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Capitalize headings under Physical Exam? - I see both in samples


Posted: Aug 23, 2012

Hi, I am doing an Emergency Room report and looked up several samples of ER Reports.  Under PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, some of the sample on the Internet have (for instance) HEART and EXTREMITIES in all caps, but others transcribe it as "Heart" and "Extremities", not in all caps.  Which is preferred?  Thanks so much.

What does your client want? - Xena

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What you may find in samples on the internet is irrelevant. Find out what you client wants and do it that way. The way the client wants it, whatever that may be, is always going to be the "preferred" way. What someone else's client wants is irrelevant, so the person to ask is YOUR client.


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