--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > In the ER Episode I watched yesterday, Dr Weaver > said something > like "check <medical stuff> to see if there is any > zebra" > > Zebra? This is a br soccer slang. What does it mean > in English?
It's medical slang for an unusual illness or condition; 'when one hears hoofbeats, it's usually a horse, not a zebra.' If someone in a big-city ER has a flushed face, hypertension and is terribly anxious and jittery, one of the first things I'd want to rule out is illicit drugs. Pheochromocytomas are quite rare - 'a zebra' - whereas cocaine/crack is common - 'a horse.' And no, this is _not_ my own peculiar terminology; it's well-established in any teaching hospital. ;) You Don't Want To Be In The Hospital Garden Maru (aka vegetable patch...) You Don't Want A Celestial Discharge Either Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
