Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 Hi, When a doc dictates exploratory " lap " is it spelled this way or in all caps, or? (This is not in the diagnosis section). TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 It is slang for exploratory laparotomy and I spell it out. Quixote Exploratory lap? > Hi, > > When a doc dictates exploratory " lap " is it spelled this way or in all caps, or? (This is not in the diagnosis section). > > TIA > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 The doctor is most likely referring to an exploratory laparotomy and it should be spelled out. Ginny F. Exploratory lap? > Hi, > > When a doc dictates exploratory " lap " is it spelled this way or in all caps, or? (This is not in the diagnosis section). > > TIA > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 Well, duh. Of course, I meant exploratory laparoSCOPY, not laparoTOMY. Sorry. Ginny F. Exploratory lap? > > > > Hi, > > > > When a doc dictates exploratory " lap " is it spelled this way or in all > caps, or? (This is not in the diagnosis section). > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2001 Report Share Posted February 5, 2001 Actually, I've always known it to mean exploratory laparotomy; may be one of those slang terms with multiple meanings. Sara Ginny Frey wrote: > Well, duh. Of course, I meant exploratory laparoSCOPY, not laparoTOMY. > Sorry. > > Ginny F. > > Exploratory lap? > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > When a doc dictates exploratory " lap " is it spelled this way or in all > > caps, or? (This is not in the diagnosis section). > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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