[Pachinko]

That's what they call them here, at least--the little grids that you can use to do shorthand recording of lab values. One (I think) looks like a big x, and the other is longer, with hash marks.

OK, I'm doing a crappy idea of describing this, but someone more knowledgeable will know what I'm talking about. Anyone know where I can find an example of one so I know how they're used. I googled "fishscale" and "fish scale" with "labs" and came up with nothing. Thanks--

[Daytonite]

Are you talking about the little grid that the doctors make when they are documenting electrolytes in their progress notes? Are you wanting to know what goes into each of the little boxes of that grid?

[loricatus]

I think what you are looking for is on the 4th page of this attachment

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/ps/...Guide/SOAP.doc

[Daytonite]

I thought that might be what the OP was referring to. Yours is a much better example of what I found on this webpage:

http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/000_Background/Meeting%20Notes/Phoenix_Meeting_2006-09-10.html - position coded electrolytes. Halfway down the page the physician shorthand for the Chem 7 (probably the fishscale you are referring to) and the CBC are shown as best possible with the software program.

Basically, the structure and contents of the grid is this (hard to create the look on this software program):

Sodium |Chloride|** BUN**/

----------------------------Glucose

Potassium|Bicarb|Creatinine\

[Pachinko]

Yes, the grids the doctors use--both of these are useful, thanks so much!

[oramar]

One thing you can say about nursing is you learn something new everyday even if you live to be 100. All those years I have been looking at those things(40), never heard them called fish scales before. Interesting....

[elcue]

Originally Posted by oramar

One thing you can say about nursing is you learn something new everyday even if you live to be 100. All those years I have been looking at those things(40), never heard them called fish scales before. Interesting....

Me too! Thanks. Have a good week, everyone. Linda