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I am allowed to edit and correct

Posted By: katmt on 2008-04-30
In Reply to: P.S. And yes, there are some doctors - see message

Subject: I am allowed to edit and correct

I am allowed to make changes to what he says, which is why I asked the question. I am allowed to edit and change what the doctor says and how he says it - and I do a lot of that in the course of the day because some of the things he says are just a mess. "Retarded" did seem a little derogatory to me and I think I will put it in better terms than that.

I guess it comes down to what the rules are that you work by - whether you can edit or if you are verbatim. If it was verbatim I wouldn't have questioned it (even thought I personally feel it is insulting) but since I have the option to change it, I was just wondering what the correct term was now because I know it keeps changing. Thanks for all the opinions!


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Subject: edit

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if you really want to know you have to use BOS 3rd edit, I still use 2nd, /nm
Subject: if you really want to know you have to use BOS 3rd edit, I still use 2nd, /nm

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edit: Probably LFT, right?
Subject: edit: Probably LFT, right?

I didn't hear the F but that's probably it, isn't it? D'oh!
I wouldn't .... I would edit (sm)
Subject: I wouldn't .... I would edit (sm)

to "history of multiple episodes of pharyngitis in the past"
thanks a lot! i think i'll jst have to let the doctor edit what he said. LOL!
Subject: thanks a lot! i think i'll jst have to let the doctor edit what he said. LOL!


Phrase: Heart: No edit sounds
Subject: Phrase: Heart: No edit sounds

Thank you guys!
thinking on it, probably would sound better to edit to "high ammonia level" .nm
Subject: thinking on it, probably would sound better to edit to "high ammonia level" .nm


I didn't think they allowed it on
Subject: I didn't think they allowed it on

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How many times allowed help?
Subject: How many times allowed help?

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Thanks- I will make this one my last for tonight! - Thanks  


Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?
Subject: Is q.a.c. allowed in any form?

thx
nope - not allowed....
Subject: nope - not allowed....


True, it is in all what you are allowed or not
Subject: True, it is in all what you are allowed or not

allowed to do. However, at one of the first hospitals I worked for (back in the early 80s) for example, we had a doctor who was constantly using abbreviations which we were not allowed to do in diagnosis. I will NEVER forget this. His diagnosis was "P.M.S.O.B." The transcriptionist, of course, changed this in the diagnosis to read "Shortness of breath at night." He flew off the handle - this abbreviation meant "poor, miserable, son of a B****" and that is what he wanted in the chart. It was referred to the Hospital Director who told our department manager that even though this was definitely not correct, he dictated it and wanted it there and there was not much we could do about it if we wanted to keep our jobs. This is a lesson that taught me never to second guess a physician. Granted this was not at all politically correct (we didn't have that term back then), but that is what he wanted, so I don't change anything in that vein - I may question it and flag it for the higher ups, but I don't change it.
so only Americans are allowed to post on here? nm
Subject: so only Americans are allowed to post on here? nm

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Headings are allowed to be added.
Subject: Headings are allowed to be added.

It would look weird without a heading.  Thanks. 
Test questions are not allowed here.
Subject: Test questions are not allowed here.

If I remember correctly, test questions are not allowed on this board. You must pass the test on your own merits.
If not verbatim account and you are allowed
Subject: If not verbatim account and you are allowed

to add headings, I would put it under either MUSCULOSKELETAL or NEUROLOGIC.
I am allowed to restate as 4 10/12-year-old child
Subject: I am allowed to restate as 4 10/12-year-old child

but my account is like that. Ask your QA person what the account wants JMO
Whoa! Not allowed to ask innocent questions here?
Subject: Whoa! Not allowed to ask innocent questions here?

Veddy interesting.
Name calling is not allowed on MT Stars. Where's our moderator now? Where RU??? Yoo-hoo! (N
Subject: Name calling is not allowed on MT Stars. Where's our moderator now? Where RU??? Yoo-hoo! (NM)

LOL.
Thanks...that option is not allowed as my account is verbatim...
Subject: Thanks...that option is not allowed as my account is verbatim...

I put the word in as dictated with quotes around it and then sent it off to QA. I noticed later that they just deleted it and put a blank and sent it through without the word. Yet one more reason why I hate being on verbatim accounts!
I would expand it to saturating or saturations if allowed. nm
Subject: I would expand it to saturating or saturations if allowed. nm

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Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?
Subject: Why aren't students allowed to ask questions?

