Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with “L”

• Labyrinthitis
• Lack of intrinsic factor
• Lacquer poisoning
• Lacrimal gland tumor
• Lactate dehydrogenase test

• Lactic acid test
• Lactic acidosis
• Lactose intolerance
• Lactose tolerance tests
• Lambert-Eaton syndrome

• Lamellar ichthyosis
• Laminectomy
• Lanolin poisoning
• Laparoscopic gastric banding
• Laparoscopic gastric banding – discharge

• Laparoscopy
• Large bowel resection
• Large bowel resection – discharge
• Large for gestational age (LGA)
• Laryngeal nerve damage

• Laryngectomy
• Laryngitis
• Laryngoscopy
• Laser surgery
• Laser therapy

• LASIK eye surgery
• Lateral
• Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury
• Lateral traction
• Latex agglutination test

• Lavender oil
• Laxative overdose
• LDH isoenzymes
• LDL test
• LE cell test

• Lead – nutritional considerations
• Lead and tap water
• Lead levels – blood
• Lead poisoning
• Left heart catheterization

• Left heart ventricular angiography
• Leg amputation – discharge
• Leg CT scan
• Leg lengthening and shortening
• Leg MRI scan

• Leg or foot amputation
• Leg or foot amputation – dressing change
• Leg pain
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
• Legionnaire’s disease

• Leiomyosarcoma
• Leishmaniasis
• Lepromin skin test
• Leprosy
• Leptospirosis

• Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
• Leucine aminopeptidase – blood
• Leucine aminopeptidase – urine
• Leukemia
• Leukemia – resources

• Leukemoid reaction
• Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
• Leukocyte esterase
• Leukoplakia
• Leydig cell tumor

• LH blood test
• LH response to GnRH
• LH urine test (home test)
• Lichen planus
• Lichen simplex chronicus

• Lichenified
• Lighter fluid
• Lily of the valley
• Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
• Limb plethysmography

• Limited range of motion
• Lip moisturizer poisoning
• Lipase test
• Lipofuscin
• Lipoprotein-a

• Liposuction
• Liquid medication administration
• Liquid nitrogen
• Listeriosis
• Lithium toxicity

• Lithotripsy
• Liver biopsy
• Liver disease
• Liver disease – resources
• Liver function tests

• Liver metastases
• Liver scan
• Liver spots
• Liver transplant
• Living with your ileostomy

• Lomotil overdose
• Long bones
• Lordosis
• Loss of a child – resources
• Loss of a spouse – resources

• Low back pain – acute
• Low back pain – chronic
• Low nasal bridge
• Low-residue fiber diet
• Low-salt diet

• Lower esophageal ring
• Ludwig’s angina
• Lumbar MRI scan
• Lumbar spine CT scan
• Lumbosacral spine CT

• Lumbosacral spine x-ray
• Lump in the abdomen
• Lumps in the breasts
• Lung cancer
• Lung cancer – non-small cell

• Lung cancer – small cell
• Lung diffusion testing
• Lung disease
• Lung disease – resources
• Lung gallium scan

• Lung needle biopsy
• Lung PET scan
• Lung plethysmography
• Lung surgery
• Lung surgery – discharge

• Lung transplant
• Lupus – resources
• Lupus anticoagulants
• Lupus nephritis
• Lyme disease

• Lyme disease – chronic persistent
• Lyme disease – early disseminated
• Lyme disease – primary
• Lyme disease – what to ask your doctor
• Lyme disease antibody

• Lymph node biopsy
• Lymph node culture
• Lymph system
• Lymphadenitis
• Lymphangiogram

• Lymphangitis
• Lymphatic obstruction
• Lymphedema
• Lymphofollicular hyperplasia
• Lymphogranuloma venereum

• Lymphoid hyperplasia