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When a doc spells a term wrong - sm
Posted: Apr 15, 2013
She is not saying the term, just spelling it..and it is so wrong do I leave it as spelled, or fix it?
I know I should, just so tempting not to - sm
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I mean, she went to med school..I am a lowely associates degree holder. Gotta love it
She went to med school - Just saying
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and she is depending on the lowly associate's degree holder to know correct spelling and grammar and help her out.
In her behalf . . . - anon
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She/he was NOT an English major. HA!
chuckle, chuckle
SCHOOOL - Nature
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Well, I got my degree to BECOME a MT. If they spell it wrong, and you are positive you know how to spell it, then you change it, unless there are instructions to do verbatum, even if the dictator spells or numbers things wrong (and yes, there are some who cannot spell, but do not want to be corrected).
Well - see msg
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If you are absolutely sure of the term that she is trying to get across, then fix her spelling. If not, flag/leave blank according to protocol.
Rather have that than... - LDWM10
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have them mispronounce it, adding all of those letters and syllables that aren't there! Except I do love "oropharnyx!"
Forgot one... - LDWM10
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COPD exasperation. But he sounded like a competent caring MD otherwise...just ESL.
Fix it - Aaron
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You would absolutely fix it. We are not robots; we are medical language experts! I find that whenever a doctor even spells something for me, he/she invariably spells it wrong.
When I doctor spells a term incorrectly - Old Pro
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I would never put an incorrectly spelled word/term into a report. Part of our job is to correct those things.
Fixing an incorrectly spelled word is your job. - nm
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