mollyredone Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 How do you indicate a little c or little s when you are handwriting antibodies? I have seen it written with a line above the letter. But I was going through some of our old records today and noticed a c with a line below it. Would you think it stands for big c? This also comes up when I am handwriting our antibody cards for patients, so I would appreciate some guidance and where to find the proper protocol. Thanks, Mari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I always hand write it with a line OVER the letter -but that doesn't mean I am right. mollyredone, amym1586 and AuntiS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galvania Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I do as Malcolm does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodchild Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We also do a line over the letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrieb61 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Malcolm rules tbostock, Eagle Eye, Malcolm Needs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Eye Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auntie-D Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyredone Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 That was what I understood as well. That is why I was confused to see a c (C?) with a line under it. Does anyone do that for a big C? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILLER Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I have never seen a line under a letter used to indicate a capital. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 line over - YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Never heard of a line under for a capital. I have, however, heard of a line under for a gene, on the grounds that most people (ESPECIALLY me) do not have good enough handwriting to write in italics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auntie-D Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Could you phenotype the patient to confirm? If they are c+, they won't have an anti-c... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 ......and in most cases, as anti-c is an immune antibody, most c- patients will not have anti-c in their plasma either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C. Staley Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I've been known to use this format: Anti- little c. Not often, usually when writing it for a patient. Otherwise I followed the convention of a line over top of the c. To those of you elderly type like me, a c with a line over it was also shorthand for "with". For you young folks, I won't even attempt to explain shorthand. galvania, Sandy L, Malcolm Needs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyredone Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Auntie D, these patients were on cards before the computer was used and I was double checking the information to see if it was right. We haven't actually seen this patient for 15 years! I just wanted to make sure the reporting convention was interpreted correctly in the computer since it was handwritten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTTONBALL Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 When commenting in the patient's history, I write out Anti-little c. My middle name is "Preventive/Preventative". EDibble, Sandy L and Malcolm Needs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I've been known to use this format: Anti- little c. Not often, usually when writing it for a patient. Otherwise I followed the convention of a line over top of the c. To those of you elderly type like me, a c with a line over it was also shorthand for "with". For you young folks, I won't even attempt to explain shorthand. Just say it was an ancestor of texting. John C. Staley, Malcolm Needs, Sandy L and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sko681 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I have never seen a line below but I did have a tech put quotations around it before "c" it was because the tech for some reason didn't know that you were supposed to use the line above? There is a first time for everything i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLiveris Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 On the topic of antigen printing, please know that in 60-90 days, HemaTrax® labeling software will include a utility to print the lower case letters- “c”, “k”, and “s” in white on a black background (reverse print) in the test result text lines for Red Blood Cell Antigen tests. The letters will be easier to read and differentiate in a way that is also ICCBBA/ISBT 128 compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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