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Herbal teas

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Acupuncture meridians

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Wiki + Meridians are pathways of energy from acupressure or acupuncture points to internal organs. + According to acupuncture, these are the invisible channels through which qi circulates throughout the body. There are 12 main meridians, six of which are yin and six are yang and numerous minor ones, which form a network of energy [...]

Alternative medicine

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Wiki + + Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. It has a unique terminology that many medical transcriptionists may find challenging. Go to Source

Stumper terms

Friday, October 9, 2009

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Wiki - bougie &agrave; boule (bulb-tipped bougie) + bougie á boule (bulb-tipped bougie) also á-boule bougie - caliceal stone + caliceal stone sounds like cali-seal -  celiac sprue cerclage/cerclage wire + celiac sprue cerclage/cerclage wire sounds like circ-lahj - Colles‘ fracture + Colles fracture - Dix-Hallpike? <a class=”wiki” href=”or Hallpike-Dix” rel=”">or Hallpike-Dix</a> maneuver (for paroxysmal [...]

Number ranges

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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Wiki - When expressing a range of numbers (from x to x), use a hyphen in place of the word to if the following conditions have been met: 1. The phrases from… to, from… through and between…and are not used. 2. Decimals and/or commas do not appear in the numeric values. 3. Neither value contains [...]

Proper names with numbers

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Wiki - The patient’s auto insurance is through 2th Century Insurance. + The patient’s auto insurance is through 21st Century Insurance. Go to Source

Numeral-word combinations

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Wiki + A combination of numerals and words may be used to express large numbers and consecutive numerals. + EXAMPLE: + An estimated 2 million people are affected. + Their losses were estimated to be $5 million a month. + To avoid ambiguity in number ranges, repeat the word expression. + EXAMPLE: + The coverage [...]

Numbers

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Wiki - Use commas to separate unrelated numbers if neither can be expressed in words. + Use commas to separate unrelated numbers if neither can be expressed in words and the sentence cannot easily be reworded. - Use commas to separate the day of the month from the year when the full date is given. [...]

Clock reference to anatomic position

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Wiki + Spell out o’clock when anatomic position is described in terms of clock-face orientation as seen by the dictator. + These are not expressions of time; do not transcribe them as such. + These expressions form a compound modifier preceding and modifying the word position and therefore are hyphenated. + EXAMPLE: + The incision [...]

Weapon caliber

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Wiki + Caliber of weapons is expressed with a decimal point (no leading zero), followed by numerals. When preceding and modifying a noun, use a hyphen. + EXAMPLE: + A .22-caliber bullet was removed from the shoulder. + A .32 pistol was found by the victim. + See also: Wikipedia – caliber Go to Source

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