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I think you've got it MT! I think I had this once 100 years ago on an Op! Good work. nm

Posted By: Not the OP, but glad U found it! on 2006-05-06
In Reply to: Praise the Lord! - MTTomb

Subject: I think you've got it MT! I think I had this once 100 years ago on an Op! Good work. nm

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You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.
Subject: You've got it right. I've type that for years, as in transforaminal steroid injection.

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all I know is I work for PS 10 years now...sm
Subject: all I know is I work for PS 10 years now...sm

and in the beginning I gave them Weiss pattern and they immediately changed that for me to *Wise*.........but if the MD is spelling Wyse, I'd give him that.......  even if he is wrong......*LOL*
no kidding; i've done this 24 years and this
Subject: no kidding; i've done this 24 years and this

closest I can come is Kendall roll which is a gauze/bandage roll.

bless your heart, hon.


Don't know if BOS addresses this, but I've been doing Ops for years
Subject: Don't know if BOS addresses this, but I've been doing Ops for years

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what? you mean I've typing this wrong for 25 years?
Subject: what? you mean I've typing this wrong for 25 years?

That cannot be.  Don't think I'll be changing my ways anytime soon.  Your reference book really says that?  So, a patient would be gravida X, para IX, AB VIII?   Absolutely no way. 
I've been in love with my MT reference books for 30+ years, sm
Subject: I've been in love with my MT reference books for 30+ years, sm

probably the best relationship I've ever had! :)

BTW, my books aren't 30 years old.
I've been one for 28 years and I finally found my reference.
Subject: I've been one for 28 years and I finally found my reference.

Capitalized is preferred for red blood count (blood test), and lower case for red blood cells (urine).
Anyone heard of SIAC ??..I've done ortho for 7 years - very clear. nm
Subject: Anyone heard of SIAC ??..I've done ortho for 7 years - very clear. nm

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In eight years of transcribing ortho, I've never heard this term...
Subject: In eight years of transcribing ortho, I've never heard this term...

Impression:
1. Left de Quervain tendinitis.
2. Left carpal tunnel syndrome.

Will get EMGs. The patient has evidence of s/l palmarthrorheumatosis. He runs it together, so it may be palm (or palmar) arthrorheumatosis.

Any help is appreciated. :)

No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two
Subject: No problem, worked for Urologists for 8 years so I've heard the term a time or two

:)
I think you have it. Good work. nm
Subject: I think you have it. Good work. nm


Wow, good work BFM. My QA only got *medusa.* Thanks for reply! nm
Subject: Wow, good work BFM. My QA only got *medusa.* Thanks for reply! nm

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BINGO! Good work, Kathy - I didn't find it :(...nm
Subject: BINGO! Good work, Kathy - I didn't find it :(...nm


Good work. I did a similar search and didn't find anything. nm
Subject: Good work. I did a similar search and didn't find anything. nm


Good/clear dicator says "Mal Ex" Typed him for years and is awesome. Doesn't sound like M
Subject: Good/clear dicator says "Mal Ex" Typed him for years and is awesome. Doesn't sound like Maxalt.


Wow!!! Good work. I was thinking of GI diseases etc, not nutritional deficiency. Kudo's!!!! nm
Subject: Wow!!! Good work. I was thinking of GI diseases etc, not nutritional deficiency. Kudo's!!!! nm


Hey, good save, FlyBye! I think you've got it! :) nm
Subject: Hey, good save, FlyBye! I think you've got it! :) nm

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Ooooh, good save, Tx! I think you've got it! :) nm
Subject: Ooooh, good save, Tx! I think you've got it! :) nm

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No, not saying that, but it's good to know. I've done radiology too long. Thanks!
Subject: No, not saying that, but it's good to know. I've done radiology too long. Thanks!


I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)
Subject: I learned 27 years ago to use q.4h. (no spaces), past few years q.4 h. (see msg)

Now some are saying it's q. 4h.??  UGH, YUCK!!  I have also worked on accounts where it had to be "every 4 hours," and we had to spell out p.r.n. (as needed for).  At least we got more characters. 


First rule:  It is all what the "client/account" wants, not always what the BOS says it is.  I realize that language and its usage is constantly changing, but I've seen so many BOS and client flip-flops on so many other things in nearly 3 decades that it's laughable.  What isn't laughable is when we get penalized for not knowing what they want, even when they, themselves, don't know or are wrong.


Oh, and I still prefer the old no spaces:  q.4h., q.4-6h., q.12h., and so on.....


Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience
Subject: Wow, thank you. Just years, years and more years of experience

and a constant thirst for learning something new everyday. As we all know this can get to be somewhat boring, but learning from what I transcribe as well as from other transcriptionists keeps me going (money is not bad either). It becomes a challenge. But I can't thank you enough for the kind words.

Use to be younger...
I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm
Subject: I've never heard of "Toprolol XL" and I've been sm

doing this a looooooong time.
2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.
Subject: 2 years' time because years is plural. One year's time because it is singular, only one year.


NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain
Subject: NWMNMT:Good grief, good grief, good grief..If this is the case, the doctor should also explain

the meaning in an ADDENDUM.
How do you know what the doctor meant? GOOD GRIEF, are you the know-it-all (hyphens must be put here, as it is used as a noun!) on this board? Get over yourself!

Who understands what it means without an explanation?
The MOST obvious is apparently like I understood it:
5 packs in 1 year.

Maybe the doctor really meant this, 5 packs per year, so essentially a nonsmoker.

GOOD GRIEF, get over yourself!
Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good me a good S/L and info. nm


Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm
Subject: Glad to help. You give good such good S/L and info. nm


Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm
Subject: Good save, Hay! I never heard of this. Have a good one! nm

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Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!
Subject: Have only seen I&D in about 30 years!!


lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7
Subject: lab 6 years....12,700 or 12.7

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2 pks day for 30 years +
Subject: 2 pks day for 30 years +

2 packs a day for 30 years, plus 1 1/2 packs a day for ten years. That makes one pack a day for 75 years. Is that right?
2 and 1/2 years
Subject: 2 and 1/2 years

2 and 1/2 years, two and a half years???  Thanks.
I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm
Subject: I'd probably do 2-1/2 years. nm

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I do 2 1/2 years
Subject: I do 2 1/2 years

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years' old or years old
Subject: years' old or years old

Can't remember which is correct. The patient is 40 years old or the patient is 40 years'old?

40 years of old doesn't seem right. So I am leaning towards 40 years old. Started new job and my brains have gone out the window.

Thanks.
Is it 9-years-old or 9 years old?
Subject: Is it 9-years-old or 9 years old?

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I have been doing this 30+ years and
Subject: I have been doing this 30+ years and

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Over the course of nearly 20 years,
Subject: Over the course of nearly 20 years,

I have only had 1 account that wanted the acronym in parentheses.  Everybody else just wants it expanded to long form in the diagnosis section.  I wouldn't say you are necessarily behind the times, it is just that it has never come up for you before now. 
For years I was on - sm
Subject: For years I was on - sm

tetracycline for skin infection/acne issues.
20 years...Wow!
Subject: 20 years...Wow!

That's why you know your stuff. :-)
sorry, meant was in lab for 6 years
Subject: sorry, meant was in lab for 6 years

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2-1/2 years is correct. nm
Subject: 2-1/2 years is correct. nm

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I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm
Subject: I put 2-1/2 years... or 2-1/2-year-old. nm

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that's correct - it's 2-1/2 years ago......
Subject: that's correct - it's 2-1/2 years ago......


20 years in rad - never heard of that SM
Subject: 20 years in rad - never heard of that SM

maybe you or your doc could call or email to see what it means?
about a million years ago
Subject: about a million years ago

when I was young I was told that abbreviations for latin expressions were lower case. Not sure if that holds true in all cases but mostly its true i.e., a.m., p.m. etc., are all short for latin expressions. someone will correct me if I'm wrong
Maybe not, been typing it for years though. nm
Subject: Maybe not, been typing it for years though. nm


30+ years, have always used curette as that is
Subject: 30+ years, have always used curette as that is

the way I was taught. I was also told eons ago that if there are 2 spellings, the first is the preferred. Stedman's lists curette first.
In my almost 30 years of transcription....
Subject: In my almost 30 years of transcription....

I frequently have providers who don't pronounce things or say the right thing.  I think you are right... it seems like FNP, PA, etc are the worst... and hey my brother is a P.A.-C so I don't have anything against them!
pack years
Subject: pack years

Personally, I would not hyphenate that he smoked for 120 packs years as you state it, as there is no adjective describing a noun. On the other hand, I would hyphenate if he has a 120-pack-year history of smoking, because that is a triple adjective describing a noun.
never in a million years
Subject: never in a million years

would I have gotten that. What is his first language and who the devil taught it to him?
Yes, yes, thank you, new to path after 30 years!
Subject: Yes, yes, thank you, new to path after 30 years!