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Thanks so much! I learned something new today :)

Posted By: ER MT on 2007-02-09
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Thank you so much! I learned a new one today! nm
Subject: Thank you so much! I learned a new one today! nm

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Wow! I actually learned a new word today - I have never heard of that!
Subject: Wow! I actually learned a new word today - I have never heard of that!


Thanks you - I learned something new today. Term means "relevant."
Subject: Thanks you - I learned something new today. Term means "relevant."


i learned ...
Subject: i learned ...

it doesnt pay to be nice on this board a long time ago. and i WAS NOT the only one posting. EVERY post was not by me.
thank you! Learned something new again :) nm
Subject: thank you! Learned something new again :) nm

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Uh huh. Just the way they learned it.
Subject: Uh huh. Just the way they learned it.

Yup. They pronounce lots of drug names wrong.
Thank you too, I learned something too!
Subject: Thank you too, I learned something too!


You are so right, I have learned something yet again!
Subject: You are so right, I have learned something yet again!


I learned something too and you are welcome.
Subject: I learned something too and you are welcome.


That's it! Thank you - I learned something new! NM
Subject: That's it! Thank you - I learned something new! NM

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I learned this
Subject: I learned this

That if you can replace the word with "it is" then it is "it's."  If you can't, then it is "its."


Thank you QA. I learned something
Subject: Thank you QA. I learned something

new today.  I have been spelling that one wrong for a long time.
I know, that's the way I learned it - who can keep up with BOS? nm
Subject: I know, that's the way I learned it - who can keep up with BOS? nm


Learned something new.
Subject: Learned something new.

Thank you :-)
No problem. I learned it also!! nm
Subject: No problem. I learned it also!! nm


This is how I learned hyphens sm
Subject: This is how I learned hyphens sm

VI. Hyphenation
These prefixes do not require the use of a connecting hyphen in compound terms: 
 










































ante intra semi
anti micro sub
bi mid super
co non supra
contra over trans
counter pre tri
de post  ultra
extra pro un
infra pseudo under
inter re  weight

Examples - antecubital not ante-cubitalAlso Correct - antithesis, bitemporal, counterproductive, defibrillated, extrapyramidal, infraumbilical, interpersonal, intracranial, microhematuria, midline, nontender, nondistended, nonfocal, nonspecific, noncontributory, noncompliance, nonicteric, nonsmall, overestimate, overweight, preoperative, postoperative, posttraumatic, pseudogout, semicircular, sublingual, superimposed, supramammary, transvaginal, ultraviolet, underweight, weightbearing.


Do use a hyphen with prefixes ending in a or i and a base word beginning with the same letter. Example - anti-inflammatory.
Do use a hyphen when compounded with the prefix self. 
Example - self-administered, self-monitored. 
For Clarification - Use a hyphen after a prefix if not using a hyphen would change the meaning of the word.  Examples - re-cover (to cover again) versus recover (regain)


Post is in that list above so I make it part of the word in most cases unless it should just be a stand-alone word. 


I don't remember where I learned it, but...
Subject: I don't remember where I learned it, but...

I like using the first two letters of each word in word pairs, like refa = respiratory failure. If I have other word pairs that have the same letters, I add the last letter twice (or more), like refaa = renal failure. If there was a third word pair, it would be refaaa. This would not work for some people, but it's very fast for me. I also double the last letter when the shortcut would be a real word otherwise, like poree (instead of pore) for posterior region. With this system (and looking at your cheat window at the bottom), you can keep adding on other phrases. If I use acfr for acute fracture, I might use acfrd for acute fracture or dislocation.


That's my main trick, but there are lots others I use. I do add individual words to my expander (especially long words) with no shortcuts so I can start to type and find the word in my screen to just plop the rest in automatically (sorta like how AutoText works).


A lot of what makes sense to you will not make sense to someone else. You just need to find what works for you. Keep trying things out because it can't hurt to keep adding or changing. Not even one day goes by without me adding lots of new entries. The key is to always be looking for ways to type fewer strokes.


Most of these new drugs can be learned
Subject: Most of these new drugs can be learned

through TV ads. The ads come on and I'm telling the TV to please show the name in writing! They usually do, and I learn the spelling on the spot because I know now all the patients will be asking for it and the doctors will be dictating it.
You're welcome. I learned it right here. :) nm
Subject: You're welcome. I learned it right here. :) nm

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that's it. Thanks, I just learned a new word. nm
Subject: that's it. Thanks, I just learned a new word. nm

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Thank you - I've learned something new!
Subject: Thank you - I've learned something new!


Here's how I learned it in the days of yore. sm
Subject: Here's how I learned it in the days of yore. sm

effect (noun) a result

effect (verb) to bring about

affect (verb) to influence

affect (noun) psych term

The verb effect is usually pronounced with a long first e. "Let's effect some change around here."

In your case above, it is the verb effect (to bring about). She wants to bring about relief with club soda. The effect (result) of her using club soda was infrequent symptoms.

Affect as a verb is pronounced with the first syllable accented, (like Ben Affleck).

