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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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 Posted - 12/23/2003 : 20:41:20
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Medical humor largely by and for those in the medical profession, but still funny for those who aren't:
Acronymophilia: an update:quote:
The neonatal ward round is justifiably fêted as one of the prime examples of acronym abuse, with medical and nursing staff indulging in a veritable orgy of acronymic terms which are unintelligible to the visiting medical or nursing student. The 26 week 600 g, SGA born by LSCS to a P3G2 24 year old with HDP and PROM for 16 hours was given CPAP at birth, Apgars 3 and 6, put on IMV at 26 on 4, 30 bpm, FiO2 0.9, with a UAC and UVC for TPN, and ABGs showed a PaCO2 of 60 mm Hg. The baby has a TOF, which could be a tetralogy of Fallot or a tracheo-oesophageal fistula (unless you're American, when the baby has a TEF).
Medical Slang:quote:
The collection of terms used by paediatricians is remarkable in its tameness and thus far more amenable to publication. Perhaps the greater perceived vulnerability of our young patients makes them a less acceptable object of ridicule. Or perhaps the macho culture of other specialties is far less prevalent among paediatricians. The truth may just be that paediatricians don't have a particularly good sense of humour.
Doctor Slang is a Dying Art:quote:
Dr Fox recounts the tale of one doctor who had scribbled TTFO - an expletive expression roughly translated as "Told To Go Away" - on a patient's notes.
He told BBC News Online: "This guy was asked by the judge what the acronym meant, and luckily for him he had the presence of mind to say: 'To take fluids orally'."
Never Say the "Q" Word:quote:
We all know of doctors and medical students who perform rituals in the hope that they will have a quiet night on call. Is this pragmatism or just plain stupidity? Patrick Davies and Adam Fox investigate and tell us why you should never say, "It's quiet tonight"
More Medical Slang:quote:
Journal Of Anecdotal Medicine: The source to quote for less than evidence-based medical facts
And there is also the Placebo Journal (very, uh, "clinical" stories here, so click at your own discretion):quote:
At this point things got really tense. The vein was very tiny and we both were concentrating very hard not to lose it. The first couple of ties slipped off. The light was poor and it was stuffy on the ward and we were both sweating up a storm. As I opened up my mouth to say something encouraging, the piece of Juicy Fruit fell right into the incision.
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