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should primary care physician be capped?

Posted By: lessMT on 2007-10-09
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Subject: should primary care physician be capped?

says patient should followup with primary care physician just exhausted at this point...very long day...........well I really don't know the answer to that regardless if it was a long day or not....


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when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...
Subject: when should i cap primary care physician in a report? thanks in advance...


Primary Care Provider or primary care provider? nm
Subject: Primary Care Provider or primary care provider? nm


primary care provider if it is used within the contents of the report...... sm
Subject: primary care provider if it is used within the contents of the report...... sm

i.e. The patient went to see his primary care provider.

Or if it is used as a heading then it would be all caps .....

PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER: John Doe, MD
primary care provider's? wild guess NM
Subject: primary care provider's? wild guess NM


If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header follo
Subject: If you mean the phrase "primary care physician" I only capitalize it when it is a header followed by the name of the physician


Ortho: Should it be negative primary, Hawkins, and Neer impingement signs or primary Hawkins?
Subject: Ortho: Should it be negative primary, Hawkins, and Neer impingement signs or primary Hawkins?

Are these two or three separate tests?
disposition of care versus deposition of care
Subject: disposition of care versus deposition of care

Talking about a patient's discharge planning.  I have always typed this disposition of care but my new co-workers type deposition.  which is correct?  thanks for help in advance.
physician
Subject: physician

When she sees her primary care physician perhaps she can be evaluated through a s/l geripsych physician for further workup. 


 


It is possible that the physician is saying that, if
Subject: It is possible that the physician is saying that, if

that's all the patient would say. I can imagine some patients of a certain generation would not have all of the details or not want to explain them completely. If that was the case, then the doctor may dictate simply all the info that the patient would provide.
WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say
Subject: WHY do you think it is, as you say, easier for a physician to say

polynephritis? I don't get your rationale.
Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm
Subject: Physician is saying Levothyroid - sm

I cannot document this anywhere - only levothyroxine and Levothroid.  What do you think?
If the physician is stating that the (sm)
Subject: If the physician is stating that the (sm)

"hemoglobin A1c over 12. "  that would tell me that it was greater than 12 and could be alternatively be written as:


"Hemoglobin A1c >12.


your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm
Subject: your physician is incorrect...it's cuffing nm


Referring Physician Site
Subject: Referring Physician Site

http://www.healthcarehiring.com/cgi-bin/provider_name.cgi


 


I like this site, as you can change the state at the bottom, and also do partial names.  Hope this helps.


Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)
Subject: Thanks, got it (sees the family physician I type for also, found it there), :)


Primary medical maybe?
Subject: Primary medical maybe?

nm
may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm
Subject: may be "death PAC desk" =Physician Attestation Copy (PAC) of the Death nm


PAP (primary atypical pneumonia) ? nm
Subject: PAP (primary atypical pneumonia) ? nm


Primary Barrett's esophagus??
Subject: Primary Barrett's esophagus??

maybe?
primary hyperaldosteronism s/l ma-rise-zus. thank you
Subject: primary hyperaldosteronism s/l ma-rise-zus. thank you


d-dimer done primary to s/l restratify.SM
Subject: d-dimer done primary to s/l restratify.SM

against the possibility of PE with a low likelihood.


s/l restratisfy - non-medical word?


got it, he says The question of primary hyperaldosteronism arises. thank you anyway
Subject: got it, he says The question of primary hyperaldosteronism arises. thank you anyway


Flolan...med for primary pulmonary hypertension
Subject: Flolan...med for primary pulmonary hypertension

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Iwould guess he is saying "mother tongue", or the primary language.
Subject: Iwould guess he is saying "mother tongue", or the primary language.


