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Use initial capital letters in eponymic terms, The common noun following the eponym is lower case.

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example:Down syndrome

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Capitalize: trade names, proprietary names of drugs and brand names

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Example: Vaseline, Motrin, ibuprofen, paper tissue

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Specific areas within the hospital are lowercased, as common nouns.

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Example: operating room, blood bank, emergency room

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Capitalize the proper names of languages, races, religions and sects

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Example: Muslim religion, English language

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Allergy information may be keyed in all capital letters in order to call attention.

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Example: ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN

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Capitalize acronyms but not the words from which they come from.

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Example: skilled nursing facility (SNF), intensive care unit(ICU)

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Capitalization- Medical Transcription – Flashcards

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