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#60032 Wed, 08 Dec 04 02:55 AM

I am typing a medical transcsription and don't know if I should be using commas for this sentence or hyphens: The patient has had sever, (-) low, (-) back pain for two days. Could you please clear it up to me to which I should be using?
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Commas, Hyphens

Mister Micawber

#60124 Wed, 08 Dec 04 09:22 AM

'The patient has had sever, (-) low, (-) back pain for two days.'

I cannot understand the meaning clearly-- is it 'severe lower back pains'? That is the usual phraseology, so no hyphens or commas are required: 'The patient has had severe lower back pains for two days.'

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Commas, Hyphens