What does the medical term LAM mean?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of LAM abbreviation. Below is the meaning of LAM abbreviation in medical terms.
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What does LAM medical abbreviation stand for?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation LAM is lactation amenorrhea method.
LAM: lactation amenorrhea method
Related Medical Abbreviations
ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
ASD | Atrial Septal Defect |
BIOT | biotinidase deficiency |
BOA | born out of asepsis; behavioral observation audiometry |
CAUTI | catheter-associated urinary tract infection |
COCs | combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin) |
CSS | central service supply |
DMPA | depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate |
ESI | Epidural Steroid Injection |
EXT | Extremities |
FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume 1 Second |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
FLU | Influenza |
FVD | fluid volume deficit |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
H FLU | Haemophilus Influenza |
H1N1 | Influenza A, swine flu (hemagglutinin type 1 and neuraminidase type 1) |
HID | Health Information Design; herniated intervertebral disc |
Id. | the same |
KCS | keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
LOF | loss of function |
MSF | meconium stained fluid |
O/W | Otherwise |
OCP | Oral Contraceptive Pill |
ONS | oncology nursing society |
PCS | procedure coding system |
PFD | personal flotation device (life jacket) |
POS | problem oriented system; point of service |
PVC | Premature Ventricular Contraction |
R&R | rate and rhythm |
R0 | basic reproduction number (R naught) |
RTI | reverse transcriptase inhibitors; respiratory tract infection |
SOS | sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; help needed distress signal (save our ship) |
STI | sexually transmitted infection |
TAC | time, amount, character (emesis, bleeding, drainage, etc.) |
TFT | thyroid function test |
Tb | Terbium (element) |
ULN | Upper limits of normal |
URQ | upper right quadrant |
VP-16 | etoposide |
dim. | halved |
glut max | gluteus maximus |
hrs | hours |
insuff | insufficient |
kv | kilovolt |
mc | millicurie |
psychol | psychologist |
tol | tolerate(s); tolerance |
unilat. | unilateral |
wm | white male |