Minor corrections.

It is " welt, " not " whelp. " A welt is something you get on your skin. A whelp is a newborn puppy. If you tell me your patient gets covered with whelps when they take penicillin, I will be momentarily charmed by that mental image. I might miss what you say next.It ' s " stent, " not " stint. " I don ' t want you to stint somebody ' s heart, as that means that you ' ve given that organ less than it deserves. You can stent it, however, in order to improve blood flow and muscular function.It is pronounced " lairINKS, " not " lairNICKS. " Likewise, it ' s NUClear medicine, not NUCUlar medicine. I can forgive G.W. Bush everything except this perversion of pronunciation.I know that " menstrual " is a difficult word. Men-stroo-al. It requires that you do the difficult " str " move with your mouth. It ' s not " mensurral " or " mensril " or " mensrahl, " however. Men. Strew. Uhl.(Also, while we ' re on the subject of things that sound like other things, I am Ms. Miz. Rhymes with " his. " That should make it easier.) (If you really have a hard time with " Ms., " might I suggest " The Great And Terrible Jo, Ruler of the Five Kingdoms, Holder of the Shadow Proclamation, Destroyer of Worlds, Boss of All of You " as an alternative?)(You ' d have to prostrate--not prostate--yourself.)(Do I really need to mention that it ' s not a prostrate gland? I don ' t know of a single gland that lies down on its face.)It ' s really, really important to know the difference between micrograms and mill...
Source: Head Nurse - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: blogs