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,,,spell checking. NM

Posted By: NM on 2007-09-15
In Reply to: Hope you caught the misspelled "groove" in there before you sent it. nm - Grove, as in orange grove, will make it through sp

Subject: ,,,spell checking. NM

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Thanks for checking on that. I appreciate it.
Subject: Thanks for checking on that. I appreciate it.

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Could be possible as doc is checking TSH
Subject: Could be possible as doc is checking TSH

which is a thyroid stimulating hormone test.
just checking
Subject: just checking

is it H. plyori or H plyori........did the rule on the period change?
Thanks for checking! : )
Subject: Thanks for checking! : )


thanks..going back and checking it out
Subject: thanks..going back and checking it out


did you try looking this up or checking google?
Subject: did you try looking this up or checking google?

paraspinous


thanks just double checking :) nm
Subject: thanks just double checking :) nm

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Yes, I saw that too, but in checking on line I cannot even ..sm
Subject: Yes, I saw that too, but in checking on line I cannot even ..sm

document a Carlens curette much less what it is used for.
that's about all I can find too...Thanks for checking!!
Subject: that's about all I can find too...Thanks for checking!!

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thanks to all...I am checking on both to see what fits. :) nm
Subject: thanks to all...I am checking on both to see what fits. :) nm

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Double checking ... sm
Subject: Double checking ... sm

The ortho word Corail ... this is the word that sounds like kur-eye.  Right? 


Tendonitis - Thank you for checking - nm
Subject: Tendonitis - Thank you for checking - nm


Just checking. The dictation sounded like it sm
Subject: Just checking. The dictation sounded like it sm

was coming from the same dictator. Have a good day!!! :)
Thanks for checking, but I don't think either of those fit because he has no medical conditions.
Subject: Thanks for checking, but I don't think either of those fit because he has no medical conditions.

It is the only medication listed and the only thing in his Past Medical History is ankle surgery. I thought that it might have been an anti-inflammatory or pain medication, but can't find anything to match. Thanks for picking your brain for me!
thought so...just double checking,,,thanks nm
Subject: thought so...just double checking,,,thanks nm


?osteoscintographic - are they checking for osteomyelitis? - nm
Subject: ?osteoscintographic - are they checking for osteomyelitis? - nm


diligent in checking his blood sugar
Subject: diligent in checking his blood sugar


Just checking. Had problems connecting yesterday.
Subject: Just checking. Had problems connecting yesterday.


Sorry wasn't faster, was checking on possibles...sm
Subject: Sorry wasn't faster, was checking on possibles...sm

maybe first s/l is QRS complex?  Corrected with IV sounds right, especially because pt continued to receive supplement. 
checking around the hip & thigh...s/l ileo-sil-us tendonitis. nm
Subject: checking around the hip & thigh...s/l ileo-sil-us tendonitis. nm

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Thank you very much. I thought that was it but felt safer double checking...nm
Subject: Thank you very much. I thought that was it but felt safer double checking...nm

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Possibly ostial occlusion for first part (???), still checking on second....nm
Subject: Possibly ostial occlusion for first part (???), still checking on second....nm


the actz is HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide)... will keep checking for the rest.
Subject: the actz is HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide)... will keep checking for the rest.


that is what I had. Just double checking becasue she states it different later in report. Thanks
Subject: that is what I had. Just double checking becasue she states it different later in report. Thanks

nm
Wild guess... PEG? as in checking on the patient's PEG tube.
Subject: Wild guess... PEG? as in checking on the patient's PEG tube.


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.


e properties? I know i have heard this before but can't think. For checking meds interactions.
Subject: e properties? I know i have heard this before but can't think. For checking meds interactions. nm

nm
"hallucis longus"? calcaneus transfer - just checking - you know calcaneous is not correct?
Subject: "hallucis longus"? calcaneus transfer - just checking - you know calcaneous is not correct?


nose, throat, and possibly "mouth", as in checking for state of dentition as well as Candida,
Subject: nose, throat, and possibly "mouth", as in checking for state of dentition as well as Candida, thrush, etc. (?)


Even checking old records (back to 2004) didn't mention hyperfferemia....so I guess I'll be le
Subject: Even checking old records (back to 2004) didn't mention hyperfferemia....so I guess I'll be leaving a blank.Thanks for trying.

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I'd spell out at least once sm
Subject: I'd spell out at least once sm

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When do you spell out IV?
Subject: When do you spell out IV?

Do you not spell out all abbr. in the assessment, impression, and dx?????????  I have had so many QA people change this on me so now I am lost totally.
Thank you! I could not think how to spell that at all. nm
Subject: Thank you! I could not think how to spell that at all. nm


Definitely would spell it out!
Subject: Definitely would spell it out!

I've never been a fan of slang myself, so if it's not a verbatim account, I'd transcribe hematocrit!
I myself spell them out - nm
Subject: I myself spell them out - nm


how would you spell this?
Subject: how would you spell this?

re-CT'd (as in to obtain another CT scan)  Is re-CT'd correct?  That is how he says it. 
I would spell it out as you did. nm
Subject: I would spell it out as you did. nm

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Spell it out.
Subject: Spell it out.

The general rule of thumb is to spell out abbreviations under diagnoses. Missed abortion.
that is how i would spell it... nm
Subject: that is how i would spell it... nm

nm
Yes spell it out nm
Subject: Yes spell it out nm

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I spell them out ...
Subject: I spell them out ...

I spell them out (i.e., second, third, fourth) because I am old and disslike what the word processor does to the alternative. I do, however, do a suprascript for exponents (i.e., "cm2" with the "2" smaller and above), but that's just me.
I use #1 and also you do not spell out
Subject: I use #1 and also you do not spell out

numbers unless 2 are together - two 40 mg tablets or if it begins a sentence - Three days prior to admission.....
Did doc spell it that way or is it a s/l?...sm
Subject: Did doc spell it that way or is it a s/l?...sm

maybe it is one of the meds found here, hope this helps: 


www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/virals.html  


Normally do not spell it out - ANA 1:160.
Subject: Normally do not spell it out - ANA 1:160.

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mcg or necessary to now spell out?
Did the abbreviation rules recently change?  I am being told that we can no longer do mcg and must type out micrograms.
I'd spell it
Subject: I'd spell it

like you have it.
I always spell it out...
Subject: I always spell it out...

Depends on what the client or your employer wants.
okay, I can't spell triangle
Subject: okay, I can't spell triangle


ti kwon doe how to spell??? Thanks.
Subject: ti kwon doe how to spell??? Thanks.


need spell help s/l ducocholelithiasis...tia nm
Subject: need spell help s/l ducocholelithiasis...tia nm


oops - never to spell out nos. even 1-9...nm
Subject: oops - never to spell out nos. even 1-9...nm

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