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Question regarding BOS (apostrophe S) - Ted

Posted: Oct 06, 2011

I don't own the latest edition of the BOS, but I was told a year or so ago that we drop the apostrophe S on diseases now. For example, it is now Hirschsprung disease instead of Hirschsprung's disease. If you own the latest BOS, can you please verify this for me and tell me what page this is on. I was counted off on QA now for not adding the apostrophe and S. TIA!!

S - ssssssssssss

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Page 188.

Drop the 's unless the eponym stands alone; i.e. The patient has Alzheimer disease - no S

The patient has Alzheimer's. - yes S

CAVEAT: This is also facility driven. I just had a client act like Lord of the MT World - even questioned where I got my education because I wrote Hodgkin lymphoma. So she now gets Hodgkin's lymphoma (I actually had to make a short cut so I remembered to do it that way for her).

In my version it is page 210 - Happy MT Robin

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the page may vary depending on whether you have paper copy or electronic copy, but it's section 8.2.7 Eponyms:

8.2.7 Eponyms
AHDI first advocated dropping the possessive form for eponyms in 1990. We adopted this standard because it promotes consistency and clarity. Likewise, The AMA Manual of Style and other industry resources have acknowledged this trend away from the possessive form. It is important to note, however, that use of the possessive form is acceptable in environments where client or facility preference prevails.
EXAMPLE
Apgar score
Babinski sign
Down syndrome
Gram stain
Hodgkin lymphoma
Alzheimer disease
Lou Gehrig disease
When the noun following the eponym is omitted, the possessive form is preferred (See 8.2.9â��Solitary Possessives below).
EXAMPLE
The patient reports a great deal of stress associated with caring for a parent with Alzheimerâ��s.
She was diagnosed with Hodgkinâ��s in early 2002.

As the other poster said, though, it's really facility preference. However, if there is nothing in your account specs that addresses this specifically and if it's worth the hassle, I'd call your QA on it and get them to clarify the issue and make them put it in the account specs for future duse.

sm - 2nd Edition

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possessive form
AAMT first advocated dropping the possessive form of eponyms in 1990.
We adopted this standard because it promotes consistency and clarity. More
recently, The AMA Manual of Style (1998), Stedmanâ��s Medical Dictionary
(2000), and Dorlandâ��s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (2000), have
acknowledged the trend away from the possessive form.
It is important to note, however, that use of the possessive form remains an
acceptable alternative if dictated and/or if indicated as the preference by
employer or client.
Apgar score
Babinski sign
Down syndrome
Gram stain
Hodgkin lymphoma
In awkward constructions, such as when the noun following the eponym is
omitted, the possessive form becomes preferred.
The patientâ��s husband suffers from Alzheimerâ��s.

I think I would question my QA, BOS says if dictated that way, can - type that way, so either way would be okay

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Thanks for the replies everyone! - Ted

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