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Would you place hyphens, and where? - DMDM


Posted: Nov 26, 2010

Left upper lobe lung mass? Where would you place hyphens here? Help appreciated!

Left-upper-lobe lung mass - MTINND

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Left upper lobe is describing the lung mass.

I wouldn't put any hyphens. - NM

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Right, there are definitely no - hypens for that description sm

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Those are not modifiers.
Look like modifers to me - MTINND
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I guess I'm not perfect. :( (just kidding, don't get your panties in a wad).

That's why we have DISCUSSION boards! :) Yay!!
AHDI Book of Style 3 says NO hyphens, but it may depend on where you work - just passing through
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Don’t mean to get in the middle of your discussion, but just another point of view.  


I have always typed it without hyphens because that is what they preferred where I work.


If you go by AHDI Book of Style 3, there would be no hyphens:


Some compound modifiers are commonly used together, or are so clear, that they are automatically read as a unit and do not need to be joined with a hyphen.


EXAMPLE:


dark brown lesion
deep tendon reflexes
jugular venous distention
left lower quadrant
low back pain


Do not use hyphens with most disease-entity modifiers even when they precede the noun. Check appropriate medical references for guidance.


EXAMPLE:


cervical disk disease
oat cell carcinoma
pelvic inflammatory disease
sickle cell disease
urinary tract infection


 


 


 


 

Thanks! The hyphens didn't look right. - DMDM
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So I didn't add them. Thank you all for your input!

Absolutely NO hyphens. - NM

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