Doctor depo - how do I write cc

Asked by Bustaboo {602}
2/16/2012 7:32:57 PM

I took the deposition of a doctor today, and I have to get it in tomorrow, and since I rarely take them, I have a question for my fellow reporters. How do I write cc?

A The orders state Amiodarone 900 milligrams and 500 cc of DFW at one milligram a minute for six hours.

Is it cc or cc's (that's how she said it), and I know ccs looks silly. Should I leave it as cc, since it's implied "cc's"?

Thanks in advance!

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Answered by pinksteno {1009}
2/16/2012 7:16:04 PM

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I always write cc. (with the period). My source is Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. And it stands for cubic centimeter.

Doctors and nurses frequently mispronounce it with an "s". This is one of the exceptions to the verbatim rule.

Oh, that's what I was hoping, that it was implied! It looked silly with the s, and I knew apostrophe s wasn't correct punctuation. Thanks so much, Pinksteno!!! - Bustaboo 2/16/2012 7:20:42 PM | Flag

See, this is what's great about this site. Thanks, Pinksteno, now I know to put the cc. - Rosalie 2/16/2012 7:21:55 PM | Flag

I agree! As soon as I came across this question in my depo, I knew where to go and that I'd get my answer quickly! What a great site with great people! - Bustaboo 2/16/2012 7:25:46 PM | Flag

You're welcome Bustaboo andRosalie! - pinksteno 2/16/2012 7:27:07 PM | Flag

I love taking medical malpractice depos of doctors and nurses. They are always lucrative. And I love sharing knowledge with great people like you, Rosalie and Bustaboo. Yes, this site is fantastic. - pinksteno 2/16/2012 7:31:31 PM | Flag

Hah, you can take the doctors and nurses, and just leave me the plaintiffs, I find them more lucrative and easier, LOL! Thanks so much! - Bustaboo 2/16/2012 7:32:57 PM | Flag

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Answered by Rosalie {1907}
2/16/2012 6:05:16 PM

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Tough one, Bustaboo, I would probably put cc's since that's what she said because ccs does look silly.

Thanks Rosalie...just wasn't sure if I should just put cc since it's implied cc's.....this is why I hate doctor depos, haha! Now the doctor is saying five over five, and in her notes it says 5/5, but I don't know what to put, the words or the numerals......urghhhh!!! Give me a plf med mal over a defendant any day of the week over this stuff! Thanks again, Rosalie. - Bustaboo 2/16/2012 9:09:06 PM | Flag

Bustaboo, when I have the records and it's 5/5 in the records, I would use 5/5 and not five over five. - Rosalie 2/16/2012 6:20:31 PM | Flag

Oh, thanks. I am the type who doesn't go soooo verbatim, so I will put 5/5. Again, thanks so much! - Bustaboo 2/16/2012 9:22:43 PM | Flag

Good answer, agreed. If I had the record, I would put 5/5. If I didn't have the record, I would write it verbatim, five over five. - fstfngrs 2/17/2012 10:19:13 AM | Flag

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Answered by Bustaboo {602}
2/17/2012 12:48:56 PM

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Thanks everyone for your help! I appreciate it!

Hi, Are you sure it isn't D5W?They usually give that dose through an IV. Dextrose 5% water. I work in a hospital, and I am also a court reporting student. - Rosalina40 2/18/2012 9:44:17 AM | Flag

That's funny you asked that, she had a speech impediment just my luck), and so I asked her, DWF? And she said yes. I thought it was wrong, too! Maybe she said F for five? I don't know, but I did double check with her, and then the attorney said what does DWF stand for, and she said dextrose water, so I left it as is. Good luck in school! - Bustaboo 2/18/2012 12:36:21 PM | Flag

I mean DFW! hah - Bustaboo 2/18/2012 3:45:54 PM | Flag

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		Lynn Evans I do lower case just like you have it, cc. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Jennifer Page leave it as cc. you don`t write mgs for milligrams Friday, February 17, 2012

		Beth Walters cc means cubic centimeters, but typically in a doctor depo they usually say cc so yes, you would put cc`s if that`s how she said it. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Starla Utlaut Jay I would write cc`s. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Cindy Boedigheimer NO, do not add on an S onto cc. Just like Jen said, you don`t add on an S for mg. whether they said it or not. It`s assumed if you`re using a number other than 1 that it`s pluraled Friday, February 17, 2012

		Jessie Coburn Just tried to look up in my Stedman`s Medical Dictionary, but couldn`t find it. So, called my doctor`s office and got the official word, you write it 500 cc without the pural. Wish I could solve my computer woes that quickly. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Tamela Lewis I had always seen it c.c. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Deanne Newberry Hutson cc Friday, February 17, 2012

		AnnMarie Deis I think this might be a case of splitting hairs. I think that if she said it was more than one that the reader would assume that it was more than one. :) Friday, February 17, 2012

		Mary Kluender cc, don`t over think it. Friday, February 17, 2012

		Laura Klingenberg Fowler Mary, but we`re reporters. We always over think things. :) Friday, February 17, 2012