The term "Pimped" used by the medical field

[weeniegeniewife]

AKA a Shreveport granuloma

[MarissaNicole]

I heard a story of a doctor in a particularly rough part of town describing the origin of a gun shot wound with the acronym SOTCMMOBWSCAASM*

*Standing on the corner, minding my own business when somebody came along and shot me.

Kelly

DH refers to this as being victims of the "two dudes"

For some reason in every town there are these two dudes that shoot/stab/crack the knees of people who were minding their own business (walking home from spending time from grandma, volunteering at a nursing home, etc.)

Gosh if only the cops could stop these two dudes, the ER wouldn't be so busy!

[Thirteen]

Whoops, I should have read this page first!

My DH uses that term in a different context...

Jamie, your DH's use is correct. Mine wanted me to clarify that after call he felt gorked, but has never actually been gorked sorry for the mix up!

[Sheherezade]

MMOB was used on charts all the time when DH was a med student in North Philly. Everyone is always "MMOB" when they get shot.

[radwife]

MMOB was used on charts all the time when DH was a med student in North Philly. Everyone is always "MMOB" when they get shot.

Those are always the best stories! I loved it when DH and all our friends in med school would tell them! Those poor innocent bystanders.

[GrayMatterWife]

DH refers to this as being victims of the "two dudes"

For some reason in every town there are these two dudes that shoot/stab/crack the knees of people who were minding their own business (walking home from spending time from grandma, volunteering at a nursing home, etc.)

Gosh if only the cops could stop these two dudes, the ER wouldn't be so busy!

In Texas, it's called the Dos Dudes (pronounced in Spanglish: "Dohs Doo Des" excuse. Because, invariably, it was the explanation offered by young male Hispanic patients to explain why they'd just had their butt laid full of lead. "Hay dos dudes.."

[GrayMatterWife]

DH's phrases, in addition to the "Dos Dudes" excuse:

LGFD: "Looks good from the door"--someone who has not been given a particularly close review (the residents are busy, and they poke their heads in, essentially to check that the patient has crumped)

FFDUB: "Found Face Down Under Bridge"--they actually write this in their H&P notes. It happens THAT often!

Can't kill dirt--the explanation offered for why the crack-addicted scumbag patient who himself was been shot in the course of commiting a felony homicide (where he's killed some innocent person) survives and thrives, while the devoted mother-of-seven dies at 35 from a freak neuro incident. Especially when she's the person who the scumbag shot (before getting shot himself).

Does anyone have a good alternative term for "pimped"? I just cringe when DH says it-- especially, say for example when we are in a COFFEE SHOP and OTHER innocent people can hear him, people who may not understand why he's so ready to "get pimped."

"Grilled" or "examined" doesn't quite seem to cover it, but we need to find something more appropriate for polite company!

[MarissaNicole]

I also like when it's tossed in that "I only had a couple of beers".

I think we need to start a thread of funny stories..... I think that is my favorite part of medicine is hearing the stories... and in law I have learned that you have to laugh at the crazy clients or you'll go nuts yourself (I don't do family law, but a bunch of the lawyers at my firm do and oh the stories they have!)

[GrayMatterWife]

Does anyone have a good alternative term for "pimped"? I just cringe when DH says it-- especially, say for example when we are in a COFFEE SHOP and OTHER innocent people can hear him, people who may not understand why he's so ready to "get pimped."

"Grilled" or "examined" doesn't quite seem to cover it, but we need to find something more appropriate for polite company!

In law school, it's referred to as "being called on." You could ask your DH to refer to it that way...he "got called on."

"Grilled" or "examined" doesn't quite seem to cover it, but we need to find something more appropriate for polite company!

Give in now - it's only going to get worse. I remember intern year (which was General Surgery for us, thank GOD my dh changed specialties PGY2), when I just begged him for one meal where we didn't discuss someone's bowel.

Then he switched to Path, which didn't make for any better meal conversation ("I had 2 breasts and a foot today. What's that sound you ask? It's the bone saw."), but at least had better hours.

[migirl]

Give in now - it's only going to get worse. I remember intern year (which was General Surgery for us, thank GOD my dh changed specialties PGY2), when I just begged him for one meal where we didn't discuss someone's bowel.

Then he switched to Path, which didn't make for any better meal conversation ("I had 2 breasts and a foot today. What's that sound you ask? It's the bone saw."), but at least had better hours.

Ha ha, talk to me about what kind of dinner conversation we have... Lots of penises, testicles, urine output (what color was it? like a merlot?) ... good times.

[MrsK]

In law school, it's referred to as "being called on." You could ask your DH to refer to it that way...he "got called on."

We said that we were "on call," "on trial," or "in the hotseat"

[radwife]

Ha ha, talk to me about what kind of dinner conversation we have... Lots of penises, testicles, urine output (what color was it? like a merlot?) ... good times.

That's great! I'm looking forward to DH starting radiology residency so I can hear about all the weird things he sees on x-rays!

[DCJenn]

How many got the details of the medical school cadaver? Lima beans, baby. Luckily there is nothing gross to talk about anymore. Sad, scary, hopeful- yes. But he's not looking at people's insides except via EEG these days.