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3H
— Enema That Is "high, Hot, And A Hell Of A Lot." Reputedly Given To Patients Who Give Staff A Hard Time.
NGMI
— Not Going To Make It
4F
— Fair, Fat, Female And Forty OR Fat, Forty-ish, Flatulent Female (both Mean Abdominal Pain Patient Who Is Candidate For Gall Bladder Disease)
CABG
— Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CRI
— Cranial Rectal Inversion :-)
FHHS
— (US) Female Hispanic Hysterical Syndrome (screaming And Crying)
ES
— Eiffel Syndrome - From "I Fell On It" Excuse By Patient With A Foreign Object In The Rectum
MAFAT
— Mandatory Anasthaesia Fuck Around Time, Precedes Any Incision
FUPA
— Fat Upper Pussy Area
TBC
— Total Body Crunch: Multiple Injuries
WADHAO
— Weak And Dizzy And Hurt All Over
TARFU
— Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR.
FFFF
— See 4F (Fat, Fair, Female, Forty = Gall Bladder Disease)
PPP
— Piss Poor Protoplasm
TBD
— Total Body Dolor I.e. Complains Of Pain Everywhere
HAIRY PSALMS
— Haven't Any Idea Regarding Your Patient, Send A Lot More Serum
YOYO
— You're On Your Own
PORG
— Person of Restricted Growth
HIVI
— Husband Is Village Idiot
BTH
— Bury the Hatchet
WOMBAT
— Waste Of Money, Brains And Time. Another great acronym from down-under. Ideal for project management commentaries, certain corporate re-branding schemes, the latest government training initiative, etc. (Ack D Martin) The WOMBAT acronym is alternatively in
LMC
— Low Marble Count (low IQ)
NKDA
— No Known Durg Allergies
LOL
— Little Old Lady
GLF
— Ground Level Fall (tripped Over)
UBI
— Unexplained Beer Injury
FINE
— Fucked Up , Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional
VOMIT
— Victim Of Modern Imaging Technology (i.e. Try Treating The Patient, Not The Report From Radiology; Particularly Referring To Invasive Procedures For False Positives.
SWAG
— Scientific Wild Ass Guess
PID
— Pus In Dere
AMYOYO
— Alright Motherfucker, You're On Your Own (seen In Head Injury Patients In Intensive Care)
DOTS
— Dead On The Spot
HI5
— HIV Positive ("V" Being The Roman Numeral For 5)
SAS
— Sick As Shit
ECU
— Eternal Care Unit
ATFO
— Asked To Fuck Off
FUBIL
— Fuck You Buddy, I'm Leaving. The Act Of A Doctor At A Small Hospital Dumping A Critically Ill Patient On Larger Hospital On Friday Afternoon Before He Leaves For The Weekend.
PIA
— Pain In The Ass
IFOI
— "I Fell On It" - (also Eiffel Syndrome) Universal Explanation Given By A Patient With A Foreign Object In The Rectum
404
— 404 Moment. On Card Rounds - When A Patient's Medical Records Cannot Be Located (from Internet Error Message: 404 Page Not Found)
POPTA
— Passed Out Prior to Arrival
MTF
— Metabolize To Freedom (i.e. Let The Person Sober Up, And Then They Can Leave)
DPS
— (General Practice) Droopy Penis Syndrome: A Patient Wanting Viagra Prescription
BBB
— Blood Brain Barrier
FMPS
— Fluff My Pillow Syndrome (attention/sympathy Seeker)
KOKO
— Keep On Keeping On
HBD
— Has Been Drinking
45C
— Patient Is One Chromosome Short Of A Full Set (questionable IQ)
10TH FT
— 10th Floor Transfer - Dying (floor Number Is Always The Next Number On From The Highest Floor In The Hospital).
ETOH
— Extremely Trashed Or Hammered
FUBAR
— Fucked Up Beyond All Repair
3PS
— Pill, Permissiveness And Promiscuity (relates To Female Patients With Sexually Transmitted Disease)
DRT
— Dead Right There. (ODSA) Doctors and nurses shorthand acronym for a patient found dead at the scene.
