Examples of .....

Saline saline over the seven Cs. Actually, you know what sailing with one catamaran booie in the water is?? Half normal saline!

I once thought Rhinoplasty only occurred in Africa!

SOB, tachy, and COW (not exactly medical term but still) are commonly misunderstood by the lay public

COW as in someone is hyperlipidemic...??? Please explain...

COW as in someone is hyperlipidemic...??? Please explain...

"computer on wheels" refers to the portable workstations in some hospitals

"computer on wheels" refers to the portable workstations in some hospitals

I hadn't heard of "COW" until I read it on this forum...quite a few people talked about patients misunderstanding and thinking staff were referring to them..... :chuckle

we call them WOWs for workstation on wheels so the pts and family did not think we were calling them cows

I had a person think I was calling a pt a son of a b**** , when I used the abbreviation SOB.

BRAT on peds . . . the diet, not the child.

Diabetes, especially the difference between Type 1 and Type 2.

Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that typically emerges in childhood, requires insulin, and can't be "cured" by diet or exercise. Type 2 is a metabolic problem, usually strikes in adulthood (though that is changing), and may require insulin, but can usually be managed with diet, exercise, and medication. Neither is caused by "eating too much sugar."