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pancreas grossly normal
Within Normal Limits
Within normal limits
NL is often used to indicate "normal limits" or "normal.""Nl" stands for "normal". You'll often see it written as WNL which means "within normal limits".
Grossly unremarkable means there is nothing interesting to talk about, its normal.
It means that the blood vessels and blood flow are normal. The part about 'within normal limits' means that there is a range. An example is that the normal range for blood glucose (sugar) is from 70-110. If you have a number somewhere in that range, your blood sugar level is fine.
In medicine and nursing, gross and grossly have distinct meanings. Imprecisely, it means "very much", "so much", "definitely", "absolutely", "positively", "very noticeably", etc.Patient records often contain these kind of examples:Motor strength grossly intact. (Meaning: motor strength is very much normal)Grossly obese. (Or... Morbidly obese.) (Meaning: Patient is extremely obese, but some doctors often use this if a patient is more than 25 pounds overweight.)Neuro exam grossly WNL. (WNL means within normal limits, so, very much WNL.)Reflexes grossly intact. (Meaning: Reflexes very much within normal limits.)Gross evidence of pus and blood in urine. (Means, can see a lot of pus and blood without lab testing, unless a test is specified.) OR, Gross hematuria (means lot of blood in urine and can be seen even without testing)Grossly normal gait. (Meaning: The patient's walking or gait couldn't be any more normal.)NOTE: Doctor's notes are not written as complete sentences. Please do not edit these examples.Any area of examination could include the adjectives of gross or grossly. In fact, sometimes if a patient's chief complaint is about one thing in particular, but the exam shows absolutely no reason for the symptom, the doctor will be more inclined to use gross or grossly as the adjective to describe "absolutely nothing found" or "absolutely normal".
"Grossly unremarkable gallbladder" means that upon visual inspection during a medical procedure such as an ultrasound or surgery, the gallbladder appears normal with no obvious signs of disease or abnormalities.
the lining sac for the heart is within normal limits
On a chest x-ray, this means that the bones are seen as normal, without pathology.
Grossly tender means it obviously hurts when touched.
The inside of something.Being within any limits.