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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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As appropriate

Context: The patient had a gestational diabetes 2 years ago but her current repeat template (repeat prescription) still has insulin prescribed. I can task a pharmacist i.e. refer to the clinical pharmacist to review and take an appointment action.
Following is just an excerpts from my real draft to the pharmacist:
Could you please review this patient and update her Repeat Template as appropriate?
Does "as appropriate" fit the context?
  

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Jigneshbharati Could you please review this patient and update her Repeat Template as appropriate? Does "as appropriate" fit the context? Yes.

  • Jigneshbharati Could you please review this patient and update her Repeat Template as appropriate?
  • Does "as appropriate" fit the context?
  • Yes.
  • I'm not familiar with the term "repeat template", but I'm assuming that it is correct within your profession.
  • There is, however, no apparent need to capitalise it, unless you know that this is a standard convention.
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JigneshbharatiCould you please review this patient and update her Repeat Template as appropriate?
Does "as appropriate" fit the context?

Yes.

I'm not familiar with the term "repeat template", but I'm assuming that it is correct within your profession. There is, however, no apparent need to capitalise it, unless you know that this is a standard con

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JigneshbharatiThe patient had a gestational diabetes

By the way, we say that someone had diabetes, or gestational diabetes, not that they had a gestational diabetes. This is true of many named diseases or illnesses; for example we say that someone had measles, or had TB, or had typhoid, with no article. However, we say e.g. that someone had a cold, o

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