MT Reference Style Guide

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Table of Contents

• 1 Grammar, Usage and Style
  • 1.1 Abbreviations and Acronyms
    • 1.1.1 Basic rules for acronyms
      • 1.1.1.1 Beginning of a sentence
      • 1.1.1.2 Common abbreviations
      • 1.1.1.3 Contractions
      • 1.1.1.4 Diagnoses and Titles
      • 1.1.1.5 Multiple meanings
      • 1.1.1.6 Slang terms
      • 1.1.1.7 Units of measure
      • 1.1.1.8 Terms dictated in full
      • 1.1.1.9 Abbreviations and punctuation
      • 1.1.1.10 Academic abbreviations
    • 1.1.2 Names of organizations
    • 1.1.3 Plural and possessive
      • 1.1.3.1 Weights and measures
      • 1.1.3.2 Metric units
      • 1.1.3.3 Single letter possessive
      • 1.1.3.4 Lowercase abbreviations
    • 1.1.4 Capitalization of acronyms
    • 1.1.5 Time and Time Zones
      • 1.1.5.1 Military times
      • 1.1.5.2 Latin expressions
      • 1.1.5.3 Hours and minutes
  • 1.2 Capitalization
    • 1.2.1 Basic rules of capitalization
    • 1.2.2 Special rules of capitalization
    • 1.2.3 Capitalizing personal names
    • 1.2.4 Capitalization of family titles
  • 1.3 Compound Words
    • 1.3.1 Compound adjectives
    • 1.3.2 Compound nouns
    • 1.3.3 Compound verbs
    • 1.3.4 Common compound words (not hyphenated)
  • 1.4 Grammar
    • 1.4.1 Sentence structure
    • 1.4.2 Nouns
    • 1.4.3 Verbs
    • 1.4.4 Subjects and verbs
    • 1.4.5 Adjectives and adverbs
    • 1.4.6 Dangling construction
    • 1.4.7 Misplaced modifiers
    • 1.4.8 Negatives
    • 1.4.9 Prepositions
    • 1.4.10 Pronouns
  • 1.5 Numbers
    • 1.5.1 Patient identification numbers
    • 1.5.2 Ages
    • 1.5.3 Numbers: at the beginning of a sentence
    • 1.5.4 Clock time
    • 1.5.5 Dates
    • 1.5.6 Decimals
    • 1.5.7 Fractions
    • 1.5.8 Measurements
    • 1.5.9 Money
    • 1.5.10 Number ranges
    • 1.5.11 Numbers in a sequence
    • 1.5.12 Ordinal numbers
    • 1.5.13 Percentages
    • 1.5.14 Periods of time
    • 1.5.15 Proportions
    • 1.5.16 Ratios
    • 1.5.17 Telephone numbers
    • 1.5.18 Numbers spelled out
    • 1.5.19 One used as a pronoun
    • 1.5.20 Nonspecific numbers
    • 1.5.21 Numbers in accepted usage
    • 1.5.22 Plural numbers
    • 1.5.23 Lab Values
    • 1.5.24 Number - word and symbol
    • 1.5.25 Roman numerals
    • 1.5.26 Proper names with numbers
    • 1.5.27 Numeral-word combinations
    • 1.5.28 Clock reference to anatomic position
    • 1.5.29 Weapon caliber
    • 1.5.30 Enumerated list within a sentence
    • 1.5.31 Numbers and over/under expressions
  • 1.6 Plurals and Possessives
    • 1.6.1 Eponyms
    • 1.6.2 Forming plurals
    • 1.6.3 Forming possessives
    • 1.6.4 Possessive pronouns
    • 1.6.5 Irregular plural forms
    • 1.6.6 Nouns ending in Y
    • 1.6.7 Units of time
  • 1.7 Punctuation
    • 1.7.1 Periods
      • 1.7.1.1 Spaces after periods
    • 1.7.2 Parentheses, Braces and Brackets
    • 1.7.3 Forward slash (Virgule)
    • 1.7.4 Hyphens
      • 1.7.4.1 Hyphenating compound modifiers
      • 1.7.4.2 Word Division
      • 1.7.4.3 Hyphenating adverbs ending in -ly
      • 1.7.4.4 Hyphenating prefixes
      • 1.7.4.5 Hyphenating suffixes
      • 1.7.4.6 Hyphenating disease entities used as modifiers
      • 1.7.4.7 Hyphenating proper adjectives
      • 1.7.4.8 Hyphenating Latin expressions
      • 1.7.4.9 Hyphenating letter or number modifiers
      • 1.7.4.10 Hyphenating compound official titles
      • 1.7.4.11 Hyphenating special combinations
      • 1.7.4.12 Hyphenating temporary compounds
      • 1.7.4.13 Commonly hyphenated phrases
      • 1.7.4.14 Hyphenating noun combinations
      • 1.7.4.15 Hyphenating compounds starting with a number
      • 1.7.4.16 Hyphenating compound possessive nouns
      • 1.7.4.17 Prefixes preceding a proper noun
      • 1.7.4.18 Suspensive hyphens
