| Acronym | Meaning |
| DKA | Don't/Doesn't Know Anything (but Is Explained To Relatives As Diabetic Ketoacidosis If Challenged) |
| TBD | Total Body Dolor I.e. Complains Of Pain Everywhere |
| AGMI | Ain't Gonna Make It (won't Survive) |
| ERCP | Emergency Retrograde Clerking Of Patient, An Emergency Procedure Before The Consultant Rounds |
| TARFU | Things Are Really F*cked Up |
| UPF | Un-Passed Fart (gaseous Distended Abdomen) |
| TEC | Transfer To Eternal Care I.e. Dead |
| MTF | Metabolize To Freedom (i.e. Let The Person Sober Up, And Then They Can Leave) |
| OBS | Obvious Bullsh*t |
| WOMBAT | Waste Of Money, Brains And Time |