Comments on: Doctors handwriting. Why its not legible???? http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/ Gowtham from Chennai Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:07:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: rarfuls http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1160 rarfuls Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:01:45 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1160 8+ years of taking notes in med school, especially when the class moves fast, you develop your own shorthand style. However I think the issue with RX is that doctors and pharmacists both take Pharmacology class where they learn to write prescriptions. Also they use Latin abbreviations, as in the above example: Sig (Sigma, directions) qid (quater in die, 4x daily), per os (by mouth) etc.... 8+ years of taking notes in med school, especially when the class moves fast, you develop your own shorthand style. However I think the issue with RX is that doctors and pharmacists both take Pharmacology class where they learn to write prescriptions. Also they use Latin abbreviations, as in the above example: Sig (Sigma, directions) qid (quater in die, 4x daily), per os (by mouth) etc….

]]> By: Gowtham http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1129 Gowtham Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:10:48 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1129 @Kate Oh Good, so doctors don't intentionally write with a terrible hand writing. @Kate
Oh Good, so doctors don’t intentionally write with a terrible hand writing.

]]> By: Kate Gladstone http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1125 Kate Gladstone Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:33:28 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-1125 I teach handwriting to doctors when their hospitals have problems because of the doctors' unreadable handwriting. For more information on the problem, visit http://www.handwritingrepair.info . I teach handwriting to doctors when their hospitals have problems because of the doctors’ unreadable handwriting. For more information on the problem, visit http://www.handwritingrepair.info .

]]> By: Karthik http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-132 Karthik Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:29:42 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-132 Damn!! Damn!!

]]> By: Gowtham http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-131 Gowtham Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:16:27 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-131 I might just change it but not the description :lol: I might just change it but not the description :lol:

]]> By: Karthik http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-126 Karthik Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:43:11 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-126 @Praveen, It'a always a good idea to take second opinion from another doctor ;) . My doctor told me that it was because of the reason i stated and druggists are supposed to do some course of some sort too. But then, maybe he was samalichifying. Who knows ? (and 200 presriptions a day ? Your relative must be minting money. :D ) @Gowtham, Atleast you spelt my name right. Now, if you will be nice enough to change the spelling in the blogroll too. :P @Praveen,

It’a always a good idea to take second opinion from another doctor ;) . My doctor told me that it was because of the reason i stated and druggists are supposed to do some course of some sort too. But then, maybe he was samalichifying. Who knows ?
(and 200 presriptions a day ? Your relative must be minting money. :D )

@Gowtham,

Atleast you spelt my name right. Now, if you will be nice enough to change the spelling in the blogroll too. :P

]]> By: Gowtham http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-119 Gowtham Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:48:58 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-119 Karthik, Liar!! Praveen, Thanks for telling the truth dude. I started to believe what champ has told. Karthik, Liar!!
Praveen, Thanks for telling the truth dude. I started to believe what champ has told.

]]> By: Praveen http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-116 Praveen Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:51:52 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-116 I posed this question to my relative who is a doctor and he says that it starts from legibile handwriting only, but after 2 to 3 years of writing 200 odd prescriptions per day, it becomes a "Kozhi Kirukkal". I suppose. It has nothing to do with self medication worries and all... I posed this question to my relative who is a doctor and he says that it starts from legibile handwriting only, but after 2 to 3 years of writing 200 odd prescriptions per day, it becomes a “Kozhi Kirukkal”. I suppose. It has nothing to do with self medication worries and all…

]]> By: rachel http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-113 rachel Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:50:27 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-113 Exactly Gowtham, your right dude. Exactly Gowtham, your right dude.

]]> By: Gowtham http://gowthaman.net/2008/02/17/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-112 Gowtham Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:41:55 +0000 http://gowthaman.net/2008/03/06/doctors-handwriting-why-its-not-legible/#comment-112 Why not you. Nobody understands yours too. Why not you. Nobody understands yours too.

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