| Acronym | Meaning |
| FDSTW | Found Dead Stayed That Way |
| 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. |
| PP | Plank Positive - Stupid, As In "thick As 2 Short Planks" |
| 3H | Enema That Is "high, Hot, And A Hell Of A Lot." Reputedly Given To Patients Who Give Staff A Hard Time. |
| ES | Eiffel Syndrome - From "I Fell On It" Excuse By Patient With A Foreign Object In The Rectum |
| BIT | Burp In Transit (gas Seen In The Stomach On An Abdominal Film) |
| TOBP | Tired Of Being Pregnant (especially Patient Demanding Caesarian) |
| LOLITS | (US) Little Old Lady In Tennis Shoes (60+ Years-old); (UK) Little Old Lady In Twin-Set (50-60+ Years-old) |
| AWTB | Away With The Birds; A Patient Who Is Totally Confused |
| 3PS | Pill, Permissiveness And Promiscuity (relates To Female Patients With Sexually Transmitted Disease) |