What is the proper way to abbreviate subcutaneous?...

The doc is dictating a monograph and she says: The aorta may dilate later in pregnancy, and the woman who already has a dilated aorta is at risk of dissection and rupture (reference Pyeritz). Do I abbreviate reference as Ref: Pyreitz? Or spell it out? TIA...... ...

There is no peripheral edema of the subcutaneous s/ trocra. ...

The subcutaneous s/l digital rear approximated with absorbable suture. also if a sentence starts with "2-vessel" shall I change it to "Two-vessel"? ...

Good morning. I am a court reporter who does many medical depositions and a discussion ensued amongst us whether subcutaneous is shortened to subq, sub-Q, subcu. Is there a preference amongst medical transcriptionists on how to write it? Thank you. ...

Has anyone heard this "pedia subcutaneous suture" This is what I am hearing, but have never run across this before! Thank you! ...

I have a dictator who is very particular and says "sub hyphen q." I've always been a little foggy on whether it is subcu, sub-q or always expand to subcutaneous. Thanks! ...

Does anyone know if either Shortcut or Abbreviate expanders are compatible with Docqscribe? I'm looking for something similar to Smartype. thanks! ...

I know some are obvious, like MRI, but how do you decide what is okay to abbreviate and what is not? For example, I am transcribing for a neurologist/sleep study doc and he uses CPAP, COPD, and JVD a lot. Are those to be spelled out? In school, we learned that everything should be spelled out, but I have seen evidence to the contrary in several books. What is your opinion? ...

What is the correct way to abbreviate microunits? The doc is dictating a TSH value and is saying microunits/mL.... TIA ...

I used to use Abbreviate for short forms and loved it. That was a couple of operating systems ago. Is anyone still using that? Does it work with Vista or Win XP? I think the company went out of business which is unfortunate. ...

Does anyone know how to convert a .txt file to .abr to be converted to use in Abbreviate? I have an older Abbreviate directory with 3000 entries and I have 5000 entries in a .txt file from Bayscribe's word expander. ...

Does anyone know of a way to download Abbreviate, or of a comparable word expander that would accept my painstakingly-built Abbreviate expansion list? Thank you in advance! ...

I have noticed a disturbing trend with the doctors I transcribe for. They will dictate medications in a dangerous way. For example Nexium 40 rather than Nexium 40 mg. They are seldom dictating mg, mcg, etc. I find this dangerous and wonder if it is laziness on their part or apathy or something else. Not to mention that it falls on the MT to "help them out" so to speak which takes time. I just find it frustrating. Thanks for listening. ...

Quadriceps tear repair:; A s/l Montesuna incision was made?? The subcutaneous tissue was dissected sharply to the patella fascia... ...

crow's feet crows' feet crows feet THANKS!! ...

What is the prope way to type this out: five-tenths of a cc. I have been typing 0.5 cc, but I am thinking maybe it should be 0.05 cc. Please help set me straight! Thanks! ...

What is the current proper form for height when the doc says "height five-five?" I am so paranoid about everything now with MQ. ...

Is there a right or wrong way. I'm researching and all of those come up. Thanks, ...

I was wondering if I should correct this doctor. He said She is Hispanic speaking, but Hispanic isn't a language. Should I put Spanish? ...

Ok, is it proper to say "bottoms of both feet" or "bottom of both feet"?? My dictator and I have been going around and around on this...please help! ...

It must be too early. I've talked myself in and out of this but need a little help here. In names such as Martinez, when the sentence is, "she was sent from Dr. Martinez's office" is it Martinez's or Martinez'. Told you it was early. Would appreciate the help please. Thank you. ...

MD dictates C5-6... I usually change this to C5-C6, as it seems that is the more correct way. Should C5-6 be used? ...

Doc just says in Diagnosis "3 4 neuroma" Should that be 3/4, 3-4, 3,4 or other? ...

Just wondering...what is the proper way of typing CO2? ...

Doing a report and they begin the sentence with - 3 mL of anesthesia. Can't find this in the BOS or anywhere. Is it proper to type Three mL of anesthesia, or is this an exception to start a sentence with 3 mL. Thanks, mt ...

You can challenge them if you feel certain they are wrong, yes? Is it not koshur to question them too often? How about 2 challenges that you prevailed on, but by the third question are they sick of you anyway, never mind you were right the first 2 times. ...

As in epithelial cells, if dictated as "epis", what is the proper way to type that? I saw one place "epis", one "EPIs". Help appreciated, I am currently lacking the appropriate reference material for abbreviations and cannot find this info online. tia ...

Warfarin subQ b.i.d. TYIA. ...

ANYONE who uses Windows 7 and Enterprise Express Editor..help me! I need to know how to go backwards to put in the date that a doctor saw a patient. On my old program, EXText, I did CTRL J and it went back. Now, it says that macros are disabled. I don't know how to make this work. ANYONE out there able to help me? I just went from an XP to a Windows 7 and from ExText to Enterprise Express Editor. They are very similar programs but these little changes are ...

The doctor dictated: CRP stable at 15.4 high. How would this be formatted? Would it be correct as CRP, stable at 15.4; high. ?? ...

What is the proper way to abbreviate subcutaneous?... - mt12

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