NPO Variations
In preparation for a test or procedure, it is not uncommon to order that a patient is NPO, the most common variations include NPO after midnight and NPO except medications. But these aren't the only variations:
- NPO[1][2][3][4]
- NPO after midnight
- NPO after Christmas
- NPO after full moon
- NPO after new Lady Gaga album comes out
- NPO after summer solstice
- NPO after Wednesday
- NPO except medications
- NPO except ice chips
- NPO except potato chips
- NPO except meals
- NPO except virgin blood[5]
- NPO 'til death do us part
- NPO Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays[6]
- NPO until 2018
- NPO until patient fesses up where he/she hid all the graham crackers
Related Topics
- Fava Beans
- Food Fortification
- Morbid Curiosity
- Micronutrients
- Novel Sweeteners
- Paleo Diet
- Peanut Allergy
References
- ↑ No Way, Jose: Patient Request for Double Portions Denied, Made NPO as Punishment (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Patient “Starving to Death” After 1 Hour NPO, Actually Starves to Death Another Hour Later (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Santa Claus Aspirates Milk, Cookies after Ignoring NPO Guidelines (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Texas Execution Delayed Due to Inmate’s NPO Status (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Top 10 Perks of Being a VIP in a Hospital (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Medical Team Confused as Patient Made DNR Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (Gomerblog)
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