Acronyms
GSW
Gun Shot Wound
Insertion of an endotracheal tube to help an unconscious patient breathe.
Intubation.
Doctors use this to take temperature.
Thermometer.
This show is named after it's main character.
House or Bones.
Kerry Weaver, Arizona Robbins, Thirteen.
Lesbians.
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
The procedure to filter blood for patients with kidney failure, also used to remove absorbed toxins from overdosing and poisoning.
Dialysis.
Doctors use this tool to listen to low-volume sounds that the heart makes.
Stethoscope.
This show features this repeated quote: "It's a beautiful day to save lives".
Grey's Anatomy.
Kerry Weaver, Arizona Robbins, House.
Walk with a limp.
AMA
Against Medical Advice
A test similar to an x-ray, but which uses sound waves.
Ultrasound.
This tool is used to make incisions.
Scalpel.
This show is based off of a South Korean series of the same name.
The Good Doctor.
Morgan Reznick, Thirteen, Mark Green
Develop a disease/condition which eventually prevent them from doing their job.
ABC
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
An operation to remove the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine (duodenum), the gallbladder, and the bile duct.
Whipple.
Doctors use this item to insert them into a patient's bladder to enable the drainage of urine.
Catheter.
This show was originally planned to be a movie.
Lance Sweets, Lucy Knight, Andrew Deluca
Murdered.
Sweets: Beat to death,
Lucy: Stabbed to death
Deluca: Stabbed to death
CPR
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
A condition in which the heart no longer beats and usually cannot be restarted.
Asystole.
An instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale
Sphygmomanometer.
This show features a child as the lead doctor.
Doogie Howser.
Arizona Robbins, Rebecca Stinson, Sally McKenna
Same actress: Jessica Capshaw.
Arizona Robbins (Grey's)
Rebecca Stinson (Bones)
Sally McKenna (ER)