What is the LAA medical abbreviation?

What does the medical abbreviation LAA mean?

There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation LAA. However, what is the meaning of the medical term LAA?

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What does LAA medical abbreviation mean?

In medicine, the medical term LAA stands for left atrial appendage.

LAA: left atrial appendage

BK	below the knee
BL CX	Blood Culture
CAB	compressions-airway-breathing
CME	continuing medical education
CSP	carotid sinus pressure
CVI	chronic venous insufficiency
DAT	diet as tolerated
E&A	evaluate and advise
EPS	Electro-Physiologic Study
ESRF	end stage renal failure
EVAR	endovascular aneurysm repair
HB	heart block
HMO	health maintenance organization
HONK	Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State
LBBB	Left Bundle Branch Block
LGM	left upper outer gluteus maximus
NGS	next generation sequencing
NOI	nature of illness
NPWT	negative pressure wound therapy
NQMI	non-Q wave myocardial infarction
NTM	non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
OH	oral hygiene
PDE	permitted daily exposure; phosphodiesterase
PE	Physical Exam; also Pulmonary Embolism
PNX	pneumothorax
POCT	point of care testing
PUO	pyrexia of unknown origin
Phe	phenylalanine
RAIU	radioactive iodine uptake
RFFF	radial forearm free flap
RIFA	right inner forearm
RP	radial pulse; Raynaud’s phenomenon; retrograde pyelography; retinitis pigmentosa
TAT	turnaround time; thematic apperception test; tetanus antitoxin
TU	titer unit; tuberculin unit
Td	tetanus diphtheria
UOQ	upper outer quadrant
UPPP	Uvulopalatopharyngeoplasty
VH	vitreous hemorrhage; viral hepatitis; visual hallucinations
WBC	White Blood Cells
c.n.	tomorrow night (cras nocte)
dkm	decameter
eGFR	estimated glomerular filtration rate [case sensitive]
esp	especially
mJ	millijoule
ng	nasogastric; nanogram (billionth of a gram)
o.d.	once daily (omni die)
obsd	observed
pa	placenta abruption
pro time	prothrombin time
qh	every hour
sib	sibling