Which abbreviation corresponds to Laryngeal mask airway?

• A. LR
• B. Laryngeal mask airway
• C. LMP
• D. LOC

Answer: (B)

The key idea is how abbreviations are formed from medical terms. For Laryngeal Mask Airway, the standard shorthand is LMA, created by taking the initial letters of each word: L from Laryngeal, M from Mask, and A from Airway. This compact label is what clinicians and EMS use to refer quickly to the device during care. The option that spells out the full name isn’t the abbreviation itself, so it doesn’t represent the shorthand commonly used in practice. In usual exam practice, the correct answer would be the abbreviation LMA. If the provided choice lists the full term, that label isn’t the abbreviation, even though it matches the device name exactly.