Difference between revisions of "I'm Starving to Death"
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− | '''"I'm starving to death"''' is a phrase a patient might say and it should not be taken lightly, especially if a patient was made NPO within the past 2 hours; they are at high risk for spontaneous death by starvation.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/patient-starving/ Patient "Starving to Death" After 1 Hour NPO, Actually Starves to Death Another Hour Later]</ref> | + | '''"I'm starving to death"''' is a phrase a patient might say and it should not be taken lightly, especially if a patient was made [[NPO]] within the past 2 hours; they are at high risk for spontaneous death by starvation.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/patient-starving/ Patient "Starving to Death" After 1 Hour NPO, Actually Starves to Death Another Hour Later]</ref> |
Revision as of 08:32, 30 September 2016
"I'm starving to death" is a phrase a patient might say and it should not be taken lightly, especially if a patient was made NPO within the past 2 hours; they are at high risk for spontaneous death by starvation.[1]
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