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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Medical & Dental Studies

With food abbreviation

Hi,

please help me to write abbreviation for with food and without food . Thanks for your help.

sagar dey
  

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Dear Sagar I am always fearful of answering medical questions: it's not my subject.. However, in English hospitals, if a patient is to have an operation, then they may be described as "nil by mouth" This means that they must not be given food or drink before the operation Hope this may help, Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Dear Sagar I am always fearful of answering medical questions: it's not my subject..
  • However, in English hospitals, if a patient is to have an operation, then they may be described as "nil by mouth" This means that they must not be given food or drink before the operation Hope this may help, Dave
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Dear Sagar

I am always fearful of answering medical questions: it's not my subject..

However, in English hospitals, if a patient is to have an operation, then they may be described as "nil by mouth"

This means that they must not be given food or drink before the operation

Hope this may help, Dave
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Hi Sagar,
Anonymouswith food and without food
1.With food Abbreviation:

a) cc/cf - *** cibo (latin); with food (English)

b) wf - with food ( with meals)

2. Without food Abbreviation:

w/o - without

Regards,

Sri
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Thanks Mr.Sri. I just want to know whether w/o is same in case of empty stomach. Let me know your opinion.

Sagar dey
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Hi Sagar,

In case of empty stomach, you have to use the abbreviation a.c.

a.c. = ante cibum (latin)

You can simply write it in English to avoid confusion. Use abbreviations, if necessary.

Regards,

Sri
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npo means nothing by mouth

po is by mouth
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Hi,

The Latin for 'nothing by mouth' is
nil per os

Clive
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