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According to the latest Stedman's Radiology and Stedman's Neuro/Neurosurgery, disc is preferred over disk re spine. Either is correct. My son is a radiologist and prefers disc. Depends on hospital preference, if any, but either is correct.
Radiologists do prefer disc. - First question I ask: disc or disk.
I work with an MT who insists that it is degenerative disk disease, but we have an ortho doctor who insists it is degenerative disc disease. He is so annoyed that in his latest dictation he says "humor me and just spell it d-i-s-c" and then proceeds to spell the word every single time he says it throughout the report.
Now, I will say that I always typed it "degenerative disc disease" because I worked for an ortho office and was told that was the preferred spelling. When I start ...
I was told disc when referring to optic discs and disk when referring to the spine. Then I believe the standard was changed to disc for everything. I just recently started a new job where I was pinged for using disc in a lumbar steroid injection report by my supervisor who told me to use disk for the spine.
So which is correct? I can't keep up since they put a new book of style every other year.
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Does anyone have a trick on how to know which is the right form to use? When I look them up in the dictionary I am thinking disc is for eyes and disk is for spine?? Any help appreciated! ...
I am curious as to the correct way to use this word when talking about the spine. I have seen it both ways in my references and back in the day it used to be disc when talking about the eye, but it seems now ortho is using it. Can someone enlighten me please as to the current preference? ...
what is the preferred spelling of disc/disk? The way I learned was that it doesn't totally matter as long as the spelling is the same throughout the report. But now I am getting feedback that it does matter. Thoughts? ...
I know it's been asked before -- and answered before. BOS 2nd likes DISK. I still like it too. I also like DISC for anything optic related.
Unless definite client preference, is there any updated consensus on using one or the other these days? Thanks. ...
ASR always used to type out PICC (not PIC) and disk (not disc). I just did a long report and throughout the report it had both disc and disk even in the same sentence. Also, we were told PICC is the correct abbreviation, not PIC -- so why all of a sudden can't ASR get these abbreviations/words correct? Why is it getting worse? How is it getting worse? ...
Once upon a time, many years ago, I was taught "disk" for eye, "disc" for vertebrae. These days, QA is contraindicating themselves like crazy. If I type disc for vertebrae, they change it to disk. If I type disk for vertebrae, they change it to disc. What gives? Same goes for eye. This is driving me nuts. What do you do here? ...
Which is the correct way to transcribe this -- lumbar disc or lumbar disk -- I have been transcribing 4-ever and typed it disc but was recently told it is disk?? ...
I got a new computer. I do work for a local doc the old fashioned way (tapes) and would like to save his work on disks (used 3.5 on old computer). I tried to format the disk and things were going well until the last few seconds when a window popped up saying format could not be completed, but no reason why. I have tried several times since and the same thing happens. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? I am using CD-RW disks. Thanks. ...
Two words that come up often for questioning. These are strictly used in an orthopedic setting. Stedman's and Dorland's list end point and hand grip HOWEVER the office transcription manager, girl is asking for me to correct this to endpoint and handgrip. She is only basing this on what an old medical transcription company she used to work for had her typing. I would rather base it on the medical reference. The doctors are not even aware this has come up. She is ...
I just need MS Word 2013....but everywhere I look all I see available are "download only" or "no media" or key card only, no disk. I'm worried about getting a copy with no disk. Has anyone ever found a place to purchase Word with a disk for a reasonable price? Or have you had luck with just the downloaded version? Downloaded versions are usually in the $60 to $80 range. Thanks for any advice! ...
Can anyone help with the beginning of this word?
CT scan done which revealed disk bulging of the (___)opathy abutting the right S1 nerve root, L5-S1.
Thank you. ...
I'm trying to copy my ExText ESP word expander onto a disc. Everytime I try, it says "please insert disc into drive D" even when I have one in. Does anybody know why it won't copy? Thank's ...