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• Jake

Can refer to one of the Jako instruments or any instrument the surgeon wants it to. See joker.



• JIC tube

Just in case---when drawing blood for lab studies, JIC tube is drawn just in case the doctor adds more to the lab order later on



• Joker

May refer to any instrument a surgeon or ED doctor is used to being handed at this point in a surgery or repair procedure.



• Jump start

Cardiac defibrillation



• Jumper

Patient who commits suicide by jumping from a structure



• Junky

Patient addicted to illicit substances, usually cocaine or heroin



• Junky lungs

Nonspecific lung disease/noise; worthy of a note to the dictator.