I need opinions on formatting. SM

The patient was seen by Dr. John Smith of the cardiology service.

OR

The patient was seen by Dr. John Smith of the Cardiology Service.

This always messes me up!  I've done it the second way for many moons, but I'm training a new girl who says according to the BOS, I'm wrong.  Just wondering how everyone else does it.

• I need opinions on formatting. SM - RockinMT
  • Most clients do not want services, departments, - sm
    • Nothing to do with the client. If - it's not a proper noun, not capped.

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I would separate this from the social history with a new heading unless you're typing an account that is absolute verbatim and no embellishment is allowed. 

I try to think of the record from the patient's standpoint - the easier the information is to locate quickly, the faster and more efficient their treatment will be in a pinch.  I know I'd want my record treated that way! 

I have never come across this before...  my cc line is "Karen Arndt at Buckley Mendleson & Criscione, Attorneys-at-Law"

Problems: It wraps to the second line and I don't know how to format/word that sentence into a cc line.

Helllllllllllllllllllp!!!!???? 

I would type it as follows: aminophylline, Lanoxin, 25 mg, Lasix 40 mg, and Cardizem.

Hope this helps.

Wondering what most people type for dosing units in the millions:

3 million units or 3,000,000 units

From what I see in BOS II, it can be typed either way.  I just typed 3,000,000 units thinking it may be a little more clear on a medication list, but now I am second-guessing, so I am looking for opinions on this.  Thanks

1) Miralax is generally given 17 g - half would 8.5 g.  That one grabs me more than the abbreviation issue.

2) g is an acceptable abbreviation for grams, but a lot of clients prefer it written out when used alone - much like the word liter when used alone.  It can sometimes be difficult to discern in the report.  If your client has no preference, I would continue to use g and just chalk it up to the QA's preference. 

Looking for any help on formatting transcription labels in Word to print to a laser printer.  We purchased labels (3 per page)...I have tried to change settings in Create New Label; however, if we need it to continue on the next label it doesn't seem to work, the text continues, but "underneath" the next label.  How can we set it up so that it continues on the next label?  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

I can't remember anything these days!  Please jog the memory of a scatter-brained mother of 4 young children by telling her the answer to the following question:

Do you italicize the word monilia?  Does the word need to be capitalized when transcribed within a sentence?  

Thank you all you smart people out there for being wonderful, wonderful, wonderful to us "special" people like me! 

this -  the dictator says the nodule was FNA'd or I&D'd, etc.  It just seems awkward.

How should you format the following:

chronic hepatitis at grade 2 and portal fibrosis that is stage 1?

Here's my tweaking:   I think it looks okay except for the last sentence.  Can anyone help me make that last sentence look better?  Thank you.

Dear xxxx :

I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for XXX who is applying to your program.  XXX spent a week with me in my internal medicine office this past summer.  He is currently a student at XXX and has decided on a career in a medicine.  In the process of starting his medical career, xxx has spent time with multiple physicians to show that he is serious about a career in medicine.  He has excellent personal skills, as you will see when you interview him. 

During the time I spent with xxx  he asked intelligent questions and showed a genuine interest.  His thought process seemed both logical and rational during our discussions.

Based on my experiences with x,  I recommend highly that he be accepted in your training to become an xxx physician.  I believe he has all the makings of good physician, intelligence hard-working, motivated, and personal. 

Question: would you put "Romberg negative.  No pronator drift.  Gait is normal." under extremities or neuro?    Thanks

EXTREMITIES:  No clubbing, cyanosis, or edema.  Distal pulses are 2+ and equal throughout.  Romberg negative.  No pronator drift.  Gait is normal.

NEUROLOGIC:  Cranial nerves II-XII are intact.  DTRs are 2+ and equal throughout.  Romberg negative.  No pronator drift.  Gait is normal.

The patient has no discharge drainage or pus.

Initially I thought "drainage, discharge" with the comma but does it make sense without the comma? 

Can anyone help me do the following:

I want to do a numbered list (i.e. an IMPRESSION: section), so that:

The numbers are flush left again the margin; and -

Each entry is indented a few spaces (a few spaces to the right of the numbers in the list).  If one entry in the list goes for more than a single line, I want the second line of that entry to ALSO be indented -- so that it does not sit underneath a number and does not look good. Every time I try to use the MS Word numbering feature, it pushes the whole list (including the numbers) to the right, so that the numbers themselves are no longer flush agains the left margin.

Thank you very much. Willing to call someone too if they can help me. Very important.

David