Neurosurgical Abbreviations
- L -

l           liter

L          left

L₁, L₂,…   Lumbar vertebra, first, second, etc.

LA       left atrium

LA(ed) left atrium (end diastole)

L&A     light and accommodation

lab.      laboratory

lac.      laceration

LAD     left anterior descending coronary artery

LAH     left atrial hypertrophy (of heart)

LALT   left anterior lateral thigh

LAP     leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

lap.      laparotomy

LAQ     ong arc quads

LASER light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

lat.       lateral

late decel late decelerations

lats      latissimus dorsi muscles

lb.        pound

LB        loose body

LBBB   left bundle branch block

LBP      low back pain

LC        Labor Code

LCA     left coronary artery

LD        light difference

LDD     lumbar disc disease

LDH     lactic dehydrogenase

LDRP   labor delivery recovery postpartum

LE        lupus erythematosus or lower extremity

LEEP    loop electrosurgical excision procedure

LESI     lumbar epidural steroid injection

LEV     levetiracetam

LF        low forceps delivery

LFT's   liver function tests

lg.        large

LGA     large for gestational age

LH        leuteinizing hormone

Li         lithium

lig.        ligament

lipo.      liposuction

liq.        liquid

Lith.     lithotomy

LIV       lowest instrumented vertebra

LKS     liver, kidney, spleen

LL        lower lid

LLE      left lower extremity (leg)

LLL      left lower lobe (lung)

LLQ     left lower quadrant

L/min    liters per minute

LMA     laryngeal mask airway

LMD     local medical doctor or low molecular weight dextran

LML     left middle lobe

LMP     last menstrual period

LNMP   last normal menstrual period

LOA     left occipitoanterior

LOB     loss of balance

loc.      location

LOC     level of consciousness or loss of consciousness

LOE     left otitis externa

LOL     little old lady (derogatory)

LOM     limitation of motion or loss of motion

LOS     length of stay

LOSP   late operative site pain

LP        lumbar puncture (spinal tap)

LPA     left pulmonary artery

LPF      low power field

/lpf       per low power field

lpm       liters per minute

LR        lateral rectus

L.R.      lactated Ringer's solution

L&R     left and right

LRS     lactated Ringer's solution (IV fluid)

LS        lumbosacral

LSB     left sternal border or local stand-by

L/S-PG lacithin/sphingo-myelinphosphotidal glycerol ratio

LSD     lysergic acid diethylamide

LSV     left subclavian vein

Lt.        left

LTA     laryngotracheal anaesthesia

LTG     lamotrigine

LTV     long term variability

LUE      left upper extremity (arm)

LUL      left upper lobe (lung)

LUOQ  left upper outer quadrant

LUNA   laser uterosacral nerve ablation

LUQ     left upper quadrant (abdomen)

LV       left ventricle (heart)

LVE     left ventricular enlargement

LVEDP left ventricular end diastolic pressure

LVF     left ventricular failure

LVH     left ventricular hypertrophy

LVID    left ventricular dimension

LVIDed    left ventricular dimension, end diastole

L.V.N.  Liscensed Vocational Nurse

LVP     left ventricular pressure

LVPW(ed)               left ventricular posterior wall (end diastole)

LVPW(es)               left ventricular posterior wall (end systole)

LW       lacerating wound

L&W    living and well

lymph   lymphocyte

lytes    electrolytes

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