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?

[Sabby_NC]

Gawd I have just had the best belly laugh reading all those replies LOL

My all time fav with working in HOSPICE is that quite often our patients will say I am in HOSTAGE!!!:lol2::lol2:

Oops forgot to add HOSPIC too hahahahahahahaha Forget the E, don't matter eh?

[santhony44, MSN, RN, NP]

nissan=nee' son

nissen= nis' sen

i think

Exactly! I didn't even realize what I'd said at first!! :imbar

[danielleRN76]

There's a nurse that I work with that tells us in report that a pt is alert and orientated times three. Makes my skin crawl!!!

my other pet peeve, is heighth. Oh look we are about the same heighth! AHHHH!

Not too many come to mind from patients though. It's usually my coworkers that drive me nuts.

[firstyearstudent]

Many, many, many years ago, as a child, my mother (God rest her soul) warned me about the dangers of picking at scabs -- including the dreaded "air-syphil-itis," which I thought was some kind of VD you got through the air.

It took me over 30 years to figure out what she was talking about. ERYSIPELAS.

[herecomestrouble]

My Mom was going through a tough time but felt much better after the Dr gave her some axe n axe

[bigsyis]

"Finnagran" makes me insane, especially coming from another nurse!!

Oh, yesss!:angryfire

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

My Mom (God love her) takes tidenall (she pronounces it tide en all) for her mindgrains! AHHH!! No matter how many times I try to "innocently" correct her by saying gee, Mom, TIE LYNN ALL never works for my MY GRAINS she always pronounces them tide en all and mind grain.

Then again, she drives up to the curve and and goes around curbs in the road. And she asks "pacific" questions..I don't know about you all, but I SPECIFICALLY park at the CURB and drive the CURVES in the road.

[santhony44, MSN, RN, NP]

Many, many, many years ago, as a child, my mother (God rest her soul) warned me about the dangers of picking at scabs -- including the dreaded "air-syphil-itis," which I thought was some kind of VD you got through the air.

It took me over 30 years to figure out what she was talking about. ERYSIPELAS.

It wasn't infant tigo??

[Annebug]

Last night a patient told me that she has "sleep anapia." So cute because apnea IS kind of anapia when you think about it : )

This is a great discussion--lots of chuckles.

[Jenn,LVN]

The best was an ER visit for an east infection. (written mind you)

[suzy253, RN]

Receiving yet another report from previously mentioned nurse:

the patient's storma was normal and pink.

Also on a personal nature, she told me about after the heavy rains, she couldn't come into work r/t flooding in her backyard and was waiting for the water to start to reset.

[NPinWCH]

Pt. on 5th pregnancy this one with twins had been in a "few" times with various complaints in the last month of pregnancy. She NEVER let any of the RNs check her because, "That just makes me one of them 'lelsbians' and you are too!" We used to joke that maybe she thought she had something the rest of us didn't.

Maybe she did after all since she came in for me one night in VERY active labor, refused to let me check her even though her doc was on the way. Her complaint that night: "Them there babies are pressin hard...real hard on my prostrate and it's causin me all kinds a grief!"

I guess babies on your 'prostrate' would kind of hurt! :rotfl: