Re: AE>BE, wording in an instruction leaflet to doctors

[Guest guest]

Thanks, , Anne and Kathleen.

I don't have a problem with this being formal in AE: my job is to make sure

the document reads correctly in BE, in more-or-less the same register ;-)

Prep is 'correct' in BE, but I would tend to regard it as informal register,

for which I've invited agreement/disagreement as relevant.

On a British (albeit non-medical) list I've been urged to use 'prepare' so

I'll probably go with that.

Cheers,

I can't speak for BE, , but I want to be sure you're aware that in AE

medical terminology " prep " IS considered formal usage. The verb even

appears in standard, general American dictionaries (cf. Webster's Ninth New

Collegiate; " to prepare for operation or examination).

Creutz

Weymouth, MA, USA

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . Of course, Merriam-Webster is American, not English. ;-)

;-) ;-) ;-) etc ad infinitum

My standard English medical dictionary agrees, although I don't like it.

prep (noun): the act or an instance of preparing a patient for a surgical

operation the floor nurse had three preps to do

2prep (transitive verb): to prepare for a surgical operation or examination

prepped the patient for an appendectomy

Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary

Burns

[Guest guest]

Thanks.

Believe is better to use a formal approach in BE.

An example from BMJ

" Ru is used to prepare cervix for surgical abortion " BMJ 1993

I have also seen " prepping " in this context.

a Legradi

[Guest guest]

Ooops -shows the danger of forgetting the original query.

In atonement, I have just Googled:

" prep the patient " site:uk

and found a measley 86 hits

versus 768 for:

" prepare the patient " site:uk

What is more, looking at the first several UK hits for " prep the patient " ,

are guaranteed to give you a laugh.

You are not kidding!!

I think you would be more than justified in using " prepared " in a formal

text -I would, and I'm westpondish.

Burns

No sooner said than done.

Ta,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I would change it -> as a rule, I try to eliminate abreviations and such

so there's no question about clarity of the text.

(If the client wants to shorten it later, that's his choice)

Kathleen R. Goldsmith-Killing

S. o, SP Brazil

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>>From a large document, localised AE>BE, that I am reviewing:

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>Prep the cervix with xxx or other suitable antibacterial solution according

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>Can't decide whether I should change prep to prepare in a fairly formal text.

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[Guest guest]

I would in your place,

Best regards

Anne

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> >From a large document, localised AE>BE, that I am reviewing:

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> Prep the cervix with xxx or other suitable antibacterial solution

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> to standard practice.

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> Can't decide whether I should change prep to prepare in a fairly

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> Thanks for ideas,

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[Guest guest]

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Believe is better to use a formal approach in BE.

An example from BMJ

" Ru is used to prepare cervix for surgical abortion " BMJ 1993

I have also seen " prepping " in this context.

a Legradi

Medical Translator

(562) 5310581

(562) 09 8647860

www.legradi.cl

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Asunto: AE>BE, wording in an instruction leaflet to doctors

From a large document, localised AE>BE, that I am reviewing:

Prep the cervix with xxx or other suitable antibacterial solution

according

to standard practice.

Can't decide whether I should change prep to prepare in a fairly formal

text.

Thanks for ideas,

[Guest guest]

I can't speak for BE, , but I want to be sure you're aware that in AE

medical terminology " prep " IS considered formal usage. The verb even

appears in standard, general American dictionaries (cf. Webster's Ninth New

Collegiate; " to prepare for operation or examination).

Creutz

Weymouth, MA, USA

AE>BE, wording in an instruction leaflet to doctors

From a large document, localised AE>BE, that I am reviewing:

Prep the cervix with xxx or other suitable antibacterial solution according

to standard practice.

Can't decide whether I should change prep to prepare in a fairly formal

text.

Thanks for ideas,

[Guest guest]

AE>BE, wording in an instruction leaflet to doctors

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>>From a large document, localised AE>BE, that I am reviewing:

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> Prep the cervix with xxx or other suitable antibacterial solution

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> to standard practice.

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> Can't decide whether I should change prep to prepare in a fairly formal

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> Thanks for ideas,

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Re: AE>BE, wording in an instruction leaflet to doctors

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> Thanks, . Of course, Merriam-Webster is American, not English. ;-)

> ;-) ;-) ;-) etc ad infinitum

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Ooops -shows the danger of forgetting the original query.

In atonement, I have just Googled:

" prep the patient " site:uk

and found a measley 86 hits

versus 768 for:

" prepare the patient " site:uk

What is more, looking at the first several UK hits for " prep the patient " ,

are guaranteed to give you a laugh.

I think you would be more than justified in using " prepared " in a formal

text -I would, and I'm westpondish.

Burns

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> My standard English medical dictionary agrees, although I don't like it.

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> prep (noun): the act or an instance of preparing a patient for a

> surgical

> operation the floor nurse had three preps to do

> 2prep (transitive verb): to prepare for a surgical operation or

> examination

> prepped the patient for an appendectomy

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> Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary

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> Burns

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