Re: followup, follow-up, and follow up

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In a message dated 4/9/01 11:29:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

rtsimmons@... writes:

<< YIKES! I was taught that " follow-up " was used as an adjective: The

patient is here for a follow-up visit. I was also taught that " followup "

is a noun and that " follow up " is used as a verb. In fact, I think it

was someone on this list that gave the sample sentence: The patient will

follow up from his followup with a follow-up appointment. " However, this

morning I find in my HPI Radiology Imaging book that " follow-up " is used

as a noun and that followup is used as an adjective. Oh, please someone

tell me my book is wrong. Otherwise, I've been doing this wrong for

months! Thanks!

>>

AAMT BOS says to put it as followup. I'm sure it depends on where you are

working though.

Holly )

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In a message dated 4/9/01 11:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

rtsimmons@... writes:

<< YIKES! I was taught that " follow-up " was used as an adjective: The

patient is here for a follow-up visit. I was also taught that " followup "

is a noun and that " follow up " is used as a verb. In fact, I think it

was someone on this list that gave the sample sentence: The patient will

follow up from his followup with a follow-up appointment. " However, this

morning I find in my HPI Radiology Imaging book that " follow-up " is used

as a noun and that followup is used as an adjective. Oh, please someone

tell me my book is wrong. Otherwise, I've been doing this wrong for

months! Thanks!

>>

Here's a breakdown that I always found helpful:

Noun: follow-up. The patient will come in for follow-up in two weeks. The

patient did not return for follow up. (Or you can use one word in these

cases: followup)

Adjective: follow-up. The patient will return for a follow-up visit.

Verb: follow up. The patient was told to follow up with his primary care

physician. We will follow up with regular visits. (Use following the word

to, will)

Peggy

[Guest guest]

,

This is what the AAMT BOS says:

followup, follow up

Followup is the preferred noun and adjective form, but the hyphenated form,

follow-up, remains

acceptable. The verb form must be two words: follow up.

The patient did not return for followup.

In followup visits, she appeared to improve.

We will follow up with regular return visits.

Hope that this helps.

from Calif.

N wrote:

> YIKES! I was taught that " follow-up " was used as an adjective: The

> patient is here for a follow-up visit. I was also taught that " followup "

> is a noun and that " follow up " is used as a verb. In fact, I think it

> was someone on this list that gave the sample sentence: The patient will

> follow up from his followup with a follow-up appointment. " However, this

> morning I find in my HPI Radiology Imaging book that " follow-up " is used

> as a noun and that followup is used as an adjective. Oh, please someone

> tell me my book is wrong. Otherwise, I've been doing this wrong for

> months! Thanks!

>

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[Guest guest]

,

This is how I have learned it and how my company requests it be done. (I'm

using the examples from BOS).

The patient did not return for followup.

In follow-up visits, she appeared to improve.

We will follow up with regular return visits.

However, in BOS, it states that " Followup is the preferred noun and

adjective form, but the hyphenated form, follow-up, remains

acceptable. The verb form must be two words: follow up.

And it gives the examples:

The patient did not return for followup.

In followup visits, she appeared to improve.

We will follow up with regular return visits.

So, basically, it's however your company or whomever prefers to have it

with followup and follow-up.

Diane

At 11:07 AM 4/9/01 -0400, you wrote:

>YIKES! I was taught that " follow-up " was used as an adjective: The

>patient is here for a follow-up visit. I was also taught that " followup "

>is a noun and that " follow up " is used as a verb. In fact, I think it

>was someone on this list that gave the sample sentence: The patient will

>follow up from his followup with a follow-up appointment. " However, this

>morning I find in my HPI Radiology Imaging book that " follow-up " is used

>as a noun and that followup is used as an adjective. Oh, please someone

>tell me my book is wrong. Otherwise, I've been doing this wrong for

>months! Thanks!

>

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