Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
dieta absoluta
English translation:
Nil per os (also /Nihil/Non/Nulla Per Orem) (NPO) / nil by mouth
Spanish term
dieta absoluta
Leaving a patient with no eating or drinking while in hospital, with IV fluids only.
| 4 +5 | Nil per os (also /Nihil/Non/Nulla Per Orem) (NPO) / nil by mouth |
moken
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| 4 | strict diet |
Lilian Duek
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Nov 16, 2007 15:32: Roxanna Delgado changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Nov 19, 2007 08:04: moken Created KOG entry
PRO (3): Andrés Martínez, Lilian Duek, Roxanna Delgado
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Proposed translations
Nil per os (also /Nihil/Non/Nulla Per Orem) (NPO) / nil by mouth
Nil per os (also /Nihil/Non/Nulla Per Orem) (NPO) is Latin for a medical instruction meaning to withhold oral food and fluids from a patient for various reasons (verbatim it translates: "nothing through the mouth" or "not through the mouth"). In the UK it is translated as Nil By Mouth (NBM).
Typical reasons for NPO instructions are the prevention of aspiration pneumonia, e.g. in those who will undergo general anaesthetic, or those with weak swallowing musculature, or in case of gastrointestinal bleeding or gastrointestinal blockage. Alcohol overdoses that result in vomiting also warrant NPO instructions for a period of time.
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