What does NPO stand for?
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The answer above is correct. But the letters stand for "Nil Per Os" or nothing by mouth. Usually it's ordered for a patient pending a procedure that requires you to have a clean gut (major surgeries, endoscopy, ultrasound of liver), or if you have some gut problem (infection, bleeding).
Nothing by mouth, they usually do this when you are have surgery or having a procedure that you shouldn't eat or drink,
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