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Per os (/ ˌ p ɜːr ˈ oʊ s /; P.O.) is an adverbial phrase meaning literally from Latin "through the mouth" or "by mouth". The expression is used in medicine to describe a treatment that is taken orally (but not used in the mouth such as, for example, caries prophylaxis). [2] The abbreviation P.O. is often used on medical prescriptions ...
per os: by mouth or orally AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "orally") ppt. præparata: prepared p.r., PR per rectum: rectally p.r.n., PRN pro re nata: as needed PRN is pertactin, a virulence factor of the bacterium that causes pertussis: pt. perstetur: continue pulv. pulvis: powder p.v., PV per vaginam: vaginally q quaque ...
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Nothing by mouth is an American medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids. It is also known as nil per os (npo or NPO), a Latin phrase that translates to English as "nothing through the mouth". Nil by mouth is the term used in the UK (NBM), nihil/non/nulla per os, or complete bowel rest. [1]
by mouth, that is, orally (from Latin per os) POA (Health Care) Power of Attorney: POC: postoperative care products of conception Plan of Care POCT Point-Of-Care testing [5] POD: postoperative days POEMS: POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, myeloma protein and skin changes) POLST: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Abbreviation Organization or personnel IASP: International Association for the Study of Pain: IAMMS: Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences: IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant: ICG: Italian Cooperative Group IFMSA: International Federation of Medical Students' Associations: IMD: Institution for Mental Disease: IMF
nil per os (nothing by mouth) NPPV: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation NPT: neuropsychiatric testing NPTAC: no previous tracing available for comparison NPV: negative predictive value NRB: non-rebreather mask: NRBC: nucleated red blood cells NREM: non–rapid eye movement: NRT nicotine replacement therapy: n.s. not significant: NS ...