Unapproved abbreviations

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Specializes in L&D.

As I am orienting to an L&D unit, I am learning quite a few "unapproved abbreviations" that are used in passing (not charting, except on occasion). They lighten the mood. So, I was just wondering if your unit has any similar?

FOB: Father of baby

PP: Pelvic partner (usually not the FOB)

TOT: Tired of Toting (always a good reason for a 38.0 week induction)

DMS: Dumb mother syndrome (I've been told that docs will say "admit pt with DMS)

There are more, but I am still learning.

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they seem like abbreaviating every words in the ward...

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

C/s for FTP = usually is failure to progress, but we sometimes say it's Failure To be Patient....esp for those residents that rush to cut because mom's not following some curve they saw in doctor school.

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Specializes in L&D.

TOBP - nothing to do with blood pressure, it's Tired Of Being Pregnant

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Specializes in Nursery, L&D, PICU, SICU.

We had pt's who were having a B.A.B - big a** baby

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Specializes in med-surg OB.

flk=funny looking kid

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, OR, OB, instructor.

Besides FLK, which is my fave, one of our Docs started saying C/S due to FTW (instead of failure to progress, failure to wait). He had the patience of a saint and would get disgusted at the others who were quick to do the C/S.

The same Doc would say the swim team was visiting when he would find little swimmers (sperm) instead of ferning when he was looking at fluid to see if the patient was ruptured.

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