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Medical Abbreviations Of the Eyes and Ears Wednesday July 16, 2014 Emily Larson

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Medical Abbreviations Of the Eyes and Ears

Wednesday July 16, 2014Emily Larson

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Pressure Equalizing Tube

PE tube

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PE tube

Small, surgically placed tube in a child’s eardrum to assist in draining trapped fluid and equalizing pressure between the middle ear cavity and the atmosphere

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Eye, Ears, Nose, and Throat

EENT

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EENT

Refers to the eyes, ears, nose and throat and to the medical specialists involved in treating these areas

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Bone Conduction

BC

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BC

Refers to the conduction of sound by the bones of the skull

Tested in the Rinne and Weber tuning-fork tests

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Both Ears

AU

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AU

Stands for auris utraque

Means both or each ear

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Otitis Media

OM

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OM

Refers to a middle ear infection that is seen frequently in children

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Emmetropia

EM

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EM

Refers to the state of normal vision

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Exotropia

XT

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XT

Refers to the outward turning of the eye

Sometimes called wall-eyed

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Left Eye

OS

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OS

Stands for oculus sinister

Meaning the left eye

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Extraocular Movement

EOM

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EOM

Refers to movements made by the extraocular eye muscles, or the muscles outside of the eyeball

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Visual Acuity

VA

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VA

Refers to the sharpness of an individual’s vision

A visual acuity test usually involves a patient identifying letters from a distance of 20 ft