What is the medical term L&W?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the L&W abbreviation. However, what does the medical abbreviation L&W mean?
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What is the L&W medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation L&W means living and well.
L&W: living and well
Related Medical Abbreviations
ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
BOM | bilateral otitis media |
BV | bacterial vaginosis |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
CHI | Closed Head Injury |
CPE | chronic pulmonary emphysema |
CSS | central service supply |
DAT | diet as tolerated |
DMPA | depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate |
E&M | evaluation and management |
EAE | experimental allergic encephalomyelitis |
EBA | epidermolysis bullosa acquisita |
EDV | epidermodysplasia verruciformis |
ES | Epidural Steroids |
FBP | fetal biophysical profile |
FGM | female genital mutilation |
FWB | fully weight bearing |
FiO2 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
H/O or h/o | History of. A past event that occurred. |
HMG-CoA | hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A |
IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
MCM | medical countermeasure |
MCPJ | metacarpophalangeal joint |
MONA | morphine, oxygen, nitrates, aspirin |
NSI | nasal saline irrigations |
PA-C | Certified Physician Assistant |
PDE | permitted daily exposure; phosphodiesterase |
PRA | panel-reactive antibody; plasma renin activity |
PUBS | percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
RDA | recommended daily/dietary allowance |
SIRES | stabilize, identify toxin, reverse effect, eliminate toxin, support |
Sig. | write on label (signa) |
TBA | to be admitted; to be announced |
TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
TIBC | Total Iron Binding Capacity |
UCC | Urgent Care Center |
UHF | ultrahigh frequency |
VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
W/O | Without |
max | maxilla, maxillary; maximum |
metab | metabolic, metabolism |
ml | Milliliters. |
nL | nanoliter (billionth of a liter) |
oint | ointment |
qd | every day, once daily |
rep | repeated (repetatur) |
retro | retrograde |
spec | specimen; specification |
tsp | teaspoon |
ug | microgram (0.000001 gram) |