TDS
— Terminal Deceleration Syndrome (e.g. RTA Death, High-rise Syndrome, Jump-suicides And Parachute-failed-to-open)
DQ
— Drama Queen
EMT
— Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
PITA
— Pain In The Association
CHIBLOC
— Closed Head Injury, Brief Loss Of Consciousness
HSPL
— High Serum Porcelain Level - Patient Is A Crock Of Shit
LOLITS
— Little Old Lady In Tennis Shoes
SOB
— Short of breath
CTF
— Cletus the Fetus
UDI
— Unidentified Drinking Injury
FLP
— Funny Looking Parents (hereditary Cause Suspected For FLK)
S2
— Sit The Fuck Down And Shut The Fuck Up
B-52
— Combined 5mg Of Haldol IV 2mg Of Ativan IV
CRI
— Cranial Rectal Insertion :-)
TF BUNDY
— Totally Fucked, But Unfortunately Not Dead Yet
ISQ
— In Status Quo
CRS
— Can't Remember Stuff
CPM
— Calcified Penisitis Morbidium - Male Patient Whose Ailment Is Due To Excessive Or Unprotected Sex
DILF
— Doctor I'd Like To Fuck (Fornicate With): Nursing Slang For Good-looking Doctor
GOA
— Gone On Arrival (police Turn Up, Ambulance Turns Up, Fire Brigade Turns Up, Patient Doesn't)
DILLIGAF
— Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck? (Internet Shorthand)
CYA
— Cover Your Associates
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
FLK W/GLM
— Funny Looking Kid With A Good Looking Mother
OPD
— Obnoxious Personality Disorder
TTTR
— Tooth To Tattoo Ratio - Visual Determination Of Basic Intelligence. A Positive Ratio (more Teeth Then Tattoos) Is Generally Better Than A Negative Ratio, Which Is Bad.
IHC
— Improving His Claim - Victim Of Minor Accident, Needs No Treatment But Wants Something To Support His Insurance/legal Claim.
DFO
— (US) Done Fell Out (anything From Fainting To Cardiac Arrest)
PPPPP
— Piss Poor Protoplasm Poorly Put-together (really Old And / Or Decrepit)
FORD
— Found On Road Dead
HTK
— Higher Than A Kite
NFR
— Not for Resuscitation
TTFO
— Told To Fuck Off
HTD
— Higher Than A Duck
ATS
— Acute Thespian Syndrome
CRAFT
— Can't Remember A Fucking Thing
CROACC
— Cannot Rule Out Anything, Correlate Clinically
TMB
— Too Many Birthdays: Person Dying Of "old Age"
LOLFDGB
— Little Old Lady Fall Down Go Boom
HVLT
— High Velocity Lead Poisoning: Gunshot Wound
DIIK
— Darned if I know
HST
— High Slug Titre - Lazy Patient (slug) That Won't Get Out Of Bed
PBAB
— Pine Box At Bedside
EMS
— Earn Money Sleeping (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Service)
GTMJACB
— Gone To Meet Jesus, Ain't Coming Back (dead)
JLD
— Just Like Dad (often Used To Explain An FLK)
DENTIST
— Doesn't Even Need Treatment - It's Sorted, Truly
BMW
— Bitch Moan & Whine
APRS
— (US) Acute Puerto Rican Syndrome (bouts Of Screaming And Yelling)
TFTB
— Too Fat to Breathe
PHAT
— Pretty Hot And Tempting (warning To Others)
NQR
— Not Quite Right
MICO
— Masterly Inactivity And Catlike Observation
DBI
— Dirt Bag Index
GUCCI
— Genito Urinary Clinc, Chlamydial Infection
PAFO
— Pissed and Fell Over
GPO
— Good For Parts Only (won't Survive)
GTG
— Go To Ground - Fall Out Of Bed Or Chair
DOD
— Donut Of Death
DRTTTT
— Dead Right There, There, There And There (patient Dead And In Multiple Parts At Scene Of Accident)
FDGM
— Fall Down, Go Boom (see LOLFDGB)
PRATFO
— Patient Reassured And Told To Fuck Off
FOS
— Full Of Shit (either Severely Constipated Or Metaphorically)
WAFTAM
— ("woff-tam"): Waste Of Fucking Time And Money
HOP
— House Of Pain (nursing Home)
FOOBA
— Found On Ortho Barely Alive (a Play On FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition)
FOOSH
— Fall Onto Outstretched Hand (as Cause Of Broken Wrist/arm)
TAPS
— Thick As Pig Shit
TUBE
— Totally Unnecessary Breast Examination. (ODSA). Allegedly seen occasionally on patients medical notes. Not recommended for use in any circumstances whatsoever. See the similarly disturbing BBSS. (Thanks P Gover)
NAD
— Nothing Abnormal Discovered/Detected. (NAD is alternatively often used when superiors ask for the results of tests that no-one thought to order, in which case it means Not Actually Done.....)
