melenic vs melanotic

Posted By: me on 2005-09-05
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I was told years ago not to use melanotic regarding "melanotic stools" and to use melenic instead. This new company I started with (which by the way I had NO work on what was supposed to be my first full time night) has a QA person who said it's melanotic. I looked this up again and all I could find is it refers to skin lesions and such, nothing regarding stools. Any thoughts?

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melenic vs melanotic - me
- QA means knowledgeable, not infallible or perfect -- As a new QA'er, I will be the first to admit - memt
  - Of course, nobody is perfect - me
    - I think MTs deserve to have QA who know their stuff. QA should be more qualified than an average MT - QA specialist
- Your QA person is WRONG. It is melenic. nm - QA specialist
  - melena versus whatever - Raydene Boulton
- sm - Hmm
  - Yup - me
    - MELANOTIC VERSUS MELENIC - MTGAL825
      - whether to correct - me
      - Yes, I do correct the doctor. NM - Carole Lily
        I always correct them. Guess I'm too a@al to put in the incorrect word. nm - metoo
        Amazing...work at a hospital with 10 gastroenterologists and.... - MT
        But if what they are dictating doesn't even exist.... ? nm - r

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MELANOTIC VERSUS MELENIC
So, I guess if it is dictated melanotic stools...we should correct the doctor???

Melenic.

Or melenotic. Meaning black, tarry as in feces.

Probably not melanotic as this means black pigmented as in moles or tumors.

Your QA person is WRONG. It is melenic. nm
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