Guess the mispronounced medical term

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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?

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Specializes in Trauma ICU, MICU/SICU.

sarcoidosis!

Do I win a prize??!!

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It doesn't really sound the same but sarcoidosis?

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My husband has been having knee pain and went to the doc... came home telling me the doc said he had CRAPITITIS in his knee... I've been giggling all week with him over that one... aka crepitus!

Missy:lol2:

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sarcoidosis!

Do I win a prize??!!

Okay... two responses within four minutes. Either we're a huge site with Mensa-level thinkers - or, that wasn't as hard as I thought!

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Specializes in SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing.

One time I had a patients family member who "done fell out"

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My former MIL, bless her heart, had a hysto because of endo-de-mi-osis.

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Specializes in GI Med-Surg, Oncology, ER.

LMAO!! OK here is one... have you ever had a pt say "I am out of my peanut butter balls. Thats why I had a skeezer?":lol2:

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what about a pts family member talking about how the pt was "incubated" i.e intubated

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

p-nut butterballs =phenobarbitals skeezer=seizure

done fell out =fainted or had a skeezer.

We once had a family group gather around a patient's bed to be with him in his last moments HUH? Oh OK.......... pastor had seen him getting a nebs treatment and thought it was a ventilator/respirator being removed. I guess the mist was the soul looking up?

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Specializes in Critical Care Transport/Intensive Care/Management.

OK, here's one. We had a foreign nursing student (bless her heart) who spoke to one of our patients. As soon as she left, the patient asked me " Nurse what is she talking about operating because I have "noodles" in my neck?". I tried hard not to laugh, the man was due to have his thyroid "nodules" removed.

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Specializes in SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing.

Just the other day I had a patient tell me that their doctor was going to insult a lung doctor. (She meant consult... I have no idea how I didn't start laughing in the room)

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