Guess this chief complaint

zudy · Feb 2, 2007

I had a pt that told me she was afraid she had the "smilin' mighty Jesus"

which is .....spinal menengitis

santhony44, MSN, RN, NP · Feb 2, 2007

My son is dyslexic. He's a bright boy, but he can't spell (which is what put us onto the dyslexia in the first place). He wouldn't be able to spell if he stayed in school the rest of his life.

He hurt his lower extremity, had a buddy take a picture, and emailed it to me. Does it look sprained, Mom? Yep, it's purple.

He labeled the picture "anckle." :chuckle

MikeyBSN · Feb 2, 2007

I like when they think they have amonia. My friend told me about a guy who took "peanutbutterball" for his seziures.

NurseKratchet · Feb 2, 2007

i had the exact complaint from someone in corrections...............lol yep you guessed esophagus:roll and

azreddun · Feb 4, 2007

Just triaged a patient whose throug hurts with headaid and stift nose who has been taking rubbytossin PTA, cute!!

time4vacation · Feb 7, 2007

I gotta add one..."A fell back got me". Translation: bit by a fiddleback spider.

NoMoreStudying · Feb 8, 2007

My mother, who has a master's degree, still says people "catch an ammonia." Also, the Taliban is in "Afaghanistan." Like the blankets people crochet, "af-a-ghans."

My favorite triage slip was simply, "lage." Luckily, he still had both of them.

I just had a young guy tell me he didn't remember the MVC b/c he was unconscious. We explained he called his dad and was walking at the scene. Still, he insisted he was unconscious after the accident. Fine.

Later, I ask him if he's remembering anything yet.

"No, I'm still unconscious." :roll

AggieQT · Feb 9, 2007

hahahahhaa these are all sooo funny!!! Keep them comming!

When I use to work in the pharmacy I dont know how many times I heard " I'm here to pick up my 'hypercodine' or 'Amanacilling" (hydrocodone or amoxicillin) It was even worse when they handed us there hand written version of drug names.

ritarunningfeet · Feb 9, 2007

Sometimes its not just the spelling it is the acutal complaint

Just the other day had a guy whose icd was firing. His complaint when asked was " I was sticking it to my old lady, when I burnt her arm." Had to do all I could to try and not bust up laughing in front of the pt.

LeahJet, ASN, RN · Feb 10, 2007

There was something someone posted on another thread a while back but I thought it was hilarious.

"I be disappearin' and $hit"

Also, I had a man tell me that he took "GlueControl" for his sugar.

julia1 · Feb 10, 2007

Got one for you guy's. I worked at a doctor's office in W. V. doing phone triage A lady called and stated " My child has been poisoned" OH MY GOD!!!!!!" I was asking all about the " poison" like what did he ingest and how much? The lady laughed and said that he got the " poison by playing in the field" Okay you know now it is poison ivy.

Myxel67 · Feb 10, 2007

You know the way we run words together when they start with the same sound, or divide 2 words up differently?

I'll bet your mom has been saying "a pneumonia" instead of "an ammonia"

Nowadays we have a cold, but we have pneumonia. When I was a kid my grandmother would say "It was so cold, I caught a pneumonia."

"an apple" sounds like "a napple" There are lots more, but my mind is blank now

"an affadavit" is "a naffadavit"

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My mother, who has a master's degree, still says people "catch an ammonia." Also, the Taliban is in "Afaghanistan." Like the blankets people crochet, "af-a-ghans."
My favorite triage slip was simply, "lage." Luckily, he still had both of them.
I just had a young guy tell me he didn't remember the MVC b/c he was unconscious. We explained he called his dad and was walking at the scene. Still, he insisted he was unconscious after the accident. Fine.
Later, I ask him if he's remembering anything yet.
"No, I'm still unconscious." :roll