Legal & Medical Document Proofreading Flashcards
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In a legal contract, the phrase 'indemnify and hold harmless' appears as 'indemnify and hold harmlessly.' What type of error is this?
Answer: Grammatical/word-form error
'Harmless' is an adjective modifying the subject, not an adverb; 'harmlessly' is the wrong word form for this legal term of art.
A medical record reads 'The patient was administered 0.5mgs of morphine.' What is the correct style for this medication dosage unit?
Answer: 0.5 mg
Standard medical style requires a space between the numeral and the unit abbreviation, and 'mg' is not pluralized.
A legal brief cites 'Smith v Smith' without italics. How should the case citation appear?
Answer: Smith v. Smith (italicized)
Case names are italicized (or underlined) and include a period after 'v' in U.S. legal citation style.
Which of the following correctly expresses a patient's blood pressure reading in a clinical document?
Answer: 120/80 mmHg
The correct abbreviation is 'mmHg' (millimeters of mercury) with a lowercase 'mm' and uppercase 'H' and 'g.'
A deposition transcript shows a witness answer beginning mid-sentence with a lowercase letter after an em dash interruption. What should the proofreader do?
Answer: Leave it lowercase as it reflects speech interrupted mid-sentence
In legal transcripts, an em dash indicates interrupted speech, and the continuation of interrupted speech is not capitalized.
The phrase 'heretofore mentioned parties' appears in a contract. A proofreader notes it should be 'hereinbefore mentioned parties.' Which resource best resolves this?
Answer: A legal style guide or legal dictionary
Legal terms of art like 'hereinbefore' (referring to something earlier in the same document) are best verified in a legal style guide or legal dictionary.
A medical consent form uses 'the patient's right to refuse treatment' in one paragraph and 'the patients right to refuse treatment' in another. What is the proofreader's priority?
Answer: Mark the missing apostrophe in the second instance
The second instance is missing the apostrophe in the possessive 'patient's,' which is a grammatical error that must be flagged.