What medical term do you dislike the most ?

[Keepstanding]

I hate when people refer to emesis as "PUKE" ......nasty term !

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Praiser

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I dont like referring to pt.s that need assistance with meals as "feeders". Again reminds me of a sci-fi/horror movie. "THE FEEDERS" dun dun-dunnnn.

LOL, sorry the sci-fi picture music lol.

[enoRN]

I loathe the word "obese". Even if I didn't know the English language, I'd want to stay away from this one instinctively (especially since it's written all over my medical record........). Frankly, I'd rather just be called 'fat'!

i think 'obese' is more specific, being obesed is part of being fat, its not the same

[Spatula27_RNBSN]

yes, a copd'er...."pink puffer".

leslie

i thought emphysema was pink puffer and copd was blue bloater???

[peridotgirl]

I heard that and i automatically want to think that someone's respiratory status is in the crapper.

What is a pulmonary toilet?

[peridotgirl]

What is a pulmonary tiolet? :lol2:

[peridotgirl]

I heard that and i automatically want to think that someone's respiratory status is in the crapper.

What is a pulmonary tiolet? :lol2:

[fatoma]

well, I hate when they say the patient open his or her bowel, why don't just say BM or code brown..is it better ...isn't?

fatima

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Open their bowel sounds more like a post-op complication

[leslie :-D]

i thought emphysema was pink puffer and copd was blue bloater???

emphysema is a component of copd.

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic99.htm

leslie

[RheatherN, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

i hate when ppl say BUN.. its not a damn burger.. its a blood test!!

B.U.N. see the period marks?? hate hate hate that!

-H-

[GLORIAmunchkin72]

How about SOB, as in "where is that SOB patient?"

[mandemom]

I really dislike the term "expired" used when a patient dies....milk expires, people die or pass on or any other term, but expire?