What does the medical abbreviation NP mean?
In some cases, the abbreviation NP may have a few different meanings. However, what does the NP medical term stand for?
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What is the NP medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical term NP means Nurse Practitioner.
NP: Nurse Practitioner
Related Medical Abbreviations
A&O | Alert And Oriented |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction; Anterior Myocardial Infarction |
BRBPR | Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
BS | Bowel Sounds; also Breath Sounds and Blood Sugar |
C&S | Culture and sensitivity, performed to detect infection. |
CARDS | Cardiology |
CDE | Complete dental (oral) evaluation. |
CIBH | change in bowel habits |
CPE | chronic pulmonary emphysema |
DHS | dynamic hip screw |
DOT | Directly Observed Therapy |
Diff | differential |
G-tube | gastrostomy tube |
GIB | Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
I+ | With Ionic Contrast (in reference to a CAT Scan) |
KS | Kaposi’s Sarcoma |
Kr | Krypton (element) |
LAD | Left Anterior Descending (coronary artery); Left Axis Deviation |
LCMV | lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
LD | learning disability; left deltoid; lactate dehydrogenase; lactic dehydrogenase; lethal dose |
LL | left lateral |
MMSE | mini mental state examination |
NA | Not Available; also Sodium |
NVD | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; normal vaginal delivery |
NWB | non weight bearing |
O3 | ozone; Omega-3 |
ONS | oncology nursing society |
OOT | out of town |
PBF | partially breastfed |
PR/R | per rectum/rectal |
QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
R/L | right to left |
RAE | right atrial enlargement |
RLF | retrolental fibroplasia |
Sv | sievert (unit) |
TAH-t | total artificial heart |
TCD | transcranial doppler |
TIPS | Transvenous Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Shunt |
TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
TT | tilt table; thrombin time; total thyroidectomy; tetanus toxoid |
UPC | units of packed cells |
VH | vitreous hemorrhage; viral hepatitis; visual hallucinations |
inst | instruction, instructed; instrument; institution |
km | kilometer |
mHz | megahertz (1 million hertz) |
ml | Milliliters. |
omn. hor. | every hour |
pb | piggyback |
sim | similar and simplated |
sut | suture |
ut | uterus |