General
gomergram
What does gomergram mean?
Slang for the shotgun ordering of a vast battery of investigations, typically on a GOMER, often to cover oneself rather than to help.
"Nobody knew what was wrong, so they just ran a gomergram."
Origin
Derived from GOMER; US medical slang.
Frequently asked questions
What is a 'gomergram'?
It is slang for ordering a vast battery of tests on a patient at once — a shotgun workup, typically on a GOMER, often done to cover oneself rather than to help.
Where does the word come from?
It is built from GOMER (a dismissive term for a difficult, often elderly patient) plus the '-gram' of test names, and is US medical slang.
Is a gomergram good practice?
It is used cynically; scattergun testing without a clear question is generally poor practice and can lead to misleading results.
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