hyphen or no? radicular-like symptoms, soreness-like pain

Some "re" words seem to be pretty well used, such as "readmission" not "re-admission" or "replaced" not "re-placed" but how do you tell when to add the hyphen? I've come across "reexploration" and it doesn't seem right without the hyphen, but I can't find any references that support it either with the hyphen or without. ...

The patient denies any __ symptoms. I can't tell if it's a B or V. Help! ...

I'm going completely blank on this one. The patient entered the hospital for chest pain. The doc states: (blank sounds like gel, or jail) He denies any current discomfort but states when it is present it is usually a mild to moderate degree of pressure about the chest. He denies any radiation to the _____, arms, or back. ...

She does not want any chance of a recurrent deformity and has done so well with the fusion on the right side. I think it is reasonable to proceed given the degree of her deformity and ______ s/l crinasetive symptoms. tia. ...

The pt was diagnosed with diffuse encephalopathy. She had acute onset of headache approximately 4 days before being admitted to the hospital, left temporal region, sharpened s/l con sent, blurred vision, etc. ...

This patient has systemic lupus erythematosus and the dr. is listing her symptoms..."Alopecia, skin nodules/rash, arthritis, photosensitivity, anemia, pleurisy, leukopenia, s/l 'hypoclopthemintemia'. I feel like it's at the front of my brain, but I just can't seem to grasp it completely. ...

He will have some very transient s/lcomonitory symptoms ?? ...

Diagnosis is concussion. On a followup appoint the doc said - The patient notes that his _______ went away last night. It sounds like "cryingness". I'm hearing "cr" at the beginning and "ness" at the end. Anyone have any ideas? ...

patient is on Prempro. had hot flashes at one time. obviously this "symptom" is menopausal related. any ideas?? ...

Patient has a head injury, and doc says he has no s/l "left oh ranger" symptoms.... can't get a handle on this one. Thanks in advance! ...

Baby has Down syndrome and the doc lists several symptoms. One is either hyper-something (hyperitliitism) or hypo-something (hypoitilisim?). I googled and found several lists of Down symptoms, but all explanations are for parents and use non-medical terms. Could someone clue me in on what this might be? Thanks. ...

He is referring to premenstrual pain?? ...

Transcribing rheumatology - s/l closterpedic pain, posturopedic pain. Any ideas? Patient recently had shingles, if that helps. ...

The sentence is " Two and a half years ago she had knee replacement." Should the two and a half be hyphenated? I never know how to write that. Or, should I rearrange the sentence to " She has knee replacement 2.5 years ago." ...

three-days post or three days post???? ...

Sorry don't see a grammar board to post this on at the moment, so posting here. How would you transcribe the bolded phrase? "She does have a small central tear which, again, is likely from an acute on chronic-type/acute-on-chronic-type? injury from work." Thanks in advance!! ...

What is the proper way to hypenate non-weight-bearing? I have found it several ways, just started working for a new company and their dictionary spell check has no hypens at all in it...I sooooo hate hyphens. Thanks in advance for the imput :) ...

The patient is cancer-free. The patient is cancer free. The patient is pain-free. The patient is pain free. ???? ...

Is it well-healed incision or well healed incision? Is it right hand dominant or right-hand dominant? how do i know when to put in a hyphen? i never used to use many hyphens, and all of a sudden QA has started noticing!! ...

Is it ER/PR-positive with the hyphen or ER/PR positive without the hyphen? I can't ever figure this out. ...

Patient with a rash.... sounds like "KOH exam shows positive hyphen budding" does that sound right? thanks for any help! ...

I am transcribing a report for orthopedic surgery. What is the correct way to transcribe chondromalacia grading? Is it grage 1 to 2 or grade 1-2 changes? I have myself confused as teachers always said in school that you use "to or through with numbers. Thanks ...

straight-leg raise power, or straight-leg-raise power? any help appreciated ...

If using AAMT Second ed, how would you hyphenate 2-3 mm calculus? Thanks ...

How do I create a hyphen for my age macro in AutoCorrect. I need to have a macro formatted as -year-old. I have Word 2007. Thank you so much! ...

hyphen or no? radicular-like symptoms, soreness-like pain - tia nm

hypen...sm - GT

Oops...hyphen...nm - GT

it is correct to use the hyphen - .

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