| N |
nitrogen |
| n |
nasal |
| |
nausea |
| |
normal |
| |
number |
| N&V |
nausea & vomiting |
| N2O |
nitrous oxide |
| NA |
nicotinic acid [niacine, vitamine B3] |
| Na |
sodium |
| Na+ |
sodium |
| na dressing |
non-adhesive wound dressing |
| NaCI |
chlorure de sodium, solution saline |
| NAA |
no apparent abnormalities |
| NAD |
nicotinamide adenine nucleotide |
| |
nothing abnormal discovered |
| |
no active disease |
| |
no apparent distress
|
| NADP+ |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAFLD |
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NaHCO3 |
sodium bicarbonate |
| NAI |
non-accidental injury |
| NANBH |
non-A non-B hepatitis |
| NANC |
non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic [neurotransmetteur] |
| NAPS |
pyridostigmine bromide tablets |
| NB |
newborn |
| |
nota bene [à noter] |
| NBG |
no bloody good |
| NBI |
no bony injury |
| NBM |
nil by mouth |
| |
normal bowel movement |
| NBN |
narrow-band noise [audiologie] |
| NBS |
normal bowel sounds |
| |
no bacteria seen |
| NBTNF |
newborn term normal female |
| NBTNM |
newborn term normal male |
| NCS |
not clinically significant |
| ND |
natural death |
| |
neonatal death
|
| |
notifiable disease |
| Nd:YAG |
neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet laser |
| NE |
norinephrine |
| |
not engaged [tête fœtale pas engagée dans le bassin] |
| Neb |
nebulizer, spray |
| NEC |
necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NED |
no evidence of disease |
| NF |
Nissen fundoplication |
| NEFA |
nonesterified fatty acids |
| neg |
negative |
| NET |
naso-endotracheal tube |
| NETA |
norethisterone acetate |
| neuro |
neurology |
| neurobs |
neurological observations |
| NF |
necrotizing fasciitis |
| NFA |
no fixed abode |
| |
no further attendance |
| NFCE |
near fatal choking episode |
| NFN |
normal for Norfolk [pays d'une diversité génétique restreinte] |
| NFR |
not for resuscitation |
| NFTD |
normal full term delivery |
| ng |
nanogram |
| |
naso-gastric |
| NG |
naso-gastric |
| |
Neisseria gonorrhoea |
| |
neoplastic growth |
| |
new growth |
| |
nitroglycerine |
| |
nasogastric tube |
| NGU |
non-gonoccal urethritis |
| NHL |
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
| NHS |
National Health Service, NHS patient |
| NICE |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| NICO |
neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis |
| NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NID |
noise induced deafness |
| NIDDM |
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NIHL |
noise-induced hearing loss |
| NIL |
noise immission level |
| NIPTS |
noise-induced permanent threshold shift [audiologie] |
| NITTS |
noise-induced temporary threshold shift [audiologie] |
| NKA |
no known allergies |
| NK cell |
natural killer cell |
| NKDA |
no known drug allergies |
| NL |
normal |
| NLM |
nice-looking mother |
| NLMC |
nocturnal leg muscle cramping |
| NMCS |
no malignant cells seen |
| NMJ |
neuromuscular junction |
| NMR |
nuclear magnetic resonance scan |
| NMRI |
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging |
| NMS |
neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
| NND |
neonatal death |
| N2O |
nitrous oxide |
| no. |
number |
| noct |
nocte [la nuit] |
| NOF |
neck of femur |
| NofK |
next of kin |
| NOHL |
non-organic hearing loss |
| NOK |
next of kin |
| NOS |
nitrous oxide synthase |
| |
nothing of significance |
| |
not otherwise specified |
| NP |
new patient |
| |
neuropsychiatry |
| |
nucleoprotein |
| NPC |
nodal premature complex |
| NPhx |
nasopharynx |
| NPI |
Neuropsychiatric Inventory |
| NPI-NH |
Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Nursing Home version |
| NPL |
noise pollution level |
| NPN |
neck positional nystagmus |
| |
non protein nitrogen |
| NPO |
nil per os [ne rien administrer par voie orale] |
| NPT |
nocturnal penile tumescence |
| |
normal pressure and temperature |
| NPU |
not passed urine |
| NR |
nerve root |
| |
normal range
|
| NRDS |
neonatal respiratory distress syndrome |
| NREM |
non-rapid eye movement |
| NS |
nervous system |
| |
normal saline |
| |
not significant |
| ns |
not significant |
| N/S |
non-smoker |
| |
normal size |
| NSAIDs |
non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| |
not significant |
| N/Saline |
normal saline |
| NSCLC |
non-small-cell lung cancer |
| NSD |
normal spontaneous delivery |
| |
no significant defect
|
| |
no significant difference
|
| |
no significant disease |
| NSFTD |
normal spontaneous full term delivery |
| NSR |
normal sinus rhythm |
| NSTEMI |
non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
NSU |
non specific urethritis |
| NSVD |
normal spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| NSVT |
nonsustained ventricular tachycardia |
| NT |
neurotensin |
| |
nuchal translucency
|
| N&T |
numbness & tingling |
| |
nose and throat
|
| NTD |
neural tube defect |
| NTG |
nitroglycerine |
| NTHI |
non-typeable haemophilus influenzae |
| NTP |
normal temperature and pressure |
| NUG |
necrotising ulcerative gingivitis |
| nullip |
nullipara [nullipare] |
| N&V |
nausea and vomiting |
| NVD |
nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea |
| |
normal vaginal delivery |
| NVL |
no visible lesion |
| NWB |
non weight bearing |
| NYD |
not yet diagnosed |
