follow-up
Posted By: Dee on 2006-05-02
In Reply to: calling all grammar police.. Is it - compgeek
Subject: follow-up
In the context you are quoting (noun), I would use follow-up. If you are using the words as a verb (e.g. ...he will follow up in 6 weeks...), then separate the words with a space. Hope that helps.
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follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
Subject: follow-up is the noun/adjective. follow up is the verb.
I prefer to hyphen follow-up when used as a noun or adjective.
example: She will return in 3 weeks for follow-up (or followup). She will return in 3 weeks for a follow-up visit (used as adjective here).
She will follow up in 3 months (used as verb)
Follow-up, follow up, followup all correct
Subject: Follow-up, follow up, followup all correct
I have a follow-up appointment tomorrow.
I need to follow up with my doctor.
I am scheduled for followup later this month.
follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
Subject: follow up if used as a verb and follow-up as a noun. SM
For Example:
The patient will follow up in my office.
The patient will be seen for follow-up in my office.
My understanding has always been that follow-up and followup were the same. It was more of a personal preference whether you used the hyphen or used one word; however follow up is always used when used as a verb.
She will follow up with me(v)/will be seen in followup(n); will have a follow-up visit (adj)
Subject: She will follow up with me(v)/will be seen in followup(n); will have a follow-up visit (adj)
x
Followup/follow-up/follow up. SM
Subject: Followup/follow-up/follow up. SM
A doctor can follow up with a patient during a follow-up visit (note that the adjectival form requires a hyphen). Neither phrase should be turned into a single hyphenless word.
follow up versus follow-up. SM
Subject: follow up versus follow-up. SM
Would someone be willing to give examples of when to use the hyphen or not to use? Thanks.
follow up v follow-up v followup
Subject: follow up v follow-up v followup
If you can use the word "the" directly in front of the words "follow up", then it needs to be one word. That is the "official" note from my QA. Have a great day.
Follow up:followup: follow-up
Subject: Follow up:followup: follow-up
Ok,, been at this for years,, I think i have it finally and then a QA will correct followup, follow up, or follow-up. I have read and reread the explanation in all the books.. I am looking for someone to "splain to me in english Lucy". I know will follow up is correct,, he has a follow-up appointment, but I seem to get messed up with followup versus follow up. I know the verb and none definition but it does not soak in... HELP
follow-up - how I would...
Subject: follow-up - how I would...
TITLE OF PROCEDURE:
Echocardiogram
FINDINGS
Left atrium - grossly normal. Mitral valve - grossly normal valve leaflet morphology and motion.
Left ventricle - normal systolic and diastolic dimensions, grossly normal segmental wall motion and systolic function overall. Endocardium - somewhat difficult to visualize. Estimated ejection fraction - 50-55%.
Aortic valve - mildly sclerotic valve leaflets with no frank stenosis or regurgitation.
Aortic root - normal.
(Right?) atrium - normal. Tricuspid valve - normal. Right ventricle - normal size and systolic function.
The pulmonic valve is normal.
Pericardium is normal.
No significant effusion.
Intracardiac masses or thrombi - none observed.
COMMENTS: Somewhat technically limited study due to acoustic window quality.
IMPRESSION:
1. Grossly normal left ventricular size and systolic function.
2. No evidence of valvular heart disease.
Thanks, will follow-up.
Subject: Thanks, will follow-up.
follow up Q
Subject: follow up Q
i thought, we MTs, should only transcribe what the doctor had dictated? No more, no less... How come there were 2 impression?
follow up
Subject: follow up
hmmmm. I listened to it again and it does not seem to be that. I will have to flag it and ask. This doc has a strong accent. He pronounces 'verbal' as 'ware - i - bile' and it took me forever to figure out what he meant.
follow up
Subject: follow up
Thank you....although I guess some people still use a hyphen sometimes? Well, I'll leave it out.
Cindi
Follow-up
Subject: Follow-up
She is dictating a list of medication allergies and says Q-Tech. Nothing else. Not much help! 
What if follow up is used like this.... SM
Subject: What if follow up is used like this.... SM
He would be happy to see her in the office a follow-up.
follow up
Subject: follow up
This is how I remember it.
follow up = verb
followup = noun
He will "follow up" next week.
Replace follow up with the word "eat". If the sentence still makes sense then it is a verb.
He will "eat" next week.
That is the only way I can remember it! Good luck!
follow-up
Subject: follow-up
He keeps dictating "follow dash up"
I thought it was followup or follow up. Not follow-up.
I don't know what to do
Follow up yet again
Subject: Follow up yet again
This is how I use it.
follow up - verb The patient will follow up with so and so.
follow-up - adjective follow-up appointment
followup - noun The patient will return for a followup.
Of course, people have different opinions. I think the accepted latest BOS is that followup is used for noun and adjective now and follow up is used for verb.
Follow-up has its uses
Subject: Follow-up has its uses
I was taught that when followup is a noun, it is one word. When it is a verb, follow up is two words, no hyphen. When it is an adjective with the noun it is modifiying immediately following, it should be hyphenated.
This is a followup to the procedure done yesterday.
This is a follow-up examination on your patient.
She will follow up with Dr. Can't-Speak-English-But-Thinks-He-Can-Spell tomorrow.
I will, however, note this disclaimer: I was out of the field for a few years, and something may have changed in the AAMT BOS that I haven't noticed yet...
followup vs follow up - sm please
Subject: followup vs follow up - sm please
Is there an easy way/helpful hint to remember the difference between these?
TIA!
follow-up when an adjective.
Subject: follow-up when an adjective.
Followup or follow up
Is knowing the difference between followup and follow up really a huge deal? I can never get them straight and QA is always nagging about it.
followup or follow up
Subject: followup or follow up
The rule most places I've seen in followup for a noun and follow up or follow-up for a verb. Any official rules floating around out there? I work for 2 different companies and the editors do it different at each.
I don't do psych, so I'd follow what the
Subject: I don't do psych, so I'd follow what the
psych experts say, but in other dictation you would type a ratio like that as 1:1.
follow-up appointment
Subject: follow-up appointment
follow-up is actually an adjective in that example. I was trained to use hyphenated form for adjectives, but it is usually client preference anyway. I will see him in followup, would be the noun form.
help with followup follow up
Subject: help with followup follow up
Found this on another MT board and thought it was EXTREMELY helpful as even as QA I still get confused!
I know "follow up" is a verb and "followup" is a noun/adjective but am still having some trouble. A suggestion is to place a different noun or verb in its place. For example, use eat. He will followup/follow up next week. If you place "eat" in the sentence, "He will eat next week." you know it is a verb because the sentence still makes sense.
followup, follow up
Subject: followup, follow up
I believe it was in Vera Pyle I learned years ago that followup (one word) is a noun, and follow up is an action, a verb. That's how I always remember it.
I know that, but followup or follow-up
Subject: I know that, but followup or follow-up
I'm trying to figure out whether it is "followup" or "follow-up"
followup/follow up help
Subject: followup/follow up help
Do I have this right?
This is a pleasant 71-year-old male in followup (noun) of his small cell CA.
...................................................in followup (adjective) mode of his small cell CA
...................................................in for follow up (verb) of his small cell CA.
Thanks!
FOLLOWUP V. FOLLOW UP
Subject: FOLLOWUP V. FOLLOW UP
Follow up (2 words) is a verb, as in to follow up a patient, while followup (1 word) is a noun, as in seen in followup.
Rosie
Follow up p.r.n. or followup p.r.n.
Subject: Follow up p.r.n. or followup p.r.n.
Even now I'm confused about followup and follow up. TIA.
follow up or followup
Subject: follow up or followup
Is there a "rule" about when it is appropriate to use "follow up" versus "followup"?
Thanks!!
follow up followup
Subject: follow up followup
patient will follow up (verb)in a month.
patient here for followup (noun).
patient will have a followup (noun) appointment in a month.
Followup; follow up
Subject: Followup; follow up
Is there any occasion for use of the hypen with the word followup, follow up? It seems to me the use of the hyphen is gone but just curious.
But.....follow-up appointment - right ??
Subject: But.....follow-up appointment - right ??
x
Well, if you follow the BOS, then without the apostrophe S.
Subject: Well, if you follow the BOS, then without the apostrophe S.
x
IF you are to follow BOS rules...sm
Subject: IF you are to follow BOS rules...sm
The patient has Alzheimer disease.
She has Alzheimer's.
Don't use the apostrophe S when 'disease' follows.
But, that is the BOS rule. Your client and/or company may prefer it's own rule.
If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate
Subject: If you follow BOS, they say never to abbreviate
x
If you follow BOS, no 's are used anymore
Subject: If you follow BOS, no 's are used anymore
unless the word stands alone, i.e. Parkinson disease versus The patient has Parkinson's.
s/l follow progression not really sure
Subject: s/l follow progression not really sure
We are going to place her in a Jewett hyperextension brace, follow progression and continue the same anti-osteoporosis measures afforded.
Follow up splenomegaly
Subject: Follow up splenomegaly
I know this has probably been discussed a zillion times, but still get confused.
Is it follow up splenomegaly or followup splenomegaly?
Plus, FOLLOWUP, when used as a heading in an exam?
Thanks
If you client wants you to follow the
Subject: If you client wants you to follow the
standard, then there is no 's when coupled with disease, syndrome, etc. When it stands alone, it is 's.
Crohn disease
Crohn's disease
Military time per BOS (if ya have to follow that)
Subject: Military time per BOS (if ya have to follow that)
Page 392 of 2nd edition states:
"If the word hours is not dictated it may be added for clarity, but this is not absolutely necessary."
I got zapped on this a few years back so it stuck.
is there such a thing as Hydroxy follow up for an
Subject: is there such a thing as Hydroxy follow up for an
oncology patient? Thanks
correct usage of follow-up
Subject: correct usage of follow-up
Can someone please refresh me on the proper usage of follow up and follow-up?
thank you,
Cindi
Followup or follow up??? That is the question!
Would somebody please tell me in simple terms how to know which one is the correct one to use! I am going nuts here....Many thanks! 
Followup versus follow up
Subject: Followup versus follow up
Shawna - that is a fantastic idea in using the word "eat". Here's a funny. When I use the word follow up as a verb, I have this one QA person who always changes it to followup, regardless of the sentence.
hernia repair follow up
Subject: hernia repair follow up
The lateral border of the mesh was then injected in a "fanciet" distribution using 6 cc of a combination
Followup is noun; follow up is
Subject: Followup is noun; follow up is
xxxxxxx
Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Subject: Followup when a noun, follow up when a verb, and
Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
Subject: Follow up is a verb. Followup is a noun.
A followup is suggested in one week.
He is going to follow up with his primary care physician.
Yes, there is a difference. If QA is so-called nagging about it, it's probably important.
Please learn from your experience. Good feedback is worth quite a bit!
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