abbreviations

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CAD = Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

This is the low carb diet that Oprah tried, basically low carb/low fat

for 2 meals a day and then the 'reward' meal that must be eaten within an

hour - starts with a salad and then equal amounts of protein, veggies and

any carby treats you want. Generally people on CAD lose more slowly than on

Atkins and never quite kick the carb cravings.

OWL = on-going weight loss

What happens after the 2 weeks of induction prior to maintenance

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Ari,

CAD is Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, and OWL in Ongoing Weight

Loss...................CAD is another low carb program designed by the Dr's

Heller........OWL is the stage in Atkins after induction referring to the

number of carbs your body can have each day to continue losing.........Annie

>

>Can someone please tell me what CAD and OWL mean?

>thanks

>Ari

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Kirstie!! Annie

>

>CAD = Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

> This is the low carb diet that Oprah tried, basically low carb/low fat

>for 2 meals a day and then the 'reward' meal that must be eaten within an

>hour - starts with a salad and then equal amounts of protein, veggies and

>any carby treats you want. Generally people on CAD lose more slowly than

>on

>Atkins and never quite kick the carb cravings.

>

>OWL = on-going weight loss

> What happens after the 2 weeks of induction prior to maintenance

>

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Kirstie!! Annie

>

>CAD = Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

> This is the low carb diet that Oprah tried, basically low carb/low fat

>for 2 meals a day and then the 'reward' meal that must be eaten within an

>hour - starts with a salad and then equal amounts of protein, veggies and

>any carby treats you want. Generally people on CAD lose more slowly than

>on

>Atkins and never quite kick the carb cravings.

>

>OWL = on-going weight loss

> What happens after the 2 weeks of induction prior to maintenance

>

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Rennie, Most abbreviations are pronounced whenever possible, this would include

cabbage for CABG and PEG which is obvious. I can't think of any others that

might throw you, but I do know that hearing the word cabbage threw me the first

time I heard it. Hope this helps, MG

>>> " Rennie " 05/03/01 07:31AM >>>

I have a newbie question. When you (generic you) post here about

abbreviations like the " PEG " below, does the dictator say " peg " or does the

dictator spell it out p-e-g? I'm not to the transcription part of my course

and I'm curious about how it's actually verbalized by the dictator. I'm

starting to learn abbreviations in my course but I haven't asked about this

yet. What will I hear from the dictator when the abbreviation is

pronounceable like " PEG " ?

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Thank you, Margaret!

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Rennie, Most abbreviations are pronounced whenever possible, this would

include cabbage for CABG and PEG which is obvious. I can't think of any

others that might throw you, but I do know that hearing the word cabbage

threw me the first time I heard it. Hope this helps, MG

>>> " Rennie " 05/03/01 07:31AM >>>

I have a newbie question. When you (generic you) post here about

abbreviations like the " PEG " below, does the dictator say " peg " or does the

dictator spell it out p-e-g? I'm not to the transcription part of my course

and I'm curious about how it's actually verbalized by the dictator. I'm

starting to learn abbreviations in my course but I haven't asked about this

yet. What will I hear from the dictator when the abbreviation is

pronounceable like " PEG " ?

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Thank you, Margaret!

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Rennie, Most abbreviations are pronounced whenever possible, this would

include cabbage for CABG and PEG which is obvious. I can't think of any

others that might throw you, but I do know that hearing the word cabbage

threw me the first time I heard it. Hope this helps, MG

>>> " Rennie " 05/03/01 07:31AM >>>

I have a newbie question. When you (generic you) post here about

abbreviations like the " PEG " below, does the dictator say " peg " or does the

dictator spell it out p-e-g? I'm not to the transcription part of my course

and I'm curious about how it's actually verbalized by the dictator. I'm

starting to learn abbreviations in my course but I haven't asked about this

yet. What will I hear from the dictator when the abbreviation is

pronounceable like " PEG " ?

