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Tablet ~ A small table.
Tachycardia ~ Unfunny greetings card.
Terminal Illness ~ Getting sick at the airport.
Theatre Dressing ~ Put your glad rags on, we're going to see a show!
Theatre Orderly ~ Just making sure we're ready for the next operation.
Titrate ~ Drinking enough to forget your cares without falling over.
Total Hip Replacement ~ restoration of cool.
Total Parenteral Nutrition ~ preference for Mom's Home Cooking.
Trial Without Catheter - No avoiding voiding before your case comes up.
T-Tube ~ A straw for hot drinks; a bombilla.
Tumor ~ More than one.

Ultrasound Scan ~ Safe and sensible way to examine a patient.
Umbilical cord ~ Part of a parachute.
Upper GI ~ High ranking soldier.
Urination ~ A new country.
Urine ~ You're not out.
Urology ~ Home study for egomaniacs.

Vagus Nerve ~ Staying calm while gambling away your hard-earned cash.
Varicose Veins
~ Veins which are too close together.
Vein ~ Conceited.
Ventilator ~ Air con.
Vital Signs ~ Important posters.
Volvulus ~ Swedish car envy.

Ward Round ~ No corners for the patients to hide in.
Warfarin ~ Inclined to be argumentative.
WHO Solution ~ Checking the ID bracelet.

Yankeur Sucker ~ Naive American.

 

 

 
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