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. 2013 Sep;16(9):1135–1139. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0041

Table 2.

Medical Words Used by Caregivers and Team Members

Type of medical word11 Caregivers' use of medical words (n=69) n (%) Team members' use of medical words (n=341) n (%)
Drug names Torsemide, acetaminophen, Seroquel, oxycodone 29 (42%) Seroquel, Klonopin, morphine, Roxanol, Ativan, Loritab, Doxycycline, Zofran, Cipro, Nystatin, Prednisone 98 (29%)
Diseases and disease processes Virus, fracture, anxiety, UTI, sugars 8 (12%) Fluid, edema, wound, COPD, cardiac, drainage 35 (10%)
Parts of the body Urine, upper extremities 5 (7%) hip fracture, urine, bowel, urinary, vaginal, discharge 24 (7%)
Symptoms Frail, confusion, dehydration, pressure sore, appetite 13 (19%) Aspiration, forced lung sounds, secretions, lethargy, spasms, chronic pain, vomiting, nausea 52 (15%)
Treatments or medical procedures EEG test, PRN, defibrillator, DNR 9 (13%) Sedation, PRN, PPS, MMSE, BMI, dosage, catheter, PR, code blue, cannula 80 (23%)
Names of medical specialties EMT, long-term care 2 (3%) Geriatric principle, primary care, ADLs, pharmacist, podiatrist 19 (5%)
Other Prognosis, formulary, quality of life 3 (4%) Exertion, cognition, executive function, quality of life, comorbidities, generalized 33 (10%)
  Total 69 (100%) Total 341 (100%)