Activity and mobility orders
PWB
partial weight bearing
A limited share of body weight through the limb, often written as a percentage — "PWB 50%".
How it gets tested
Appears in ordering items alongside NWB and WBAT, and in equipment items: a partial-weight-bearing patient is the classic crutch-gait scenario.
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