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• A skilled transcriptionist may therefore be an
  authority in English grammar and pronunciation,
  in addition to understanding the special
  vocabulary used by medical practitioners. As if
  that's not enough to note, there are forms and
  templates specific to the medical field
  inexperienced with such agreed standards will
  create quality control problems for a
  transcriptionist and medical reports as well as
  affect patient health. Checkout medical
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• Homonyms are challenging for many English
  speakers to understand, but it is much more
  difficult as they appear in the medical language.
  For instance ileum, and ilium. Both are
  scientific terms, which apply to two separate
  parts of anatomy. To choose the right spelling it
  is important to familiarize yourself with the
  anatomy and look at the sense in which the term
  appears. Experienced transcriptionists build a
  mnemonics program that helps them identify the
  right orthography of a homonym.

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• The ilium is a tissue in the pelvis the hip
  tissue, in lay words. Ileum is an essential
  component of small intestine. An simple mnemonic
  to note is that hip and ilium each have the
  letter "i." After this, to add the correct
  definition and pronunciation, a transcriptionist
  has to look into the meaning of the word used. Do
  you want to learn more? Visit medical acronyms
• While not being called homonyms, there are words
  that absolutely sound like someone similar,
  resulting in a transcription mistake, typically
  by an amateur transcriptionist. "Under knee
  amputation" is frequently confused for "baloney
  amputation." An accomplished transcriptionist
  recognizes that there is no such occurrence as
  "baloney amputation," regardless of whether or
  not a tyrant sounds like that! Those are referred
  to as "sound-like" errors in medical
  transcription.

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• Abruptures In medical jargon the abbreviations
  are very popular. They help doctors and other
  health-care providers to easily log documents.
  Unfortunately, several words may refer to one
  abbreviation and can contribute to mistakes. To
  order to prevent ambiguity, the Institute for
  Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released a
  compilation of words and abbreviations that could
  be misread and recommended that they be recorded
  or transcribedtoparticularforms. The
  abbreviation, in scientific terms, OD or o.d.
  This can either be right hand-or once a day.
  Understanding that the ISMP advises that no
  abbreviation be used, that it be typed out as
  "right eye" or "regular," as necessary, is
  important to a medical transcriptionist. Have a
  look at medical acronyms and abbreviations for
  more info on this.

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• Likewise, abbreviations can be misread, because
  one letter nearly resembles another, often in a
  typed text. The ISMP therefore advises not to use
  the abbreviation "IU" (International Units),
  because it may be confused for "IV"
  (intravenous).
• Measurement abbreviations are also laid out in
  rules. Usage of the abbreviation "cc" (cubic
  centimeters) is popular but not recommended
  reporting specialists are encouraged to use the
  abbreviation "mL" (milliliters) instead, as "cc"
  may be misread.

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