He says it at the beginning of the hospital course.
2006-09-18 09:13:54 · 5 answers · asked by laurenw 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
He is referring to Intake (food, drink, IV fluid) and Output (bowel movement, urination, vomiting). The hospitals routinely monitor these in their patients. Hope this helps you.
2006-09-18 09:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by tanyapmc0321 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Input/Output; It's usually urine, daily fluid intake, and sometimes vomiting and bowel movements.
2006-09-18 16:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I stands for intake.The Dr. measures how many cc"s of fluid you took in and O stands for how many cc"s of fluid you urinated out.
2006-09-18 21:10:28 · answer #3 · answered by Gin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
intake and output
intake = how much the patient drank, ate, or was given IV
output = and how much the patient urinated in mL, how many BM's...
2006-09-18 16:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by NappingNinja 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
intake and output..he wants know how much u drank and iv fluids and how much you peed out.
2006-09-18 16:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