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T-max

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Definition:
Temperature maximum.
Usage:
His T-max was 101.5. Not bad considering the narcotics we found in his system.

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T-spine

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Definition:
Thoracic spine. The thoracic spine contains the 12 vertebrae between the cervical spine and the lumbar spine.
Usage:
His T-spine looks pretty bad. T1 through 4 are just dust.

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tachy

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Short for tachycardia, it typically refers to a heartrate that exceeds the range of the normal resting heartrate, based upon a person's age.
Usage:
A doctor say, "What are his vitals." Barb, the nurse, says, "His pressure is 130/80, but he's running a little tachy."

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tag

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Definition:
A surgical phrase meaning to apply a clamp (usually a mosquito, mayo, or Kelly) onto suture to move tissue or a nerve out of the way.
Usage:
Surgeon to scrub tech: "Do you have the clamps ready so we can tag it?"

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tail

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The fiber optic cord between the illuminator and the headlamp worn by the surgeon in the operating room. The light is transmitted from the illuminator unit through a fiber optic cable and into the headlamp. The surgeon is tethered to the unit and and the cord hangs out of their gown like a tail.
Usage:
Careful not to step on my tail.

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TAT

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Definition:
Tired all the time. Used when charting.
Usage:
Priscilla Smith, 88, TAT ...

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tattoo titer

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An approximation of a patient's sanity based on the number of tattoos covering his or her body. The more tattoos (more than five or six), the more likely they are to be crazy.
Usage:
Well, per the tattoo titer, he should be nuttier than a fruitcake.

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tattoo to tooth ratio

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A relative measure of social class and excellent hillbilly barometer.
Usage:
Per the tattoo to tooth ratio, this guy either works for Jed Clampett or that banjo player from "Deliverance."

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TEETH

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Definition:
Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy. Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine, first proposed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann in 1796, that treats patients with heavily diluted preparations which are thought to cause effects similar to the symptoms presented. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by serial dilution with shaking by forceful striking, which homeopaths term "succussion," after each dilution under the assumption that this increases the effect of the treatment. Homeopaths call this process "potentization". Dilution often continues until none of the original substance remains.
Usage:
Boy, nothing's working. Perhaps we should employ the TEETH philosophy.

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tele

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Telemetry. A telemetry unit is one in which specialized machines are used by the hospital staff to monitor various vitals of a patient, e.g. blood pressure, temperature, rate of breathing, heart rhythms, etc. Patients often go to a tele floor, often called a step-down ICU, after leaving the ICU to be further monitored until they are stable.
Usage:
Geoff, the really hairy new nurse on the tele floor, keeps trying to ask me out. He's nice and all, but he looks like the lovechild of Gigantopithecus and Alf.

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temp

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Definition:
Temperature.
Usage:
His temp was a little high, but nothing to worry about.

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terminal wean

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Definition:
It's the intentional reduction of medical life-support, especially mechanical or supplemental respiration, that permits a patient to die.
Usage:
We began the terminal wean about an hour ago.

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tern

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Slang for intern, or first year resident.
Usage:
You can disregard his orders; he's just a tern.

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TFTB

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Definition:
Too fat to breathe. A succinct way to describe an obese person who becomes short of breath doing anything. Used in charting.
Usage:
Male, 44, TFTB ...

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the big G

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Definition:
Geodon. It's an atypical antipsychotic drug approved for the treatment of schizophrenia. It's also been prescribed for acute treatment of mania and mixed states associated with bipolar disorder.
Usage:
Dave just told me that he believes that he's Bumblee Man from The Simpsons. It's time for the big G.

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the bug

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Definition:
HIV.
Usage:
I got the bug, had it since '94.

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the dwindles

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Definition:
A deterioration, mental or physical, often attributed to senile or elderly individuals.
Usage:
Irene forgot her daughter's name today. She has the dwindles for sure.

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the enemy of good is better

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A phrase used in orthopedic surgery as a reminder that striving for absolute perfection can worsen an already acceptable or reasonable outcome.
Usage:
Attending to Resident: Remember, "The enemy of good is better."

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the patient is high risk

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Definition:
The patient has HIV, Aids, or Hepatitis so be aware.
Usage:
Be sure to wear eye protection, the patient is high risk.

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the penis is intubated

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Definition:
A Foley catheter has been successfully inserted into a penis.
Usage:
Alright, the penis is intubated. (pause for laughter)
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