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Pathology measurements - Horski


Posted: Mar 08, 2012

I was training in pathology.  I was told if they say two centimeters to type 2.0 cm, but if they say two millimeters, type it 2 mm and not use a .0 for mm.  Anyone else heard of this??

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Perhaps that is the client profile instructions. Maybe the hospital you are working for wants it that way, whether it make sense of not. So you follow what the client wants. It may change for a different company or hospital.


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