akm
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I have a few questions about acceptable abbreviations for the patient note (My exam is on Friday so any help would be greatly appreciated)
1) Can we use arrows (up arrow/ down arrow) for increased/decreased?
2) Cab BS be used for both breath sounds and bowel sounds?
3) Can I write years as yrs (eg: 3 yrs), months as mo (eg: 3 mo) and weeks as wks (3 wks)?
4) Instead of always writing soften non tender, non distended can I write S/NT/ND (they so that sometimes in usmle world)?
Thanks everyone......
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| akm
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sorry for the typos.....good thing I'm hand writing my note..lol
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| mukho
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http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/16646/
there are a few acceptable abbreviation to be allowed in CS ...and a list of that is present at the desk where u write the PN (also there in FA)...i would suggest stick to those....it isnt worth the risk of not being understood for a few seconds
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| akm
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Thanks for the reply.......I know about the abbreviation list,...however if you see their sample patient note, there are abbreviations that are not on the list. So I figured if everything was clear, (eg: 3yrs)...it should be okay.......though I was afraid of using things off the list.....
I guess I'll try my best to write out every word,.......
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| mukho
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thats what I felt was best too...doesnt take as much time as u might think...all the best for tmrw
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