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Medical Abbreviations of the Eyes and EarsTRANSCRIPT
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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