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?

Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.

One time a pt told me he had smiling mighty jesus (spinal meningitis) and we had many admits to the ER of women passing clogs, probably due to a fireball tumor!

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.
I can't tell you how many times over the years patients have asked me for a depository. Kinda makes sense when you think about it, I do deposit something in there.... and every time they ask for the hospic nurse I envision myself in a jello mold (lark's tongue in hospic, anyone?);)

Then there's the nurse who in report tells us all about the 02 Stats of each patient.

HN

Funny, that's what my son called them - he was 2!

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.
One of the funniest ones I hear over and over is lamonia= Pneumonia

is that newmonia or oldmonia?:balloons:

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Specializes in Obstetrics.

One of my favorites from L&D is the patient request for the "epidermal" for pain.

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Specializes in onc, M/S, hospice, nursing informatics.
One time I had a patients family member who "done fell out"

:lol2:

LOL! Here in Texas, they "done fell out" all the time!!!

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

doctor writes darvocettes all the time.

lpn says tie-nol

clerk says patient needs to go to the foundation room ? facility/bathroom? she's from nigeria so maybe a little is lost in the accent.

baby born with a crupped foot?

it was her appendix, but she's fine now they took them out.

her spacemaker had to have a battery refill.

"i have a rizin' down between my boys."

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Specializes in geriatrics,med/surg,vents.

Had a pt this weekend,I had to change her Duragesic patch,she told me "at the other hospital they gave me a Diabetic patch for pain.Will this work as good?"

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Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.

My sister-in-law, when talking about the birth of her first child, described her epesiogisty as pretty uncomfortable. This is the same one who asked me to put up her toiletiers for her when she moved into her new house.

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Specializes in LTC, med-surg, critial care.

"Can I have some more diluted?"

"Uh, dilaudid?"

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"how can I get rid of the cellulitis in my legs....makes them look like cottage cheese , I look terrible in a bathing suite"

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.

My mother-in-law used to send us to town to pick up her "subscriptions" at the pharmacy. I used to laugh at that until one day I told a doctor I need a "subscription" renewal! NEVER laugh at your mother (and in-law too) - you WILL do the same thing one day!!!!

My mother-in-law once told me she'd have bought me a "prescription" when my niece was selling magazines, but she didn't know what kind of "prescription" I'd like to read!

Oh, just make it morphine!:lol2:

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Specializes in CCU, ICU, Cardio Pul', Hospice.

hehehe.. had a patient... who came in with pain in her lower jaw... She said... doctor told her she had a problem with masturbation....

ROFLMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ie: Mastication....LMAOOOOOOOO had to leave the room on that one before I died laughing in front of the patient..LOL... did tell her though that the word was MASTICATION...LOL

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