i type them all with periods, not caps.
Posted By: nm on 2008-05-05
In Reply to: meds prescribed taken AC and HS see msg - qtxan
Subject: i type them all with periods, not caps.
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I usually type it as hem/onc, but use caps when client prefers caps. nm
Subject: I usually type it as hem/onc, but use caps when client prefers caps. nm
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on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Subject: on my account can only type PRN, no periods. sm
Everything can't come from the BOS. Some things we do have to 'wing it' so to speak. I have a verbatim account and can only type PRN, no periods, all caps, so that's how it would be done. P.r.n. Tylenol doesn't look right, so I would have to put it PRN Tylenol.
Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
Subject: Pleural catheter placement - proper way to type an 018 guidewire? Any periods/dashes/etc?
if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm
Subject: if the doctor says 'Aczone top', then type 'Aczone top', no periods...nm
nm
Either initial caps or camel caps are fine, just be consistent.
Subject: Either initial caps or camel caps are fine, just be consistent.
site for generic v. brand caps and no caps
Subject: site for generic v. brand caps and no caps
try
www.drugs.com
and a VERY good one that was recommended to me by someone on this board is
www.medicinenet.com and then click on medications. i also like the way they divide up their alphabet - instead of giving 10 pages of the letter *L*, you can choose *La - Lc* or whatever.
VAC no periods...
Subject: VAC no periods...
actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
Subject: actually, it is q.4h. (with the 2 periods)
nm
M.D. and MS-periods?
Subject: M.D. and MS-periods?
I am supposed to be typing M.D. with periods. I have M.S. in the same report. Are there supposed to be periods for Jane Doe, M.S.?
well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
Subject: well your QA was wrong...never been w/periods
Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
Subject: Since it's verbatim, how about w/o periods? Prn Tylenol. I don't think that looks bad. nm
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IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Subject: IV for intravenous (one word) therefore no periods
Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
Subject: Page 8 under Abbreviations in BOS II, says to keep the periods
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Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
Subject: Also, with the periods it would be 3 separate words, which it is not...
cerebrovascular accident always has been CVA (hard to keep up with so many new rules).
Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go
Subject: Have done it that way as it is the trademark name, but has come back from QA without the periods (go figure).
guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
Subject: guidewire is 1 word, but use the periods 0.018
nm
I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
Subject: I would keep it as you have it, (3 diagnoses) just put periods at the end of each sentence. :)
To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34
Subject: To be perfectly honest, I have never seen it with periods before and I have been transcribing for 34 years, but I too still have to learn new things every day. Guess that is what keeps me motivated.
Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...
Subject: Just a guess...Could be stumbling and saying "these ummm periods...
No, it isn't all caps.
nm
SIG E CAPS
Subject: SIG E CAPS
SIG E CAPS is the acronym used for questioning for symptoms of a dpressive episode.
caps??
Subject: caps??
I will refer her to Dr. Bob, at Joe & Joe's Hospital colorectal surgery division,
should colorectal surgery division be capitalized? Colorectal Surgery Division
Caps
Subject: Caps
Not sure if my message went through or not --
Since this is part of a proper name, it should be capitalized.
XR - in caps
Subject: XR - in caps
nm
caps
Subject: caps
I do not. I just type the first letter in all caps.
All caps - RBC, WBC -nm
Subject: All caps - RBC, WBC -nm
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No caps - nm
Subject: No caps - nm
Caps
Subject: Caps
Only if it is stated along with a proper noun facility such as Good Samaritan Urgent Care Facility, but if just used alone, no.
RAE (all caps)
Subject: RAE (all caps)
Not all caps - sm
Subject: Not all caps - sm
Mohs Surgery, created by a general surgeon, Dr. Fredrick E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery that is highly effective for common types of skin cancer,
Caps or no caps? =)
Subject: Caps or no caps? =)
Today is a monday in disguise for me =)
Please see dictated history and physical by nurse practitioner, Name Here. I did see and examine this patient with nurse practitioner Last Name Here.
My question is, is nurse practitioner capitalized in either sentence? Since this isn't a verbatim account i know i can insert 'the' before nurse according to the AAMT and call it good but i'd like to know what others think!
caps lock
Subject: caps lock
This happens to me often and at random. Sometimes if I have my email up at the same time I'm working, if I close it, or exit the web entirely the problem may resolve. Other times I've exited my word document and the problem resolves...sometimes not. Sometimes I've had to reboot...sometimes the problem resolves and sometimes not. It's still a mystery to me.
RAST all caps
Subject: RAST all caps
RAST testing
A RAST (radioallergosorbent) test is a blood test used to investigate increased
sensitivity to a variety of food groups (eg eggs, cows' milk and nuts) (from Google)
May be Renal Caps
Subject: May be Renal Caps
http://www.prescriptiondrug-info.com/Drugs/Renal_Caps.asp#LinkHere
http://cponline.hitchcock.org/apps/product/showmono.asp?cpnum=1871&monotype=nutr
Is Dermabond all caps? nm. Thanks
Subject: Is Dermabond all caps? nm. Thanks
...semicolons or caps. nm
Subject: ...semicolons or caps. nm
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It's LIMA - all caps - nm
Subject: It's LIMA - all caps - nm
nm
Formadrol (otc caps) - nm
Subject: Formadrol (otc caps) - nm
EndoCatch bag (caps on E and C)
Subject: EndoCatch bag (caps on E and C)
My opinion, no caps.
Subject: My opinion, no caps.
FABERE should be all caps nm
Subject: FABERE should be all caps nm
I would say Renal Caps... NM
Subject: I would say Renal Caps... NM
There are Nephro caps (sm)
Subject: There are Nephro caps (sm)
Supplemental or sole-source feeding for dialysis patients, including those with electrolyte and fluid restictions.
it's Biostop G, but is it really all in caps? sm
Subject: it's Biostop G, but is it really all in caps? sm
Been doing the same guy since I started my shift. Have always had trouble with him, but am determined to figure him out. Am making slow progress. Tks!
Sorry for the caps. Here is a link.
Subject: Sorry for the caps. Here is a link.
The Stryker Dekompressor is a single-use probe intended for percutaneous ... Under fluoroscopic imaging, the Dekompressor utilizes an Archimedes pump ...www.stryker.com/en-us/products/PainManagement/DiscDecompression/index.htm - 80k - Cached - Similar pages
She was a T2, N1, MX or Stage IIB [sic]. Should sic be caps?
Subject: She was a T2, N1, MX or Stage IIB [sic]. Should sic be caps?
NM
crabcake dinner --no caps. nm
Subject: crabcake dinner --no caps. nm
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First, please stop shouting (all caps). SM
Subject: First, please stop shouting (all caps). SM
I would type:
...relatively severe, diffuse ...
Typing in all caps is the equivalent of shouting. It will make people not want to listen or read or help. Just trying to give you a heads up.
Maybe 2 tabs or 2 caps (for capsules) once a day? nm
Subject: Maybe 2 tabs or 2 caps (for capsules) once a day? nm
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shepherd's crook - no caps (sm)
Subject: shepherd's crook - no caps (sm)
Referenced via Stedman's Cardiology & Pulmonary Words.
Is chem-7 typed in all caps??...sm
Subject: Is chem-7 typed in all caps??...sm
or just Chem-7, or what? Clueless
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