| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | HTK | Higher Than A Kite |
| LT | Lantern Test - Shine A Torch In The Subject's Mouth And The Eyes Light Up (no Brain) |
| IFOI | "I Fell On It" - (also Eiffel Syndrome) Universal Explanation Given By A Patient With A Foreign Object In The Rectum |
| LWS | (US) Low Wallet Syndrome (No Medical Insurance Or Money) |
| ALC | A La Casa (send The Patient Home) |
| DMFNFL | Dumb Mother F*cker, Not Fit To Live |
| RUTUS | Rounding Up The Usual Suspects - Ordering A Set Of Tests For A Given Set Of Symptoms |
| GLF | Ground Level Fall (tripped Over) |
| PBTB | Pine Box To Bedside; Indicates An Imminent Demise |
| FLB | Funny Little Bumps (unexplained Skin Bumps) |
| MAFAT | Mandatory Anasthaesia F**k Around Time, Precedes Any Incision |
| YMRASU | Your Medical Records Are Screwed Up |
| CTS | Cold-tea Sign / Cold Tea Syndrome - Refers To The Several Cups Of Cold Tea On The Bedside Cabinet Beside A Dead Geriatric (i.e. No-one Noticed The Patient Had Died) |
| THC | Three Hots And A Cot; Sought In A&E By The Local Homeless |
| RPVU | Relative Porsche Value Unit: Surgical Index Of Potential Income From The Repair Of Patient Injuries, Usually Orthopaedic In Nature. Fractured Finger = A Windscreen Wiper; A Fractured Hip = New Tyres Etc. |
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