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Barbara Carlson

2007-02-12, 4:41 pm

I have one dictator who dictates "sub-q" frequently. I have looked through
BOS but can't find it, though I am sure it is there somewhere. What is the
proper way to type it or should it be expanded to subcutaneously?

Barb C.


Liz

2007-02-12, 4:41 pm

I type subq for notes, and expand it for letters.

Liz

"Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@snappydsl.net> wrote in message
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>I have one dictator who dictates "sub-q" frequently. I have looked through
>BOS but can't find it, though I am sure it is there somewhere. What is the
>proper way to type it or should it be expanded to subcutaneously?
>
> Barb C.
>



Blupencl

2007-02-12, 4:41 pm


The place where I'm working now expands EVERYTHING. However, the normals
that were given to me had "subcu" and I figured that is what they
wanted. THEN the hospital sent a note for me not to do that, to write
out subcutaneous/ly.

I don't see how it amounts to a hill of beans, myself, but I'd never
used sub-q anyway, always subcu.


--
Blupencl
Barbara Carlson

2007-02-12, 4:41 pm

Interesting--I would never have thought of that as a way of writing it.
This dictator always uses subq and has me use other abbreviations that I
would not otherwise use unless instructed to, like P. for pulse, R. for
respiration, etc. and NAD for no acute distress, so I have a feeling if she
says subq she means subq. I just wasn't sure about the hyphen and in a
letter I would definitely expand it--that's a given, but she does all notes
only or H&Ps.

Thanks.

Barb C.
"Blupencl" <Blupencl.2lpa4i@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> The place where I'm working now expands EVERYTHING. However, the normals
> that were given to me had "subcu" and I figured that is what they
> wanted. THEN the hospital sent a note for me not to do that, to write
> out subcutaneous/ly.
>
> I don't see how it amounts to a hill of beans, myself, but I'd never
> used sub-q anyway, always subcu.
>
>
> --
> Blupencl



haggis

2007-02-12, 4:41 pm

"Subcu" is what's required at work, and I assume that's based on the BOS.

jeanne
(yes, too lazy to look it up)


Blupencl wrote:
> I don't see how it amounts to a hill of beans, myself, but I'd never
> used sub-q anyway, always subcu.

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