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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's translated as
Nil By Mouth (NBM).
Typical reasons for NPO instructions are the prevention of
aspiration pneumonia, for example 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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