WPPSI (Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence)
Subject: WPPSI (Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence)


Dictating signature. John Brown, s/l "MADCPCE", Primary Therapist. nm
Subject: Dictating signature. John Brown, s/l "MADCPCE", Primary Therapist. nm


OB..She had a primary C-section s/l sweep for severe pre-clampsia and vertex breech twins. Thanks
Subject: OB..She had a primary C-section s/l sweep for severe pre-clampsia and vertex breech twins. Thanks


one more question, does it need capped? Thank again.
Subject: one more question, does it need capped? Thank again.


"steinstrasse" sm (not capped)
Subject: "steinstrasse" sm (not capped)

Very large stones, those 3 centimeters (about one inch) or more in diameter, may require several ESWL treatments to break up completely or may produce such a large volume of fragments that they block the ureter. This condition is called "steinstrasse," (a German word meaning "street of stone")
I know it is supposed to be capped, but
Subject: I know it is supposed to be capped, but

this isn't a medical record and I was too lazy to hit the shift key...sooorrry. geez.
you are 100% incorrect - it is all capped...SM
Subject: you are 100% incorrect - it is all capped...SM

http://www.lapband.com/lapband/portal.do


LAP-BAND®


some of us work for general surgeons/bariatric surgeons and they too insist it's LAP-BAND!!


please research!! 


This is a trade name so would be capped.
Subject: This is a trade name so would be capped.

nm
She seemed to know that term, since she capped it right
Subject: She seemed to know that term, since she capped it right

I can't make "ecofine" sound like hemoglobin. Too bad though.
Stedman's has both capped. nm
Subject: Stedman's has both capped. nm

nm
Per BOS, trademarked all capped products can have
Subject: Per BOS, trademarked all capped products can have

x
lap banding not capped but LAP-BAND
Subject: lap banding not capped but LAP-BAND


Only for a first capped letter. It's never hyphanted. nm
Subject: Only for a first capped letter. It's never hyphanted. nm

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Is the word hospice capped or not
Subject: Is the word hospice capped or not

in a sentence. I can't seem to get a correct answer regarding this. TIA
when doc states g-y-n, are all letters capped or only first? nm Thanks!
Subject: when doc states g-y-n, are all letters capped or only first? nm Thanks!


heparin and it is not initial capped either...
Subject: heparin and it is not initial capped either...


bowenoid in this case not capped. Sorry. nm
Subject: bowenoid in this case not capped. Sorry. nm


From the Centers for Disease Control - it is capped!
Subject: From the Centers for Disease Control - it is capped!

Gray (Gy): a unit of measurement for absorbed dose. It measures the amount of energy absorbed in a material. The unit Gy can be used for any type of radiation, but it does not describe the biological effects of the different radiations.
The hospital I work for wants the departments Capped.
Subject: The hospital I work for wants the departments Capped.


in this instance they are being used as proper nouns and should be capped. NM
Subject: in this instance they are being used as proper nouns and should be capped. NM

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numeric and nylon is not capped initial.....nm
Subject: numeric and nylon is not capped initial.....nm


pneumo boots? Pneumoboots-capped?
Subject: pneumo boots? Pneumoboots-capped?

can't remember, is it pneumo boots? or pneumo-boots, or Pneumoboots? capped or not?


Those standards have mistakes all the time. I don' t think it is supposed to be capped, but you a
Subject: Those standards have mistakes all the time. I don' t think it is supposed to be capped, but you are

not supposed to change anything in a standard. You would probably be better off flipping a coin! I would leave it, and if they ding you, just tell them that is how it was in standard.
wasted bandwidth - poster only capped LAP-BAND
Subject: wasted bandwidth - poster only capped LAP-BAND

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troponin doesn't need to be capped. Put period after cr=1.5. K=potassium. NM
Subject: troponin doesn't need to be capped. Put period after cr=1.5. K=potassium. NM


mittelschmerz -- means middle pain. Not capped. nm
Subject: mittelschmerz -- means middle pain. Not capped. nm


should Infectous Disease Consult /Podiatry be capped?
Subject: should Infectous Disease Consult /Podiatry be capped?

Thanks