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Come Inside... => The Comedy Room => Topic started by: Steve on April 26, 2014, 11:13:14 PM
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Courtesy of the Beeb http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3159813.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3159813.stm)
Several new ones to me
TOP MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
CTD - Circling the Drain (A patient expected to die soon)
GLM - Good looking Mum
GPO - Good for Parts Only
TEETH - Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy
UBI - Unexplained Beer Injury
NFN (Normal for Norfolk),
FLK (Funny looking kid)
GROLIES (Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt).
MEDICAL TERMS - A GLOSSARY
Digging for Worms - varicose vein surgery
Departure lounge - geriatric ward
Handbag positive - confused patient (usually elderly lady) lying on hospital bed clutching handbag
Woolworth's Test - Anaesthetic term (if you can imagine patient shopping in Woolies, it's safe to give a general anaesthetic)
more in the article
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