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McBurney vs McBurney's, possessives - ItsAWig


Posted: Apr 30, 2011

I'm fairly new to acute care transcription (after 2 years in Pathology), and I am currently in training... the thing that I have run into is the problem of possessives when it comes to things such as McBurney's point.  One MT who is a CMT tells me to drop the apostrophe and the s.  The other MT who was trained onsite for the last 20 years tells me that I need to keep it in. 

I'm so confused D:...  I have looked through the BOS but I can find nothing indicating either way specifically.   

You may need to ask a supervisor or look at your hospital̢۪s transcription preferences - Annie

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Stedman’s Medical Dictionary is starting to show entries without the apostrophe (if that reference carries any weight with your QA).   HOWEVER, if your hospital has a preference (of which your onsite MT may be more knowledgeable), ALWAYS go with the client specifications.  Is there a supervisor you can ask or written account specifics you can refer to?  


                                                  


McBurney point


Pronunciation: măk-bÅ­r′nÄ“


Definition: a point between 1-1/2 and 2 inches superomedial to the anterior superior spine of the ilium, on a line joining that process and the umbilicus, where pressure elicits tenderness in acute appendicitis.


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Thanks! - ItsAWig

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Thanks for confirming that for me... unfortunately it is not covered in the hospital's preferences AND both MTs are onsite. One is definitely of the school of "If the doctor dictated it, that is what you write" (she has been here longest, but is self-trained) and the other (the CMT) is much more focussed on the correct grammar, spelling, etc.

We have no active QA program currently (I'm pretty much the only with a QA process because I need to have my reports reviewed before they go live), but like many things they promise that one day we will have one... along with pay for productivity, but admin is dragging their feet.

ItAWig - deb142

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It is listed in Tessiers Surgical Word Book as McBurney point also. I think the trend is now to drop the apostrophe and the s.
Yeah, gotta get rid of those extra characters, LOL - nm
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