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since he "laid" down -- past tense (sm)

Posted By: knows on 2006-01-04
In Reply to: He laid down or lay down? - LK

Subject: since he "laid" down -- past tense (sm)

lay is usually for inanimate objects

lie would be present tense


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past tense or present tense.sm.

in PE.  Doctors love to toggle back and forth between is, are, and was, and were!  On ASR we are told not to over edit!  What would you do.... anybody :)


past tense of I & D (I & D'd?)
Subject: past tense of I & D (I & D'd?)

doc says ...four years ago. It was I & D'd at that time.
if its past tense... it would be laid
Subject: if its past tense... it would be laid

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it is laid if it is past tense
Subject: it is laid if it is past tense


You are absolutely correct. It is lay...past tense has nothing to do with it in this case!
Subject: You are absolutely correct. It is lay...past tense has nothing to do with it in this case!

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to the best of my knowledge it is a word (past/versus present tense)
Subject: to the best of my knowledge it is a word (past/versus present tense)


I think it a doctor tense of tenodesis and have been typing that tense "tenodese" for years (s
Subject: I think it a doctor tense of tenodesis and have been typing that tense "tenodese" for years (sm)

There is an article from the Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand that spells it that way too http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1531091404000981 -
Give it up, Jen went with "laid".
Subject: Give it up, Jen went with "laid".

enough already
probably tense.............
Subject: probably tense.............

x
s/l ice on tense?
Subject: s/l ice on tense?

fossa fluid collections surrounding the cerebellar hemispheres, which are also (ice on tense) to CSF
She lay in bed, present tense....sm
Subject: She lay in bed, present tense....sm

she laid in bed all day Saturday (past tense).........
how about "a tense effusion"
Subject: how about "a tense effusion"


tense effusion
Subject: tense effusion

Rapid onset (within two hours) of a large, tense effusion suggests rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament or fracture of the tibial plateau

(www.aafp.org/afp/20030901/907.html)
Rules for tense in a report?
I always thought it was past tense.  I have a doc who started the first 2 sentences using past tense and then suddenly switched to present test.  IV sedation IS administered, Patient IS positioned.  Do you change present to past or type as is?  Nothing in the CP about it.
on all reps I try for present tense except
Subject: on all reps I try for present tense except


Biceps tense up well when he exerts
Subject: Biceps tense up well when he exerts

Does this make sense?  Here is the previous sentence. 


Tenderness over the anterior shoulder at the site of biceps insertion.  Biceps tense up well when he exerts. 


I would say the dictator made up his/her own tense to the word bursitis, would flag it and have QA l
Subject: I would say the dictator made up his/her own tense to the word bursitis, would flag it and have QA let you know.


past four day's
Subject: past four day's

Recast and say "past four days." If you must have duration, it would be "four days'" as it's a plural possessive.
past
Subject: past

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I have gotten this in the past too...sm
Subject: I have gotten this in the past too...sm

I justed typed perivascular exam. I hope it was right :)
I can't seem to past a new question sometimes, SM
Subject: I can't seem to past a new question sometimes, SM

I get an error message, so I have to post under another post????
I have had this problem in the past, as well--sm
Subject: I have had this problem in the past, as well--sm

and if you want to continue your investigation, if you delete the header on page 2, it will still carry over to page 3, so you have to delete on all subsequent pages. Personally, I really dislike that feature. I do not have an answer for that one. It is a formatting question and perhaps someone else with more formatting knowledge might help you. good luck.
Pt had atrial fib and s/l MAT in the past........TIA! nm
Subject: Pt had atrial fib and s/l MAT in the past........TIA! nm

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passed or past?
Subject: passed or past?


she seems obsessed with that. She cannot get (passed or past) that episode.


Past pointing. NM
Subject: Past pointing. NM


Yes - Thank you. Couldn't get past the "v".
Subject: Yes - Thank you. Couldn't get past the "v".


In past medical hx Telagintafluveum
Subject: In past medical hx Telagintafluveum

Telagintafluveum  
Past medial history
Subject: Past medial history

The patient is admitted from the clinic where CT visuals showed recurrence of the disease.


I'm not sure if that's what the doctor is saying. Does it sound right?


Past social history
Subject: Past social history

When typing amount of cigarettes, is three-quarters a pack a day correct or would you use numerals?


Past medical history
Subject: Past medical history

Under history of present illness he has that the patient has a history of IV drug abuse.


Past medical history: IODINE ALLERGY WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND HIVES FOLLOWING IV SPREE THREE YEARS PTA.


Could that be what he's saying? Thanks.


under past medical history...
Subject: under past medical history...


Past medical history
Subject: Past medical history

Surgeries: Small bowel obstruction, THA/BA for cholecystectomy.


I'm not sure if he said BA or BA with another letter on the end. Help! Thanks.


past films were unremarkable? nm
Subject: past films were unremarkable? nm


B&B in past surgical history
Subject: B&B in past surgical history

Anyone know what that could be?
Would that be under past surgical history though as he says it is? nm
Subject: Would that be under past surgical history though as he says it is? nm

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past medical history
Subject: past medical history

This is the only information I have and it sounds like **Ba-dex Ex-lo-dian** under past medical history. Thanks for any suggestions!
Just listing her past surgeries?
Subject: Just listing her past surgeries?

If so, probably T&A.
Past medical history
Subject: Past medical history

Past medical history: Positive for arthritis, asthma, and "vic-in-plant-ous". She also has a dystonia that has been longstanding. This is on an ortho note, so this is the only thing said about this. Thanks for checking it out!
It's listed under past procedures...
Subject: It's listed under past procedures...

The PT spelled it out as meniscopy, but that doesn't seem right and I can't find it in the medical dictionary under either one. She stated arthroscopy and meniscopy.
HTN dictated under past history...
Subject: HTN dictated under past history...

Is it best to leave it as dictated or write out hypertension?  Account is not verbatim.


Past medical history help
Subject: Past medical history help

Under past medical history he states "Basal cell **and blue** carcinoma.


My apologies if this is something simple, but this is what it sounds like and I am not finding anything to point me in the right direction. Thanks!


I'm thinking maybe past history? nm
Subject: I'm thinking maybe past history? nm


past surgical history
Subject: past surgical history

She has had repair of cataracts s/l "in aretnas". I couldn't hear retina. Anyone?
is this a female and are you in past history?
Subject: is this a female and are you in past history?

if it is a youngish woman..........??  Just guessing here, don't know where you are in report......but if in past medical history and there is even more, it's possible, and just use a comma to separate........


....shingles on bridge of nose and some in-vitro problems...



s/l past certico creases????
Subject: s/l past certico creases????

Erythematous lesion on left anterior chest wall. Doctor then dictates "Her s/l "past certico creases" significant for excision of a breast mass when she was 23-years-old, cesarean section, TMJ surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and D&C for missed AB.


Past surgical history is? nm
Subject: Past surgical history is? nm

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her past surgical procedures ??? nm
Subject: her past surgical procedures ??? nm

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Any past history or diagnoses? nm
Subject: Any past history or diagnoses? nm

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use of passed versus past
The doctor dictated, "Only lipase elevation passed 3 times normal."
and the QA corrected it to, "Only lipase elevation past 3 times normal."
I have no argument about it, I just want to know why 'past' and not 'passed' so I know what to do next time because sometimes these things are just so confusing..tnx!
past surgery - liver SNA? S&A? -nm
Subject: past surgery - liver SNA? S&A? -nm


past medical history?
Subject: past medical history?

If it is past medical history, could he be saying something like history of Legg's disease. Try looking at it that way.