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In a message dated 06-26-01 5:32:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

vtruitt@... writes:

<< Well, actually, what I tell them is spell it out the first time

it's used, put the abbreviation after the phrase in parentheses, and then

use just the abbreviation, e.g. right coronary artery (RCA). Is this the

way you do it? >>

This would fall under my favorite rule... WSTPMTR.. Which means.. whoever

signs the paycheck makes the rules (How's that for a new abbrevation? hehe)

Anyway, the account specifics from my employer say I must spell them out

unless the doctor says... PTCA.. that's capital P, capital T, capital C,

capital A. You get the idea. I believe it's also in BOS that you NEVER

NEVER use an abbreviation in an impression or a diagnosis (preop, postop,

whatever). Just had to add my $0.02.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 5:41:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rennie@... writes:

<< Isn't it acceptable to abbreviate in the laboratory data section of the

report, though? >>

Yes, I forgot about that in my example... the abbreviations are OK in the lab

portion of the report, but where I work, it's type what they say.. If they PT

they get PT, and if they say prothrombin time, that's what they get. The

exceptions to that are slang, such as " crit " which is transcribed as

hematocrit. Another $0.02 from me

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:04:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

MGrant@... writes:

<< Another one that I don't like to see in the labs is H & H with two numbers

following it. I just think it is much easier to read as hemoglobin then the

number and hematocrit then the number. I have one doc who loves to say

things like H & H and then give two numbers, then BUN and creatinine and give

two numbers, then sodium and potassium and then give two numbers. To me it

gets the reader too confused as to what value goes with which lab. Margaret

>>

We have quite a few docs who do that as well. I usually have my LRN up when

I'm doing labs (I always forget the normals so I have them all listed under

normal labs in LRN), and when they do that, especially H & H (which I have as a

macro that expands to hemoglobin and hematocrit).. I make sure he's got them

in the right order.. Hgb first and Hct second. If not, I put them where they

go. Usually they do give them in order though, thank goodness. But I do see

your point that it would be very confusing.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:24:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

MGrant@... writes:

<< Rennie, Sorry, I do not change sed to sedation rate but I might change it

to sedimentation rate. Actually I do use the abbreviation sed rate but I'm

not sure what Jan's employer would say about that, since sed rate is actually

slang for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Sorry, I guess I am not as good as

I thought about " set rules " when it comes to the lab section. Will have to

apologize to Rennie and other newbies, Margaret >>

Sed rate gets expanded to sedimentation rate... I have a macro for it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:24:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

MGrant@... writes:

<< Rennie, Sorry, I do not change sed to sedation rate but I might change it

to sedimentation rate. Actually I do use the abbreviation sed rate but I'm

not sure what Jan's employer would say about that, since sed rate is actually

slang for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Sorry, I guess I am not as good as

I thought about " set rules " when it comes to the lab section. Will have to

apologize to Rennie and other newbies, Margaret >>

Sed rate gets expanded to sedimentation rate... I have a macro for it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:24:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

MGrant@... writes:

<< Rennie, Sorry, I do not change sed to sedation rate but I might change it

to sedimentation rate. Actually I do use the abbreviation sed rate but I'm

not sure what Jan's employer would say about that, since sed rate is actually

slang for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Sorry, I guess I am not as good as

I thought about " set rules " when it comes to the lab section. Will have to

apologize to Rennie and other newbies, Margaret >>

Sed rate gets expanded to sedimentation rate... I have a macro for it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:59:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

robhay@... writes:

<< abbreviations in the lab

section and for vital signs >>

See now this is where it gets a bit confusing.. We can abbreviate in the lab

area as long as we don't use slang (like crit or sed rate <grin>), but

temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation have

to be spelled out. By the way, the account specs (rules) for this group of

hospitals I work for is like 10 pages long.. Are you surprised? LOL

Needless to say, the only way I can keep my sanity with all these whys and

wherefores is macros, macros, and more macros I made a macro for each

doctor's PE and ROS.... then basically I can go and fill in the blanks. I

can't imagine never getting the same doctor twice... Most of my high line

counts are when I get doctors I've been doing for 11 years now and I pretty

much know what they are going to say before they say it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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In a message dated 06-26-01 6:59:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

robhay@... writes:

