tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post3322314358681625937..comments2024-03-27T01:58:17.583+13:00Comments on Tongue Tied 3: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-463577232603456882013-07-18T10:44:45.101+12:002013-07-18T10:44:45.101+12:00I have worked in the medical field 25 years and it...I have worked in the medical field 25 years and it didn't take very long to discover that most patients get a dazed look when you use medical terminology. Big medical terms often sound scary even when they are describing something harmless. I always use plain English to explain things and it seems to be the best for almost all patients. I don't feel I'm "dumbing down" the information. However, using slang words like ghetto booty makes you appear unprofessional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-53931525839490841392013-07-17T03:24:58.674+12:002013-07-17T03:24:58.674+12:00Stan, your point is ridiculous. How many average p...Stan, your point is ridiculous. How many average people have enough medical knowledge so that they understand technological terms? It's quite refreshing for a professional, a DR. in this case, to talk to average people in plain English so they understand. It save a lot of time and confusion.<br /><br />BTW, where did you go to medical school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-14987926238892119102013-07-17T01:16:20.401+12:002013-07-17T01:16:20.401+12:00"Ghetto Booty" is not a medical term, an..."Ghetto Booty" is not a medical term, and doctors and nurses would be well served to avoid using any "slang" when attempting to bring complex medical diagnosis into the vernacular. I often find myself being "talked down to" by physicians who have to assume that I have no great store of medical knowledge because I'm not in the field of Medicine. Sort of like I have to assume that I can't just use computer technology terms to describe system problems around doctors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com