Affect as a noun (the psych term) has the second syllable accented.

Suggestion: Jot this down and tape it to your monitor. You'll get it. Don't jinx yourself! :)

I was lucky; he learned how to say it by the end of the report.
Subject: I was lucky; he learned how to say it by the end of the report.

He had to say it about 8 times, and by the end it was sounding like plain 'ol amphetamine. Nasty stuff though. The patient who OD'd on it was in a coma with fever of 106!
you probably learned math by hand too!
Subject: you probably learned math by hand too!


Not at all... we are all in one boat and I also look at this board for help and have learned much fr
Subject: Not at all... we are all in one boat and I also look at this board for help and have learned much from you.


The way I learned it in class was q.4 h., but my company now wants
Subject: The way I learned it in class was q.4 h., but my company now wants


Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!
Subject: Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!

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I learned it with the O in school back in the 1980s,
Subject: I learned it with the O in school back in the 1980s,

but when I was mentored in the 1990s, only the I spelling was acceptable, and this has been consistent with every place I've worked since.

Logical it's not, LOL.
what we learned from mtstars make it for forever
Subject: what we learned from mtstars make it for forever

what we learned from mtstars make it for forever make an autocorrect entry for s/l with xxx yy xxx clarification i.e. hyforcate with xxx hyfrecate xxx
You are most welcome. I learned a long time ago to become a good transcriptionist not only
Subject: You are most welcome. I learned a long time ago to become a good transcriptionist not only

do you need to know how to spell it, but also learn what it is that you are typing (and save yourself the embarassment of having one of your reports make the "laughing rounds" at the hospital or company that you're working for). :>)
Learned a new word-sitophobia-fear of food
Subject: Learned a new word-sitophobia-fear of food

Learn something new every day in this job. 


Angina pectoris. Very basic term you should have learned by now. nm
Subject: Angina pectoris. Very basic term you should have learned by now. nm

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I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....
Subject: I learned to use disc when referring to the eye and disk for the back....

However, seems like disk is the preferred way for both now.
Lordy. I only learned Word doing ophth one weekend but sm
Subject: Lordy. I only learned Word doing ophth one weekend but sm

I did find this:


 


http://www.ehow.com/how_2277253_insert-sum-formula-word-table.html


I learned sinus tract -- elongated area, pathway etc. nm
Subject: I learned sinus tract -- elongated area, pathway etc. nm


You are welcome. I have learned all sorts of strange stuff typing ED notes. nm
Subject: You are welcome. I have learned all sorts of strange stuff typing ED notes. nm

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thanks, you are a big help today!
Subject: thanks, you are a big help today!

:)
Can't think today
Subject: Can't think today

The doctor is saying the "rest of the review of systems are negative." Shouldn't it be "rest is negative."  ?? Or is rest considered pleural?  Help me, I can't think today!!


You know what's bad? I have heard so much ESL butchering of grammar that improper grammar is starting to sound correct to me.


TIA


can't think today
Subject: can't think today

There are no s/l antral coanal polyps seen.
LOL, He has me way over the edge today
Subject: LOL, He has me way over the edge today


This is just slipping my me today and
Subject: This is just slipping my me today and

it must be because I'm tired but I am doing a CT of the head in which there is no linear or depressed fracture of the bony (s/l calvera?) Help please, I think I am losing it not being able to remember this! :( Thanks!
Colorectal today...
Subject: Colorectal today...

She has a history of rectal prolapse and had ____water placed and there was some question if the ____water perforated her vagina creating a rectovaginal fistula.


It sounds like he is saying "tertiary" but that does not make sense.  I read somewhere that warm water is sometimes used to reduce a prolapse but I'm not coming up with a word for "warm" even in the thesaurus that sounds like that. 


Thanks for the help!  You all are very dependable!


Stupid today
Subject: Stupid today

never mind! haha pleuritic
Yes, that's it. Thanks. I'm tired today :( nm
Subject: Yes, that's it. Thanks. I'm tired today :( nm

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Thanks everyone....I may have many questions today
Subject: Thanks everyone....I may have many questions today

This is a new doctor in this clinic and he goes into a lot lot lot of detail and mumbles through most of it.
And we learn something new today! :) Thanks, 50! nm
Subject: And we learn something new today! :) Thanks, 50! nm

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I needed this one today
Subject: I needed this one today

Wonder if it's a doctor I actually went to who referred to carotid ultrasounds as "poopey grams" because to him they're not worth the paper they're written on.
Yep, just got it, I'm a dork today! Thanks
Subject: Yep, just got it, I'm a dork today! Thanks


I had a doc today that said it twice in the same sentence...sm
Subject: I had a doc today that said it twice in the same sentence...sm

Normally I change it to mucopurulent; but, since he said it very clearly twice, I thought I should research. OMG, it is a word! I shouldn't be surprised, you cannot believe how many changes I have seen over the years.
Of course! Where's my head today! LOL Thanks
Subject: Of course! Where's my head today! LOL Thanks


Thanks! About to give it up for today! nm
Subject: Thanks! About to give it up for today! nm