<< abbreviations in the lab

section and for vital signs >>

See now this is where it gets a bit confusing.. We can abbreviate in the lab

area as long as we don't use slang (like crit or sed rate <grin>), but

temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation have

to be spelled out. By the way, the account specs (rules) for this group of

hospitals I work for is like 10 pages long.. Are you surprised? LOL

Needless to say, the only way I can keep my sanity with all these whys and

wherefores is macros, macros, and more macros I made a macro for each

doctor's PE and ROS.... then basically I can go and fill in the blanks. I

can't imagine never getting the same doctor twice... Most of my high line

counts are when I get doctors I've been doing for 11 years now and I pretty

much know what they are going to say before they say it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 06-26-01 6:59:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

robhay@... writes:

<< abbreviations in the lab

section and for vital signs >>

See now this is where it gets a bit confusing.. We can abbreviate in the lab

area as long as we don't use slang (like crit or sed rate <grin>), but

temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation have

to be spelled out. By the way, the account specs (rules) for this group of

hospitals I work for is like 10 pages long.. Are you surprised? LOL

Needless to say, the only way I can keep my sanity with all these whys and

wherefores is macros, macros, and more macros I made a macro for each

doctor's PE and ROS.... then basically I can go and fill in the blanks. I

can't imagine never getting the same doctor twice... Most of my high line

counts are when I get doctors I've been doing for 11 years now and I pretty

much know what they are going to say before they say it.

Jan " Typing is my life "

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Thanks. This is a discharge summary but I will remember that advice. God

Bless.

Aliceanne

On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 17:04:35 -0400 " Margaret Grant "

writes:

> Aliceanne, I can sure understand that thinking. But procedures,

> caths, etc., are all the same. Especially remember to spell it out

> in the precath and postcath diagnosis, impression, conclusions, etc.

> Margaret

>

> >>> Alice A Sawyer 06/26/01 05:01PM >>>

> That is what I would normally do but since this is a procedure I

> wasn't

> sure if that was common practice. I guess I feel procedures should

> have

> their own common lingo and not need to be spelled out? Guess I am

> wrong.

> Thanks.

> Aliceanne

> On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:48:16 -0400 " Margaret Grant "

>

> writes:

> > Aliceanne, I usually spell them out the first time they are used,

> but

> > after that I go ahead and use the abbreviation. You never know

> when

> > the insurance adjuster may be new to the business, coming across

> > something for the first time, and is afraid to ask any questions.

>

> > It is also possible that the family may get the report and they

> > would not be aware of what these abbreviations mean. Just my

> > opinion, Margaret

> >

> > >>> Alice A Sawyer 06/26/01 04:43PM >>>

> > Do you people spell out abbreviations when given in a Cath

> > procedure,

> > like RCA, LV?

> > Aliceanne

> >

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Valeria, You sure are teaching it correctly. I used to wonder about having to

right it out all the time, but then someone told me about the fact that

nonmedical people occasionally get hold of the record, such as the insurance

adjuster or the family, and they don't know what all those abbreviations stand

for. That made sense to me, so I have been a lot more careful with all those

abbreviations since then. Just drives me crazy when a new intern or medical

student starts dictating and uses a whole bunch of new abbreviations that I

can't find. We have been told not to worry about an abbreviation if we can't

find it, but they still bug me. Especially the Ortho guys, who get down to the

muscle groups and start with the EHL, FHL, etc. I try to right them out

whenever possible, but sometimes it just gets too crazy trying to look up 5-8

abbreviations within a short sentence. So that is the one exception where I

will go ahead and give them the abbreviations, otherwise it is spell it out the

first time and then use the abbreviation. Margaret

>>> Valeria Truitt 06/26/01 05:22PM >>>

Margaret, I sure am glad you said that ( " if Margaret said it, you can take

it to the bank! " ). That's what I've been teaching (or maybe preaching?)

