| Acronym | Meaning |
| PBOO | Pine Box On Order |
| SOB | Silly Old Bugger / B*stard / Bitch |
| DPS | (Hospitals) Disappearing Penis Syndrome: The Usual Reaction Of The Male Organ In Response To Insertion Of Catheter Or Endoscope |
| SOB | Sitting Out Of Bed / Sitting On Bed |
| RHS | Rocking Horse Stool - Even Rarer Than Hen's Teeth |
| WNL | (Ambulance/casualty) Within Normal Limits, But More Often Interpreted As We Never Looked |
| WNL | Will Not Listen; Patient Won't Take Medical Advice |
| WITPOMS | Why Is This Patient On My Service |
| TLGP | Two Legged Guinea Pig - Patient Undergoing Experimental Or Extreme Treatments |
| TSS | Toxic Sock Syndrome (often Related To The Homeless) |