Lingo

[JACALA_CL]

HAVING WORKED AT A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER FOR YEARS, I RECENTLY CHANGED HOSPITALS TO A COMMUNITY ER. THE LINGO THAT WE USED AT THE TRAUMA CENTER DIFFERED GREATLY FROM MY NEW HOSPITAL. I AM INTERESTED IN HEARING LINGO FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

SOME EXAMPLES:

LOL=LITTLE OLD LADY

MIMI=LITTLE OLD LADY

DFO=DONE FELL OUT (SYNCOPE)

AND MY MANAGER'S FAVOURITE ONE:

CCFCCP= COO COO FOR CO CO PUFFS

[Salty1]

Diagnostic abbreviations when all clinical tests and observations are negative:

SWI = Something Wrong Inside

GOK syndrome = God Only Knows