all these years, and some of my graduates have come back from " the job " and

said that if the dictator says abbreviations, they key the

abbreviations. Once they're employed graduates, I don't tell them what to

do--but I'm glad to know that I'm telling the students the right

thing. Well, actually, what I tell them is spell it out the first time

it's used, put the abbreviation after the phrase in parentheses, and then

use just the abbreviation, e.g. right coronary artery (RCA). Is this the

way you do it?

Valeria

At 04:48 PM 6/26/2001, Margaret Grant wrote:

>Aliceanne, I usually spell them out the first time they are used, but

>after that I go ahead and use the abbreviation. You never know when the

>insurance adjuster may be new to the business, coming across something for

>the first time, and is afraid to ask any questions. It is also possible

>that the family may get the report and they would not be aware of what

>these abbreviations mean. Just my opinion, Margaret

>

> >>> Alice A Sawyer 06/26/01 04:43PM >>>

>Do you people spell out abbreviations when given in a Cath procedure,

>like RCA, LV?

>Aliceanne

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Isn't it acceptable to abbreviate in the laboratory data section of the

report, though?

I'm still trying to get all the DOS and DON'TS straight. Thanks in advance

for your help.

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Margaret, I sure am glad you said that ( " if Margaret said it, you can take

it to the bank! " ). That's what I've been teaching (or maybe preaching?)

all these years, and some of my graduates have come back from " the job " and

said that if the dictator says abbreviations, they key the

abbreviations. Once they're employed graduates, I don't tell them what to

do--but I'm glad to know that I'm telling the students the right

thing. Well, actually, what I tell them is spell it out the first time

it's used, put the abbreviation after the phrase in parentheses, and then

use just the abbreviation, e.g. right coronary artery (RCA). Is this the

way you do it?

[Guest guest]

Sorry Rennie, you are correct. I use abbreviations throughout the laboratory

section. However, I don't use chemical names, such as K for potassium, NA for

sodium. Those are no-nos. But the commonly used abbreviations, such as WBC,

CBC, RBC, alk phos, bicarb, etc., I do use. It may take awhile to get to

knowing and understanding which are the commonly used abbreviations and which

aren't, but you will get the hang of it. Margaret

>>> " Rennie " 06/26/01 05:30PM >>>

Isn't it acceptable to abbreviate in the laboratory data section of the

report, though?

I'm still trying to get all the DOS and DON'TS straight. Thanks in advance

for your help.

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----- Original Message -----

Margaret, I sure am glad you said that ( " if Margaret said it, you can take

it to the bank! " ). That's what I've been teaching (or maybe preaching?)

all these years, and some of my graduates have come back from " the job " and

said that if the dictator says abbreviations, they key the

abbreviations. Once they're employed graduates, I don't tell them what to

do--but I'm glad to know that I'm telling the students the right

thing. Well, actually, what I tell them is spell it out the first time

it's used, put the abbreviation after the phrase in parentheses, and then

use just the abbreviation, e.g. right coronary artery (RCA). Is this the

way you do it?

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Thank you!

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Re: Abbreviations

Sorry Rennie, you are correct. I use abbreviations throughout the

laboratory section. However, I don't use chemical names, such as K for

potassium, NA for sodium. Those are no-nos. But the commonly used

abbreviations, such as WBC, CBC, RBC, alk phos, bicarb, etc., I do use. It

may take awhile to get to knowing and understanding which are the commonly

used abbreviations and which aren't, but you will get the hang of it.

Margaret

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And.......do you change " sed " to sedation rate in the lab section?

