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Hyphens would be added if the term was an adjective such as a wait-and-see approach but pack and a half a day doesn't fit that criteria. : )
No hyphens, same as smoking 1 pack a day, you - do not hyphenate that. NM
When I went to school years ago I was taught to transcribe 2 to 3 out of 10 as 2/10 to 3/10. How do you all transcribe that. Is 2 to 3/10 correct or should it be 2/10 to 3/10 or 2-3/10? ...
I am working on an account where I have had literally no training, on a program where I have had literally no training so I have no idea if it is verbatim or not. The doctor dictates "He was seen last by me in December of this year." Okay, it was actually December of last year or 2011, I would assume. Would you transcribe exactly what he says or would you change it to December 2011 or December of last year?
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If a doctor says p.s. at the end of his letter (as in, he is adding something), is that transcribed simply as P.S. and beginning a new line?
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The doc is saying patient is off of all meds due to number 1 her pregnancy but also experiencing side effects.
This is a verbatim account. Thanks for anyone's help! ...
"... irregular heartbeats lasting for a couple 3 hours."
The account is verbatim with changes to grammar. Do you think "a couple 3 hours" is fine how it is or should I change it? ...
Our platform doesn't allow the use of the & sign. How would you transcribe: We will monitor
the patient's (ins & outs). Would it be ins and outs or in's and out's ? ???
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I would love to switch over to a laptop to do my daily transcription. Would like to know if any of you fellow MT"s have been using a laptop, what brand/#, and how well does it work for you? I have 3 kids and need to be mobile!
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"... she was transfused 2.5 units of packed red cells, [sig.] 25%. "
This is the first time I've had a doctor say "sig." in his dictation. We're not supposed to abbreviate anything, but the definition I found for it online was "these are my instructions".
How would you type this?
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"Zeiss gonioscopy confirms such a situation with 2+ pigmentation in the angle."
Do I transcribe it as 2+ or +2.0?
My book of style refers to lens diopter, refraction and axis measurements to be written with the decimal but it doesnt say anything about pigmentation. ...
sorry dictation. They might straighten their act up and learn how to dictate properly. It makes me want to go their office and give them my history while talking with my hand over my mouth or while I'm eating or smacking gum or whispering or talking so softly that I can't be heard or out in the middle of the waiting room where all the background noise is, etc. What's just as bad, though, is that the MTSOs don't care about the transcriptionist at all.&n ...
Help would be greatly appreciated because I can't locate it anywhere and have not in the last 3 years of doing Ortho had a doctor dictate this way...which I have transcribed verbatim.
" Mr. X is a 33-year-old male, with a history of Chrohn’s disease, who has a history of increasing left hip pain. X-rays, MRI, and plain films are consistent with a collapsed femoral head (stage IV B2). "
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So I've been working for these 2 companies for about the past 2 weeks and I'm just wondering if anyone else who works for either one of them can give me any tips. I really like the work and the flexibility, but I am sooo S-L-O-W. I just did a file for Fox and it took me 3 hours to do 25 minutes of the file (very clear audio). For Net Transcripts it seems to take me about 4 to 5 hours to do 30 minutes of dictation. For me I find Net Transcripts a bit more difficu ...
How long does it take to transcribe 45-60 minutes of dictation as a newbie? I realize the times will vary, but just looking for a rough estimate. Thanks in advance. ...
I've never had this before and I'm not sure how on earth to transcribe it.
He dictates the pronunciation for someone's name (specifially, the letters as in the first example) and specifically states he wants it included in the report (so he knows "not to mispronounce it next time" ).
Should I maybe put:
Cecil (pronounced S-E-S-I-L) and I had a long discussion...
Cecil (pronounced "Sesil") and I had a long discussion...
Thank for your help!! ...