| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPA | Practicing Professional Alcoholic |
| SODDI | Some Other Doctor Did It (when One Medic's Botched Jobs Must Be Put Right/answered For By Someone Else) |
| 3H | Enema That Is "high, Hot, And A Hell Of A Lot." Reputedly Given To Patients Who Give Staff A Hard Time. |
| FTD | Fixing To Die |
| C/C | Cancel Christmas (dead) |
| MGM | MGM Syndrome (as In The Movie Maker) - Faker Putting On A Real Good Show |
| UNIVAC | Unusually Nasty Infection, Vultures Are Circling |
| 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. |
| D&D | Divorced And Desperate (middle Aged Female Who Visits Doctor Weekly Just For Male Attention) |
| BUNDY | But Unfortunately Not Dead Yet |