ED Lingo! (Part 2)

1. The phrase “get worked up” doesn’t mean to “get emotional” it means getting the tests the doctor needs to decide if you have an emergent problem.
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3. Your nurse may take you for a road test before you go home. This has nothing to do with cars and the only thing you have to do to pass is walk around the ED.
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5. If the doctor has “explained” everything and you heard every word he said but nothing that he meant – ask the nurse. Believe me, he thought he was very clear :0).