SEP
— Someone Else's Problem
GOK
— God Only Knows
ESBAM
— Eat shit and Bark At the Moon (or "not ruddy likely" in British English)
MILF
— Mother I'd Like To Fuck
SWI
— Something Wrong Inside
GOMER
— Get Out Of My Emergency Room (derogatory Reference To Hypochondriac Patients)
CTD
— Circling the Drain. Healthcare acronym. Technically and originally Close To Death. Transferable to a wide variety of lost causes. (Ack L Russell)
IOTC
— Icing On The Cake - Lethal Tumor Discovered In The X-rays Of A Heart Attack Victim.
LDF
— Lying Down Fit
BTSOOM
— Beats The Shit Out Of Me
FIDO
— Fuck It, Drive On (a waste of time/hoax ambulance all)
EDDU
— Eating Drinking Defecating Urinating (but Not Much Else)
FTD
— Fixing To Die
FLK
— Funny Looking Kid (sometimes suggests rural inbreeding)
PSS
— Positive Suitcase Sign - Patients Who Are Repeated Admissions For Prolonged Periods With No Physiological Cause Of Their Problems. They Turn Up At Hospital With Packed Suitcases Ready For Admission
SOB
— Silly Old Bugger
CLOMI
— Cat Like Observation And Masterful Inactivity (patient Under Observation)
ADR
— Ain't Doing Right
LGFD
— looks good from door (but not closely examined, possibly an obnoxious patient)
NETMA
— Nobody Ever Tells Me Anything (generally A Doctor's Gripe On A Patient's Chart)
BUNDY
— But Unfortunately Not Dead Yet
DMFNFL
— Dumb Mother Fucker, Not Fit To Live
TTJ
— Transfer To Jesus
EDGATWTTTF
— Elevator Doesn't Go All The Way To The Top Floor (thick)
FOALS NEIGH
— Fuck Off And Let Someone Not Extremely Incompetent Get Here
IWB
— Intercourse With Biscuits (Fucking Crackers)
TTR
— (US) Tattoo-to-Tooth Ratio (Dirtbag Ratio)
FITH
— Fucked in the Head
MU PAIN
— Made Up Pain (especially For Sick Notes And Insurance Claims)
FDSTW
— Found Dead Stayed That Way
SOG
— Sick Old Guy (male Version Of LOL (Little Old Lady))
TFO
— Too Fucking Old (person Dying Of Old Age).
