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Grammar ?. D: "prior echo data is not known." T: "are not"?

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Grammar? D: "There is virtually no data..." Shouldn't that be "are" (data is plural)
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data is singular. datum is plural. data is -- nm
Subject: data is singular. datum is plural. data is -- nm


um...datum is singular; data is plural. but yes, data is...sm =)
Subject: um...datum is singular; data is plural. but yes, data is...sm =)

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Subject: would INR go under lab data?? thank you


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Subject: s/l DATA

Doc says..also brings with her numerous labs including labs showing borderline....s/l DATA... levels. 


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u r right - it's an echo! nm
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