What NG stands for
NG is a medical abbreviation for nasogastric - written out in full as “Nasogastric (tube)”. TermDecode files it under route abbreviations.
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Safer Alternative
Nasogastric (tube)
Seen in context
Medications via NG tube
Source Note
Lowercase "ng" is an ISMP error-prone abbreviation for nanogram because it may be mistaken as mg or nasogastric; write "nanogram" for measurements.
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