| Acronym | Meaning |
 | 10TH FT | 10th Floor Transfer - Dying (floor Number Is Always The Next Number On From The Highest Floor In The Hospital). |
| 3H | Enema That Is "high, Hot, And A Hell Of A Lot." Reputedly Given To Patients Who Give Staff A Hard Time. |
| 3PS | Pill, Permissiveness And Promiscuity (relates To Female Patients With Sexually Transmitted Disease) |
| 404 | 404 Moment. On Card Rounds - When A Patient's Medical Records Cannot Be Located (from Internet Error Message: 404 Page Not Found) |
| 45C | Patient Is One Chromosome Short Of A Full Set (questionable IQ) |
| 4F | Fair, Fat, Female And Forty OR Fat, Forty-ish, Flatulent Female (both Mean Abdominal Pain Patient Who Is Candidate For Gall Bladder Disease) |
| 4F | Fair, Fat, Female And Forty OR Fat, Forty-ish, Flatulent Female (both Mean Abdominal Pain Patient Who Is Candidate For Gall Bladder Disease) |
| 4H | (US) Haemophiliac, Hispanic, Homosexual, Heroin Addict |
| 5-H-1-T | Polite Medical Term For Shit |
| ADR | Ain't Doing Right |
| AE | Aggressive Euthanasia - A Procedure That Obnoxious Patients Would Benefit From. |
| AFUBR | All Fucked Up & Beyond Repair |
| AGA | Acute Gravity Attack (fell Over) |
| AGMI | Ain't Gonna Make It (won't Survive) |
| AHF | Acute Hissy Fit |
| ALC | A La Casa (send The Patient Home) |
| ALP | Acute Lead Poisoning - Gunshot Wound |
| ALP185 | Acute Lead Poisoning, 185 Grain Injection - 9mm Gunshot Wound |
| ALP240 | Acute Lead Poisoning, 240 Grain Injection 44 Calibre Magnum Wound |
| ALPAC | Acute Lead Poisoning Air-conditioned - Multiple Gun Shot Wounds |
| ALS | Absolute Loss Of Sanity (nutcase) |
| AMYOYO | Alright Motherfucker, You're On Your Own (seen In Head Injury Patients In Intensive Care) |
| AOB | Alcohol On Board |
| APD | Acute Prozac Deficiency (depression) |
| APRS | (US) Acute Puerto Rican Syndrome (bouts Of Screaming And Yelling) |
| APTFRAN | Apply Pillow To Face, Repeat As Necessary (for Annoying Patient) |
| AQP | Assuming The Q Position: Deteriorating Or Dying With Tongue Hanging Out |
| AQR | Ain't Quite Right |
| ART | Approaching Room Temperature (dead) |
| AST | Assuming Seasonal Temperature (dead) |
| ATD | (US) Acute Tylenol Deficiency (simple Fever Or Head Cold) |
| ATFO | Asked To Fuck Off |
| ATL | (Scotland) Aff (off) The Legs; Meaning Unable To Walk |
| ATS | Acute Thespian Syndrome: Faking Illness; Known In US As MGM Syndrome |
| AWTB | Away With The Birds; A Patient Who Is Totally Confused |
| AWTF | Away With The Fairies; A Patient Who Is Totally Confused |
| B&T | Bagged And Tagged - Body Ready For Dispatch To Morgue |
| B-52 | Combined 5mg Of Haldol IV + 2mg Of Ativan IV |
| BBB | Blood-Brain Barrier - Surgical Drapes |
| BBCS | Bumps, Bruises, Cuts And Scrapes (i.e. No Serious Injuries) |
| BBLS | Belly-button Lint Sign - Male, Middle-aged, Overweight And Hairy (an Umbilicus That Looks Like The Lint (fluff) Trap In A Tumble Dryer Is Most Common In Overweight, Hairy, Older Men). Known As Belly-Button Fluff Sign In The UK. |
| BFF | Big, Fat Faker |
| BFH | Brat From Hell (usually Accompanied By PFH - Parent(s) From Hell) |
| BFH | Big Fucking Head; Hydrocephalus As In A "FLK With A BFH" (can Be Metaphorical For Arrogant Consultant) |
| BIT | Burp In Transit (gas Seen In The Stomach On An Abdominal Film) |
| BMT | Bowel-Movement Taco (faecal Matter Trapped In Female Genitalia) |
| BMW | Bitch Moan & Whine |
| BOHICA | Bend Over, Here It Comes Again |
| BSS | Bilateral Samsonite Syndrome: Patient Admitted With Both Their Bags Packed In Preparation |
| BTH | Bury The Hatchet - Accidently Leave A Surgical Instrument Inside A Patient. |
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