When Physicians Spell

One of the cardinal rules of medical transcription is that if a physician attempts to spell a word for you, chances are he will spell it incorrectly. The more adamant he is about insisting a word be spelled a certain way, the more likely he is to spell it wrong.

DICTATED WORD	HOW THE PHYSICIAN SPELLED IT
Mario	M-a-r-i-zero.
recessed	r-e-c-e-s-s-i-o-n
taut	t-a-u-g-h-t
Under general anesthesia via mask.	V-i-a-m-a-s-k.
Trazodone	T-r-a-z-a-d-o-n-e
culposac	c-u-l d-e s-a-c
Wagner	W-v-a-g-n-e-r

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