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l-m abbreviations
vada's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| L | liter |
| L&A | light and accommodation |
| L1-5 | lumbar vertebra 1 through 5 |
| lac. | laceration |
| lb | pound |
| LBBB | left bundle branch block |
| LE | lupus erythematosus |
| LFT | liver function test |
| LGV | lymphogranuloma venereum |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LNMP | last normal menstrual period |
| LOC | loss of connsciousness |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| LUQ | Left upper quadrant |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| lymph | lymphocyte |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| m | meter |
| m Eq | milliequivalents |
| m, min | minum |
| MAP | mean arterial pressure |
| mcg | microgram |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| mg | milligram |
| Mg | magnesium |
| MG | mysethenia gravis |
| MgSO4 | magnesium sulfate (Confused with MSO4) |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MICU | medical intensive care unit |
| ml | milliliter |
| mm | millimeter |
| mm Hg | millimeters of mercury |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter |
| MOM | milk of magnesia (write drug names in full) |
| MR | mental retardation |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSO4 | morphine sulfate (Confused with MgSO4) |
| MW | molecular weight |