What is the medical term U/L?
The U/L abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the medical term U/L mean?
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What is the meaning of U/L medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the U/L medical abbreviation is upper and lower.
U/L: upper and lower
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| BTFS | breast tumor frozen section |
| CB | Cerebellar |
| CCP | clinical care pathway |
| CDHF | chronic diastolic heart failure |
| CO | Cardiac Output |
| COCs | combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin) |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resucitation |
| DDH | developmental dysplasia of the hip |
| DOU | Direct Observation Unit |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition |
| EMB | endometrial biopsy; ethmbutol |
| EPI | echo planar imaging; epidemiology or epidemiologist |
| ER | External Rotation; also Emergency Room |
| ESIG | electronic signature |
| FDS | flexor digitorum superficialis |
| FFPE | fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue |
| G | Guiac (followed by + or -) |
| HCVD | hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| HSM | Holo-Systolic Murmur; also Hepato-Splenomegaly |
| HT | hypertension; hormone therapy |
| ICER | incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| KUB | Kidneys Ureters and Bladder |
| L/Min L/m | liters per minute |
| LMN | Lower Motor Neuron |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| MASH | mobile army surgical hospital |
| MPB | multipodus boot |
| MSI | magnetic source imaging; microsatellite instability |
| MSN | Master of Science in Nursing |
| N/V/D | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| OFTT | organic failure to thrive |
| PLSS | portable life-support system |
| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RRR | Regular Rate and Rhythm |
| SCD | sequential compression device; sudden cardiac death |
| SMBG | self-monitoring of blood glucose |
| SOS | sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; help needed distress signal (save our ship) |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| SpA | spondylarthropathy |
| TAROM | total active range of motion |
| TIH | tumor-induced hypercalcemia |
| VD | venereal disease |
| ext | extremity; extend; exterior, external; extract |
| func | function |
| mfr | manufacturer |
| mm | millimeter (0.001 m) |
| mrad | millirad |
| o.d. | once daily (omni die) |
| simul | simultaneously |
| umb | umbilicus, umbilical |