NWB
— Negative Wallet Biopsy - (US) Patient Transferred To Cheaper Hospital Because They Have No Insurance / Funds
FIT
— Fart In Transit (gas Seen In The Intestines On An Abdominal Film)
BSS
— Bilateral Samsonite Syndrome
NFS
— Neuro faecal Syndrome
ALP185
— Acute Lead Poisoning, 185 Grain Injection - 9mm Gunshot Wound
CAT6
— Triage Is Cat 1 (major) To Cat 5 (minor) So Cat 6 Means A Timewaster
UFO
— Unidentified Frozen Object
AWTB
— Away With The Birds
AST
— Assuming Seasonal Temperature
MIDI
— Myocardial Infarction During Intercourse (heart Attack During Sex)
D&D
— Death And Donuts (night Shift)
BVA
— Breathing Valuable Air
NQRITH
— Not Quite Right In The Head
FES
— Fluttering Eye Syndrome - Patient Faking Unconsciousness
RUTUS
— Rounding Up The Usual Suspects - Ordering A Set Of Tests For A Given Set Of Symptoms
FCBP
— Fellow of the College of Bystander Physicians
DFO
— Drunk And Fell Over
TWSAM
— Trash Will Survive and Multiply
GTTL
— Gone To The Light (died)
TWA
— Teeny Weeny Airlines
EC
— Eternal Care
IP
— Insurance Pain - Neck Pain Secondary To A Minor Car Bump
JAFFA
— Just Another Fat, Fucking Asshole
LOBNH
— Lights on But Nobody Home
COSMONAUT
— Cat Owner, Smells, Made Of Nuts And Used Tampons ("mad Cat Lady" With Poor Hygiene And Body Odour)
DUB
— Damn Ugly Baby
FURB
— Funny, Unusual, Rectal Blockage (people who use inappropriate objects as butt-plugs)
GOF
— Gone Off Legs
WNL
— Will Not Listen
GOL
— Gone Off Legs (see FOL)
DKA
— Don't Know Anything
APD
— Acute Prozac Deficiency (depression)
DPS
— Dumb Parent Syndrome
5-H-1-T
— Polite Medical Term For Shit
SPAK
— Status Post Ass Kicking
VBT
— Very Bad Thing
TYFTIC
— Thank You For This Interesting Consult - This Is Complete Bullshit
PAAF
— Pissed As A Fart (also PIAF -PIssed As A Fart)
FAC
— Fucking Awkward Client
RTTBBB
— Rat-a-Tat-Tat With A Baseball Bat (hit With Blunt Instrument).
DFO-SFJ
— Done Fell Out - Screaming For Jesus
FPO
— For Practice Only (FTD)
DTS
— Danger To Shipping (in Reference To Particularly Large Patients)
VD
— Veak and Dizzy
JPS
— Just Plain Stupid (self Induced Injury Involving Lack Of Common Sense)
ELFS
— Evil Little Fuckers (irritating Children)
VAC
— Vultures Are Circling (impending death implication)
KFO
— Knock The Fucker Out (patient Either Obnoxious Or Screaming In Pain)
APTFRAN
— Apply Pillow To Face, Repeat As Necessary (for Annoying Patient)
HIBGIA
— Had It Before, Got It Again
PBTB
— Pine Box To Bedside; Indicates An Imminent Demise
SSDD
— Same Shit Different Day (in conjunction with Frequent Flyer)
RPVU
— Relative Porsche Value Unit
FOB
— Found On Bench
TRO
— Time Ran Out
DIDR
— Dose Of I Don't Remember - Pain-killing Meds That Leave Patient Without Memory Of Painful Procedure
RT
— Room Temperature (dead)
D&D
— Divorced And Desperate (middle Aged Female Who Visits Doctor Weekly Just For Male Attention)
JDFR
— Just Doesn't Feel Right
GTO
— Gomer Tip Over (elderly Person With Injury From Trip Or Fall)
MCBP
— Member Of The College Of Bystander Physicians I.e. Doctor Having A Look-see
AQP
— Assuming the Q Position
FLB
— Funny Little Bumps (unexplained Skin Bumps)
YAVIS
— Young, Attractive, Verbal, Intelligent, Successful.
