Should I expand "K" to potassium

The doc (ESL) says ".....her K was 3.3. Also later mentions "K supplement". Should I transcribe as is? Cannot find reference on Do Not Use list. Thanks ...

Although my view on this issue is that, yes, a seasoned transcriptionist should recognize that 216 was not the proper value (and I can see QA flagging that as a serious error), the point I'd like to make is that this is the crazy problem with MTSOs thinking that ASR can replace the human, experienced transcriptionist. Without an MT's knowledge that "this value" or "that dosage" doesn't make sense, this is exactly the type of error that ASR will continue to crank out. The qu ...

The pt has elevated potassium. Being treated in ER with calcium chloride, B-51, Kayexalate and 1/3 liter of "Chris............. something. TIA ...

When a physician dictates, "The patient was put on K supplements", or "The patient's K was", should these be expanded to potassium? Thanks. ...

when given the weight is 243 pounds, down 3 pounds since May. The down 3 pounds part, should it be three pounds or 3 pounds? ...

In BOS it states to expand q.d. as well as q.h.s. and q6PM....but what about q.6 h.? Does that get expanded to every 6 hours or is that one OK to use?? ...

Don't you hate it when dictators give the labs with the values first - like 147 sodium, 4.2 potassum, etc and then switch it part way through back to glucose 110 - that gets me so screwed up. ...

What word expander program do you use and why? Are they better then using the Autocorrect/Autotext that is already in Word? What are the benefits, etc?? ...

Bear with me I'm new. Do you always expand headings even if the account specifics say verbatim? For example EXAM, PREOP DIAGNOSIS, POSTOP DIAGNOSIS. This is when no template is given. ...

Using Shorthand abbreviation expander and short on manuals. How do you get it not to expand? Thanks! ...

I would wonder about neuropsych testing. ...

The patient is planned for surgery. The physician will come and "preop" him the day prior to surgery. How would you expand that? Thanks for any suggestions. ...

I got a style error minor deduction for this, because it could also refer to "benign prostatic hyperplasia." I was actually aware of this terminology controversy in the medical community in terms of what the actual meaning is, but I've never once had "benign prostatic hyperplasia" dictated in over 18 years of MT, regardless (has anyone else?). However, I should somehow intuit that Nuance wants it done this way (though I've been expanding it for over 2 years now with never a corre ...

Does anyone know how to expand simply by typing in the abreviation and hitting the space bar and then it will expand the abreviation? ...

Is it appropriate to leave "K" (as dictated) in the report? For instance, "She was treated with K supplement." Also, "Her K was 4.5 on admission but has come down to 3.2 by discharge." I don't see anything in my Company's account specifics about this, and I am not sure what is proper. ...

Should I expand "K" to potassium - Future MT

depends on your account, have one verbatim and would type as is, another - would expand all slang and type potassium

Should I expand "K" to potassium - Future MT

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