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For future reference, depends on how it's used.

Posted By: Elderberry on 2008-03-18
In Reply to: PSYCH capitalize master's in education? - MT

Subject: For future reference, depends on how it's used.

Per Gregg Reference (of grammar, usage, style, etc.), is lower case--master's degree, bachelor of arts degree, doctorate-- when used generally like in your example.  But capitalized when used as a title, e.g., Jane Doe, Doctor of Philosophy. 


Glad you asked.  I needed a reminder too  




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for future reference 1/8 = 0.125
Subject: for future reference 1/8 = 0.125

1/8 mL = 0.125 milliliters


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Subject: just for my info/future reference..if you

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"Heart-size Epsilons are normal" or something else...It is my understanding that Epsilons are a wave pattern.
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Subject: Thank you VERY MUCH!!! I'll mark this down for future reference. nm

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Subject: Propofol solution? For future reference. nm

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If I may make a suggestion for future reference?
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found it!!! it is sevoflurane, for future reference
Subject: found it!!! it is sevoflurane, for future reference

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it's what I ended up using- just hoping for something better for future reference... (because acc
Subject: it's what I ended up using- just hoping for something better for future reference... (because account specifics say docs don't get to make up words) :)


Reply is late, but possibles for future reference
Subject: Reply is late, but possibles for future reference

Could "Overreactive lispossum" be "overreactive specimen?"

Originally, I was thinking "overreactive splenism" which I would edit to "overreactive spleen" but diagnoses are usually NOT listed with lab values, except maybe as a statement "consistent with..." so that probaby would be wrong, although abnormal cells listed are found in hypo- and hypersplenism.

In any case, just thoughts for future since this is a day or 2 later than original post.

Also, I saw serocytes in lab terms, and assume it should be "spherocytes." At one of my very first temporary transcription jobs at a laboratory, I had mispelled "spherocytes" and "schistocytes" and doctor whose report I typed had me come back to his office and look at slides to see the cells so I would remember in the future.

Have a great day.
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Subject: Thank you!! any websites for future reference for ethnic backgrounds? nm

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Subject: I belive maneuver is it...Thanks I will remember for future reference..

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Subject: In Tessier was it with a capital or not, just so I know for future reference as Stedman has it 2 different ways.


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Subject: You're Welcome. Thought you might like to know for future reference since you were helping me.


some dictators say and spellout "crie" or "scree" for future reference.
Subject: some dictators say and spellout "crie" or "scree" for future reference.

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For future reference, have reports similar to this quite often. I do transcribe them verbatim, this
Subject: For future reference, have reports similar to this quite often. I do transcribe them verbatim, this way there is no finger pointing on what we as transcriptionists take as a "liberty" in interpretation.

If it is ever in question, they can go back to the dictators original dictation (if available) and see that is what he/she said and they are directly responsible for the content of their reports.

Hope this helps.
It depends on what grammatical reference
Subject: It depends on what grammatical reference

The BOS says to use a hyphen to express a whole number and a fraction. However, the Gregg Reference Manual says explicitly not to use a hyphen, but to just place a space between the whole number and the fraction if you cannot utilize the fractional formatting in your word processing software. I work for one company that goes by the BOS and another where the Gregg supersedes any recommendations from the BOS.
I'm sure this has already gone, but for the future...
Subject: I'm sure this has already gone, but for the future...

Raz Pereyra. Found it under bladder neck suspension.
Thanks! I'll keep that for future
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I believe it is Future Band.
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Subject: I agree with this. In future, please just

give the sentence so we don't have to beg to help you, LOL.

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Thank you too also for the future information.
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Subject: thank you very much, I will write that in my future notes


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Subject: I thought I was by asking here. Thanks for the website, though. In the future, if I

can actually UNDERSTAND what he is saying without merely guessing, maybe I will use it.
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Subject: thanks for the website! I'm sure this will come in handy in the future!


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Subject: no luck but good link for future ref

http://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/bacteria_catalogue.php


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Subject: Ok thanks. It is hard to tell in this case but will keep in mind for the future.


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Subject: Found this link for future refs. sm

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I placed her into bilateral s/l future wrist splints.
Subject: I placed her into bilateral s/l future wrist splints.

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got it, for future it's BCS Collet from the Journey system
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for knee replacement.
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Subject: "cc" is a possible future listing in JCAHO "do not use list" sm

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Depends....
Subject: Depends....

I have an ortho doc that insists on using it the way the dictionary shows it, follow-up. He is not of old school, very young and a professor. Says it is his biggest pet peeve to see it ever used without the hyphen, and doesn't care much for BOS rules.

So, when in doubt, I do it exactly the way the dictator wants it no matter what I think.
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Subject: think it depends on where you are...sm

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Subject: Depends...sm

It honestly depends on your employer's guidelines. Check with your Editor/QA staff. Sometimes there is just no way to make a doc make sense on paper without changing everything around and so it's easier just to really type verbatim; some docs only need a tweak here and there, so you really need to find out what 'verbatim' means as applied to the account you are working on.
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Subject: depends on how much.....

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Subject: Depends -- sm

I think it depends on the state where you want the information.

type for a hospital in Washington state, and they have a state licensure site with just about everything in the same site (i.e. physicians and physical therapists, nurses, etc. )

On the other hand, Arizona has only the doctors in its doctor database, and you have go to the Arizona physical therapist site to search for them.

Generally, when I first start typing a particular state, it takes a while to build up a set of search sites, but as I find them I add them to my favorites and then create a category for that state, so I don't have to search so much the next time.

Have a great day.
it depends
Subject: it depends

It depends on if it is modifying something.

The diameter of the wound is 1 cm.

There is a 2-cm length length discrepancy.

That's how I decide whether to hyphenate or not. On plural numbers, you can something tell if it should be hyphenated if it is said singular - i.e. six centimeters = 6 cm or six centimeter difference 6-cm difference

does that help?
Depends
Subject: Depends

Depends on the client preference. Generally, cardiorenal is accepted. Otherwise, it would be cardiac renal. I think he was just tripping.
Depends where you are from.. :-)
Subject: Depends where you are from.. :-)