Litigation is leading to the death of doctor slang:
The increasing rate of litigation means that there is a far higher chance that doctors will be asked in court to explain the exact meaning of NFN (Normal for Norfolk), FLK (Funny looking kid) or GROLIES (Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt).Dr Fox recounts the tale of one doctor who had scribbled TTFO – an expletive expression roughly translated as “Told To Go Away” – on a patient’s notes.
He told BBC News Online: “This guy was asked by the judge what the acronym meant, and luckily for him he had the presence of mind to say: ‘To take fluids orally’.”
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That sort of thing has a place in the lounge where it serves the purpose of blowing off steam and managing stress–it has not place in writing on a chart.
“Weak and dizzy all over”. This was a frequent Chief Complaint patients gave when I was a student and intern. WADAO was spoken, and yes, rarely made it into a chart (not by me though).
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