Show 1004: Doctors’ Secret Language

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Have you ever wondered about the big words your doctor uses? Physicians have a language all their own. Not only do they have specialized technical terminology, but they also have their own slang. What Should Patients Know About Doctors’ Secret Language? Find out about the argot, jargon and slang that abounds in hospital settings. What […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.3	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:03.8	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.2	This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:21.6	Doctors and patients speak different languages.
0:34.6	Medical slang and technical terminology create barriers to clear communication.
0:39.3	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:43.3	Dr. Brian Goldman is an emergency physician and outspoken medical journalist who reveals the
0:56.2	secret slang of doctors. Why do physicians and medical students invent new terms as soon as the old
1:02.1	ones become widely known? People using the slang are part of an in-group. But does this jargon
1:09.0	have disadvantages? Is patient safety compromised when communication
1:12.7	is confusing? Have you ever wondered what your doctor was writing in your medical chart? New research
1:17.9	shows open notes can help patients engage in their own care. Coming up on the people's pharmacy,
1:23.6	cracking the code of hospital slang. First, this news.
1:30.3	In the people's pharmacy health headlines,
1:33.3	aspirin can help prevent colon cancer,
1:36.0	according to a report in the annals of internal medicine.
1:40.0	A study of more than 112,000 Danes
1:42.9	took advantage of excellent medical records that carefully
1:46.3	track medication use.
1:48.3	In Denmark, doctors prescribe most of the aspirin as taken as well as other non-steroidal
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