Should we put a hyphen in preop and/or postop? My spellchecker says it is OK without, but it is hard to read w/o one IMO.
BOS says to use a hyphen when joining a prefix to an abbreviation, so would this count as an abbreviation in this case? Or is it more like a shortened form of the word? ...
On postop plan after dictating OP report (shoulder arthroscopy for impingement and AC joint arthritis, doctor dictates postop plan which includes pendulum, gentle ROM plus "He can progress to active and (s/l) PREs (??) as pain and symptoms allow." Wondered if this was correct and what it stood for. Thanks. ...
Dictated: She thinks that during her pregnancy she "overate the pouch"... and can now eat larger volumes.
Is "overate the pouch" correct? He says it pretty clearly and I just want to make sure.
ALSO: Is it endoluminal or endolumenal
Thank you. ...