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----- Original Message -----

Yes, I forgot about that in my example... the abbreviations are OK in the

lab

portion of the report, but where I work, it's type what they say.. If they

PT

they get PT, and if they say prothrombin time, that's what they get. The

exceptions to that are slang, such as " crit " which is transcribed as

hematocrit. Another $0.02 from me

[Guest guest]

Jan, " crit " is a great example of " slang " versus " accepted abbreviation " which I

was trying to get across in my note to Rennie. Thanks for bringing it up, as I

couldn't think of any at the time. Whenever I hear " crit " it is definitely

spelled out.

Another one that I don't like to see in the labs is H & H with two numbers

following it. I just think it is much easier to read as hemoglobin then the

number and hematocrit then the number. I have one doc who loves to say things

like H & H and then give two numbers, then BUN and creatinine and give two

numbers, then sodium and potassium and then give two numbers. To me it gets the

reader too confused as to what value goes with which lab. Margaret

>>> 06/26/01 05:57PM >>>

In a message dated 06-26-01 5:41:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rennie@... writes:

<< Isn't it acceptable to abbreviate in the laboratory data section of the

report, though? >>

Yes, I forgot about that in my example... the abbreviations are OK in the lab

portion of the report, but where I work, it's type what they say.. If they PT

they get PT, and if they say prothrombin time, that's what they get. The

exceptions to that are slang, such as " crit " which is transcribed as

hematocrit. Another $0.02 from me

Jan " Typing is my life "

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Rennie, Sorry, I do not change sed to sedation rate but I might change it to

sedimentation rate. Actually I do use the abbreviation sed rate but I'm not

sure what Jan's employer would say about that, since sed rate is actually slang

for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Sorry, I guess I am not as good as I

thought about " set rules " when it comes to the lab section. Will have to

apologize to Rennie and other newbies, Margaret

>>> " Rennie " 06/26/01 06:03PM >>>

And.......do you change " sed " to sedation rate in the lab section?

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----- Original Message -----

Yes, I forgot about that in my example... the abbreviations are OK in the

lab

portion of the report, but where I work, it's type what they say.. If they

PT

they get PT, and if they say prothrombin time, that's what they get. The

exceptions to that are slang, such as " crit " which is transcribed as

hematocrit. Another $0.02 from me

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Okay we are back to yes for the diagnosis and preop etc. But for the

actual procedure if the doctor says RCA I have always typed it (or in

discharge summary, not the actual diagnosis but the hospital course, as

dictated. Something told me to question it this time though as prior to

working here I did not use BOS and the doctors did not even know there

was an MT profession.

Thanks and I am glad I inititated this discussion.

Aliceanne

On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:04:37 -0400 " Margaret Grant "

writes:

> Jan, " crit " is a great example of " slang " versus " accepted

> abbreviation " which I was trying to get across in my note to Rennie.

> Thanks for bringing it up, as I couldn't think of any at the time.

> Whenever I hear " crit " it is definitely spelled out.

>

> Another one that I don't like to see in the labs is H & H with two

> numbers following it. I just think it is much easier to read as

> hemoglobin then the number and hematocrit then the number. I have

> one doc who loves to say things like H & H and then give two numbers,

> then BUN and creatinine and give two numbers, then sodium and

> potassium and then give two numbers. To me it gets the reader too

> confused as to what value goes with which lab. Margaret

>

> >>> 06/26/01 05:57PM >>>

> In a message dated 06-26-01 5:41:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> rennie@... writes:

>

> << Isn't it acceptable to abbreviate in the laboratory data section

> of the

> report, though? >>

>

> Yes, I forgot about that in my example... the abbreviations are OK

> in the lab

> portion of the report, but where I work, it's type what they say..

> If they PT

> they get PT, and if they say prothrombin time, that's what they get.

> The

> exceptions to that are slang, such as " crit " which is transcribed as

>

> hematocrit. Another $0.02 from me

>

> Jan " Typing is my life "

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