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Summary: A must-have for court reporters doing ANY medical work
Review: I tried to be first person to get my mitts on Medical Briefs by Laurie Boucke. I couldn't wait to get it. And I was not disappointed. That's an understatement. I was thrilled to see how extensive it is.It is so good that while scoping or editing, this book suffices for a medical dictionary, but it goes one HUGE step further. It gives you fabulous writing ideas for these words, so that next time on this job or a similar job, these wonderful outlines might very well pop into your mind. Just a few examples that are worth the price of admission alone: shortness of breath = SHORB fibrillation = FIBLGS atrial = TRAL atrial fibrillation = TRABLGS dypsnea = SPAOE cyanosis = SNOSZ or SNOESZ (snows = SNOEZ) cyanotic = SNOKT or SNAUKT Actually Laurie gives multiple choices for these words. I've just given my choice. A wonderful book to have on the shelf for those anoying times when a word is driving you NUTS. The accompanying book, Volume 2, is a fabulous listing of prefixes and suffixes, in both steno order and English order. So, my dear fellow court reporters or court reporting student or anyone looking to buy a great gift for one of us, this is a great idea. I would *not* want to be without mine!
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Summary: A "must-have" resource for reporters!
Review: Laurie Boucke's latest contribution to court reporters is outstanding -- a two-volume set of one- and two-stroke, conflict-free medical briefs based on a compilation of Dorland's, Taber's, and Stedman's medical dictionaries. With multiple steno outlines to choose from for most words, you're sure to find the right brief for your particular writing style. If time-savers such as temporomandibular = TROBL, temporomandibular joint = TROINT, and temporomandibular joint syndrome = TROINTS turn you on, you're in for a real treat! Truly, this is an awesome addition to a reporter's tools of the trade.
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