sclera vs sclerae
Posted By: Jami on 2008-11-22
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Subject: sclera vs sclerae
I always get mixed up with these 2. Is someone able to help clear up the difference for me (which one is singular and are both okay to use in reports)?
Thanks!
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please remember it is sclerae, not sclera unless pt has one eye :)...nm
Subject: please remember it is sclerae, not sclera unless pt has one eye :)...nm
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yes, right! 1 = sclera, plural - sclerae....nm
Subject: yes, right! 1 = sclera, plural - sclerae....nm
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S/L SCLERA
Subject: S/L SCLERA
HEENT: Sclerae not covered. *Pharynx and ** is a little dry. SOUNDS LIKE HE IS SAYING PHARYNX AND SCLERA IS A LITTLE DRY. DOES THAT SEEM RIGHT?
sclera
Subject: sclera
sclerae anicteric meaning not icteric, sylable "an" means not/
Maybe clear sclera. Not exactly your s/l. Really not
Subject: Maybe clear sclera. Not exactly your s/l. Really not
enough context. Eye surgery?
PE under HEENT say No s/l lid like sclera/starry protosis
Subject: PE under HEENT say No s/l lid like sclera/starry protosis
I agree with 'mt:': sclera nonicteric..nm
Subject: I agree with 'mt:': sclera nonicteric..nm
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sclerae
Subject: sclerae
''Sclerae'' is plural (I'm trying to think of an example of the -ae ending we use everyday to help you remember, but all I'm coming up with is ''antennae'' and most people say ''antennas'' so that doesn't help...). Luckily, most things to do with the sclerae involve both eyes, so you should be safe almost always using the plural (man, I have now spelled that twice as ''pleural''!) unless the doctor specifically mentions just one eye.
sclerae nonicteric? nm
Subject: sclerae nonicteric? nm
What is the sentence before and after that? Sclerae has to do with the eye.
Subject: What is the sentence before and after that? Sclerae has to do with the eye.
sclerae, disks. nm
Subject: sclerae, disks. nm
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sclerae nonicteric maybe?
Subject: sclerae nonicteric maybe?
Sclerae anicteric?
Subject: Sclerae anicteric?
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sclerae nonicteric? or not icteric. nm
Subject: sclerae nonicteric? or not icteric. nm
Sclerae are anicteric and (per MY doc) noninjected
Subject: Sclerae are anicteric and (per MY doc) noninjected
Okay. I was just checking. Lilly would be right. Sclerae and put under HEENT heading.
Subject: Okay. I was just checking. Lilly would be right. Sclerae and put under HEENT heading.
Maybe sclerae-gray test, that would be more for neurological, but maybe a possibility.
Subject: Maybe sclerae-gray test, that would be more for neurological, but maybe a possibility.
can you make "anicteric sclerae. Tympanic membranes are clear" out of that?
Subject: can you make "anicteric sclerae. Tympanic membranes are clear" out of that?
just tryin' to help :)
I am sure sclerae and scabies do not sounsd alike, but she said the doc said skin, so I took a guess
Subject: I am sure sclerae and scabies do not sounsd alike, but she said the doc said skin, so I took a guess.
You are right with the sclerae. That is what I first thought to, but when I saw the skin, I was not sure, so I had to ask to clarify.
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