Medicine has changed in many ways over the years. Some of these changes have been on a very grand scale while others more microscopic. One of these small changes has been the demise of using humorous acronyms in patient’s notes. Doctors used a jumble of jargon and acronym as code so as to disguise their true thoughts towards patients etc. In 2003 the Ethics & behaviour Journal complied a list of slang terms used by doctors in London and Cambridge. It will become obvious as you read them precisely why it was decided such practice was not particularly PC.
Betty Someone with diabetes
Bundy But unfortunately not dead yet
Cheerioma Patient with a highly aggressive, malignant cancer
CCL Chronic low life
CBT - Chronic burger/biscuit toxicity (obesity)
Coffin dodger Elderly patient
CUBE Completely unnecessary breast examination
Departure lounge Geriatric ward
Digging for worms Varicose vein surgery
DTS Danger to shipping – in reference to larger patients
FLK Funny looking kid
Freud squad Psychiatrists
Gassers Anaesthetists
GPO Good for parts only
Guessing tube Stethoscope
House red Blood
HIVI Husband is village idiot
HTK Higher than a kite
LOBNH Lights on but nobody home
Pest control Term applied to psychiatrists by casualty officers
PFO Pissed, fell over
PRATFO Patient reassured and told to f*$! Off
Removal men Department of care of elderly people
Rose cottage Mortuary
Rule of five If more than five orifices are obscured by plastic tubing, the patient’s condition is considered critical
Slashers General surgeons
Please let me know if you have any other favourites you would like adding to the list.
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That's absolutely priceless!
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