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Jack Bauer

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Definition:: A doctor who is still up and working after a 24 hour stretch.
Usage:: Hey, Jack Bauer, go home and get some rest, will ya?

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jailitis

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Definition:: To become suspiciously ill while in custody or in a jail cell.
Usage:: This guy was complaining of stomach pains. I think it's probably just a case of jailitis.

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Jamaican heartbeat

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Definition:: A heart that beats to it's own rhythm. A tongue-in-cheek take on the irregular and atypical musical rhythms that are so often associated with Jamaican music.
Usage:: He's kind of got a Jamaican heartbeat.

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JIC tube

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Definition:: Just in case tube. The additional, "just in case," tube of blood that is drawn in the event that the doctor requests more labs to be run later.
Usage:: I hope Dr. Davis doesn't ask for more labs because the JIC tube is MIA.

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jimmy leg

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Definition:: An uncontrollable shake or tremor of the leg.
Usage:: I couldn't fall asleep next to her, dude--she's got the jimmy legs.

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JLD

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Definition:: Just like dad. An acronym used when charting to let people know that the patient's personality traits mimic those of his father. Usually reserved for rude or unintelligent patients.
Usage:: ... hot temper, JLD ...

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jump start

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Definition:: Cardiac defibrillation. It is the definitive treatment for the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a defibrillator.
Usage:: Mt patient went into v-fib, so we jump started him, saving me a load of paperwork tonight.

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jumper

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Definition:: Patient who commits suicide by jumping from a structure
Usage:: We admitted a jumper who tried to commit suicide by leaping off of his grain silo. He broke both legs, shattered his pelvis, broke his right arm, but he'll live.

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junky

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Definition:: A patient addicted to illicit substances, usually heroin or cocaine.
Usage:: The junky went after the new nurse Pam, grabbing at her legs and screaming for more gin.

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junky lungs

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Definition:: Patient whose breath sounds aren't clear. This is determined by listening over the lung fields with stethoscope. The lungs may be filled with fluid or mucous.
Usage:: Dr. Barry ask's a nurse, "How does patient's lungs sound?" The nurse replies, "He sounds really junky."

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