What Does FLD Mean in Medical Terms?

FLD stands for full liquid diet. All liquids and foods that melt allowed.

Where you will see FLD

You will most often see FLD in nursing notes, care plans and handovers, digestive health notes and endoscopy reports.

Example

A chart note might use “FLD” as shorthand for full liquid diet when documenting a patient's care.

Related abbreviations

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• 2g Na diet — two-gram sodium diet
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