      • 1.7.4.19 Hyphenating compound numbers
      • 1.7.4.20 Hyphenating number ranges
      • 1.7.4.21 Hyphenating letter-number-symbol combinations
      • 1.7.4.22 Hyphenating eponymic names
      • 1.7.4.23 Hyphenating complementary adjectives
      • 1.7.4.24 Hyphenating proper and common noun combination
  • 1.8 Usage
    • 1.8.1 Measurements and Quantities
• 2 Common Errors
  • 2.1 Sound-alike words
    • 2.1.1 Piqued, peeked, peaked
    • 2.1.2 There, their, they're
    • 2.1.3 it, it's
    • 2.1.4 Shotty v shoddy lymphadenopathy
    • 2.1.5 Sentinel node v sentinal node
    • 2.1.6 Neural foramen v neuroforamen
  • 2.2 Stumper terms
• 3 Editing and Proofreading
• 4 Medical Terminology
  • 4.1 Classifications
    • 4.1.1 Classification of burns
      • 4.1.1.1 Percentage of body calculation
    • 4.1.2 Cancer classifications, staging and grading
      • 4.1.2.1 Gynecology (FIGO) cancer staging
      • 4.1.2.2 Dukes stages
      • 4.1.2.3 TNM Staging
      • 4.1.2.4 Clark level
      • 4.1.2.5 Breslow thickness
      • 4.1.2.6 ABCDE Melanoma description
    • 4.1.3 Fracture classifications
    • 4.1.4 Obstetric classifications
    • 4.1.5 Orthopaedic classifications
      • 4.1.5.1 Crowe classification (hip dysplasia)
      • 4.1.5.2 Catterall hip score
    • 4.1.6 Decubitus ulcers
  • 4.2 Laboratory values
  • 4.3 Pharmacology
    • 4.3.1 Drug dosages
    • 4.3.2 Drug measurements
    • 4.3.3 Drug regimens
    • 4.3.4 Chemotherapy protocols
  • 4.4 Scales
  • 4.5 Scores
  • 4.6 Specialty terms
    • 4.6.1 Hematology and Oncology
      • 4.6.1.1 Blood groups and types
      • 4.6.1.2 Hematology - erythrocytes
      • 4.6.1.3 Hematology - leukocytes
      • 4.6.1.4 Hematology - lymphocytes
      • 4.6.1.5 Platelets and hemostasis
      • 4.6.1.6 Clotting factors and variants
      • 4.6.1.7 Hematology - complement factors
    • 4.6.2 Alternative medicine
      • 4.6.2.1 Acupuncture meridians
      • 4.6.2.2 Herbal teas
      • 4.6.2.3 Martial arts
      • 4.6.2.4 Medicinal herbs
      • 4.6.2.5 Natural hormones
    • 4.6.3 Obstetrics and gynecology terms
      • 4.6.3.1 Infertility
    • 4.6.4 Radiology terms
    • 4.6.5 Cardiology terminology
      • 4.6.5.1 Normal adult 12-lead Electrocardiogram
      • 4.6.5.2 Electrocardiogram standard 12-lead placement
      • 4.6.5.3 ECG waves and intervals
      • 4.6.5.4 ECG study terminology
  • 4.7 Surgical Terms
    • 4.7.1 Surgical sutures
    • 4.7.2 Catheters
    • 4.7.3 Medical needles
    • 4.7.4 Surgical wires, pins and screws
  • 4.8 IV fluids - terminology and numbers
  • 4.9 Acronyms
  • 4.10 Medical equipment manufacturers
• 5 Report Formats
• 6 Sample Reports
  • 6.1 Consultations
  • 6.2 Operative reports
    • 6.2.1 OB-gynecology sample reports
    • 6.2.2 Sample orthopaedic - hip arthroplasty and ORIF
    • 6.2.3 Open rhinoplasty procedure
    • 6.2.4 Sample orthopaedic - total hip replacement
    • 6.2.5 Sample orthopaedic - total knee replacement
    • 6.2.6 Cardiology - continuous intravenous coronary thrombolytic therapy
    • 6.2.7 Cardiology - catheterization, aortogram, angiography, arteriography
  • 6.3 Radiology
  • 6.4 Pathology
  • 6.5 History and physical
  • 6.6 Discharge summary
  • 6.7 Cardiology
    • 6.7.1 Electrophysiology studies
  • 6.8 Clinic Notes
    • 6.8.1 Radiation Oncology Clinical Planning Note
    • 6.8.2 Eating Disorders Clinic Evaluation
    • 6.8.3 Pain Clinic Samples
    • 6.8.4 Sleep clinic samples
    • 6.8.5 Transplant clinic - liver
  • 6.9 Emergency department samples
    • 6.9.1 MVA with spine fractures
  • 6.10 Critical care samples
    • 6.10.1 Critical care - patient with AML
• 7 Terms used in the Style Guide
  • 7.1 Virgule constructions
• 8 Terms of Service
• 9 Privacy Policy
• 10 Contributors
• 11 Bibliography
• 12 Copyright
• 13 Guidelines for Editors
• 14 How to use the MT Desk Style Guide and Reference