| Rank | Abbreviation | Meaning |
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| ***** | P-A TEST | Presence-Absence Test
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| *** | LANTERN TEST | shine a torch in the subject's mouth and the eyes light up (no brain)
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| *** | CC TEST | Component Check Test
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| ** | WOOLWORTH'S TEST | (UK anaesthesia) if you can imagine patient shopping in Woolies, it's safe to give a general anaesthetic
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| * | ROAD TEST | to get a drunk patient to walk up and down a corridor; if they pass they are turfed, if they fail they need a bit longer to sober up.
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| * | BROTHELIZER TEST | microbiology test (on swab or sample) requested by the Genito-Urinary Clinic or STD clinic to check for sexually transmitted diseases. A positive test result means the patient has 'failed the brothelizer test'.
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| * | TEST | Thermal Energy Storage Technology
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| * | TASH TEST | observation suggestive of HIV status (presence of a Freddie Mercury-esque moustache)
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| * | TEST | Treadmill Exercise Stress Test
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| * | TEST | Trade in Environmental Services and Technologies
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