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Stage vs stage/ Roman vs Arabic - KB
Posted: Oct 01, 2013
Is stage capitalized or not as a general rule? What about as it pertains to renal? And do we now use arabic or roman numerals? - perplexed! Thanks for your help!!
Nothing in BOS, at least that I could find. Couldn't find anything on Loma Linda University site. Don't recognize the Google hits for arabic. Anyone know? Thanks. ...
I was always taught that grade is always arabic and stage Roman but someone recently told me that is not the case for orthopedic terms, grade III spondylolysis and grade III medial meniscus tear. Does anyone know if this is correct? ...
I've seen kidney disease classifications both Arabic and Roman. Which is correct? I've been using Arabic, but I just had an editor change a report to Roman. I'm confused and can't find it in BOS2. Thanks! ...
I need documentation about cranial nerves. Got QA edited from using roman numerals, i.e. cranial nerves II through XII versus cranial nerves 2 through 12. According to my notes, either is okay, but QA said preferred way is 2 through 12, and I got "edited" for it. Ugh. Anybody? Thanks. ...
All literature, including internet, seems to use arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals. Cannot identify who originated sleep stage classification to definitively determine which. Anyone out there know? ...
Also this is treatment for renal calculus, I guess lithotriptsy, but in the name of the procedure he mumbles something starting in what S/L "He______". Any ideas.
Thank you! ...
The other day the doc dictated "stage IV, baseline 3.5". Since BOS states to use roman numerals with stages, how would you transcribe the 3.5? The above is exactly what I transcribed but don't know if it is correct. ...
QA corrected my kidney disease stage 3, to III. on a more recent report, they corrected my stage III to 3. what the heck? i have on my notes that grade is 1,2,3, and stage I, II, III. anyone in the know? what is up with QA?????
wish they would get it together and at least try to be consistent. ...
Doctor states final pathologic staging as "T4B 2A M1A."
I've researched it individually and came up with T4b IIA M1a, but I'm unfamiliar with cancer staging, so if anyone can confirm whether this is right, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thank you! ...
Patient is a 43-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease, status post cadaveric renal transplant in ___. Patient had multiple episodes of increased (sl corrented) and rejection and had been treated with steroids in the past.
Thanks!! ...