NPO
Abbreviation General Patient Care
Nothing by mouth (Latin nil per os). Check the order to see whether medications are also held.
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Related terms
- per osBy mouth. Error-prone: os can be read as left eye. Write PO, by mouth or orally.
- IMIntramuscular: given into a muscle.
- IVIntravenous: given into a vein.
- MARMedication administration record: the document where each dose given is recorded.
- MRIMagnetic resonance imaging: imaging that uses a strong magnetic field to make detailed sectional pictures.
- PETPositron emission tomography: imaging that uses a radioactive tracer to show tissue activity.
- PFTPulmonary function tests, which measure how well the lungs work, such as spirometry.
- ROMRange of motion: how far a joint can move in each direction.
- SUBQSubcutaneous: injected into the fatty tissue under the skin. ISMP-preferred form, written in capitals with…