Pacemaker. It's a device that uses electrical impulse to regulate the beating of a heart.
Usage:
Grandma was using her old microwave to heat up a Hot Pocket and her pacer malfunctioned. The taste of the Cheeseburger Pocket would have probably killed her anyway.
A crude indicator of a person's cumulative cigarette consumption, equal to the number of packs of cigarettes smoked/day, multiplied by yrs of consumption.
Usage:
We should really measure his consumption in pack-years. It's probably close to 150.
Pulmonary artery occlusive pressure. This is the pressure of the left ventricle, normal range is 8-12. It can only be measured with a pulmonary artery catheter.
An abnormally low position of the patella, which may be seen in Osgood Schlatter disease after excessive displacement of the tibial tuberosity during development. Complete tears of the quadriceps tendon may occur in association with an inferior position of the patella or patella baja.
Usage:
He's riding a little low, what do you think? Patella baja?
A phrase normally uttered by a surgeon to inform anesthesia they are not providing sufficient sedation to the patient. It can be said with varying degrees of annoyance or urgency.
Pulmonary artery wede pressure. This is the pressure of the left ventricle, normal range is 8-12. It can only be measured with a pulmonary artery catheter.
Pulmonary embolism. A common complication in hospitalized patients, specifically after surgery, caused by a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) from prolonged immobilization.
Usage:
Ms. Johnson threw a PE after her appy, so we had to intubate her.
Where kids get together to share drugs pilfered from their parents' pill bottles. Painkillers such as Percocet, Vicodin, OxyContin, and other similar drugs are preferred for their 'feel good' and numbing effect. Alcohol is routinely combined while taking the drugs.
There has been reports of kids openly sharing the pills in one communal bowl with no identifying information about the drug
or sometimes the drugs are presented mixed together in a bag they call 'trail mix.'
Some experts argue there is a lack of substantive data to label this as a phenomenon or a growing problem and more likely something sensationalized by media, law enforcement, and educators.
Usage:
What do you guys want to do tonight?
- Pharm party at Andy's. I'm trying to get some of my brother's oxycotton.