Grade gets arabic. Stage, type, and class get Roman numerals. (Exception is type 2 diabetes.) None of them have initial caps (grade 2, stage II, type II, class II). ...
Is stage capitalized or not as a general rule? What about as it pertains to renal? And do we now use arabic or roman numerals? - perplexed! Thanks for your help!! ...
The other day the doc dictated "stage IV, baseline 3.5". Since BOS states to use roman numerals with stages, how would you transcribe the 3.5? The above is exactly what I transcribed but don't know if it is correct. ...
QA corrected my kidney disease stage 3, to III. on a more recent report, they corrected my stage III to 3. what the heck? i have on my notes that grade is 1,2,3, and stage I, II, III. anyone in the know? what is up with QA?????
wish they would get it together and at least try to be consistent. ...
Can someone explain to me (or point me in the right direction of where to look) how do I know when to use IV versus 4. I'm doing searches but confused as both are coming up.
Example - grade II (or 2) patellofemoral chondrosis, grade 4 (or IV) osteochondral defect. My report is not looking uniform and unsure which to use anymore or where to look to make sure I'm correct.
Thank you for any help. ...
Doctor states final pathologic staging as "T4B 2A M1A."
I've researched it individually and came up with T4b IIA M1a, but I'm unfamiliar with cancer staging, so if anyone can confirm whether this is right, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thank you! ...
All of my searching brings up only FIGO staging, never grading. I even checked the FIGO web site. So, when a doctor dictates it as grade, should it be automatically changed to stage? TIA ...
I'm having a TIA, I think. This sentence is "....68-year-old woman with a high-grade leiomyosarcoma..." Should there be a hyphen in "high grade" or not? I've totally thought about this too much and I can't remember when you do and don't use the hyphen. Please help!!
Thanks! ...
Hi,
I have a question that is driving me bonkers trying to figure out.
I transcribe radiology, and the following phrase is used frequently:
"..... mild to moderate grade...." by one particular doctor.
Does anyone have any ideas about the proper way this phrase should be transcribed?
For example, mild- to moderate-grade; mild to moderate grade; mild-to-moderate-grade?
Thank you for any help! ...