Nurses General Nursing
Published Jul 10, 2013
afjgnp
56 Posts
Just a short question. I am a nurse(rn) and an NP(although I just inactivated my GNP licence-no jobs in NY). Anyway, my husband has a hiatal hernia,but his MD says it isn't called that anymore. I did an online search, but all I come up with is H.H. My husand says the doc said pre-gastric something. (this is also the same md that, when my husband asked about sexual problems he said "I least you are having sex...."). I digress. Anyone hear of another name for H.H. or is this doc full of it?
SoldierNurse22, BSN, RN
4 Articles; 2,058 Posts
Never heard of that...I did a search myself and all it turned up was Hiatus Hernia vs. Hiatal.
RNsRWe, ASN, RN
3 Articles; 10,428 Posts
My next question after "they don't call it that anymore" would have been "Well, what DO they call it?". But be that as it may....I work in a busy practice and see a good number of hiatal hernias. Not called by any other name, either.
Marshall1
991 Posts
I think I'd find another doctor..
Sunflowerinsc, ADN, RN
210 Posts
Maybe he was talking about gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD, goes along with hiatal hernia.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 20,908 Posts
pericardial diaphragmatic herniaParaesophageal Hiatal Hernia
are the only 2 I could come up with
pericardial diaphragmatic herniaParaesophageal ! Yes that is it! When did they come up with that? Isn't just a fancy name for Hiatal Hernia? Thank you so much!
jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B
9 Articles; 4,800 Posts
Well, at least is wasn't "you know that thing....that makes my throat burn....that hurts......you know, that stomach thing....."
(and I betcha thought this was pertaining to the "sexual problems" part at first.... )
Most people don't even call it a hiatal hernia. Heck, some don't even call it a hernia.
"Thanks Doc, but whatever you wanna call it, what are you gonna do about it????"
deadrn
8 Posts
I just read an article about a woman whose doctor, in telling her she had lordosis, refered to it as booty butt or something like that.
Sorry, lame first post, I started typing then forgot what the term was the doctor used. Anyway I think she plans to sue.
DedHedRN
344 Posts
I just read an article about a woman whose doctor, in telling her she had lordosis, refered to it as booty butt or something like that.Sorry, lame first post, I started typing then forgot what the term was the doctor used. Anyway I think she plans to sue.
I think I just woke up my neighbors I was laughing so hard.
Most every patient that comes into our GI facility knows if they have a hiatal hernia, and they DO call it that. Except that they usually mispronounce it and say "I have a hayshul hernia" or the MOST common version, "hiatus hernia". Ah, if only it WOULD take a hiatus, lol....