Radiloom
The suspended moment between ignorance and revelation while an X-ray loads.
Matt Morgan
Napsats
The need for infants and young children to sleep on oxygen saturations monitoring before discharge. Submitted by Mark Tighe.
Rushcision
A situation where detail and nuance are essential, but time pressure ensures they are the first casualties. Submitted by James.
Doctor
A title confidently used by dentists and professors when checking in for flights, and conspicuously avoided by medical practitioners keen not to be summoned mid-air for a “quick look”. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Fmoment
The moment immediately after you wondered if you should do something when it is immediately clear that you shouldn't have. Submitted by Ross Fisher.
Pulsefade
The moment a once-strong pulse disappears beneath your fingertips.
Glooming
An initial conversation aiming to frame the current situation and prepare people for the bad things that will inevitably come. Submitted by Neil Hill.
PlotTwistitis
The sudden rewrite of a patient's story when a new diagnosis appears.
Pitsigh
The oddly soothing sight of oedema slowly rebounding under your touch.
Pillowsink
When you are non-resident on-call and your phone goes at 2am. Submitted by Ross Fisher.