| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | JNR | Just Not Right (something Is Wrong, But No Diagnosis Has Been Made Yet) |
| BIT | Burp In Transit (gas Seen In The Stomach On An Abdominal Film) |
| NFR | Not For Resuscitation; Used On Elderly Patients' Charts Where The DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Instruction Is Without The Knowledge Of The Patient Themselves Or Their Family |
| WNL | (Ambulance/casualty) Within Normal Limits, But More Often Interpreted As We Never Looked |
| FES | Fluttering Eye Syndrome - Patient Faking Unconsciousness |
| OTD&DDR | Out The Door And Down The Road. |
| DACB | (US) Drunk As Cooter Brown (UK Equivalent Is PAAF/PIAF) |
| PLH | Pray Long And Hard |
| AWTB | Away With The Birds; A Patient Who Is Totally Confused |
| ISQ | In Status Quo ("no Change"): Often Used During The Weekend Surgical Round |
| SOCMOB | Standing On Corner Minding Own Business (when Inexplicably Injured) |
| TFTB | Too Fat To Breathe |
| GUCCI | Genito-Urinary Clinc, Chlamydial Infection (posh Female With Sexually Transmitted Chlamydial Infection) |
| OBE | Open Both Ends (known In UK As DNV - Diarrhoea And Vomiting) |
| PEP | Pharmaceutically Enhanced Personality - Stoned Or Medicated |
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