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Healthcare Phrases That Are Almost Always Misunderstood

Healthcare Phrases That Are Almost Always Misunderstood

How both physicians and patients can better communicate with each other.

Jonathan Rick
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August 17, 2020
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  1. Healthcare
    Phrases
    That Are
    Almost Always
    Misunderstood

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  2. Phrases That
    Physicians
    Say to Patients

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  3. Unclear
    Take two pills, twice daily.
    Clear
    Take two pills in the morning
    and two at bedtime.

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  4. Unclear
    Practice social distancing.
    Clear
    Stay at home. Go grocery
    shopping only once a week.
    Wear a mask.

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  5. Unclear
    Your ultrasound came back
    positive.
    Clear
    You have bladder stones.

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  6. Unclear
    Your results were negative.
    Clear
    You don’t have skin cancer.

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  7. Unclear
    Avoid strenuous activity.
    Clear
    Don’t have sex, go for a run,
    or lift anything heavy.

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  8. Unclear
    Follow-up with me in two
    weeks.
    Clear
    Make an appointment to
    see me again in two weeks.

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  9. Unclear
    I’m going to perform
    a laparoscopy.
    Clear
    The surgery will be
    minimally invasive.

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  10. Phrases That
    Patients
    Say to
    Physicians

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  11. Unclear
    I think I have arthritis.
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    My joints hurt.

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  12. Unclear
    I have pain in my groin area.
    Clear
    I have pain in my testicles.

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  13. Any other
    phrases?

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