how do you expand PPD in regard to TB...its given in the diagnosis. nm.

I got a style error minor deduction for this, because it could also refer to "benign prostatic hyperplasia." I was actually aware of this terminology controversy in the medical community in terms of what the actual meaning is, but I've never once had "benign prostatic hyperplasia" dictated in over 18 years of MT, regardless (has anyone else?). However, I should somehow intuit that Nuance wants it done this way (though I've been expanding it for over 2 years now with never a corre ...

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Doc is talking about removing a PEG tube and says the patient has a s/l "Fisilus bag" connection to the stomach from the anterior ventral epigastric abdominal wall. Thanks. ...

So I'm not completely clear on this. I know liquid measurements are grammatically to be treated singly--"20 mL of normal saline was given." My question is whether this applies when it's not necessarily a liquid measurement but is currently applied to a liquid. The sentence is "Then, 4000 units of heparin [was/were] given." I want to pick 'were', mainly because 'was' sounds wrong and 'units' are not a solely liquid measurement like m ...

Throat: The patient is a horse. It's NOT the VR. ...

when given the weight is 243 pounds, down 3 pounds since May. The down 3 pounds part, should it be three pounds or 3 pounds? ...

In BOS it states to expand q.d. as well as q.h.s. and q6PM....but what about q.6 h.? Does that get expanded to every 6 hours or is that one OK to use?? ...

What word expander program do you use and why? Are they better then using the Autocorrect/Autotext that is already in Word? What are the benefits, etc?? ...

Bear with me I'm new. Do you always expand headings even if the account specifics say verbatim? For example EXAM, PREOP DIAGNOSIS, POSTOP DIAGNOSIS. This is when no template is given. ...

Using Shorthand abbreviation expander and short on manuals. How do you get it not to expand? Thanks! ...

I would wonder about neuropsych testing. ...

The patient is planned for surgery. The physician will come and "preop" him the day prior to surgery. How would you expand that? Thanks for any suggestions. ...

Does anyone know how to expand simply by typing in the abreviation and hitting the space bar and then it will expand the abreviation? ...

I don't know if I am just not thinking straight or if there is reason I cannot find these. Under diagnoses, doc says the pt has ARA(?), DM, car-pul-mon-ali, P slash atrial fibrillation.... Seriously, I cannot find ARA, no sign of carpulmonali, or P/atrial fibillation. Any ideas at all? I am going to continue to think and search. TIA for any help! ...

Degenerative lateral meniscus tear? It sounds like he is saying degenerative. I have not heard of "degenerative" lateral meniscus tear. tia. ...

LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN CERVICAL AND TRAPEZIUS MYALGIA If so, would there be a comma put in? TIA. ...

s/l hypergolactanemia. The patient is on s/l promaxitine. ...

1. AIDS 2. Meningitis versus AIDS "sulfa patty"? ...

Urogenital Distress Inventory is the urologic term I know but this is listed as a diagnosis and has to be written out naturally. Anyone know it? Thanks. ...

If "elevated INR" is listed in the diagnosis, would INR be expanded to international normalized ratio? Thanks!! ...

I need to expand it, so would I type human leukocyte antigen B27, or do I need to put a hyphen in it? ...

would this be one or two? tia. DIAGNOSIS: STATUS POST CHEVRON BUNIONECTOMY, FOURTH HAMMERTOE CORRECTION ...

DIAGNOSES: 1. LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN 2. POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDINOPATHY tia. ...

Axis III diagnosis, sounds like: History of left "corioma" of uncertain clinical significance. any help is appreciated. ...

Crush injury, right foot fracture of metatarsals tia. ...

When did this become okay? I got called on my last QA that spelling out CVA or MI in the diagnosis is a no-no. ...

nonunion of the fifth metatarsal, avulsion fracture should this be 2 separate diagnoses? tia. ...

how do you expand PPD in regard to TB...its given in the diagnosis. nm. - ptmt

purified protein derivative...nm - babs

thanks so much babs... - ptmt

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