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You would be guessing here, so I would type verbatim and flag

Posted By: jan on 2008-02-21
In Reply to: when doc dictates L-thyroid sm - tiff

Subject: You would be guessing here, so I would type verbatim and flag




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I would flag it...not worth guessing. nm
Subject: I would flag it...not worth guessing. nm


Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it
Subject: Once again, just me, but if it is not verbatim I would type out hematocrit, if verbatim "give it to them".


no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm
Subject: no,not verbatim. if it were, i would type it verbatim. nm

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If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.
Subject: If it is verbatim, then type it verbatim.

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I would type it verbatim.
Subject: I would type it verbatim.


If all else fails, I usually type verbatim just as you have it
Subject: If all else fails, I usually type verbatim just as you have it


If verbatim I would type desats, if you are
Subject: If verbatim I would type desats, if you are

not supposed to use slang then spell it out.
I would type verbatim within the guidelines
Subject: I would type verbatim within the guidelines

of the BOS.  In other words, I would not type contractions, slang, or prohibited abbreviations.  If the account wants you to ignore the BOS once you get the job, that's fine, but I think it would be better to show your knowledge of the BOS and get it wrong than to disregard the BOS altogether.


if it is strictly verbatim, I type gotten..nm
Subject: if it is strictly verbatim, I type gotten..nm

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guessing but maybe vaginal speculum? They do use these for this type of procedure. - nm
Subject: guessing but maybe vaginal speculum? They do use these for this type of procedure. - nm


If you are on a verbatim account, type exactly what is dictated.
Subject: If you are on a verbatim account, type exactly what is dictated.

If you sense a discrepancy, you can flag it for your QA department.
If not verbatim, may also type 2-year-8-month-old...nm
Subject: If not verbatim, may also type 2-year-8-month-old...nm

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I am on a verbatim account so I have to type it either way it is dictated L4-L5 or L4-5. As far OB/G
Subject: I am on a verbatim account so I have to type it either way it is dictated L4-L5 or L4-5. As far OB/GYN, G2, P3 or gravida 2, para 3 means with the 3-0-0-2: 3 live births, 0 preterm births, 0 miscarriages, 2 living children


Type it exactly as the doctor dictates, verbatim....nm
Subject: Type it exactly as the doctor dictates, verbatim....nm

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That's the way I type it when the account is verbatim. Otherwise, you could correct to incised an
Subject: That's the way I type it when the account is verbatim. Otherwise, you could correct to incised and


Got it. Thanks again. There are no account specifics, so I like to type verbatim just to be safe.
Subject: Got it. Thanks again. There are no account specifics, so I like to type verbatim just to be safe.


type "the year" if it is a verbatim account.
Subject: type "the year" if it is a verbatim account.


Good semantics question, but in my opinion I would type it verbatim.
Subject: Good semantics question, but in my opinion I would type it verbatim.


verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....
Subject: verbatim is VERBATIM....bad advice he gave you.....


Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100
Subject: Depends on the account: My verbatim account is VERBATIM and other accounts I put 3100


not sure, guessing only but there is a
Subject: not sure, guessing only but there is a


just guessing
Subject: just guessing

erythema and edematous??
guessing here, but from your S/L it sm
Subject: guessing here, but from your S/L it sm

sounds a lot like mycelial, or fungus.  Found this def.


 


mycelium, pl. mycelia


mU-sTclT-m, -^



The mass of hyphae making up a colony of fungi.


Origin



[G. mykTs, fungus, + hTlos, nail, wart, excrescence on animal or plant]


aerial mycelium


nonseptate mycelium


septate mycelium


I'm guessing that's LTA.....nm
Subject: I'm guessing that's LTA.....nm

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guessing a little bit here
Subject: guessing a little bit here

eczematous exfoliated right palm and interstitial folds (or possibly intertriginous folds)
guessing too,
Subject: guessing too,

but with the struts and distraction, i wonder if it is half-pin cluster....
guessing...... to see if?
Subject: guessing...... to see if?


More guessing sm
Subject: More guessing sm

How about Heart sounds normal.  Extremities without cyanosis or edema. 
just guessing, sm.
Subject: just guessing, sm.

 Is it possibly "trabecular" instead of tristem pedicle?   Also wondered if bearing (no s) is the correct term, i.e. the weightbearing load is metal on metal.


Just Guessing Here...
Subject: Just Guessing Here...

Shouldn't it be POWER versus pallor, and could it be "muscle power and tone are adequate?"     Just a guess...
Just guessing here, but
Subject: Just guessing here, but

#1 might be pyloroplasty with the possible need for "a Nissen" (fundoplication).


I googled gastric emptying study and found "T1/2" with the number of minutes following:  "T1/2 of 54 minutes"


guessing K-Dur NM
Subject: guessing K-Dur NM

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just guessing SM
Subject: just guessing SM

congenital lateral insertion of the patellar tendon?
Guessing...
Subject: Guessing...

Oxandrin or Oxandrolone?
guessing but what about - s/m
Subject: guessing but what about - s/m

NovaSure device
If I were guessing, I would say she was
Subject: If I were guessing, I would say she was

intubated for oxygenation
just guessing
Subject: just guessing

right upper lobe and apex?
Second guessing yourself
Subject: Second guessing yourself

is second nature in this business.
;-)
I'd flag it. You don't know which one
Subject: I'd flag it. You don't know which one


FLAG IT.............................nm
Subject: FLAG IT.............................nm

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thanks for trying. I'm just going to flag it. nm
Subject: thanks for trying. I'm just going to flag it. nm

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maybe- might just have to flag this one thank you
Subject: maybe- might just have to flag this one thank you

:-)
I'm just not sure. I'm going to flag. Thanks for your help.
Subject: I'm just not sure. I'm going to flag. Thanks for your help.


what I would do - I'd either flag it or....
Subject: what I would do - I'd either flag it or....


Thank you, I did flag it (NM)
Subject: Thank you, I did flag it (NM)

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I'm going to flag it...
Subject: I'm going to flag it...

I have a name that I can't understand in the document anyway (person's last name) and I can't find it to verify spelling - so it's got to go to QA anyway, I come back here and post if/when QA gets it in case someoen else ever has it. TY for those that tried looking also.


I'd flag it
Subject: I'd flag it

Doc may have meant take 2 tablets in the morning and said the q just as a habit. I would certainly question having to take Lexapro at 2 a.m. In my opinion, don't guess - flag it.
Thanks. I will have to flag it.
Subject: Thanks. I will have to flag it.

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thanks, that might be what he is trying to say but I had to flag it :( nm
Subject: thanks, that might be what he is trying to say but I had to flag it :( nm


Thanks, but I sent it in with a QA flag.
Subject: Thanks, but I sent it in with a QA flag.

 


It wasn't locked.  Sounded like lap or lapped.  Doctor was running words together and even made up a few of his own!  Gotta love it !


@>--^--     Thanks again!!


If it were me, I would flag it
Subject: If it were me, I would flag it

Seems obvious he meant ACL.


I have a doc who says stuff like that all the time...give a list of "this is normal, that is normal" only he says the same thing both times. I don't change it, I just flag it.