ILEUM VERSUS ILIUM !!

ILEUM/ILIUM

This is another silly mistake, but taken as major error.  We often get confused between ileum and ilium, iliac artery is often times mistakenly written as ileac artery, and so on.  There is a very simple way to remember Iliac and Ileum and not get confused between the two.

ILEUM:  The third and longest portion of the small intestine.  "E" corresponds to Eat, Enteral or Endoscopy, meaning intestines.  So, for any intestines related things doctor dictates, it will be ileum.

ILIUM:  The flaring portion of the hIp bone.  Here, "I" corresponds to Ischium or hIp bone.  So, wherever doctor dictates hip related things, it will be iliac or ilium.

Iliac Artery:  It will always be iliac artery, and not ileac artery.

BOTTOM LINE

Ileum:  "E" stands for Eating, Endoscopy.

Ilium:  "I" stands for hIp or ischium.

GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME/GILBERT SYNDROME

GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME/GILBERT SYNDROME

The Guillain-Barré Syndrome and the Gilbert's syndrome both are often pronounced in such a way that it becomes bit difficult to distinguish them.  It often sounds like "gilber syndrome."  Whereas the two syndromes are totally different and would result in a Medical Error.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome:  Immune-mediated disorder of peripheral nerves, spinal roots, and cranial nerves, presenting as rapidly progressing weakness.

Gilbert's syndrome:  Mild jaundice, due to an inborn error of metabolism in which the excretion of bilirubin by the liver is defective, hereditary disease, also known as familial nonhemolytic jaundice.

Bottom Line

Remember in Guillain-Barré Syndrome, the letter "n" denotes to neurology/nerve.  So, whenever the doctor is mentioning any nerve related disease, nervous systems, neurologic disorder, weakness ---- put Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Gilbert's syndrome is related to liver/jaundice, so whenever doctor is dictating bilirubin or jaundice or hepatitis, put Gilbert's syndrome.