What does the medical abbreviation BBW mean?
In some cases, the abbreviation BBW may have a few different meanings. However, what is the meaning of the medical term BBW?
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What is the BBW medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation BBW stands for black box warning.
BBW: black box warning
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ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
BH | behavioral health |
C-collar | cervical collar |
CAF | cytoxan, adriamycin, fluorouracil |
CFTR | cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator |
CHO | carbohydrate |
CLcr | creatinine clearance |
COWS | clinical opiate withdrawal scale |
CWR | canal wall reconstruction |
DFV | doppler flow velocimetry |
EDD | estimated date of discharge; estimated due date; expected date of delivery |
ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
EVAR | endovascular aneurysm repair |
EX FIX | External Fixation |
FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Fe | Iron (element) |
HIA | health impact assessment |
HV | home visit/visitor |
IUP | Intrauterine Pregnancy |
LFD | low fat diet |
MGL | IgM phospholipid unit |
ML | midline |
MODS | multiple organ dysfunction syndrome |
MPAP | mean pulmonary artery pressure |
MRS | magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
N/V/D | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
NQMI | non-Q wave myocardial infarction |
NaCl | Sodium Chloride |
OSD | over bed side drainage |
PIPJ | proximal interphalangeal joint |
PNB | premature nodal beats; peripheral nerve block |
POPs | progestin-only contraceptive pills |
POU | placenta, ovary, uterus |
PRBCs | Packed Red Blood Cells |
Pd | Palladium (element) |
RIH | right inguinal herniorrhaphy |
Ro | Ro antigen |
TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
TNS | transcutaneous nerve stimulation |
ULN | Upper limits of normal |
UO | Urine Output |
UPPP | Uvulopalatopharyngeoplasty |
VRA | visual reinforcement audiometry |
WA | while awake |
WIB | western immunoblot |
WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome |
incr | increase |
jnt | joint |
mm | millimeter (0.001 m) |
phos | phosphate |
st | straight; stage (disease); stomach |