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Doc dictates "mag oxide". Do I expand? - traci
Posted: May 13, 2010
mag oxide
Expanding mag oxide, it all depends - sm
[ In Reply To ..]The best source to an answer for this question would be your company or the client.
Some clients want slang like "mag oxide" and "tox screen" expanded, but other clients are strictly verbatim so you need to leave it unexpanded if that's the way it was dictated.
Personally, I usually tend expand things like "mag oxide." The only time I will not expand it and leave the slang as dictated is if the client has specifically requested it or if the client is strictly verbatim.
We do not use slang or abbreviations for medications. Check - with you employer. NM
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Yay! I expanded, and it just made it through QA :) - traci
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