QUIZ # 2

Name: ________________________ Score: 63

A. APOSTROPHES. Put the apostrophe where it belongs and highlight. 17 apostrophes

1. His 6s and 8s looked alike.
2. The patient sustained a contusion in the mens room.
3. Both transcriptionists vacations caused a delay in output of transcribed reports.
4. New insurance clients accounts showed an 11 percent increase in sales.
5. Most childrens imaginations run wild when told ER stories.
6. Hospital policy prohibits patients access to their own medical records.
7. Dr. Jones nurse agreed that one bacterial strain caused many of the symptoms.
8. Dr. Lees consultation was received two days before the patients surgery was scheduled.
9. I will review him at my office in two weeks time.
10. Both sonograms were compatible with a fetus of 30 weeks gestation.
11. The boys heads are shaved.
12. Its been raining all day.
13. The ladies rooms are open now.
14. All of the apples cores have been cut.
15. One of the secretaries had her boyfriends ring.

B. COLONS: Put the colon in RED. 5 colons

1. The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include psychosis hallucinations
delusions secondary agitation, and thought disorder.
2. DIAGNOSIS Rosacea and acne vulgaris.
3. Differential diagnosis includes the following hypersensitivity pneumonitis
and Mycoplasma pneumonia.
4. The child was brought to the Philippine General Hospital at around 330 in the morning
after an episode of supposed apnea.
5. PLAN Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy.

C. COMMAS: Put the commas where they should belong and highlight. 24 commas
1. First psychosis is not unique to schizophrenia.
2. It occurs in serious depression bipolar disease and Alzheimer's disease.
3. In all of these cases antipsychotic drugs work.
4. Second even though psychosis can be managed the patient remains to be I think seriously
impaired.
5. Therefore getting rid of the psychosis does not mean that the individual can go out and live
independently get a job get married and live happily ever after.
6. It is clear that these drugs only treat a component of the disorder not the entire disorder.
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7. The patient had a total protein of 5.4 albumin level was 3.2 chloride was 106 and a total
bilirubin was 1.2.
8. He is to take prednisone 40 mg q.a.m. for 3 days 20 mg x 3 days 10 mg x 3 days 5 mg x 3
days 2.5 mg x 4 days and then off.
9. She is breathing quite well through the nose has a good sense of smell and ears are feeling
well.
10. He has been diabetic since 1989 and does have some peripheral dermopathy.

D. SLASH MARKS: Place the slash mark where it should be, then HIGHLIGHT. 6 slash marks
1. The patient's blood pressure was 142 90.
2. Abnormalities of the external body surfaces are then noted and described either by talking into
a voice recorder and making notes on a diagram and or checklist.
3. Exam showed acuity of 20 20 in the right eye and 20 25 in the left with normal pupils and eye
movements.
4. A G ratio was 1:10.
5. Pathology has returned this as 5 10 prostatic carcinoma and less than 5% of the tissue make it
a stage A1.

E. PERIOD: Place the period where it should be then HIGHLIGHT. 12 periods or dots
1. Continue with Rivotril 0.25 mg b i d
2. I have advised this patient to continue with the Serzone 300 mg b i d and
Rivotril 0.5 t i d
3. Approximately half of participants had preserved systolic function
4. I am going to school today
5. Today, I have advised this patient to increase Paxil to 20 mg