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Pt is 5' 5 ", weight is 174.9 lbs, which puts her to be in "Live 29". n m

Posted By: tracy on 2007-11-21
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Subject: Pt is 5' 5 ", weight is 174.9 lbs, which puts her to be in "Live 29". n m




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exact sentence: "promote weight neutral versus weight loss with the Januvia,' but earlier sai
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I think bore weight is correct. It is not beared weight. You can be weightbearing
Subject: I think bore weight is correct. It is not beared weight. You can be weightbearing

on an extremity, but weight beared is incorrect.  Bared is incorrect, too.  
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Subject: Unless it is considered gravida 2, para 2, "live births" 2?


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Subject: ...puts her BMI at 29? or BMI level at 29? nm

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one never puts post together when status is....
Subject: one never puts post together when status is....

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status postbilateral......


 


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Is it weightbearing or weight-bearing or weight bearing..as in exercise?
Subject: Is it weightbearing or weight-bearing or weight bearing..as in exercise?

I've seen this three different ways...which is correct? Or...could all three be correct?
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Subject: That's the only thing that makes sense, but he puts an emphasis on the "a". But that must be it. nm

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Weight
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weight
Subject: weight

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Subject: weight

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weight bearing
Subject: weight bearing

how about non weight-bearing?  How would you appropriately punctuate/hyphenate that one?
non weight bearing
Subject: non weight bearing

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how about 'bore' weight
Subject: how about 'bore' weight

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Weight swung might be what you are looking for. sm
Subject: Weight swung might be what you are looking for. sm

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is it weightbear or weight bear?
Subject: is it weightbear or weight bear?

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Subject: I usually change this to bear weight


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weight bear or weightbear
Subject: weight bear or weightbear

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Subject: I think you mean bariatrics (weight loss), not

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Weightbearing or weight bearing? TIA~
Subject: Weightbearing or weight bearing? TIA~


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Subject: maybe she is not going to "bear weight" for 10 minutes?


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Subject: Dictated as 'beared a little bit of weight'

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Subject: he was able to weighjtbear=He beared weight

I think beared would be correct.  The patient was able to bear weight.  Hence, he weight beared......


Bared to me would be like a dog who bared his fangs.


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Subject: Patient may weight-bear as tolerated.

Would this be punctuated right, with the hypen? It just sounds weird and backwards....lol.
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Subject: Tx, tx, tx FT MT! I'm certain that's it. You're worth your weight in gold--hope you don't weigh much, I'm poor. NM

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Subject: She has lost some weight, but she has been reading up on s/l “pekos”, and understands the issue with


.........insulin resistance and problems with obesity and hyperlipidemia, as well as her elevated blood pressure and so she would like to go over issues with her diet today.


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Subject: Patient a dieting female? Maybe Relacore, OTC aid for stress/weight loss. nm

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