Use well versus good when you are referring to health.
Examples:
The patient did not feel well today.
The patient did not look well today. [click to continue…]
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I am going to quote this right out of the Book of Style (third edition).
Do not use reflexive or intensive pronouns in the objective case where a personal pronoun should be used.
The patient was last seen by myself [click to continue…]
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There was discussion in one of the groups this week on whether Ace bandage should be Ace or ACE. We looked at ACE bandage meaning All-Cotton Elastic (did not find that acronym in the Stedman’s book) and Ace bandage.
When ACE inhibitor is used, ACE stands for [click to continue…]
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This post is just for fun to share any bloopers or blunders that voice recognition may have put in on a medical report you were typing. Unfortunately, these are not always seen and corrected. I will give a few that I have seen that were not caught.
Radicate was put in by voice rec and word should have been eradicate. [click to continue…]
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I was asked what these stand for today so I will share here:
EKG and ECG are for electrocardiogram.
EMG is electromyogram. [click to continue…]
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Need your help with something. A group in the membership today discussed whether a doctor was dictating anicteric or nonicteric. The question was if they dictate nonicteric, can it be changed to anicteric? [click to continue…]
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This post was submitted by Julie A. regarding Lipitor now being available in generic form of atorvastatin.
Finally, a generic for Lipitor is available. The generic name is atorvastatin. [click to continue…]
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A neurological test that is common is the testing of deep tendon reflexes.
Deep tendon reflexes are also called DTRs. [click to continue…]
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Ecchymosis is a bruise. Small blood vessels rupture underneath the skin, blood escapes into the tissues, and an ecchymosis appears.
It is typically a [click to continue…]
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