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Doc starts sentence with an abbreviation? How to capitalize - bbj


Posted: Oct 11, 2010

The doc starts the sentence with p.r.n., how would this be capitalized?
P.r.n. ?

P.R.N. ?

("p.r.n. medications for anxiety.")

P.r.n. medications for anxiety. nm - oldtimer

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agree with oldtimer - sm

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Do not change his dictation to something "you" think is more appropriate.

P.r.n. medications for anxiety is correct.

I would change it to either As needed - medications for SM

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anxiety or Medications as needed for anxiety.

Medications p.r.n. for anxiety. - NM

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x

Unless it's a verbatim account... - anon

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I would restructure that sentence as: Anxiety medications p.r.n.

that actually changes the meaning - sm

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Anxiety medications may or may not be among the prn medications the patient is taking for anxiety.


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