Meaning of nil per os | Babel Free

Definitions

Nothing by mouth: Nothing may be eaten or drunk.

Examples

“The initial written orders should include: insulin dosage to be administered as soon as the patient appears nil per os, measure all intake and output, and obtain venous blood for measurement of blood or serum urea nitrogen, glucose, acetone [...] and phosphorus.”

“We evaluated the effect of Colestid on enteral feeding-induced diarrhea in a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Nineteen patients who were nil per os (NPO) for 5 days before initiation of enteral feeding were enrolled in the study and treatment continued for 7 days.”

“Table 34.3: Nil per os odds ratio”

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