Re: [MBZ] Way, way beyond OT: The Secret Language of Doctors

Thanks, Andrew, this brings me up-to-date on hospital slang after being out of it for 20 years. Here are a few of the old "aphorisms": "Crispy critter": Back in the fifties many people had open gas stoves and kerosene heaters, so we would get badly burnt children in who really upset us. Our rel

Re: [MBZ] Way, way beyond OT: The Secret Language of Doctors

Actually, that was not my writing. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I forwarded it to Dr Wife and almost Dr Son (5 weeks!) for an assessment > > --R > > > > > On 4/13/15 5:40 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > >> Andrew wrote: >> >>> Of course,

Re: [MBZ] Way, way beyond OT: The Secret Language of Doctors

I forwarded it to Dr Wife and almost Dr Son (5 weeks!) for an assessment --R On 4/13/15 5:40 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Andrew wrote: Of course, not all slang is derogatory. Where's RT? C'mon Rich - some real input from your physician wife, please? Ain't no hospital in any plans of mine. Hospi

Re: [MBZ] Way, way beyond OT: The Secret Language of Doctors

Andrew wrote: > Of course, not all slang is derogatory. Where's RT? C'mon Rich - some real input from your physician wife, please? Ain't no hospital in any plans of mine. Hospitals do not figure in my future, ever. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search lis

[MBZ] Way, way beyond OT: The Secret Language of Doctors

Medical lingo can be confusing—but maybe ignorance is bliss. In his new book, *The Secret Language of Doctors* , Toronto-based ER physician Brian Goldman decodes the slang that