BMT
— Bowel Movement Taco
GSP
— Gown Sign Positive - A Patient Who Leaves (self-discharge) Without Official Discharge Orders
JDLR
— Just Doesn't Look Right (something Is Wrong, But No Diagnosis Has Been Made Yet)
MUH
— Messed Up Heart
JPFROG
— Just Plain Fucking Ran Out Of Gas (old Age, Etc)
BBCS
— Bumps, Bruises, Cuts And Scrapes (i.e. No Serious Injuries)
GRAHOB
— Grim Reaper At Head Of Bed
OMGWTFBBQ
— Oh My God, What The Fuck, Bar-be-que; A Person Mangled In A Car Crash
LPT
— Low Pain Threshold
BIT
— Burp In Transit (gas Seen In The Stomach On An Abdominal Film)
FTF
— Failed To Fly (botched Suicide)
GACP
— Gravity Assisted Concrete Poisoning
NARS
— Not A Rocket Scientist (low IQ)
FLKBCOTP
— Funny Looking Kid But Check Out The Parents
CLL
— Chronic Low Life
AHF
— Acute Hissy Fit
FABIANS
— Felt Awful But I'm Alright Now Syndrome
ITBNTL
— In The Box, Nail The Lid (dead Or Dying)
TCS
— Toxic Confusional State - Confused, Usually Elderly, Person Whose Problem Is Due To Constipation (toxic Build Up In Body)
AGA
— Acute Gravity Attack (fell Over)
ERNOBW
— Engine Running, No One Behind the Wheel (thick)
ART
— Approaching Room Temperature (dead)
ALS
— Absolute Loss Of Sanity (nutcase)
BFF
— Big, Fat Faker
LOLINAD
— Little Old Lady In No Acute Distress
BFH
— Brat From Hell (usually Accompanied By PFH - Parent(s) From Hell)
QID
— Queen In Distress (hissy Fit)
FOS
— Found On Street: Unidentified Dead Homeless Person
KSS
— Kidney Stone Squirm - A Spot Diagnosis In A&E
SNUD
— Sick Nigh Unto Death
FOL
— Fat Old Lady
SHPOS
— Sub-Human Piece Of Shit
VIP
— Very Intoxicated Person
ATD
— (US) Acute Tylenol Deficiency (simple Fever Or Head Cold)
SBI
— something bad inside (undiagnosed cancer etc discovered during surgery)
LOFD
— Looks Okay from Door
TSL
— To Stupid to Live
MICOS
— Masterly Inactivity, Cat-like Observation And Steroids
PFO
— Pissed And Fell Over
OTLP
— On The Launch Pad (to Be Discharged To Home)
ATL
— Aff The Legs
GRAFOB
— Grim Reaper At Foot Of Bed
UPF
— Un-Passed Fart (gaseous Distended Abdomen)
ERCP
— Emergency Retrograde Clerking of Patient
GPH
— Goddamns Per Hour
GLM
— Good Looking Mum
SHA
— Ship His Ass
HOP
— House of Paincakes
WWI
— Walking While Intoxicated (and Fell Over)
PBLS
— Positive Blue Legs Sign - (US) Resuscitation Behind Closed Curtains (US ER Medics Wear Blue Scrubs)
NAD
— Not Actually Done
DPS
— Disappearing Penis Syndrome
HMF
— Hysterical Mother Figure
JNR
— Just Not Right (something Is Wrong, But No Diagnosis Has Been Made Yet)
THC
— Three Hots And A Cot; Sought In A&E By The Local Homeless
GORK
— God Only Really Knows
FURB
— Funny, Unusual, Rectal Blockage (people Who Use Inappropriate Objects To Insert Into The Rectum)
KAGC
— Knife And Gun Club - (US) Local Street Gangs Or Criminal Organizations That Keep ER In Business OR The Emergency Departments That Care For Patients With The Results Of Street Gang Violence
BFH
— Big Fucking Head; Hydrocephalus As In A "FLK With A BFH" (can Be Metaphorical For Arrogant Consultant)
PNR
— Person Needed A Ride I.e. Minor Ailment But Called Ambulance Instead Of Taxi
OAP
— Over Anxious Patient
LRO
— Luck Ran Out (cheated Death Before, But Not This Time)
ALP
— Acute Lead Poisoning
C/C
— Cancel Christmas (dead)
CHAOS
— Chronic Hurts All Over Syndrome (PTSD/Fibromyalgia, Etc.)
