Thursday, January 20, 2011

VIRGULES

VIRGULES ("/" -- slashes)... 4 mL/kg per day -not- 4 mL/kg/day

Per the AAMT BOS:

virgule (/)

The virgule, also known as diagonal, slant line, slash, solidus, is used for a variety

of purposes.

alternatives

Virgules are often used to express equivalent alternatives. However, this

construction can often be avoided by the use of and or or.

  • a yes or no vote
  • preferred to a yes/no vote

The and/or construction is particularly awkward and can be remedied in

the following manner.

  • We are considering surgery or chemotherapy, or both.
  • preferred to We are considering surgery and/or chemotherapy.

per

To express per with a virgule, there must be at least one specific numeric quantity, and the element immediately on each side of the virgule must be

either a specific numeric quantity or a unit of measurement.

Do not use a virgule when a unit of measure does not have an acceptable abbreviated form, when a prepositional phrase intervenes between the

elements between per, or when a nontechnical phrase is used.

  • Sed rate: 52 mm/h
  • 120 beats per minute not 120 beats/min
  • She takes 5 mg of Valium per day. not She takes 5 mg of Valium/day.
  • She weighs in 3 days per week. not She weighs in 3 d/wk.

Avoid using more than one virgule per expression to reduce clutter and enhance readability.

  • 4 mL/kg per minute not 4 mL/kg/min

Exception: It is very common in cancer protocols to use two virgules in an expression of a dosage.

  • The patient was begun on a lymphoma protocol that included doxorubicin 25 mg/m2/day on days 1 and 15...

Do not abbreviate English units of time except in virgule constructions and tables. Do not use periods with such abbreviations.

  • The patient is 5 days old.
  • He will return in 3 weeks for followup.
  • 40 mm/h

In virgule constructions (and tables), use the following abbreviations from the SI (International System of Units). Note that no periods are used.

  • minute -- use min
  • hour – use h
  • day – use d
  • week – use wk
  • month – use mo
  • year – use y

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

DICTATE IT TERMS

S.No

Incorrect

Correct

1

abridgment

abridgement

2

age related

age-related

3

airplane

aeroplane

4

although,

although

5

aluminum

aluminium

6

anemia

anaemia

7

anesthesia

anaesthesia

8

anesthetic

anaesthetic

9

anesthetise

anaesthetise

10

apnea

apnoea

11

apologize

apologize

12

arbor

arbour

13

archeology

archaelogy

14

armor

armour

15

behavior

behaviour

16

behavioral

behavioural

17

bisulfate

bisulphate

18

caliber

calibre

19

caliper

calliper

20

canceled

cancelled

21

catalog

catalogue

22

center

centre

23

centerboard

centreboard

24

centerfold

centrefold

25

Cesarean

Caesarean

26

channeled

channelled

27

chili

chilli

28

cigaret

cigarette

29

color

colour

30

councilor

councillor

31

criticize

criticise

32

curb

kerb

33

deviled

devilled

34

deviling

devilling

35

diarrhea

diarrhoea

36

disheveled

dishevelled

37

disk

disc

38

diskal

discal

39

diskotomy

discotomy

40

disulfide

disulphide

41

draft

draught

42

draftsman

draughtsman

43

dysesthesia

dysaesthesia

44

dyspnea

dyspnoea

45

edema

oedema

46

encyclopedia

encyclopaedia

47

endeavor

endeavour

48

enology

oenology

49

enroll

enrol

50

enrollment

enrolment

51

esophageal

oesophageal

52

esophagitis

oesophagitis

53

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

oesophagogastroduodenoscopy

54

esophagoscope

oesophagoscope

55

esophagostomy

oesophagostomy

56

esophagus

oesophagus

57

estradiol

oestradiol

58

estrogen

oestrogen

59

estrus

oestrus

60

etiology

aetiology

61

ex-patients

x patients

62

favor

favour

63

favorite

favourite

64

fecal

faecal

65

feces

faeces

66

fetal

foetal

67

fetus

foetus

68

fiber

fibre

69

flavor

flavour

70

focused

focussed

71

focusing

focussing

72

fueled

fuelled

73

fueling

fuelling

74

full time

full-time

75

funduscopy

fundoscopy

76

glamor

glamour

77

glycemia

glycaemia

78

goiter

goitre

79

gonorrhea

gonorrhoea

80

gray

grey

81

gynecologist

gynaecologist

82

gynecology

gynaecology

83

harbor

harbour

84

hemangioma

haemangioma

85

hematocrit

haematocrit

86

hematoma

haemotoma

87

hemoglobin

haemoglobin

88

hemophilia

haemophilia

89

hemorrhage

haemorrhage

90

hemorrhoid

haemorrhoid

91

homeopathy

homoeopathy

92

honor

honour

93

hosteler

hosteller

94

humor

humour

95

hypercholesterolemia

hypercholesterolaemia

96

hyperesthesia

hyperaesthesia

97

hyperglycemia

hyperglycaemia

98

hypoglycemia

hypoglycaemia

99

installment

instalment

100

instill

instil

101

ischemia

ischaemia

102

jeweler

jeweller

103

jewelery

jewellery

104

judgment

judgement

105

kidnaped

kidnapped

106

kidnaper

kidnapper

107

kidnaping

kidnapping

108

left handed

left-handed

109

leukemia

leukaemia

110

leveled

levelled

111

leveling

levelling

112

lipidemia

lipidaemia

113

liter

litre

114

liters

litres

115

long standing

longstanding

116

maneuver

manoeuvre

117

marveled

marvelled

118

marveling

marvelling

119

marvelous

marvellous

120

meager

meagre

121

menorrhea

menorrhoea

122

metaled

metalled

123

metaling

metalling

124

meter

metre

125

millimeter

millimetre

126

misjudgment

misjudgement

127

modeled

modelled

128

modeling

modelling

129

mold

mould

130

molding

moulding

131

Ms.

Miss

132

mustache

moustache

133

neighbor

neighbour

134

neighborhood

neighborhood

135

neighborly

neighbourly

136

neuron

neurone

137

nevi

naevi

138

niter

nitre

139

odor

odour

140

orthopedic

orthopaedic

141

orthopnea

orthopnoea

142

paneled

panelled

143

paneling

panelling

144

panelist

panellist

145

paresthesia

paraesthesia

146

parlor

parlour

147

part time

part-time

148

pediatrician

paediatrician

149

pediatrics

paediatrics

150

plow

plough

151

prof.

professor

152

program

programme

153

pupilage

pupillage

154

pupilary

pupillary

155

quarreled

quarrelled

156

quarreling

quarrelling

157

reveled

revelled

158

reveling

revelling

159

right handed

right-handed

160

rigor

rigour

161

rumor

rumour

162

savior

saviour

163

skillful

skilful

164

specialty

specaility

165

splendor

splendour

166

sulfate

sulphate

167

sulfide

sulphide

168

sulfur

sulphur

169

theater

theatre

170

tire

tyre

171

titer

titre

172

traveled

travelled

173

traveling

travelling

174

trisulfate

trisulphate

175

tumor

tumour

176

up stairs

upstairs

177

valor

valour

178

vapor

vapour

179

well being

wellbeing

180

whiskey

whisky

181

will

would

182

willful

wilful

183

woolen

woollen

184

worshiped

worshipped

185

worshiper

worshipper

186

worshiping

worshipping