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How is carotid doppler properly typed? - Thanks


Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Is it capitalized?  carotid dopper, carotid Doppler, or Carotid Doppler?

carotid Doppler. - NM

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I used carotid Doppler. Am I wrong? - veryoldMT

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That is way I have always typed it. Is this incorrect?

You are correct. Doppler with a capital D is the - ht

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name of the test, it is always capitalized.

No, that's correct...sm - Babs

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Doppler test was named after the Austrian physicist, Christian Doppler. That's why Doppler is capitalized. Carotid is just a body part and there is no need to capitalize it.

What about carotid Dopplers, pleural?? Often dictated - Is that correct? NM

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Yes you can make it pleural, just like any other test. - NM

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***plural, not pleural. - NM

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Isn't 'pleural' incorrect in this context? ..nm - plural

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yes, pleural has to do with the lungs - 7DayMT

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pleural effusion


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