| Acronym | Meaning |
| PWFS | Post-Weekend Fatigue Syndrome - An Ailment Which Presents At GP Surgeries On Monday Mornings |
| GROLIES | (UK) Guardian Reader Of Low Intellect In Ethnic Skirt |
| SWI | Something Wrong Inside |
| VOMIT | Victim Of Modern Imaging Technology (i.e. Try Treating The Patient, Not The Report From Radiology; Particularly Referring To Invasive Procedures For False Positives. |
| TVTP | Tried Vancomycin, Try Prayer (Vancomycin Is Anti-MRSA Drug) |
| PBLS | Positive Blue Legs Sign - (US) Resuscitation Behind Closed Curtains (US ER Medics Wear Blue Scrubs) |
| MICOS | Masterly Inactivity, Cat-like Observation And Steroids |
| DPS | (Hospitals) Disappearing Penis Syndrome: The Usual Reaction Of The Male Organ In Response To Insertion Of Catheter Or Endoscope |
| ALC | A La Casa (send The Patient Home) |
| 10TH FT | 10th Floor Transfer - Dying (floor Number Is Always The Next Number On From The Highest Floor In The Hospital). |