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Spelled as an abbrev. or as actual word?

Posted By: pdqtrans on 2006-12-31
In Reply to: Another Word - RADMT

Subject: Spelled as an abbrev. or as actual word?




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Word or Abbrev.
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Subject: spelled wrong sorry one word


Yes, it's a word and you have it spelled correctly.
Subject: Yes, it's a word and you have it spelled correctly.


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Subject: Doc is dictating valsalving - is this a word - how is it spelled?


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Subject: I have looked this word up and it doesnt make sense the way I spelled it.

I wondered if anyone else had an idea of what it was.

You dont have to answer this if you dont want to.

This is my first time every posting a question, Ms hateful.


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Subject: correct word is sourcil....another tx worked for pedi ortho doc and he spelled it for her. Thanks


yes - actual - sm
Subject: yes - actual - sm

They do actual and predicted. Here is an example from my template (that doesn't seem to want to format here):

PRE-BRONCH POST BRONCH
Pred Actual %Pred Actual %Pred %Change
LUNG MECHANICS
FVC (L) _ _ _% _% _% _%
FEV1 (L) _ _ _% _ _% _%
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Subject: I don't think so. I think this is an actual name of a procedure.


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Subject: Is there an actual Florinex? sm

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Subject: No, here is the actual sentence..

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Subject: I really think docs should use actual words sm

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Subject: but i gave the actual manufacturers website

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abbrev
Subject: abbrev

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abbrev
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Subject: Stedman's Abbrev has it like this ---- nm

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Subject: thanks, that's it....it is not in my abbrev. book so I was not sure....NM


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Subject: The abbrev for that is NAC so maybe saying IV NAC? or oral NAC? nm


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Subject: I would not abbrev it if it is in the IMPRESSION as the poster said.


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Subject: All I can find also in 3 abbrev books. sm

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Subject: Good abbrev link for you. sm

http://www.biotechshares.com.au/MedLexicon.php