Hyphenate "dialysis-dependent" if no noun after?

This is a patient of Dr. Smith who comes in today for followup. OR This is a patient of Dr. Smith's who comes in today for followup. ??? also, can you document the reason for which answer you choose? ...

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Arrrrgh! Eponyms! I have been researching and researching and there are lots of articles etc. on whether to use the possessive form or not. I have that down - I was taught no possessive unless it is a client preference or transcribe as dictated; okay, no problem. But no one seems to even address the question of using the possessive form if the noun that goes with it is not dictated, i.e. "Hoffmann's" or "Sjogren's." I believe we are to leave it possessive as it is a ...

Hi guys, Having a discrepancy regarding captilization of the words, especially if they are following a proper noun. Example: Severstal Sparrows plant dispensary, Macy's storeroom. In the above examples, is it mandatory to captilize the nouns that follow a proper noun. i.e., Severstal Sparrows Plant Dispensary, Macy's Storeroom. Please do the needful. Thnx, Syd ! ...

we will dialyze him tomorrow with a S/L ? VICA ? concentration of approximately 28 mEq/L..... Thanks. ...

A s/l two K path was used today in dialysis. Thanks in advance! ...

I have an ESL doctor who's dictating dialysis bath solutions. (I've never done these before). He says 2 K, which I found no problem, but when I sent it to QA for some other blanks, it was corrected to 2 potassium. Account info says to use abbreviations when dictated, even in the diagnosis/impression/assessment portions. Is K the preferred transcription, or should I expand it? Our QA is known to change correct transcription to incorrect. Don't ...

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"The patient is undergoing peritoneal dialysis. At home, the patient undergoes cycler peritoneal dialysis. Here, he is receiving manual exchanges every 6 hours 1.5% __________, 2.5 L." s/l "dy a neel" ...

The word I have in question is "long". Is this correct? She was over 5 kilos above her dry weight, and not due for another dialysis session until tomorrow at which time I thought she very likely would be another 2 kilos long. I cannot find anything anywhere that explains "long". Thanks, ...

Does anyone know what term this might be regarding dialysis? I just can't hear what letters he's saying, though I'm pretty sure the first one is "C." I have googled both CBA and CTA and have only gotten those Elsevier articles which I don't have access to. Any renal experts out there?? ...

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To you QA editors: Does anyone hyphenate open-heart surgery? ...

On exam, doc says, "she has a palpable s/l furlin to the upper arm." It could be something it was treated with. TIA!! ...

It sounds like during the abdominal examination, he is saying "testes dependent." Is that correct? ...

Should "2-cm" be hyphenated? I know if it was just 2-cm mass it would be. In this case, 4 x 2 x 2 is still describing "mass" but it does not look right this way 4 x 2 x 2-cm mass. Ugh, it should still be hyphenated, huh? Anyone? ...

Do you think "colostomy deep" should be hyphenated in the following sentence: "The soft tissue and the bowel lumen measure 8 cm in length and have a 6 x 3.5 cm margin of the colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue." The phrase colostomy deep doesn't make sense to me. Thanks. ...

So I am unclear whether # ranges use the word "to" between metric units or the hyphen, Please help!! ex: 3-3.5 cm or 3 to 3.5 cm? ...

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Blood loss was essentially nil as the procedure was done through a 3/4 inch skin incision. Should it be 3/4-inch skin incision? Thank you. ...

Hyphenate "dialysis-dependent" if no noun after? - HelpMT

No - RockyHora

Thank you, Rockyhora! - HelpMT

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