Dialysis or dialyze

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Hello everyone,

I have a question that is taking up to much of my time. I am currently transcribing a operative report and I cannot understand or edit properly what the physician is trying to convey.

The doctor is dictating: The patient currently dialyzes from permcath in the right IV.

Should I change this to: The patient currently receives dialysis from permcath in the right IV.

Is dialyzes from a permcath possible. I do not want to edit the doctors meanings or wrongful edit a patient's chart.

The doctor sounds like he is saying dialyzes.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

The patient is dialyzing via permcath.... see no problem there. I'd leave it as is. The patient receives dialysis txs., but is dialyzed via permcath. ;)

I believe that it is not IV, rather it should be IJ. You may want to check on that.

Much Peace ......................Billy:cool:

Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

Sounds more like it, my Friend... I had wondered about that one myself, but ya just never know what these docs will write... or just READING what they write presents a major challenge ! Heh.

Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Dialyze is a verb. Dialysis is a noun. I believe either is correct if the sentence structure matches.

llg

'Receives dialysis' is proper in my book. Myself and you and probably everyone else on this forum would understand that the 'patient dialyzes' but to someone who may be reviewing your paperwork and isn't familiar with our lingo, it may not sound right and heat may be received for it. According to the definitions described at websters.com (not webster.com) listed below, there may be several interpretations of what 'dialyze' could mean, some of which would form a contradictory sentence.

\Di"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dialyzing.] (Chem.) To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or osmose; to pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis. [Written also dialyse.]

With this definition, it might be questioned that the patient 'passes through an animal membrane'. You see?

On the other hand. If the 'patient receives dialysis', it seems a little more grammatically correct and leaves less room for false interpretation.

di-al-y-sis ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-l-ss)

n. pl. di-al-y-ses (-sz)

1. The separation of smaller molecules from larger molecules or of dissolved substances from colloidal particles in a solution by selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

2. Hemodialysis

To further clarify... I would use 'receives HEMOdialysis'. You just never know what little things are gonna bite ya in the bottom when it comes to legal matters. Ya know? :rolleyes: Hope you didn't take this the wrong way. It's just that I've been there and now I tend to try to make EVERYTHING I document as CLEAR and CONCISE as I can to CMA. Lol. Hope this helps. :)

GTS,

Your input and everyone elses are much appreciated. Thanks, thanks, thanks. I try to keep write I document exactly as the doctor says it to cover my own but. I don't want to catch the crap and so I make sure I document, document, and document some more.

thanks.

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