What is NOS in MedDRA Preferred Terms? Why do they use it?
What is NOS in MedDRA Preferred Terms? Why do they use it?
Example:
Abdominal hernia NOS
Abdominal hernia NOS gangrenous
Abdominal hernia NOS, obstructive
Blood alkaline phosphatase NOS
Blood alkaline phosphatase NOS abnormal
Blood alkaline phosphatase NOS decreased
Blood alkaline phosphatase NOS increased
Blood alkaline phosphatase NOS normal
Why do they do it?
One Response
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (NOS) The NOS diagnosis is selected whenever the troubles seem to lie in a specific group of illnesses or dysfunctions, but the syndrome isn’t common or there isn’t enough data available at the time of diagnosis to ascertain a more correct the form of disorder which exists