SFS
— Stinky Foot Syndrome (often Related To Homeless)
PWT
— Poor White Trash (with A Condition Related To Their Lifestyle)
VTMK
— Voice To Melt Knickers (the Voice Deliberately Cultivated By Some Doctors)
ALC
— A La Casa (send The Patient Home)
P4P
— Penicillin For Prick (peniecille For Penile Discharge)
NPS
— New Parent Syndrome
SOCMOB
— Standing On Corner Minding Own Business (when Inexplicably Injured)
LGFTC
— Looks Good From The Corridor (but Not Closely Examined)
TLGP
— Two Legged Guinea Pig
OFIGATOOS
— One Foot In The Grave And The Other One Slipping
TCLT
— Transcranial Lead Therapy - Gunshot Wound Passing Through Head
HHS
— Hospital Hobo Syndrome - Person Who Visits Multiple Hospitals Seeking Attention Or Accommodation
LWS
— (US) Low Wallet Syndrome (No Medical Insurance Or Money)
FFDIG
— Found Face Down In Gutter
B&T
— Bagged and Tagged
PGT
— Pissed And Got Thumped
PIAF
— PIssed As A Fart (drunk) (also PAAF -Pissed As A Fart)
PCUINIA
— Please Consult Us If New Issues Arise
AE
— Aggressive Euthanasia
4H
— (US) Haemophiliac, Hispanic, Homosexual, Heroin Addict
DACB
— (US) Drunk As Cooter Brown (UK Equivalent Is PAAF/PIAF)
WFFAD
— Will Follow From A Distance - Will Check Your Lab Results, But Will Never Set Foot In Your Room Again
EBU
— Ego Boost Units - Med Students/junior Doctors That Follow A Doctor
MFC
— Measure for Coffin
JAR
— Just Ain't Right
TMI
— Three Meaningless Initials (e.g. John Smith, TMI - Applied To Medics With Qualifications Rather Than Ability)
JIC
— Jesus Is Calling
AWTF
— Away with the Fairies
SBA
— Silver Bracelet Award - Patient Is A Prisoner Brought In Wearing Cuffs
FDOTS
— Fucking Dead On The Spot
PBABLTO
— Pine Box At Bedside, Leave Top Off
PLH
— Pray Long And Hard
OFIG
— One Foot in the Grave
CATS
— Cut All To Shit
OTDPDS
— Out The Door Pretty Damn Soon
POMT
— Please Optimize Medical Treatment - Don't Call Us Until You've Done Your Job First
FLUF
— Funny Little Ugly Fucker
CF
— Cockroach Factor - A Patient's Ability To Survive Trauma Or Serious Treatment Is Inversely Proportional To His Contribution To Society.
EI
— Eating Inventory
DF
— Dude Factor
TATT
— Tired All The Time (medical Diagnosis In-joke)
MFB
— Measure For Box (coffin)
AQR
— Ain't Quite Right
GROLIES
— (UK) Guardian Reader Of Low Intellect In Ethnic Skirt
AFUBR
— All Fucked Up & Beyond Repair
FFDID
— Found Face Down In Ditch
VBA
— Valuable Breathing Air
TBP
— Total Body Pain
RLI
— Rapid Lead Infusion - Obnoxious Patient Ought To Be Shot
NSA
— Non Standard Appearance
SFSF
— Sphincter Factor Scale: 1 To 10 Scale Indicating Degree Of Bowel-loosening In Response To An Emergency
ALP240
— Acute Lead Poisoning, 240 Grain Injection 44 Calibre Magnum Wound
CIA
— Chrome Induced Ischaemia - Patient That Develops Inexplicable Chest Pains When Arrested And Handcuffed
TEETH
— Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy
AOB
— Alcohol on Board
PEFYC
— Pre Extricated For Your Convenience (RTA Victim That Has Gone Through Windscreen)
TOBP
— Tired Of Being Pregnant (especially Patient Demanding Caesarian)
PBS
— Pretty Bad Shape
LFTWM
— Looking For 3 Wise Men (applied To Young Pregnant Females Who Deny Having Had Intercourse)
TOI
— Trans-occipital Implants - Bullet Wound To The Head
IW
— Insurance Whiplash - Neck Pain Secondary To A Minor Car Bump
SBLEO
— (pronounced S-B-Leo) Suicide By Law Enforcement Officer
PWFS
— Post Weekend Fatigue Syndrome
DWPA
— Death With Paramedic Assistance
FD
— Fucking Drunk
TLR
— Two Legged Rat
UNIVAC
— Unusually Nasty Infection, Vultures Are Circling
OTD&DDR
— Out The Door And Down The Road.
