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Name
Description.
Necrosis
Death of individual cells or groups of cells, or of localized areas of tissue.
NHLBI
National heart, lung, and blood institute.
NICU
Neonatal intensive care unit.
NIDDM
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Nitrate
A drug whose metabolites produce a relaxation of vascular smooth muscle, causing dilation of the veins, reducing preload and myocardial oxygen demand.
Nitrogen
Chemical element at. No. 7, symbol n, molecular n2. It forms about 78% of the atmosphere and 78% of dissolved gas in the blood.
NKDA
No known drug allergies.
Non-Q-wave myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction that is not associated with the evolution of new q waves on the ecg.
NSR
Normal sinus rhythm.
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