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Commas or semi-colons???? - Bensmom

Posted: Sep 24, 2012

Report reads as follows:

"IMPRESSION: Low back pain, probable disc disease; Diabetes mellitus, moderately controlled; Blood pressure; Hypertension, well controlled; GERD; and some neuropathy associated with the diabetes."

Wondering whether I should leave it as is, or use semi-colons to separate.............Thanks in advance

sm - sm

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You are correct that the semicolon separates these impressions that have comments that are separated by commas. However, you don't capitalize after a semicolon. Also, the last 2 would not be separated by a semicolon: "GERD and some neuropathy.. ."

Thanks a bunch - Bensmom

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Thanks for your input. Much appreciated!!!

I would place a / between blood pressure and hypertension...sm - oldtimer

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instead of a semicolon. Also, since it is under IMPRESSION: expand GERD to gastroesophageal reflux disease.

no caps after a semicolon - sm

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IMPRESSION: Low back pain, probable disc disease; diabetes mellitus, moderately controlled; blood pressure/hypertension, well controlled; GERD, and some neuropathy associated with the diabetes."

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