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- initialism Within Normal Limits
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Examples
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH: 'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong' John Whyte 2012
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There used to be a phrase when I was training -- "WNL" -- it's supposed to mean "within normal limits" for a lab result but at times it also meant "we never looked" when the workload was simply overwhelming.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com John Whyte 2012
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Of the tests I ran, everything was down considerably -- all WNL within normal limits save for one, which was still slightly high, but only just so, having fallen 20%.
Testing, Testing ... Steve Perry 2006
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WNL: means within normal limits, as opposed to we never looked.
YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006
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WNL: means within normal limits, as opposed to we never looked.
YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006
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