From what I understand anyone can ask a question, including doctors, nurses, techs, etc.  I don't understand why you are telling the OP she cannot ask a question here?  
I would type Sr. so-and-so if you're allowed pt names. nm
Subject: I would type Sr. so-and-so if you're allowed pt names. nm

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No test question posts allowed here....
Subject: No test question posts allowed here....

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If allowed, I would reword this...possibly, has not redeveloped a bleed.
Subject: If allowed, I would reword this...possibly, has not redeveloped a bleed.

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Agree with Skipper, though, if allowed, restructuring the sentence would be better. nm
Subject: Agree with Skipper, though, if allowed, restructuring the sentence would be better. nm

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Are test questions allowed on the Word Board?
Subject: Are test questions allowed on the Word Board?

Just wondering, for future reference.  :)
I never use orthopaedics and it is not allowed by my work specs..so it depends on your company! nm
Subject: I never use orthopaedics and it is not allowed by my work specs..so it depends on your company! nm

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Our hospital/clinics NEVER allowed us to capitalize any generic drug...nm
Subject: Our hospital/clinics NEVER allowed us to capitalize any generic drug...nm


If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you
Subject: If you are allowed to type superscripts (I cannot use that kind of symbols on my accounts) then you can put it also as 10 (superscript 5)


Could it just be 'assure', meaning the family wasn't allowed to watch to be sure it emptied
Subject: Could it just be 'assure', meaning the family wasn't allowed to watch to be sure it emptied? nm

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I meant it would be correct, not I would be correct..nm
Subject: I meant it would be correct, not I would be correct..nm

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correct, you are!
holy crap! Thank God I didn't type incense (hee hee)
You must have been doing this a long time.
I would correct it, very different!
Subject: I would correct it, very different!

A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. Also called tympany. (tympanitic)

1. Relating to or resembling a drum.
2. also tym·pa·nal (tmp-nl) Anatomy. Of or relating to the middle ear or eardrum. (tympanic)

it's not what we think, it is what is correct...
Subject: it's not what we think, it is what is correct...

correct = nicked (verb: to cut nick into)

onelook.com is a good dictionary source on-line.
Were is correct.
Subject: Were is correct.

As the word remainder represents a portion, the verb to use is determined by the noun in the "of phrase" that follows. In your case, "forms" is plural so use were.

This rule also applies for other "portion" words such as none, all, some, part, etc. Hope this helps.

PS: See 'The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation' by Jane Straus.

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Which is correct?
Subject: Which is correct?

Is it typed Adacel or ADACEL?


-thank you-


Which is correct? Help!
Subject: Which is correct? Help!

Could someone tell me which is correct? Do you hyphenate these sentences?


He was given a one day's notice.


She was given a ten days' notice.


What is the rule about using hyphens with written numbers? I have tried looking it up and can't seem to get a clear answer on this..


Thanks!


 


 


THIS IS CORRECT!!!
Subject: THIS IS CORRECT!!!

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Correct!
Subject: Correct!

:)
That might be correct...sm
Subject: That might be correct...sm

but I notified my QA person that I might not have heard it clearly. She said he definitely said normetanephrine and metanephrin. This group of doctors says to "type exactly what I say". So right or wrong - that is what he said!
QA says it is correct -- SM
Subject: QA says it is correct -- SM

They say TELAMET but it is in clinical history and all caps on this account so I dont know if it is a capitalized word or not.
It looks correct
Subject: It looks correct

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that is correct
Subject: that is correct

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this is correct...sm
Subject: this is correct...sm

examiner is doing muscle testing of the quadriceps. normally an examiner will not be able to "break" a quadriceps unless it is severely weakened. you can find this doing a google search for "muscle testing break quadriceps"
Why would it NOT be correct?
Subject: Why would it NOT be correct?

Sheesh
Yes OP, you are correct, despite
Subject: Yes OP, you are correct, despite

the fact that doctors will dictate it as 3 hyphen 4 mm to "help us out."

I am usually good with hyphens, but this was one I only learned from QA years ago. I was quite annoyed at the time, but it is correct.

you are correct... c msg
Subject: you are correct... c msg

in the lab, we would have it spelled either protime, Protime, or ProTime (also found these ways in google). stedman's does not have it listed, so i would use any one of them (or according to client specs).
That is correct
Subject: That is correct

After I listened again. "edema" makes perfect sense.

Appreciate the help.
that's correct
Subject: that's correct

it is a word
Which is correct
Subject: Which is correct

Does your response mean that it can be either way?