Terms we will not admit to using

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You all have heard of them and of course we never actually use any of these terms but somehow they are there and everyone knows them.......

There the "unofficial" abbreviation list

like

FLK Funny Looking Kid

or

Craft syndrome - Can't Remember A Flippin' Thing

PFO - clean version - Potted (Drunk) and Fell Over

AHD - Acute Haloperidol Deficit

Or the pseudomedical jargon for describing patient peculiarities i.e.

Mononeuronis Asynapsis

Acute Pneumoencephalopathy (thanks TeeitupTom)

Acute Hyponicotaemia (busting for a cigarette)

Does anyone know anymore??

Okay can anyone add to this list

Specializes in Surgical ICU.

TFTB- too fat to breathe

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

TSTL: too stupid to live.

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CRIS Craniorectal inversion syndrome

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TSTL: too stupid to live.

TATD: too annoying to die.

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T.W.T.J.T. Totally worth the jail time.

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Specializes in Med-surg, IP surgery.

They can tell time - clock watching drug seeker

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Specializes in PCU/CICU.

I work on a cardiac unit. Sometimes we say...

Get the magnet. (for the pacemakers)

Mean...I know. It's all about the coping skills. lol

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Specializes in Paediatrics, Orthopeodics, ENT, General.
How about a foreverplasty? Refers to all the cases the "known slow surgeon" does!

We used to talk about a 'horrendoplasty'. This was an abdominal procedure that went horrendously wrong, with almost every complication you could name happening.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Cath Lab, Cardiology,Neuro.
Cranio-rectal inversion (head up one's @$$)

:chuckle

The first time I heard that one was on an episode of Third Watch (now off the air) and the "victim" of a car accident claimed he was "hurt and paralyzed" but was moving around! The EMT's asked another EMT what was the problem and the EMT replied "the vic has rectal-cranial inversion!" :chuckle

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Specializes in OR, CVOR, Clinical Education, Informatic.

From the OR/ER:

"_______ SUIT syndrome"

Something Up In There - fill in the blank with the orafice of choice

as in "we've booked a FBR (foreign body removal) for a Rectal SUIT coming from ER"

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Specializes in E.R., post-surgical.
here is one that we used alot on the ambulance,

wadao pronounced (wa-day-oh)

weak and dizzy all over

for those that can't figure what is wrong with them..

tammy

we call that the wads (weak and dizzy syndrome) we also use gtfo for "get the f&*$ out". or how about spotas, "i spota be at work tomorrow, can i get an excuse?":lol2::lol2:

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Specializes in Vascular Surgery.

Here's a few...

Percussive maintenance - the sharp tap/bang which cures faulty equipment

PNR - person needed ride i.e. called ambulance instead of taxi

Hole-in-One - A gunshot wound through the mouth or rectum.

DFO-SFJ - Done Fell Out - Screaming For Jesus

BUNDY - But Unfortunately Not Dead Yet

COSMONAUT - Cat Owner, Smells, Made Of Nuts And Used Tampons ("mad cat lady" with poor hygiene and body odour)

Feather Count - measure of skin flakiness (e.g. high feather count)

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