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Ambulation - pedal pusher

Posted: May 16, 2010

Has anyone ever heard ambulation used to mean anything other than walking on the lower extremities? I just had a dictator say: "The patient is able to walk a few steps; otherwise, he is ambulating in a wheelchair."

Really????

Still pushin' da pedal....

Ambulate - MT

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Ambulate basically does mean walk, but there's also the definition of "move from one place to the next." It's a bit of a stretch, but still acceptable, in my opinion. The word ambulance comes from the word ambulate.

I just type those as dictated and not worry about it.

Doctors just are not as smart as folks HOPE and think - bobo

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or expect them to be.

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