Definition:

A term describing the IV sedative agent Propofol which is milky in color.

Usage:

I like milk for vented patients.

Synonyms:

milk of amnesia, diprivan, mother's milk, white cloud

Created Jul 07, 2009

Definition:

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.

Usage:

Hey, Ed, the patient is moving.

Synonyms:

is the patient relaxed?, what is the bis?, the patient is fighting, patient is trying to help, patient is putting on shoes, getting light, put another quarter in the anesthesia machine

Created Jul 07, 2009

Definition:

The process of giving a patient enough sedation to keep them asleep for awhile.

Usage:

I just snowed my patient so we shouldn't have to deal with him until day-shift gets here.

Synonyms:

sedate

Created Jul 07, 2009

Definition:

Euphemistic reference for the sedative haloperidol.

Usage:

The patient is finally much calmer after a visit from Uncle Hal

Created Jul 21, 2009

Definition:

A brief period of time--usually five minutes or so--during which the sedation of a patient is turned off so that the staff can preform a neurological assessment. For example the nurse would make the patient wiggle his toes, see if he can follow a moving finger, etc.

Usage:

We need a sedation holiday to assess the patient in room 7 who's on the Propofol drip.

Created Aug 08, 2009

Definition:

Propofol. It's a reference to the drug's milky appearance and it's effectiveness at relieving pain.

Usage:

Ever since Michael Jackson ODed on sweet milk, every junky in west Baltimore is asking for it. David Simon never got the chance to tell that story on "The Wire."

Synonyms:

Propofol, mother's milk, diprivan

Created Feb 08, 2010