4F: Refers to the stereotypical
cholelithiasis patient:
Female,
Forty,
Fat, and
Fertile
Gork:
Derivations of the GORK (God only really knows) noted in another
w/u on this
node. Refers to a person who is totally
braindead. A patient can be "a gork", or could be referred to as "gorked out".
Vitamin H:
Haldol/
Haloperidol, a popular
antipsychotic neuroleptic drug.
Circling the drain: About to die
Road rash: Seen in
MVA victims, refers to the
abrasions on the skin due to being dragged on the
asphalt.
Banana bag: The standard
cocktail for
alcoholics who have depleted their
electrolytes. Contents vary by
institution, but usually contain
thiamine,
glucose, and assorted other
nutrients. So called because of its yellow colour.
MVA:
Motor-
vehicle
accident. Now being overtaken by MVC (motor-vehicle collision)
Lytes: Short for electrolytes
Shotgunning: A discouraged practise among
residents and others; refers to the practise of ordering every possible
lab test without any concern for the
presenting complaint.
Mother-in-law tumour: A
meningioma. Referred to because, on
angiography, it "comes early and stays late.
Babygram: Refers to the discouraged practise of taking an
x-ray of a whole infant rather than of the area of interest.
Frequent flyer: Someone who's in and out of the
ER/
A&E/
Casualty all the time, usually on less than earth-shattering complaints.
LOL:
Little
old
lady
WADAO:
Weak
And
Dizzy
All
Over
Cabbage (CABG): Nickname for
coronary artery bypass graft.
Peanut (PNET): Nickname for
primitive neuroectodermal tumour.