| Acronym | Meaning |
| DACB | (US) Drunk As Cooter Brown (UK Equivalent Is PAAF/PIAF) |
| LRO | Luck Ran Out (cheated Death Before, But Not This Time) |
| DSB | Drug-Seeking Behaviour (faking Illness To Fuel Narcotic Addiction) |
| EI | Eating In - Intravenous Feeding |
| UPF | Un-Passed Fart (gaseous Distended Abdomen) |
| RUTUS | Rounding Up The Usual Suspects - Ordering A Set Of Tests For A Given Set Of Symptoms |
| PRATFO | Patient Reassured And Told To F*** Off |
| RR | Rocket Room - A Ward/unit Where There Are Many Deaths (many Transfers To Heaven) |
| ATL | (Scotland) Aff (off) The Legs; Meaning Unable To Walk |
| TLGP | Two Legged Guinea Pig - Patient Undergoing Experimental Or Extreme Treatments |