Her Lantus was changed to [twice daily or] twice-daily Levemir.
Follow up with Dr. Whatshisface on [next available or] next-available basis.
I'm never quite sure on these. Anybody have a 'punctuation rule' or something I can use to help me make the correct choice?
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...failure to place the patient in a left side down position to avoid injury
" left side down " is my question - the rest is just for context.
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Should "2-cm" be hyphenated? I know if it was just 2-cm mass it would be. In this case, 4 x 2 x 2 is still describing "mass" but it does not look right this way 4 x 2 x 2-cm mass.
Ugh, it should still be hyphenated, huh? Anyone? ...
Do you think "colostomy deep" should be hyphenated in the following sentence:
"The soft tissue and the bowel lumen measure 8 cm in length and have a 6 x 3.5 cm margin of the colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue."
The phrase colostomy deep doesn't make sense to me.
Thanks.
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I know that "dialysis-dependent" requires the hyphen if a noun follows the phrase as in, "The dialysis-dependent patient..." However, would the hyphen be appropriate in this phrase if a noun did NOT follow it as in "This is an 81-year-old woman with diabetes who is dialysis-dependent."? Would this be considered a noun + adjective, thus requiring the hyphen?
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Do you hyphenate "kyphoplasty vertebroplasty"? Should I put an "and" in there?
The full sentence: "Status post kyphoplasty vertebroplasty for L1 compression fracture." ...