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What phrases do you use?

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We all have short hand expressions, and there've many threads about acronyms. But what phrases do you use?

The homeless alcoholic sleeping it off yet another night: "he's a catch and release" or "roust and oust in the morning".

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    "Stick 'em and kick 'em"

    "D I B"

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    Um for ICU we "intubate, sedate, and constipate"

    L&D " admit 'em and pit 'em"

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    "T" to "T" ratio. Teeth to tattoo as in if they have more tattoos than teeth, probably a meth user.

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    Treat 'em n street 'em (in GA ED)

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    Line n lab.

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    NICU...

    FLK- Funny Looking Kid (something probably genticly wrong)

    Most common cause of FLKs are FLPs

    CTD (Circling the Drain... and can't hold on to the porcelin)

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    Serum porcelain level stat (to see what a crock they are)

    IQ is equal to the amount of teeth divided by 2

    DBQ (dirt bag quotient)

    Positive samsonite sign (suitcase in hand for admission)

    PPP (Pi## poor protoplasm)

    to name a few....

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    Bumscicle for the homeless population that come in for "abdominal pain."

    FLK - as mentioned above: Funny lookin kid

    The Candy Man - the ER doc that gives out pain meds like candy. GRRRR!

    I'm drawing a blank! We have several we use in the ER but I cannot remember any more to save my soul. Now I'll never sleep!

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    TTCFR (Time To Call For Ride)

    DNNTTTDA (Does Not Need To Talk To Doctor Again)

    AUS (Another Useless Scan)

    DSP (Day Shift Problem)

    FLT (Florescent Light Therapy)

    Therapeutic Wait

    Traumas Get Naked and do the No Pants Dance

    The 411 (4 of Zofran, 1 of Dilaudid, and 1 of Ativan)

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    We use the 3 hots and a cot for psych a lot, when you get the patients who know what to say to get themselves admitted.

    B52- Benadryl, haldol, ativan.

    Ummm can't really think of anymore right now, although I know there are more, haha

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    I just got off the phone and made up a new one!

    SAD: Stupid A$$ Doctors!

    Grrr...

    Tell me again why THEY get paid the big bucks?

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    A&W: Alert and weird

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