Lisinopril, Nabumetone, tizanidine.

Posted By: Ellen S. on 2007-09-19
In Reply to: It's a sad day when a highly educated doctor can't - even pronounce simple medical words...sm

I have this old fart rheumatologist who pronounces lisonopril as linazepril. He pronounces nabumetone as nambutone and for tizanidine he says tinazadine. It's pretty sorry when you can't pronounce the two drugs that you use in your own practice.

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It's a sad day when a highly educated doctor can't - even pronounce simple medical words...sm
- How about these ? - (sm) - San Francisco
- Lisinopril, Nabumetone, tizanidine. - Ellen S.
- When I worked on site, we would judge docs by ability to dictate ... - AgingMT
- And one that those NPs are fond of...LARNIX!!..ARGHH!!! nm - They need edukatin'! :) NM
  - Larnix and ornophernix! LMAO! - Hayseed
    - Thyromeglia - Ellen S.
    - Nuc-U-lare instead of nuclear. NM - HospitalHomeWorker
    - Another NP favorite - orgamegaly. (nm) - AgingMT
      - how about symptomology - - MT4eight
        Everytime someone posts a crazy word here... - Hayseed
- The one I hate the most says palpitation instead of palpation. - sm
- This bugs me too!!! - Michelle
- Not quite critical, but... - sm
- If we are talking about errors ... - sm
  - well, excuse me... - even pronounce simple medical words...sm
    - Doc's - MTMTMTMT

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