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bednobs | 22:09 Mon 02nd Jan 2012 | Body & Soul
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on discharge from hospital after an op letter it says "on examination DNS."
what does that mean
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did not show?
22:11 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Did not something?

Something not specified?

Something not shown/supplied/suspected?

Diagnosis something?

Context may mean the above could mean more to you but given some of the things you have been through lately I won't ask.

Hopefully sqad or some of the nurses on there can help.
22:18 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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what surgery did you have?
22:19 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Is the person diabetic bednobs?
22:19 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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no, it actually is mr 'nobs who had an op on his nose
22:20 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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pressed submit without adding:

There are a number of things it could mean, but generally it's did/do not .....
22:20 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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ps i am a nurse but i'm really stumped!
22:20 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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It could mean a number of things - depending on what surgery you underwent. Are you willing to share more information?
22:21 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Did Not smell (since op was on nose)
22:21 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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possibly Deviated Nasal Septum....
22:21 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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deviated nasal septum
22:21 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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oh! could be right, but he was having it corrected, and it was on the discharge notes so i hope not!
22:23 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Royal College of General Practitioners list of abbreviations:

http://www.rcgp.org.uk/default.aspx?page=4134
22:23 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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or it could be Dundee Naturalists' Society http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/DNS
22:24 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Doctor Not Sure ?
22:31 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Did not sniff/sneeze...scream?

Diagnosis now sorted/settled/stablised?

Could they be initials of who examined him or something like Day Nurse Supervisor, Duty something Surgeon? Found Director of Nursing Services but guessing that is an admin role rather than any hands on nursing care.

District Nursing Services if anything needed seeing to after?
22:32 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Oooh it's in here and this is about noses, context might help for medical people:

http://medind.nic.in/...5/i4/ibdt05i4p345.pdf
22:35 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Prize for the humourous answer of the day to Jenna
22:35 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Boxy, as long as that's not Dundee Naturists' Society - it's a bit cold for that ;)
22:37 Mon 02nd Jan 2012
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Oh, if you google it and nose it all seems to relate to deviated nasal septum! What did he have done?
22:38 Mon 02nd Jan 2012

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