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it is prothrombin time, to separate....sm

Posted By: I don't agree - it does not make sense if on 2006-03-14
In Reply to: actually I think it makes perfect sense to use it as - 2 words even without BOS direction NM

Subject: it is prothrombin time, to separate....sm

When it is really prothrombin time, it makes NO sense to type pro time as 2 words....I really don't care what BOS says about this one particular issue.  The word really is prothrombin time and MDs say protime....I give them protime.  Just my take on it. 




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Subject: is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've looked.

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Subject: pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time


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Subject: prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time


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Subject: ?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time

so that didn't answer my question at all -- and in fact was incorrect info
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Subject: PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time


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Subject: prothrombin time. nm


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Subject: AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..sm

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Subject: Found Coumatrak prothrombin time device in my Surgical Word Book.

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Subject: that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two weeks' time)

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Subject: Depends on what your QA says, but I separate out the entities and only use headings if

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