I heard this ICU medical slang today. You can dramatically increase your hospitalist vocabulary by just keeping your ears open on a daily basis. According to this nurse, she speaks trachonese.
Trachonese: The art of understanding the language of trach patients. Similar to vent speak, but without the ventilator.
Used in a sentence: Holly soon realized the only way she would survive as an ICU nurse was to learn trachonese.
Someday the MARTI interpreter may be able to provide translation for this population of patients.
Someday the MARTI interpreter may be able to provide translation for this population of patients.
Medical slang at its finest. And for a finale, check out the best respiratory slogan ever.
