Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

Anonymous
Sentence help - sm
Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:55

I was, therefore, able to get complete evacuation, and when the skin lay down flat, he actually is left with a depression on this side from the molding of the temporal bone that this has accomplished over the previous decades.

Is lay correct here? Thanks.

the witch
It's slightly more complicated - sm
Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:59

It should be either "when the skin lies down flat" (without any help - lies down naturally, all by itself), or "when the skin is laid down flat" (the patient or the doc does it). However, since he later says 'is left with a depression' it's better to keep your verb tenses consistent (when the skin is laid down flat he actually is left with...)

Anonymous
Thanks, witch (nm)
Sat Feb 28, 2004 13:04