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I'm an experienced MT, not a newbie straight out of school. If this belongs on the "word" board, then I apologize in advance (I wasn't sure where to post it).
I am testing for a company that uses BOS3 (which I despise) and that is counted in the grading. In the physical exam section, the dictator gave a few headings (which of course I inserted) but not all. According to BOS3, inserting undictated headings is optional. Some sections begin as sentences (e.g., "Heart exam shows..."). Should I change that to "HEART:" for consistency or type it out as dictated? IMO it looks very strange having a combo of sentences and capitalized headings followed by colons within a single paragraph, and if this were my client I would clean it up for consistency. But the general consensus seems to be to type verbatim while testing.
Your thoughts?