CSD
— Chronic Slapping Deficiency - Annoying/unruly Family Members Hitting Nurse's Call Button Every 5 Minutes With Minor Requests/inane Questions Or For Fun
PDSD
— Pre Detention Stress Disorder
DIDC
— Dose Of I Don't Care - Pain-killing Meds That Make Patient Light-headed
FIRT
— Failed Impact Resistance Test (crash Victim)
SODDI
— Some Other Doctor Did It (when One Medic's Botched Jobs Must Be Put Right/answered For By Someone Else)
BBLS
— Belly button Lint Sign
PLTDP
— Practice Limited To Dead People
SVRI
— Something Very Wrong Inside (usually Terminal)
CCFCCP
— Coo-coo For Co-Co Puffs (dementia Or Similar)
DTMA
— Don't Transfer To Me Again.
CBT
— Chronic Burger Toxicity
HALS
— Hit And Left Standing (apparently Uninjured But In Shock After RTA/MVA)
ALPAC
— Acute Lead Poisoning Air-conditioned - Multiple Gun Shot Wounds
SRI
— Something Wrong Inside (undiagnosable Problem)
TTOAST
— Take Them Out And Shoot Them
DSP
— Dumb Shit Profile
RBS
— Really Bad Shape
NKDA
— Not Known, Didn't Ask
OBE
— Open Both Ends (known In UK As DNV - Diarrhoea And Vomiting)
MFD
— Measure For Dispatch (coffin), (severely Ill Or Dying)
RBG
— Received By God (a Person In Receipt Of A Celestial Transfer)
PEP
— Pharmaceutically Enhanced Personality - Stoned Or Medicated
GDA
— Gonna Die Anyway
FODE
— Falling on Deaf Ears
CFT
— Chronic Food Toxicity I.e. Obesity
OBS
— Obvious Bullshit
HLCS
— Happy Little Campers - Children In Oxygen Tents
PBOO
— Pine Box On Order
CKS
— Cute Kid Syndrome
CFD
— Call For Dirt (severely Ill Or Dying)
YMRASU
— Your Medical Records Are Screwed Up
SYB
— Save Your Breath (for Patients Who Don't Take Advice)
CFU
— Complete Fuck Up
COPD
— Chronic Old Persons Disease (unwell, No Specific Cause)
SIG
— Stroppy Ignorant Girl
DIFFC
— Dropped In For Friendly Chat (i.e. No Medical Problem)
SHS
— Sullen, Hostile, Stupid (often An Inner City Drug/alcohol Addict)
TVTP
— Tried Vancomycin, Try Prayer (Vancomycin is anti-MRSA drug – it's resistant to anything else)
TEC
— Transfer To Eternal Care I.e. Dead
TOG
— Tears Of Gratitude
RHS
— Rocking Horse Stool - Even Rarer Than Hen's Teeth
BWCO
— Baby Won't Come Out (needs Caesarian)
GWR
— God's Waiting Room
RR
— Rocket Room - A Ward/unit Where There Are Many Deaths (many Transfers To Heaven)
WITPOMS
— Why Is This Patient On My Service
UGLI
— Ugly: A Patient (usually A Child) Who Looks A Bit Odd But Has Nothing Wrong With Them
ULPP
— Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Provider (drug Dealer)
HEA
— Heel Elevation Ataxia
TLC
— Tube, Lavage & Charcoal (given To Poisoning Victim)
SHAD
— Syphilitic, Hypochondriac, Alcoholic Degenerate
MARPS
— Mind Altering Recreational Pharmaceuticals
SIO
— Sleeping It Off
NLPR
— No Longer Playing Records (dying)
TATT
— Talks All The Time (also "Tired All The Time")
PFH
— Parent From Hell
LT
— Lantern Test
GOLP
— Generalised Old Lady Pains
PHS
— Positive Hilton Sign - Demanding Patient Expects Hilton Hotel Luxury; Indicates Patient Well Enough To Leave!
DSB
— Drug Seeking Behaviour
TSS
— Toxic Sock Syndrome (often Related To The Homeless)
CRT
— Can't Really Treat
SBOD
— Stupid Bitch On Drugs
CTS
— Crazier Than Shit
AGMI
— Ain't Gonna Make It
PP
— Plank Positive
RTTL
— Running Towards The Light - Dying
CTS
— Cold-tea Sign
PPA
— Practicing Professional Alcoholic
SWW
— Sick, Wet And Whiny (infant)
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