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MRI/MRA is that how it should be transcribed?

Posted By: sam on 2007-01-10
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Subject: MRI/MRA is that how it should be transcribed?

The doctor says MRI MRA--SHOULD IT HAVE A SLASH BETWEEN THE TWO?  THANKS!


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+/- how should it be transcribed?
Subject: +/- how should it be transcribed?

is there a rule in BOS on how it should be transcribed. Should it be +/- or plus/minus.


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This is common where I have transcribed.
Subject: This is common where I have transcribed.

I have worked in the OR also, and local MAC is a common anesthesia term. Should be easy to check on by googling.
I disagree. I've always transcribed SM
Subject: I disagree. I've always transcribed SM

coffee-grounds emesis, and that is how it is listed in Stedman's GI & GU book as well.


Chickadee


Transcribed NitroPaste, can't find it anywhere,
Subject: Transcribed NitroPaste, can't find it anywhere,

isn't that just short for nitroglycerin paste? 
Transcribed as home O2 or oxygen or other?
Subject: Transcribed as home O2 or oxygen or other?


I'd type is as it was transcribed; CT. alternatively,
Subject: I'd type is as it was transcribed; CT. alternatively,

some use CAT scan, especialy if the doctor dictates it as CAT scan.
Sorry, only have transcribed sharp in that instance.
Subject: Sorry, only have transcribed sharp in that instance.


Sorry that is the Latin, should be transcribed in toto
Subject: Sorry that is the Latin, should be transcribed in toto


I've always transcribed Augmentin 875 mg p.o. t.i.d. (or whatever) for,,,,sm
Subject: I've always transcribed Augmentin 875 mg p.o. t.i.d. (or whatever) for,,,,sm

ten days, #20.  By putting the #sign modifier, it separates and makes clear the number of pills in prescrption, versus the mg or the times per day, etc. 
Apparently during this test it is just transcribed as J-sign;
Subject: Apparently during this test it is just transcribed as J-sign;

UNDER ORTHO TESTING: Observe patellar tracking (J-sign), palpate for crepitus with knee extension.
I've always transcribed cranial nerves II-XII... nm
Subject: I've always transcribed cranial nerves II-XII... nm


I transcribed cardiac caths for years
Subject: I transcribed cardiac caths for years

a separate heading.  Another old timer here.  I don't know the original post, but I agree with separating out the arteries. 
I never said that I transcribed that word ~ I only mentioned that the doctor (sm)
Subject: I never said that I transcribed that word ~ I only mentioned that the doctor (sm)

spelled it that way (I always left a blank in the report ~ he would always "write" it in when he got the report back). This was many, many years ago when I worked in-house. I honestly thought it was a "made-up" word as he was the only doctor who used it (I have never heard it used since), so I was surprised to hear of somebody else stumbling onto the same word (or something similar). By no means did I intend to mean that that was the "correct" spelling or that I used that word ~ I apologize if that is how my message was read. :)
and articles online have been transcribed by transcriptionists initially, and probably
Subject: and articles online have been transcribed by transcriptionists initially, and probably

scanned by a scanner, so there's bound to be text/spelling inconsistencies.
I have actually transcribed this myself along the way and found the site http://www.spineuniverse.co
Subject: I have actually transcribed this myself along the way and found the site http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1972.html awhile ago, so a dull bell rang in my head. So big you're welcome!


I haven't transcribed it as urine analysis in ages, but rather urinalysis.
Subject: I haven't transcribed it as urine analysis in ages, but rather urinalysis.

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Chloraprep (also transcribed as ChloraPrep)and Allis clamp
Subject: Chloraprep (also transcribed as ChloraPrep)and Allis clamp