FUNDA ABBREV

• K+ — potassium
• KCl — potassium chloride
• KUB — kidney, ureter, bladder
• L — lumbar
• L & D — labor and delivery
• lac — laceration
• lab — laboratory
• lap — laparotomy
• lat — lateral
• LD — lethal dose
• LDH — lactic dehydrogenase
• LDL — low-density lipoprotein
• liq — liquid
• LLQ, LLL — left lower quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
• LMP — last menstrual period
• LOC — level of consciousness
• LP — lumbar puncture
• lt — left
• LUQ, LUL — left upper quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
• MA — mental age
• MAST — medical antishock trousers
• MCI — mass casualty incident
• meds — medications
• MI — myocardial infarction
• MICU — mobile intensive care unit
• min — minute
• MN — midnight
• MOM — milk of magnesia
• MRI — magnetic resonance imagery
• MS — morphine sulfate, multiple sclerosis
• MVA — motor vehicle accident
• NVD — nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
• Na+ — sodium
• NaCl — sodium chloride
• N/C — nasal cannula
• no — complaints
• neg — negative
• neuro — neurology
• NG — nasogastric
• NGT — nasogastric tube