Things we wish we didn't know, but do...

I came across a website today, with short definitions, that I thought might be helpful for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about if I only put a word without a description. Normally I try to put things into English, but just incase I don't here is the site we found that explains some of the terms. 

I went through the list and here are just SOME of the things we have encountered with Ethan. We really wish we didn't know what any of these things are, but we do so we try to educate ourselves as much as we can so we can ask appropriate questions when we want to know what is happening with Ethan's care....

To name a few:

• Adhesions
• Ad lib demand
• Ad lib minimum
• Apnea
• Appropriate for Gestational Age (AGA)
• Bilirubin
• Blood Gas
• Bradycardia (“Brad-ee”)
• Central Venous Line (CVL)
• Charge Nurse
• Echocardiogram (“Echo”)
• Edema
• Extubation
• Fontanelle
• Gavage Feeding
• Hearing Screen
• Heel Stick
• Hemaglobin
• I & O (Input & Output)
• Ileal Atrsia
• Intravenous (IV)
• Intubation
• Jaundice
• Lead Wires (Smoke above fire, white on the right)
• Monitor
• Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Neonatologist
• NPO
• Omphalocele
• Oximeter (Pulse Oximeter)
• Parenteral Nutrition (Hyperalimentation)
• Phototherapy
• PICC Line
• PRN (as needed)
• Sats
• Seizure
• Vital Signs Monitor