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Post #391,743 by dmcarls 7/9/14 2:38:43 PM Reply	Medical Humor, for those inclined Medical Slang and Acronyms http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2011/05/medical-slang-vocabulary-in-icu.html
Post #391,752 by Another Scott 7/9/14 7:26:03 PM Reply	They've got a strange sense of humor. Goes with the territory, I guess...
Post #391,756 by hnick 7/9/14 7:53:19 PM Reply	Incomplete... For example they left out GOMER - Get Outa My Emergency Room. There are a number of others. I try not to think back on my days in the medical dodge... "Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." ~ AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914)
Post #391,762 by a6l6e6x 7/10/14 12:08:50 AM Reply	That one is actually there. But, this is timely. I'm getting an out-patient eye surgery Friday, so while I'm conscious I can be listening for acronyms! :) The operation is a combination of DSEK (Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty) and cataract surgery on my left eye. In plain English, DSEK is a transplant of the inner layer of the cornea. I had the same done a couple of years ago on my right eye. Functionally I'll be a cyclops for a few days. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #391,777 by Another Scott 7/10/14 10:19:50 AM Reply	Luck!!
Post #391,781 by a6l6e6x 7/10/14 11:46:22 AM Reply	Domo arigato!! Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #391,782 by a6l6e6x 7/10/14 11:56:34 AM Reply	Re: Domo arigato!! And to use one of the words in the list, thanks also to those who ride Donorcycles. That's one source of corneas and parts thereof. The parts are kept in a deep freeze and thawed just before use. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #391,820 by Ashton 7/11/14 6:28:37 AM Reply	ULP!! ... er, that's a wake-up call fer the Vrooom-folk, I wot. :-0
Post #391,832 by Andrew Grygus 7/11/14 11:34:05 AM Reply	Yes, "donorcycle" was one of my favorites too.
Post #391,761 by static 7/9/14 11:55:29 PM Reply	Every industry has this. And medical people tend to develop the most macabre senses of humour. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/

Medical Humor, for those inclined - (dmcarls) - (9) - July 9, 2014, 02:38:43 PM EDT

They've got a strange sense of humor. Goes with the territory, I guess... -NT - (Another Scott) - July 9, 2014, 07:26:03 PM EDT

Incomplete... - (hnick) - (6) - July 9, 2014, 07:53:19 PM EDT

That one is actually there. - (a6l6e6x) - (5) - July 10, 2014, 12:08:50 AM EDT

Luck!! -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - July 10, 2014, 10:19:50 AM EDT

Domo arigato!! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - July 10, 2014, 11:46:22 AM EDT

Re: Domo arigato!! - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - July 10, 2014, 11:56:34 AM EDT

ULP!! ... er, that's a wake-up call fer the Vrooom-folk, I wot. :-0 -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2014, 06:28:37 AM EDT

Yes, "donorcycle" was one of my favorites too. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - July 11, 2014, 11:34:05 AM EDT

Every industry has this. - (static) - July 9, 2014, 11:55:29 PM EDT

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