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rule-out sepsis work-up - Anja


Posted: Jan 10, 2010

A rule-out sepsis work-up for an infant .... are the hyphens correct? Where can I find the correct use of the hyphens? Thank You!

hyphens - dsauverwald

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You do not need a hyphen between rule and out and the hyphen between work and up is optional.

no hyphen for rule out, workup or work-up--per - your client NM

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rule-out-sepsis workup - MTtoday

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The reasoning for the hyphens is that it is not a rule workup, out workup, sepsis workup...it is a rule-out-sepsis workup.

wow - dsauverwald

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You do not need that many hyphens for rule out sepsis workup!!! I do some infectious disease dictations and never would that many hyphens be accepted, it complicates things. Hyphens are mainly used in such contexts as community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia.

We'll just agree to disagree...absolutely need the hyphens for easier read and clarity. - MTtoday

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The reasoning for the hyphens is that it is not a rule workup, out workup, sepsis workup...it is a rule-out-sepsis workup.

I agree - looks funny, but correct in this particular context. - vnolan

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