(Acute Lead Poisoning) 240 grain Injection 44 calibre magnum wound (Acute Lead Poisoning) 185 grain Injection - 9mm gunshot wound Wound-up Hispanic female unable to tolerate even the small discomfort of removing an adhesive plaster, but not yet full-blown histrionics.ĪALFD - Another A**hole Looking For DrugsĪcronymophilia - excessive reliance on TLAs /TLMs & XTLMs (extended 3 letter acronyms) The veterinary appendix - due to popular demand - is at the foot of the page.ģH enema - Enema that is 'high, hot, and a hell of a lot.' Reputedly given to patients who give staff a hard time.ģP’s - Pill, Permissiveness and Promiscuity (relates to female patients with sexually transmitted disease)ĤF - Fair, fat, female and forty OR fat, forty-ish, flatulent female (both mean abdominal pain patient who is candidate for gall bladder disease)ĤH - (US) Haemophiliac, Hispanic, Homosexual, Heroin addictĤ04 moment – On card rounds - when a patient’s medical records cannot be located (from internet error message: 404 Page Not Found)ġ0th Floor Transfer - dying (floor number is always the next number on from the highest floor in the hospital).Ĥ5C - patient is one chromosome short of a full set (thick)ĪAA (or Triple A): Ay Ay Ay.

I haven't included the slang terms for all of the various medical equipment. The slang/acronyms are directed variously at patients, other medical staff or mystifying medical conditions. It is noticeable that the US has numerous acronyms and slang terms relating to gun-shot injuries. Some of the acronyms are region-specific and have differing meanings in US and UK. These have been mostly collected from around the UK and USA, with a few non-English contributions (many thanks to all contributors from around the globe), so you'll only find a few of them used in any single establishment.

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