| Acronym | Meaning |
| WNL | (Ambulance/casualty) Within Normal Limits, But More Often Interpreted As We Never Looked |
| OAP | Over-Anxious Patient |
| BMT | Bowel-Movement Taco (faecal Matter Trapped In Female Genitalia) |
| LGFD | Looks Good From Door (but Not Closely Examined) |
| HOPEFUL | Hard-up Old Person Expecting Full Useful Life (i.e. OAPs Are Not Priority For Most Hospitals) |
| JDLR | Just Doesn't Look Right (something Is Wrong, But No Diagnosis Has Been Made Yet) |
| TLGP | Two Legged Guinea Pig - Patient Undergoing Experimental Or Extreme Treatments |
| BFH | Big Fucking Head; Hydrocephalus As In A "FLK With A BFH" (can Be Metaphorical For Arrogant Consultant) |
| LPT | Low Pain Threshold |
| GOLP | Generalised Old Lady Pains |