What is NS in medical terms?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation NS. However, what does the medical abbreviation NS mean?
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What is the NS medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation NS means Normal Saline.
NS: Normal Saline
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| BSI | blood stream infection; body substance isolation |
| C&A | conscious and alert |
| C/TG | cholesterol/triglyceride ratio |
| CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
| CPHSS | Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale |
| DDAVP | desmopressin acetate |
| DLE | discoid lupus erythematosus |
| DOI | digital object identifier; date of injury |
| DON | director of nursing |
| DPAP | diastolic pulmonary artery pressure |
| Dz | disease |
| EOLC | end of life care |
| FENA | Fractional Excretion of Sodium |
| FES | functional electrical stimulation |
| GIFT | gamete intrafallopian transfer |
| HCVD | hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| HEW | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| HOSA | health occupations students of |
| IGT | impaired glucose tolerance |
| IMI | Inferior Myocardial Infarction |
| LN | Lymph Node also Liquid Nitrogen |
| MMA | methylmalonic acid |
| NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| NSI | nasal saline irrigations |
| OE | Otitis Externa |
| OP | Opening Pressure |
| OPROC | outpatient procedure |
| P&R | pulse and respiration |
| PCCR | post cardiac cath recovery |
| PERRLA+C | pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated |
| PKR | partial knee replacement; photorefractive keratotomy |
| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of membranes; patient-reported outcome measure |
| Pap | Papanicolaou smear |
| PetCO2 | partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| QM | quality management |
| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
| RhoGAM | rh immune globulin |
| SGU | standard IgG beta-2 glycoprotein unit |
| XDR | extensively drug-resistant |
| XR | extended-release; x-ray |
| comp. | compound; complication; compounded of |
| conc | concentrated |
| dDNA | denatured DNA |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter |
| irrig | irrigate, irrigation |
| lbs | pounds |
| lig | ligament |
| prox | proximal |
| qPM | Each evening. As in taking a medicine each evening. |
| sup | superior |
