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What is the NPO fasting period for a 2-year-old before an upper gastrointestinal series?
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Where did breakfast come from?
The word breakfast literally means to break the fasting period. This is usually the fasting period of thenight before. It is the first meal of the day after rising from a nights sleep.
What was the Ramadan?
a period of fasting for Queequeg
I need to define preoperative fasting?
Preoperative fasting refers to the practice of a patient abstaining from fluid intake and oral food for sometime before an operation is performed. The purpose of preoperative fasting is to prevent pulmonary aspiration of stomach contents during general anesthesia.
Can you take tablets during fasting in Ramadan?
No, if you are fasting, then you cannot take tablets because your fast will break. However, if you are required to take tablets, then it is not obligatory for you to fast. When you do not have to take tablets anymore, then you will have to make up for that fast on another day or days.For more details:Fasting in Ramadan requires that you refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, or practicing sex during the fasting period. The fasting period is the daytime period from just before dawn until sunset. Accordingly, if you are fasting you are not allowed to take tablets during the fasting period.However, you have to ask the physician, who is prescribing the medical treatment, to arrange tablet taking hours to be within the non-fasting period (that is the evening time from just after sunset until just before dawn). If this is not possible, then you are allowed not to fast for the days you should take the tablets. Then you should compensate for these non-fasting days by fasting equal number of days as soon as possible after recovery. If taking tablets is for lifetime medical treatment, then for each non-fasting Ramadan day you have to give charity to the poor or needy people equivalent to the cost of your normal meals of one full day.
What should you do if you have a fasting Muslim friend?
Be nice to him and avoid eating or drinking in front of him during the fasting period
Is it appropriate to have a fasting blood test when you are on your period?
Yes it is appropriate to have fasting blood tests during periods
What is a long period of fasting and prayer known as?
nothing
Do I need to fast before a blood test?
Certain blood test lab near me, require fasting before the test to ensure accurate results. For example, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar, and fasting lipid profile tests typically require 8 to 12 hours of fasting. During this fasting period, you should refrain from consuming any food or beverages, except water. However, not all blood tests require fasting, so it's essential to follow the specific instructions provided by the laboratory or healthcare professional.
What do you eat when breaking a fast?
Breaking a fast means to eat in a period in which you had intended not to eat. Fasting may be an action taken before an operation etc.
What is the name of the muslim fasting period?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting. :)
Eating nothing at all for a period of time is called?
Fasting
Why is carnival kept?
In Christian culture it is a sort of 'last hurrah' before the start of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, penance etc. in commemoration of the death of Christ right before Easter.
