Nothing by mouth is an American medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids. It is also known as nil per os (npo or NPO), a Latin phrase that...

(literally "nothing by mouth"), meaning that a patient must not take food or water.[citation needed] The score was composed by Eric Clapton. Nil by Mouth features...

that are harmful to the teeth are preferably given through a straw. Nothing by mouth List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions List of Latin phrases...

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treated with conservative measures: hospitalization, pain control, nothing by mouth, intravenous (IV) nutritional support, and intravenous fluid rehydration...

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction short story by American writer Harlan Ellison. It was first published in the...

operations, people preparing for surgery are therefore instructed to take nothing by mouth (nil per os, abbreviated as NPO) for at least four hours before surgery...

album Nothing Remains the Same Shut Yo' Mouth!, a 1981 album by jazz bassist Slam Stewart Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes, a 1998 album by AFI Shut...

NPO; a Latin phrase meaning nothing by mouth) recommendation for women in labour. Mendelson's syndrome is characterised by a bronchopulmonary reaction...

suction, and image quality. The patient is kept NPO (nil per os) or NBM (nothing by mouth) for at least 4 hours before the procedure. Most patients tolerate...

practice of a surgical patient abstaining from eating or drinking ("nothing by mouth") for some time before having an operation. This is intended to prevent...

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Traditionally, nothing by mouth was considered to be mandatory in all cases, but gentle feeding by enteral feeding tube may help to restore motility by triggering...

that is less than 8.0 g/dL or 4.5–5.0 mmol/L. A patient may be kept nothing by mouth (or no eating or drinking). Adequate venous access (such as with large-bore...

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ulceration) and function (pain and ability to eat solids, liquids, or nothing by mouth), the WHO score combines both elements into a single score that grades...

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published...

surgeon) will be performed, and the patient will be advised to ingest nothing by mouth, "NPO", for a predetermined period of time (usually 8 to 12 hours)...

Smash Mouth is the third studio album by American rock band of the same name. It was released on November 27, 2001 by Interscope Records. It is notable...

In upper gastrointestinal series, the patient is instructed to take nothing by mouth, which means to abstain from eating and drinking (fasting), with the...

The Horse's Mouth is a 1944 novel by Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary, the third in his First Trilogy, whose first two books are Herself Surprised (1941)...

Nothing Remains the Same is the third studio album by the Swedish industrial metal project Pain. It was released in 2002 via the Swedish label Stockholm...

savage hunters ("nothing but mouth and teeth").[citation needed] The sperm whale was designated as the Connecticut state animal by the General Assembly...

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apple juice, flat 7-up, Pedialyte) until three hours before procedure Nothing by mouth thereafter Children 7 months and older: A. No solids the day of surgery;...

Quite Our Class, Dear (or Darling). (Upper-class English slang) NPO – nothing by mouth nr – (s) Southern Ndebele language (ISO 639-1 code) NR – (s) Nauru...

The pear of anguish, also known as choke pear or mouth pear, is a device of disputed use invented in the early modern period. The mechanism consists of...

to distract Sauron from them. Before the battle, a nameless leader, the "Mouth of Sauron", taunts the leaders of the army with the personal effects of...

Deadpool series, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, launched in July 2009, written by Victor Gischler, with art by Bong Dazo. In it Deadpool teams with Headpool...

up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered a form of profanity by some. Before...