Could the "beautific" be unrelated to the Alz's? More info would be helpful.
Would this be like pleasantly confused maybe? - starstruck
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Just thinking it might be Alzheimer's without agitation.
Beatific Alzheimer's - LK
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Although I've never heard beatific used to describe Alzeimer's, it could make sense in the context of Alzeimer's of the pleasantly confused type, as another poster mentioned, as beatific means to make "blessedly happy." Makes sense to me!
beatific Alzheimer's - nlmoss
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I believe and agree that this is similar to pleasantly confused. The doc just mentioned this in the hx without any other clue in the dictation. This MD tends to use unusual terms, an excellent physician and dictator, but never heard of. Thanks for your responses. This is a great resource.
I was always told to type Alzheimer's as Alzheimer, which the second being what is correct in the medical dictionary (sorry it's late and can't remember the dictionary name, but the one they have us use). When I sent a report to QA with several blanks, there were several things "corrected" in the report, the above being one of them. Anyone know which is to be used? Have I been doing it wrong all these years? I always drop the s if it isn't proper. Thanks. ...
Could someone please help me? According to the AAMT Book of Style, Is it correct to add a plural on the names of diseases or syndromes, like Alzheimer's disease, Crohn's disease, Baker's cyst, or should it simply be written as Alzheimer disease, etc. Thanks so much if someone can help me out. ...