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Is this supposed to be left as MRSA in the assessment? - anon


Posted: May 08, 2010

Is this supposed to be left as MRSA in the assessment?? The client profile says nothing about it?  I thought we had no abbeviations in the assessment unless the client profile stated that. ??

I always expand it. Common lab tests I've heard... - Through the grapevine

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...aren't supposed to be expanded like CK or TSH, but MRSA is not a lab test.


Expanding MRSA - MT

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Did you get corrected for expanding it? It's like any other disease entity and gets expanded in areas of report as instructed. If QA corrected you on that, I would question it.

Some clients prefer the real long disease names not to be expanded over and over in the sections where you normally expand, but unless you've heard otherwise, expand it out where instructed.

I leave it as MRSA, not expanded - see msg

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My reasoning behind this is that, to another physician skimming through the report, MRSA stands out much better and is much more noticeable than "methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus."

I also do the same thing with HIV or AIDS, because these two in their short forms are much more readily recognizable in their shortened vs expanded forms.

I Don't Disagree, but... - Way Old MT

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I don't disagree with your reasoning. In fact, I think in the cases you cited, you are 100% correct. However, we need to do as instructed.


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