noun General Slang

LOBNH

· noun · medical

Lights On But Nobody Home — patient who looks awake but isn't really there.

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Chart-room acronym for the patient who's eyes-open and apparently alert but cognitively absent — dementia, advanced delirium, severe brain injury. Cousins include 'CNS-QNS' (Central Nervous System — Quantity Not Sufficient).

“Followed her finger on exam but no answers to anything — LOBNH, basically.”
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LOBNH In A Sentence

Followed her finger on exam but no answers to anything — LOBNH, basically.

Origin & Usage

Anglo-American hospital slang, catalogued in standard medical-slang references.

Variants L.O.B.N.H.lights on, nobody home
Tags #medical#hospital#neurology#acronym#gallows-humour

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What does LOBNH mean?

LOBNH stands for 'Lights On But Nobody Home,' describing a patient who looks awake but isn't really there.

How do you use LOBNH in a sentence?

"He was totally LOBNH when we arrived" means the patient appeared conscious but unresponsive or vacant.

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