MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS (CONT)
IOP
intraocular pressure
IQ
IV
intravenous (injection)
jej
jejunum
K
potassium
kg
kilogram
KUB
kidney, ureter, and bladder
K-wire
Kirshner wire
LBBB
left bundle branch block
LD
lethal dose
LH
luteinizing hormone
LOS
length of stay
LP
lumbar, puncture
L-S
lumbosacral
LTF
lipotrophic factor
Lues I, II, III
primary, secondary, tertiary syphilis
LV
left ventricular
LVN
Licensed Vocational Nurse
M
meter
M1 M2
mitral first, second sound
MB
methylene blue
MBP
mean blood pressure
MD
muscular dystrophy
MDR
minimum daily requirement
ME
middle ear
mg
milligram
mg
millimicrogram
MH
menstrual, marital, or military history
MD0010
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