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ARGH! I can't hear! - Dreams

Posted: Dec 15, 2009

So I'm still learning the in's and out's of transcribing, hoping that once I finish this course and get my certification and start working it will get easier. Do the doctors ever get the mush out of their mouth???? Anyways, one of my assignments i swear he is saying "

Patient was status post for kebel basal strokal which has left him with gate unsteadiness." the part in the bold/underlined part. I thought I was doing so good, I have reread this report about 5 or 6 different times, w/and w/o the dictation. I've check the grammar and tried to make sure I have the right layout. I felt so good turning this assignment in, but :( I got a 44% on it!!!!!!! I'm so upset and discouraged! Out in a real job, do you get to write the doc and ask what in the heck they are saying? I'm dreading this job and I haven't even started! :( HELP! Any words of encouragement or webpages for help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Amanda

dreams - been there done that

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could be: ACUTE BASILAR STROKE.

mush mouths - not good

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The mushh mouth does not get any better. Unless you are working in a small clinic you will never have access to the doctors to ask them questions. Sometimes you are on opposite sides of the country from the ones you transcribe for. I do doctors from the east coast and I am in Minnesota.

Most of the dictators are now ESL and most of them do not have the slightest clue about the English sentence format and English words or how to say them.

We are not supposed to give out answers to the students in training or anyone taking tests on this board, so be careful. But we do understand your frustration.

I can't give you the answer if you're a student but you need to also - Olive

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include the word "for" in your underline. It is not "for" but that's where your word begins. Also research synonyms for gate.

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