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Platelets count and decimals - jld

Posted: Nov 08, 2012

I know platelets are usually given in the form of hundreds of thousands. However, I have a doc who is saying it as a decimal--a single digit followed by the decimal and two digits, like 1.49. Is this a proper way to transcribe it, or should I change it to something? Usually if they say for instance "One hundred forty-nine," without adding the thousand, I'll still transcribe it 149,000, but what do I do with a decimal? Thanks.

I transcribe as dictated. If they say 1.49, that's what they get. - Unless account specs dictate otherwise. nm

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I type as dictated - Safer that way-See Msg

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Unless you are given specific instructions otherwise, safer to just type as they dictate in the platelet situation. I used to do it the other way (D: 149. t: 149,000), then one day, the dictator was simply saying the platelet count had dropped a certain amount and I accidentally put the "000" at the end, out of habit. It was a huge error, and I never put 000 again.

I also use that decimal value, whatever they say. We're much safer that way.

need to mark for QA - because

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platelet count of 1.49 actually means 1,490,000.

so.. did they mean that or 149,000?

I do not think so, but... - See Msg

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I don't think 1.49 is one-million four-hundred ninety thousand. I believe they mean 1.49 thousand, but just type as dictated.

Agree to mark for QA - or leave blank (sm)

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But 1.49 x 1000 is not 1,490,000; it is 1490. There is no way to know what they mean by a platelet count of 1.49. Could even be dictator error. Is there a disorder that this patient has that would indicate a severely decreased platelet count?

Transcribe as dictated. Do not translate. Only a few exceptions, and this isn't one of them. - nm

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