Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

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Car-dee-ya-zem.

It's car-di-zem. Or dil-ti-ya-zem.

Cardiazem isn't a real thing.

Can I get an amen?!

I know this is a realllly old post, but thought I'd just add that there is a town here in Michigan named "Saline" and it's pronounced "Suh-Leen". When I started nursing school, I couldn't figure out why everyone was pronouncing it "Say-lean!"

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I had nursing instructor that I adored she was tough, fair, and loved to teach. However, she had an accent and every time she said organism it sounded like orgasm. Burger was booger.

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A patient once told me somebody should come up with a pill she called Loralax. Lortab plus laxative. She may have been onto something there. Maybe somebody already has? I don't give Lortab in CVI.

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

Episiogesty (episiotomy). Toiletears (toiletries).

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

"Ayvorastatin" for atorvastatin.

"Diabeetus" for diabetes (that one drives me crazy!)

"Virgina" for lady parts.

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Specializes in PCCN.

Pt was requesting dilaudin, lol

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Specializes in ED.
I can't believe how many nurses can't pronounce metoprolol!

Metopolol, metropolol, metroprolol.

My PA pronounces it "metoproprolol" lol just about makes my head hurt lol

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I guess that's what you need if you are planning a lotus birth! (Don't look it up if you have a weak stomach!)

Ok I have a bad habit of needing to see something when I question what it is...WHY in the world is there a lotus birth? Now I have more questions see?!

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My PA pronounces it "metoproprolol" lol just about makes my head hurt lol

had a senior nurse call it metopropanol

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My dad, in the hospital and under the influence of narcotics from his open cholecystectomy (and he rarely takes anything stronger than Tylenol), called the urologist the "pissologist."

Classic! I love this one!

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At work some residents enjoy a play with words (cimanon, simenet,etc...). You got to lighten up sometimes. S NILE EVERYONE!

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Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education.

Awe, this thread is smashing! Its really making me laff.

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