What is the LA medical abbreviation?

What is LA in medical terms?

In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of LA. However, what does the abbreviation LA stand for in medical terms?

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What is LA medical abbreviation?

In medical field, However, the medical abbreviation LA stands for Left Atrium.

LA: Left Atrium

BIBA	brought in by ambulance
CCCA	central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
CCPD	continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
CRPS	complex regional pain syndrome
DBT	dialectal behavioral therapy
DDAVP	desmopressin acetate
DDS	Doctor of Dental Surgery
DMPA	depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate
DPT	diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (vaccine)
DTH	delayed-type hypersensitivity
Echo	echocardiogra(m/phy)
FIM	functional independence measure
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric acid
GGT	gamma-glutamyl transferase
HCL	Hard Contact Lens
HDN	hemolytic disease of the newborn
HbB	Hemoglobin B
IABP	Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
L/S ratio	lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio
LATS	long-acting thyroid stimulator
LIH	left inguinal herniorrhaphy
LTH	luteotropic hormone
LUT	left upper thigh
LVEDP	Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
MFFD	medically fit for discharge
NOS	Not Otherwise Specified
NS	Normal Saline
OME	otitis media with effusion
OPHS	office of public health and science
PA	Posterior-Anterior; also Physician’s Assistant
PEEP	positive end expiratory pressure
PGY	postgraduate year
PRSP	penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae
PSIS	posterior-superior iliac spine
PTR	platelet transfusion reaction
SAH	Sub-Arachnoid Hemorrhage
SCr	serum creatinine
Sv	sievert (unit)
Sz P	seizure precautions
TMD	temporomandibular disorder
UCC	Urgent Care Center
V/S	vital signs
WAIS	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
cTnT	cardiac troponin T
kDNA	kinetoplast DNA
lig	ligament
mm	millimeter (0.001 m)
q2h	Every 2 hours. As in taking a medicine every 2 hours.
resid	residual
seq	sequence
sq	squamous