Table 3.

Examples of Critical Errors

Dictation error	Possible Interpretation
Cardiac Exam is regular regular	Irregular irregular
Wet mount moderate amount ofhigh fever	Hyphae
Cranial nerves II through XII intact, he	5 out of 5 motor strength is out of 5 motor strength
Extremities without CC in no cord or tenderness	Cords
Suspect pulpitis, and recommend gentamycin antibiotics	clindamycin (ordered due to penicillin allergy)
Temperature 12.9, room air 02 saturation percent	102.9
He will see her on reactive	Pupils equal round and reactive
Pulling of secretions	Pooling of secretions
Exposure was a pap was found in room the family house	Bat
But will give 2 p.o azithromycin for presumed Chlamydia	2g