Words You Hate

[OyWithThePoodles]

Is there a medical word that you absolutely hate? Or one that you can never seem to pronounce correctly?

Hate:

• Meatus. (Eww)
• Gargle.

Mispronounce:

Prophylaxis. I ALWAYS say prophylaxicks.

I have a co-worker that says Cefazolin wrong and is convinced she is right. Drives me nuts.

[Julius Seizure]

Cant pronounce:

The generic form of Bactroban (mupirocin)

The generic form of Pulmicort (budesonide)

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Can't pronounce the generic form of Zaroxolyn (metolazone).

[djh123]

That's funny. On your mention of Bactroban (mupirocin), I thought you had it wrong, because I've been saying 'Muciprocin' at work, ha ha ... it just shows how crazy all of what we have to try to remember is.

[Julius Seizure]

That's funny. On your mention of Bactroban (mupirocin), I thought you had it wrong, because I've been saying 'Muciprocin' at work, ha ha ... it just shows how crazy all of what we have to try to remember is.

I always want to say "Myooki-pry-on"

And "byood-neh-sone" for the other one.

Not. Even. Close.

[VampyrSlayer, CNA]

Squat. Moist. Yes, my friends love making me squirm by saying "moist squat" whenever they get the chance. I have a former friend who pronounces it "ezactly". No! Also "expresso" and "excetera".

[VampyrSlayer, CNA]

For the longest time I pronounced "acetaminophen" ASS-it-oh-men-a-phen. Emphasis on the first syllable.

[Dogen]

I have a preceptor who says prazosin "praise oh sin," when everyone else says "prazz uh sin."

Has anyone mentioned metropolol? Or buproprion?

People have a hard time with where to put Rs.

[Julius Seizure]

I have a preceptor who says prazosin "praise oh sin," when everyone else says "prazz uh sin."

Has anyone mentioned metropolol? Or buproprion?

People have a hard time with where to put Rs.

Metoprolol gets me.

[NICUNurseEliz]

I cannot say the word "alveoli" without it sounding like "ravioli" even though I know that's wrong.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

Speaking of mispronunciation: I've never been able to say "asterisk" correctly. I can say "ass-ter-isk", but run all those syllables together and it ALWAYS comes out "asterix". So instead of sounding uneducated, I usually say "that little star thingie above the 8 on the keyboard". Haha!

[Lev, MSN, RN, NP]

Dilaudid

[Lev, MSN, RN, NP]

I also hate it when patients ask "give me a shot" of something for pain. Yes, I am happy to give you pain medicine and treat your pain but dont talk to me like Im a drug dealer.