6 Shocking Acronyms Your Doctor Doesn't Want You to Know
Medical speak is filled with tricky shorthand that can be confusing, condescending, and even life threatening. Here's some of slang that doctors might use.
P.M.S.: Poor Miserable Soul
G.O.M.E.R.: Get Out of My Emergency Room
D&D: Divorced and Desperate (middle-age female who visits doctor weekly for male attention)
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H.O.N.D.A.: Hypertensive Obese Non-compliant Diabetic Adult
L.O.L.I.N.A.D.: Little Old Lady in No Apparent Distress
F.L.K.: Funny-Looking Kid
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