Editing

MR250 Week 8

MT Client Any questions on corrections?Any problems with MT Client?Any questions?If you run in to any problems with MTClient

e-mail JJ and CC me.

Acceptable Brief Formsbands banded

neutrophilsbasos basophilseos eosinophilsexam examinationlab laboratorylymphs lymphocytesmonos monocytesPap Papanicolaoupolys

polymorphonuclear leukocytes

prepped preparedpro time

prothrombin timesegs segmented

neutrophils

Unacceptable Medical Slangappy appendectomybili bilirubinCA, ca carcinomacabbage CABG

(coronary artery bypass graft)

cath, cath’d catheter, catheterized

coags coagulation studies

crit hematocritcysto cystoscopy

D/C, D/C’d discontinue(d)

diff differentialdig (“dij”) digitalisecho

echocardiogramfib fibula, fibrillationfluoro fluoroscopyH. flu H.

(Haemophilus) influenzae

Unacceptable Medical SlangH&H hemoglobin and

hematocritlap laparotomylytes electrolytesmeds medicationsmets metastasesMetz Metzenbaum

scissorsmultip multiparanitro nitroglycerinpeds pediatrics

primip primiparaprocto proctoscopypro time

prothrombin timesegs segmented

neutrophilsretic reticulocyteromied a verb form

of ROMI(rule out myocardial

infarction)

Unacceptable Medical SlangRx prescriptionscript prescriptiontabby therapeutic abortiontemp temperaturetib tibiatib-fib tibia-fibulatic diverticulumtrach(e) tracheostomyV fib ventricular fibrillationV tach ventricular tachycardia

WebsiteEditing: Rediscovering the DialogueBy: Ellen Drake, CMThttp://www.hpisum.com/

EditingRediscovered.pdf

Practice editingThe patient play sports every day.

The patient is to begins a low sodium diet. I tolds the patient to call if his symptoms return.

The patient no like his current medication regimen.

The patient is to return to sees us in four weeks.

Practice editingThe patient was advise to stop smoking.

The patient’s colonoscopy be scheduled for next week.

His mother brang him to the emergency

department.

It be four hours since the patient has eaten.  The patient will go to therapy yesterday. I have explains the severity of the situation to

the patient family.

Book of Style Chapter 2When to Edit:

Grammar/PunctuationSyntaxSpellingSlang, Jargon and Brief FormsIncorrect TermsContextual InconsistenciesTransposition of Terms and ValuesDemographics

Book of Style Chapter 2How to Edit:

Critical Thinking versus GuessingClarifying ContentDictator StyleAccess to Ancillary Records

Book of Style Chapter 2When not to Edit:

Missing/Inaudible DictationIrreconcilable Words and PhrasesContradictory Information Direct QuotesNegative Findings

Book of Style Chapter 2Notification and Flagging:

BlanksAudio Indexing Flagging the Report

Book of Style Chapter 28Speech Recognition Technology (SRT)

Front-End SRTBack-End SRT

SR EditingTransition from MT to Editor

Tips for EditingRemember if you don’t know the word

leave it blank – no guessingSearch the Internet - try googleMTRefer to previous reportsRefer to similar reportsHave someone else take a listenTalk to the doctorPractice makes perfect!

Final ThoughtsRemember no discussion board this week –

more time to do assignmentsPlease go over the corrections and try to

use the audio Take breaksHave a great week!One more seminar to go!