What Ng stands for

Ng is a medical abbreviation for nanogram. TermDecode files it under measurement abbreviations.

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Risk

ISMP lists Ng/ng as error-prone: nanogram may be mistaken as mg or nasogastric.

Safer Alternative

Write "nanogram"

Seen in context

Ng misread as mg or nasogastric

Sources

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