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11 Cards in this Set
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Quotation marks are not used very frequently; however, in what medical reports are quotation marks usually found?
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psychiatric reports
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Will doctors dictate the quotation marks?
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Yes
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When is the most common instance in which quotation marks are used?
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when describing the patient’s complaints.
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Why are quotation marks relatively easy to use in medical reports?
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because they are used infrequently and they are always dictated
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Why should you be very careful in punctuating quotations?
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they are often dictated incorrectly
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What is the rule for a direct quotation that is a complete sentence?
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always begins with a capital letter
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A direct quotation is followed by or preceded by what?
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an introduction/identifier so reader knows who is speaking:
EX: He announced, I answered, Mary cried, John declared - "We want some ice cream!" Sue and Nancy cried |
He announced, I answered, Mary cried, John declared
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Does a comma follow a direct quotation that is followed by or preceded by an introduction/identifier?
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yes
EX: comma, space and then quotes |
Mary asked, "When are you leaving for the airport?"
John said, "Give me all your kings." Harry answered, "Go fish." |
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Where are periods/commas placed when using quotation marks?
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always inside the quotation marks; no exceptions
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He said he had experienced "the jitters," but they were no longer present.
"I feel like my legs are going to fall off." He describes the mucus as "mostly clear." The specimen, labeled "right fallopian tube segment," measured 1.5 cm in length. *NOTE–some of the direct quotations in the above examples are not complete sentences. That is why they are not capitalized. |
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Where are semicolons/colons placed when using quotation marks?
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always outside the quotation marks
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The following are described as "constant problems": swelling, pain on ambulation, popping, and clicking.
The patient complained of "feeling weak"; she was also describing dizziness. |
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If the QUOTATION is an exclamation/question, where are the question marks and exclamation marks placed?
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inside the closing quotation mark ONLY if QUOTATION is an exclamation/question -; otherwise, outside the closing quotation mark
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"Will I be okay?" she kept asking.
Will your specialist take a look at the "problem areas"? |
