  Access to patient records calls time on medical slan In the not-so-distant past, doctors had their own secret code to describe some of the patients who passed through their hands. Using acronyms, doctors quickly passed on an opinion about a patient to other medics in the know while having a laugh at the poor sufferer's expense. With data protection laws, patients' right to see their medical records, and the pervasiveness of the internet, these habits are dying out. But some doctors may out of sheer force of habit cling to this outmoded labelling. So, if you find any of the following codes on your medical records, you'll know what they mean. Doctors unofficial codes: Medical procedures: Foreverectomy - A surgical procedure that lasts a very long time ECU - "Eternal Care Unit," used instead of Intensive Care Unit and a euphemism for death Bordeaux - bloodstained urine Doctors in Accident and Emergency units who deal with drunk, abusive and generally unpleasant people most days of the week may recognise these: PAFO - pissed and fell over. Used for an unconscious patient when doctors wonder if they've had a serious neurological event - or just fell over drunk PGT - patient got thumped UBI - unexplained beer injury Acronyms and phrases used to describe patients: CNS-QNS - Central Nervous System - Quantity Not Sufficient (lacking intelligence) LOBNH - Lights On But Nobody Home (ditto above) FLK - funny looking kid GLM - good looking mother NFN - Normal for Norfolk (suggesting inbreeding or quaint rural oddness) Three Stops Beyond Barking - for severely disturbed or violent patients CFT - Chronic Food Toxicity i.e. obese And for long term patients: GOME - Get out of my emergency bed. Reference to old and debilitated patients with poor social support taking up emergency beds GOMER - Get Out of My Emergency Room; extended to mean elderly patient who is unable to communicate their symptoms and is passed from one department to another GOMERGRAM - Ordering all available tests because the person is unable to explain what is wrong with them TTFO - when a patient is told to go away, though the acronym is more succinct Flower Sign - flowers at a bedside, denotes patient has a supportive family and might be a candidate for early discharge The stress of dealing with gruesome road accidents has produced its own set of slang. Motorbikes are called Donorcycles - as motorcycle accidents are the biggest source of donated organs. Reckless motorcyclists are known as Organ Donors and rainy days are Donation Days. But it's not just the patients who are on the receiving end of medical banter. Doctors also have their own set of phrases to describe others in the medical profession: Freud Squad : psychiatrists Gassers : anaesthetists Slashers: surgeons Baby catcher : obstetrician  EMAIL ETIQUETTE: (hi-light name and address and delete Please) If you forward this e-mail, please delete my e-mail address to reduce SPAM, VIRUSES & IDENTITY THEFT!! Always use the Bcc to add the address of the recipients 
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