DICTATION/TRANSCRIPTION BLOOPERS/BLUNDERS

D: The patient had 2+ pitting edema around the ankles.
T: The patient had 2 pus-spitting demons around the ankles.

D: ...older male who was sitting up with his right hip flexed at 45 degrees, externally rotated, and his knee flexed 45 degrees. He was moaning with exploration, but that is his usual.
(Makes one wonder, doesn't it?!)

D: The patient is coughing on the gurney.
(Sure hope it doesn't get sick!)

D: The patient's right forearm was injured during a fight with a sharp object.
(Who won, doc?)

D: Strongly encouraged smoking sensation.

D: The lungs are clear to auscultate.
(We have an all-clear, guys! On your mark, get set, AUSCULTATE!!!)

D: Skin cancer of the face removed with hemorrhoidectomy.
(Ouch!)

D: skin ellipse
T: skinny lips
(Oy!)

D: [We don't know for sure what was dictated, but we have a good idea!]
T: His hip was radiating into his back, sometimes also into his chest region.
(Care to guess the species and anatomy of this creature?!)
• Submitted May 2005 by N. Vyas

D: The patient is allergic to adhesive tape.
T: The patient is allergic to a piece of cake.
(What, just the one piece?)
• Submitted July 2006 by A. U., Knoxville, TN
 

COMMON BLUNDERS BY NEW MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS

D: below-knee amputation
T: baloney amputation

D: shotty lymph nodes
T: shoddy lymph nodes

D: thecal sac
T: fecal sac

D: The patient had a CABG 2 years ago.
T: The patient had a cabbage 2 years ago.

eyelet: A small hole for receiving a rope or cord
islet: A cluster of cells; an island

H&P: History and physical
HNP: Herniated nucleus pulposus

loop: An oval or circle formed by bending a wire, thread, vessel, etc.
loupe: A magnifying glass


 

D = dictated
T = transcribed