CLINPHARM Medical Abbreviations - Page 6

KA

ketoacidosis

KCCT

kaolin-cephalin clotting time

KLS

kidney, liver, spleen

KS

Kaposi's sarcoma

KUB

kidneys, ureters, bladder

L

left, lower, lumber

L & A

light and accommodation

L & U

lower and upper

L & W

living and well

L1, L2, ...

lumbar vertebrae 1, 2, ...

LA

left arm, left atrium, local anaesthesia

LABA

long-acting B2-adrenoceptor agonist

LAD

left anterior descending

LADA

latent autoimmune diabetes in adults

LAMA

long acting antimuscarinic

LBBB

left bundle branch block

LBM

lean body mass

LBW

low birth weight

LCAT

lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase

LCT

long-chain triglyceride

LD, LDH

lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

LDL-C

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LDS

lipodermatosclerosis

LE

lupus erythematosus

LFT

liver function test

LH

luteinizing hormone

LHRH

luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

LIF

left iliac fossa

LK

left kidney

LKKS

liver, kidneys, spleen

LKS

liver, kidney, spleen

LL

left leg, left lower, lower lobe

LLL

left lower lobe, left lower lid

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LMN

lower motor neurone

LMP

last menstrual period

LMWH

low molecular weight heparin

LN

lymph node

LNG-IUS

levonorgestrel intrauterine system

LNMP

last normal menstrual period

LOM

limitation of movement

LP

lumbar puncture

Lp(a)

lipoprotein a

LPA

left pulmonary artery

LS

left side, liver and spleen, lumbosacral, lymphosarcoma

LSD

lysergic acid diethylamide

LSK

liver, spleen, kidneys

LSM

late systolic murmur

LT

leukotriene

LTBI

latent tuberculosis infection

LTC

long-term care

LTOT

long-term oxygen therapy

LUL

left upper lobe

LUQ

left upper quadrant

LV

left ventricle

LVDP

left ventricular diastolic pressure

LVE

left ventricular enlargement

LVEDP

left ventricular end-diastolic pressure

LVEDV

left ventricular end-diastolic volume

LVET

left ventricular ejection time

LVF

left ventricular failure

LVH

left ventricular hypertrophy

LVP

left ventricular pressure

M

male, married, metre, mother, molar, murmur

M:P

milk-to-plasma ratio

MABP

mean arterial blood pressure

MAC

Mycobacterium avium complex

MAI

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

MALT

mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue

MAMC

mid-arm muscle circumference

MAO-A

monoamine oxidase A

MAO-B

monoamine oxidase B

MAOI

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

MAP

mean arterial pressure

MARS

molecular adsorbent recycling system

MBC

minimum bactericidal concentration

MBP

mean blood pressure

MCH

mean corpuscular cell haemoglobin

MCHC

mean corpuscular cell haemoglobin concentration

MCP

metacarpophalangeal (joint)

MCT

medium-chain triglycerides

MCV

mean corpuscular cell volume

MD

mitral disease, muscular dystrophy

MDI

metered-dose inhaler

MDM

mid-diastolic murmur

MDMA

methylene dioxymethamphetamine, ecstasy

MDRD

modification of diet in renal disease formula for GFR estimation

MDRST

multidrug-resistant S. enterica serovar typhi

MDRTB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

MDS

myelodydysplastic syndrome

MEN

multiple endocrine neoplasia

met.

metastatic (metastasis)

MGN

membranous glomerulonephritis

MH

medical history, menstrual history

MHPG

methoxyhydroxyphenylglycerol