| Acronym | Meaning |
| DSB | Drug-Seeking Behaviour (faking Illness To Fuel Narcotic Addiction) |
| DIIK | Darned If I Know |
| ATD | (US) Acute Tylenol Deficiency (simple Fever Or Head Cold) |
| ITBNTL | In The Box, Nail The Lid (dead Or Dying) |
| CLL | Chronic Low Life |
| ESBAM | Eat Shit And Bark At The Moon (or "not Bloody Likely" In UK English) |
| WNL | Will Not Listen; Patient Won't Take Medical Advice |
| AHF | Acute Hissy Fit |
| FURB | Funny, Unusual, Rectal Blockage (people Who Use Inappropriate Objects To Insert Into The Rectum) |
| SWW | Sick, Wet And Whiny (infant) |