Question | Answer |
A&P | auscultation and percussion |
AC | air conduction |
Acc | accommodation |
ADHD | attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder |
AD | Alzheimer disease |
ADLs | activities of daily living |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
AOM | acute otitis media |
ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
AS | aortic stenosis |
Ast | astigmatism |
AU | both ears |
BC | bone conduction |
BEAM | brain electrical activity mapping |
c/o | complains of, compaints |
CK | creatine kinase |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cerebral palsy |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CT | computed tomography |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
D | diopter |
Dx | diagnosis |
ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction |
EEG | electroencephalography |
Em | emmetropia |
EMG | electromyography |
ENG | electronystagmography |
ENT | ears, nose and throat |
EOM | extraocular movement |
EPS | electrophsiology |
FH | family history |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
IOL | intraocular lens |
IOP | intraocular pressure |
LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
LOC | loss of consciousness |
LP | lumbar puncture |
lt | left |
MEG | magnetoencephalography |
mix astig | mixed astigmatism |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
Myop | myopia |
NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
NIHL | noise-induced hearing loss |
O.D. | Doctor of Optometry |
OD | right eye |
OM | otitis media |
OP | outpatient; operative procedure |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
PE | pressure equalizing tubes |
PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
PET | positron emission tomography |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
PPV | pars plana vitrectomy |
pt | patient |
qEEG | quantitative electroencephalography |
RK | radial keratotomy |
rt | right |
SICS | small incision cataract surgery |
SLE | slit-lamp examination |
SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
ST | esotropia |
Sx | symptom |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
TPR | temperature, pulse and respiration |
Tx | treatment |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
VA | visual acuity |
VF | visual field |
WD | well-developed |
WN | well-nourished |
WNL | within normal limits |
XT | exotropia |