Guess the mispronounced medical term

[EricJRN]

After a recent EMS run where I was momentarily stumped by a patient's condition, I thought it might be fun to see if it stumps anyone else.

The term: Sack-a-docious

Hint: Patient's chief complaint is, "My lungs be painin' me because of my sack-a-docious."

Anyone?

[aussiemags]

Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.....Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized

this is hysterical! I'm waking up my very sleepy daughter with my laughter.

[aussiemags]

In my first semester of nursing school, while doing a patient assessment, I asked her if her bowels were regular. She answered "Most of the time, but I use tupperware mostly".

love this stuff. Keeps me in nursing.

What about the ward clerk who asked me what was a baloney procedure?

[tvccrn, ASN, RN]

love this stuff. Keeps me in nursing.

What about the ward clerk who asked me what was a baloney procedure?

I give....what IS a baloney procedure?

[LandDRN]

hahaha!

I work in OB and had a patient come in because she was having "traptions."

[aussiemags]

I give....what IS a baloney procedure?

a below knee amputation.

Yesterday I asked a patient for a faecal sample. She had a fit saying "i am over 70 years old. How can I give you a fetal sample???"

[kakamegamama]

Aussiemags--thanks for the laugh! I can just picture that poor old woman!

[Nursetastic]

Para-fa-leegic for paraplegic

gwah-fin-essen for guaifenesin

And these were instructors!

[Zee_RN, BSN, RN]

Transcribed in a medical report: "Patient has a history of a patent foraminal valley..." (patent foramen ovale). Cracked me up. Later in the day, the neurologist saw it in the transcribed report and called me over to see it. (I was tickled that I had already seen it, hehe.)

I can't stand "mersa" for M.R.S.A. either. And "orientated" drives me nuts!

I see all kinds of things in medical reports. I'm going to start recording them!