Re: Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you have the correct word.

[Guest guest]

It's always better to leave a blank than put the wrong thing. I know that

it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks when you first start

working, but believe me. It definitely gets better. You will start to

learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs for whom you transcribe

use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it. I promise.

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To: <nmtc >

Subject: Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you

have the correct word.

Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient

with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search

through all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which

fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the

transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on

cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google

and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do

you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

[Guest guest]

It's always better to leave a blank than put the wrong thing. I know that

it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks when you first start

working, but believe me. It definitely gets better. You will start to

learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs for whom you transcribe

use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it. I promise.

----Original Message Follows----

To: <nmtc >

Subject: Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you

have the correct word.

Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient

with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search

through all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which

fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the

transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on

cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google

and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do

you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

[Guest guest]

It's always better to leave a blank than put the wrong thing. I know that

it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks when you first start

working, but believe me. It definitely gets better. You will start to

learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs for whom you transcribe

use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it. I promise.

----Original Message Follows----

To: <nmtc >

Subject: Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you

have the correct word.

Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient

with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search

through all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which

fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the

transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on

cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google

and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do

you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

[Guest guest]

If you aren't sure, and it is something important, then you should leave a

blank.

Meds, diagnoses, procedures, those kinds of things can affect patient care. It

is difficult to know sometimes when something is important, but until you know

you should blank it (flag it). That's what I do.

I am a new MT, so this is something I struggle with as well and I do understand.

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Experience: 10 months

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Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you have

the correct word.

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient with

cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search through

all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which fits

beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the transcripts,

the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on cholecystitis but

it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google and is the same type of

scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do you

do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

[Guest guest]

If you aren't sure, and it is something important, then you should leave a

blank.

Meds, diagnoses, procedures, those kinds of things can affect patient care. It

is difficult to know sometimes when something is important, but until you know

you should blank it (flag it). That's what I do.

I am a new MT, so this is something I struggle with as well and I do understand.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Webmedx employee

Career Step graduate, 10/02/01

Experience: 10 months

My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you have

the correct word.

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient with

cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search through

all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which fits

beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the transcripts,

the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on cholecystitis but

it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google and is the same type of

scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do you

do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

[Guest guest]

Can you put in what you believe to be the correct term

and then flag it?

n

Career Step Student

--- " J. L. " wrote:

> It's always better to leave a blank than put the

> wrong thing. I know that

> it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks

> when you first start

> working, but believe me. It definitely gets better.

> You will start to

> learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs

> for whom you transcribe

> use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it.

> I promise.

>

>

>

> ----Original Message Follows----

>

> To: <nmtc >

> Subject: Question about when to leave blanks.

> How do you know you

> have the correct word.

> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

>

> Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice

> report of a patient

> with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds

> like tipIda scan. I search

> through all my resources and on Google and come up

> with Tc-HIDA scan which

> fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right?

> Wrong. When I check the

> transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't

> come up with my search on

> cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when

> entered directly in Google

> and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

>

> In the real world I won't have a transcript (not

> that the transcripts are

> always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still

> might be wrong what do

> you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not

> absolutely postive of?

>

> Thanks for any advice here.

> Deb Wyatt )

> CAI Student

> sville Washington

> Deb Wyatt )

> sville Washington

>

>

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> removed]

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Can you put in what you believe to be the correct term

and then flag it?

n

Career Step Student

--- " J. L. " wrote:

> It's always better to leave a blank than put the

> wrong thing. I know that

> it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks

> when you first start

> working, but believe me. It definitely gets better.

> You will start to

> learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs

> for whom you transcribe

> use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it.

> I promise.

>

>

>

> ----Original Message Follows----

>

> To: <nmtc >

> Subject: Question about when to leave blanks.

> How do you know you

> have the correct word.

> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

>

> Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice

> report of a patient

> with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds

> like tipIda scan. I search

> through all my resources and on Google and come up

> with Tc-HIDA scan which

> fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right?

> Wrong. When I check the

> transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't

> come up with my search on

> cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when

> entered directly in Google

> and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

>

> In the real world I won't have a transcript (not

> that the transcripts are

> always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still

> might be wrong what do

> you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not

> absolutely postive of?

>

> Thanks for any advice here.

> Deb Wyatt )

> CAI Student

> sville Washington

> Deb Wyatt )

> sville Washington

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

>

>

_________________________________________________________________

> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print

> your photos:

> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Can you put in what you believe to be the correct term

and then flag it?

n

Career Step Student

--- " J. L. " wrote:

> It's always better to leave a blank than put the

> wrong thing. I know that

> it will seem like you have an awful lot of blanks

> when you first start

> working, but believe me. It definitely gets better.

> You will start to

> learn what terms and instruments, etc. that the docs

> for whom you transcribe

> use over and over again. You'll get the hang of it.

> I promise.

>

>

>

> ----Original Message Follows----

>

> To: <nmtc >

> Subject: Question about when to leave blanks.

> How do you know you

> have the correct word.

> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

>

> Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice

> report of a patient

> with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds

> like tipIda scan. I search

> through all my resources and on Google and come up

> with Tc-HIDA scan which

> fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right?

> Wrong. When I check the

> transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't

> come up with my search on

> cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when

> entered directly in Google

> and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

>

> In the real world I won't have a transcript (not

> that the transcripts are

> always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still

> might be wrong what do

> you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not

> absolutely postive of?

>

> Thanks for any advice here.

> Deb Wyatt )

> CAI Student

> sville Washington

> Deb Wyatt )

> sville Washington

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

>

>

_________________________________________________________________

> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print

> your photos:

> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. I really appreciate it ).

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington

----Original Message Follows----

To: <nmtc >

Subject: Question about when to leave blanks. How do you know you

have the correct word.

Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:11:07 -0700

Okay. Here's my situation. I'm working on a practice report of a patient

with cholecystitis. I hear this word that sounds like tipIda scan. I search

through all my resources and on Google and come up with Tc-HIDA scan which

fits beautifully. Bingo, I have my word, right? Wrong. When I check the

transcripts, the word is PIPIDA scan which didn't come up with my search on

cholecystitis but it does have a few hits when entered directly in Google

and is the same type of scan as the Tc-HIDA scan.

In the real world I won't have a transcript (not that the transcripts are

always right anyway). So if a word fits but it still might be wrong what do

you do? Leave a blank on everything I am not absolutely postive of?

Thanks for any advice here.

Deb Wyatt )

CAI Student

sville Washington

Deb Wyatt )

sville Washington