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L:
Leukocytes
L-DOPA:
Dihydroxyphenylalanine
LAD:
Left anterior descending coronary artery
LAP:
Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
LAR:
Low anterior resection
LAS:
Lymphadenopathy syndrome
LBBB:
Left bundle branch block
LCM:
Lymphocytic meningitis
LDH:
Lactate dehydrogenase
LDL:
Low density lipoprotein
LDL-C:
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol
LE:
Lupus erythematosus (in Germen Lupus erythematodes)
LES:
Lupus erythematosus systemicus
LES:
Lower esophageal sphincter
leu:
Leukocytes
LFT:
Liver function test
LGL:
Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
LGM:
Lymphogranulomatosis maligna
LGV:
Lymphogranuloma venereum
LH:
Luteinizing hormone
LIH:
Left inguinal hernia
LLL:
Left lower lobe
LLQ:
Left lower quadrant
LM:
Left main
LMP:
Last menstrual period (prior to pregnancy and in women with regular 28 day cycle taken as 0/40 weeks of pregnancy)
LOL:
Little old lady … often LOL in NAD
LORTA:
Loss of resistance to air (in anesthesiology ; when placing epidural , LORTA indicates entrance of needle to epidural space)
LOS:
Length of stay
LP:
Lumbar puncture
Lp:
Lipoprotein
LPL:
Lipoprotein lipase
LUL:
Left upper lobe
LUQ:
Left upper quadrant
LV:
Left ventricle
LVEDP:
Left ventricular end diastolic pressure
LVEF:
Left ventricular ejection fraction
LVF:
Left ventricular failure
LVH:
Left ventricular hypertrophy
LVOT:
Left ventricular outflow track
Ly:
Lymphocytes
lytes:
Electrolytes