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Legal & Medical Document Proofreading Flashcards

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  1. A legal document uses 'herein' in one section and 'hereunder' in another to refer to obligations within the same contract. Which action should the proofreader take?

    Answer: Flag the inconsistency and query, since the terms have distinct legal meanings

    'Herein' means 'in this document' while 'hereunder' means 'pursuant to or under the terms of this document'; they are not interchangeable, so a query is required.

  2. A medication order reads 'Metformin 500mg PO QID with meals and at bedtime.' There are four daily meal-related doses plus bedtime, totaling five doses. What should the proofreader flag?

    Answer: A potential clinical inconsistency between QID (4×/day) and the five dosing events described

    QID means four times daily, but the instruction describes five events; a proofreader should flag this clinical inconsistency for physician review.

  3. In proofreading a will, you find 'I give, bequeath, and devise all my real property to my son, John and all my personal property to my daughter Jane.' What punctuation error is present?

    Answer: Missing comma after 'John' to separate the two independent clauses

    A comma after 'John' is required to separate the two coordinate clauses ('I give… to my son, John' and 'all my personal property to my daughter Jane'), preventing misreading.

  4. A medical operative note reads 'The patient tolerated the procedure well and was taken to the recovery room in stable condition. He was extubated without difficulty.' The patient is female. What type of error is this?

    Answer: Pronoun-antecedent agreement error

    Using 'He' for a female patient is a pronoun-antecedent agreement error that must be corrected to match the patient's documented sex.

  5. A legal brief contains a footnote citing '42 U.S.C § 1983.' What is the correct formatting per The Bluebook?

    Answer: 42 U.S.C. § 1983

    The Bluebook requires periods after each letter in 'U.S.C.' and a space between the section symbol (§) and the number.

  6. A discharge summary states the patient was prescribed 'Lisinopril 10 mgs daily.' What is the correct style for this entry?

    Answer: lisinopril 10 mg daily

    Drug names in running text are lowercased (unless brand names), the unit 'mg' is not pluralized, and a space separates the numeral from the unit.

  7. A contracts attorney asks a proofreader to also check the legal accuracy of indemnification clauses. What is the appropriate response?

    Answer: Decline and explain that legal accuracy review is outside the proofreader's scope

    Proofreaders check language, grammar, consistency, and formatting—not legal substance; substantive legal review is the attorney's responsibility and outside the proofreader's professional scope.