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shortened form for subcutaneous - Jill
Posted: Aug 10, 2013
Good morning. I am a court reporter who does many medical depositions and a discussion ensued amongst us whether subcutaneous is shortened to subq, sub-Q, subcu.
Is there a preference amongst medical transcriptionists on how to write it? Thank you.
I was taught to use... - justme3
[ In Reply To ..]option number 4...subQ :-)
Do not use the abbreviation sub q because the - q can be mistaken for a medication dosage
[ In Reply To ..]it's subcu Per AHDI Book of Style 3
Just curious - who taught that? (nm) - anon
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Per AHDI Book of Style 3 - knowledge is power
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I won't use anything but subcu. IMO the others are slang and look sloppy. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]But I am also from the school that it's disc and not disk in all medical instances. This is a big big issue with me and I think some high-up person with influence in the field always spelled it disk and made a big stink about it. Every anatomy book I've ever seen that a doctor would use in their training spells it disc and every doctor I've asked says it is disc. Until I'm shown legitimate proof otherwise and not just the popular opinion, I will always spell it disc.
So, yeah, I'm big against slang and improper terms that become trendy in this industry and my opinion is that it should be subcu since that is the shortened form of subcutaneous.
I also use - subcu
[ In Reply To ..]and I also hate using disk instead of disc. Unfortunately, I have to use disk, unless referring to the eyes in my company (MModal) or I get marked off points for improper word usage. Ridiculous.
I use subcu - nm
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How the heck did I get to the Word Board? - anon (nm)
[ In Reply To ..]WHERE'S THE COMPANY BOARD???
Everybody has to be somewhere, man - nm
[ In Reply To ..]peace
right but helter skelter is here there and everywhere - or is that a Beatles song? NM
[ In Reply To ..]Lets post recipies here!!!
well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man!!! - You made me LOL.
[ In Reply To ..]:D
(your post reminded me a little bit of Jack Handey from SNL Deep Thoughts, thanks for making me laugh)
yes, and lets hope the original poster gets it, Dude. - or is that Bart Simpson, man. NM
[ In Reply To ..]DOH!
Who am I? Why am I here? - James S.
[ In Reply To ..]I am just so constantly confused.
tell it to the OP who originally posted wrong. - my way of saying WATCH what you are doing.
[ In Reply To ..]Mission accomplished, wouldn't you say? Not only that - she asked a test question not allowed on this board.
BOS 2 p 375 and p462 IMSP so unless BOS 3 changed it - me
[ In Reply To ..]BOS2: "subcu: Abbreviated form for subcutaneous or subcuticular. When âsubcuâ is dictated and
you are unsure which term is intended, spell subcu. Do not use the abbreviation
sub q because the q can be mistaken for a medication dosage.
BOS 2 P462 per Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) "Use âsubcut.â or write
âsubcutaneous.â"
Agree and more explanation - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Follow the rule in the above post: subcu or subcut. Both are acceptable ways to write the shortened spoken form of subcutaneous.
Sub with the letter Q is incorrect because the word subcutaneous does not contain a letter Q.
The idea that a letter Q could be used here comes from the practice of doctors writing subq by hand. As you can see from the above post, that is an unsafe abbreviation. It should not be used.
How about EKG? - Well???
[ In Reply To ..]Electrokardiogram?
Yep: Elektrokardiogramm. Thank you, Germans! - The More You Know
[ In Reply To ..]They are rather good at that medical technology stuff, after all! (Well, and technology in general.)
Though the inventor of the EKG was actually Dutch.
I would guess maybe the German mediks championed the new technology at the turn of last century better than anybody else, and it just stuck.
It's also abbreviated ECG, which makes more sense and is how it should be. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]No idea how the K came about, but for some reason it's the most accepted form.
True, agree 100%! But while both ECG and EKG are abbrevs of - actual words, subq...
[ In Reply To ..]...is an abbreviation borne of nothing more than convenience of notetaking. You won't find the word subqtaneous in any dictionary in any language!
:)
Why isn't this on the main board. How boring! - hapless
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Would it be less boring on the main board? - Just askin
[ In Reply To ..]xoxo
Sometimes you guys just crack me up! nm - me again
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