Police radio can sound like an algebra class, with all those 10-4s and 187s. But more and more departments are trying a radical approach: asking officers who need backup or want to report a robbery to do so in plain old English.nstead of saying there's a 417, officers now just say there's a man with a gun inside the 7-Eleven store. It's been so successful, Clabes now asks his officers to write reports in plain English and talk off air in plain English, too. I exited my police car, or the suspects fled on foot â you know I got out of my car.
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease or Devic's syndrome, is a heterogeneous condition consisting of the simultaneous inflammation and demyelination of the optic nerve (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord . It can be monophasic or recurrent.
What does the medical term NPO stand for? MedicineNet explains that one of the reasons a patient may not be allowed to eat or drink anything is because they have to be put under with anesthesia for upcoming surgery. Another reason is to avoid aspiration pneumonia, according to Wikipedia. NBM is another variation of NPO that means nil by mouth. NPO is a medical abbreviation that isn't utilized in AMA Style, which is the American Medical Association's style guide.