL--so do think it should be just sensitive? thanks for your help

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Subject: last part should read "with sensitivities to..." Why do words get cut off at the end of the line?!?

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Subject: Wet-prep shows negative whiff, 10-20 WBCs, negative clue, few s/l "LB's". Is LB's right? nm


gram-negative, lactose-negative rods is correct. I found a couple of interesting websites SM
Subject: gram-negative, lactose-negative rods is correct. I found a couple of interesting websites SM

after doing a google search for gram-negative, lactose-negative rods.  Basically testing organisms to see if they ferment lactose (positive) or not (negative).


Also, just FYI, gram-negative is not capitalized.


Probably too late, I'm sure.  Better late than never, I guess. 


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Subject: McMurray's negative. Lachman's negative. nm


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Subject: sensitivity

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Subject: UA C&S (culture and sensitivity). nm

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Subject: C&S - culture and sensitivity?


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Subject: nevermind, I believe C&S, culture and sensitivity. thank you


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Subject: did you mean for C&S? sputum for culture and sensitivity?


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Subject: Well, it has to do with sensitivity to skin touch, it seems.


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Subject: Culture and sensitivity would be right like you have it. You don't need to make a heading for it.


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Subject: No, it is urinalysis (UA) and micro (microscopic) C and S which stands for culture and sensitivity. nm

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Subject: With a negative WBC? nm


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Subject: s/l nobee negative?

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gram-negative/Gram-negative
Subject: gram-negative/Gram-negative

I have an email in to my supe to clarify this, but how do you transcribe "gram-negative" in a report?


Capitalized or not?


I have done it both ways and have been counted off each time for it, so I am looking for a little clarity here!


TIA!


Negative McMurray - nm
Subject: Negative McMurray - nm

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negative by immunohistochemistry
Subject: negative by immunohistochemistry

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lactose negative....
Subject: lactose negative....

Me neither. Evidently, it is some kind of subculture they test for when going through sensitivity protocols. I think we don't hear this because ususally Gram-positive cultures sensitive to whatever is as far as an MD typically documents this with the possible exception of ID MDs.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lactose-negative+rods

from National Institute of Health

www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=516322

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Subject: gammaglobulin negative? don't know other...


guaiac negative
Subject: guaiac negative


Gram-negative?
Subject: Gram-negative?

I know I'm a little old lady who is very fixed in my ways, but do I need to type this phrase with a capital G? I guess if I must I will, but it looks strange to me. Got QA'd on it and lost some points. Tx.