Question 1

i am 32 weeks pregnant and realized a lotion i used a work contains cedarwood and sage, both apparently no-nos during pregnancy. i can still smell it a little. trying to get rid of the smell but now am wondering if i should be worried??

Accepted Answer

: Highly unlikely if you just used the lotion on your skin in a reasonable amount , for any internal absorption to take place .
 Thus, no worries please .

Question 2

what causes septicemia nos?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria: Usually bacteria and bacterial toxins.

Question 3

what does hypertension, "essential nos" mean?

Accepted Answer

Essential hypertension: Essential hypertension is when blood pressure is not due to any other identifiable cause.  Nos stands for "not otherwise specified".

Question 4

what does it mean if i have been diagnosed htn nos?

Accepted Answer

HTN NOS: Hypertension not otherwise specified means your blood pressure is elevated but your doctor selected a code that means a cause has not yet been determined.

Question 5

how do the diagnosis of anorexia and ed-nos differ?

Accepted Answer

Eating DO: Nos stands for not otherwise specified, as in not fitting full criteria for either anorexia or bulimia.

Question 6

i was diagnosed  with nos 2 depression what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

NOS: Not otherwise specified (nos) is a category for a number of disorders in the dsm-iv-tr that do not meet criteria for another specific disorder. For example, depressive disorder nos does not meet criteria for major depressive disorder or dysthymia. Nos disorders are clinically significant and need treatment, often similar types of treatment as similar disorders.

Question 7

my wife is experiencing  excessive clotting and bleeding from the nos?

Accepted Answer

Nose bleed: Typical nose bleed can be stopped by spraying some neosynephrine in the nose then clamping for 15 minutes.

Question 8

what is psychosis nos ?

Accepted Answer

A nonspecific thing: Psychosis nos (not otherwise specified) tells you/others there are psychotic symptoms present but 'why' they are there is not specifically known yet. Perhaps with more history taking and data the symptoms will fit better into context, such as a very severe depression, or due to drugs. It alerts us there a these sort of symptoms - no etiology is certain -yet.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: nos?

Accepted Answer

NOS: Not otherwise specified, as in diagnoses where there's symptoms of more than one disorder, for example; mood disorder, nos.

Question 10

i had diagnosis with 722.6 disc degeneration nos?

Accepted Answer

Question?: Sorry what are you asking?- you seem to have degenerative disc disease; however, you did not specify what portion of your spine was affected.

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I am 32 weeks pregnant and realized a lotion i used a work contains cedarwood and sage, both apparently no-nos during pregnancy. i can still smell it a little. trying to get rid of the smell but now am wondering if i should be worried??

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What causes septicemia nos?

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What does hypertension, "essential nos" mean?

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What does it mean if i have been diagnosed htn nos?

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How do the diagnosis of anorexia and ed-nos differ?

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I was diagnosed with nos 2 depression what does that mean?

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My wife is experiencing excessive clotting and bleeding from the nos?

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What is psychosis nos ?

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What is the definition or description of: nos?

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I had diagnosis with 722.6 disc degeneration nos?

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