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| A & P | auscultation and percussion
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| AC | air conduction
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| Acc | accommodation
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| AD | Alzheimer's disease
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| ADHD | attention deficit-hyper activity disorder
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| ADLs | activities of daily living
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| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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| ANS | autonomic nervous system
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| AOM | acute otitis media
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| ARMD,AMD | age related macular degeneration
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| AS | aortic stenosis
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| AU | both ears
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| BC | bone conduction
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| BEAM | brain electrical activity mapping
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| c/o | complains of
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| CK | creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme)
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| CP | cerebral palsy
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| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid
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| CT | computed tomography
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| CVA | cerebrovascular disease/cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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| D | diopter (lens strength)
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction
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| EEG | electroenecphalorgraphy
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| Em | emmetropia
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| EMG | electromyography
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| ENG | eleconystagmography
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| ENT | ears, nose, throat
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| EOM | extraocular movement
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| EPS | electrophysiology studies
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| FH | family history
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| ICP | intracranial pressure
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| IOL | intraocular lense
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| IOP | intraocular pressure
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| LASIK | laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
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| LOC | loss of consciousness
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| Lt | left
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| MEG | magnetoencephalography
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| mix astig | mixed astigmatism
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| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| MS | musculoskeletal, multiple sclerosis
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| Myop | myopia (nearsightedness)
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| NCV | nerve conducting velocity
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| NIHL | noise induced hearing loss
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| O.D. | Doctor of Optometry
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| OD | right eye
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| OM | otitis media
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| OP | outpatient, operative procedure
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| OS | left eye
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| OU | both eyes
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| PE | pressure equalizing tube
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| PERRLA | pupils equal, round and reactive to light & accommodation
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| PNS | peripheral nervous system
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| PPV | pars plana vitrectomy (eye surgery for detached retina)
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| pt | prothombin time
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| qEEG | quantitive electroenceptialography
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| RK | radical keratotomy
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| rt | right
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| SICS | small incision cataract surgery
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| SLE | slit lamp examination
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| SNS | sympathetic nervous system/somatic nervous system
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| ST | esotropia
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| Sx | symptoms
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack
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| TPR | temperature pulse and respiration
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| Tx | treatment
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| URI | upper respitory infection
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| VA | visual acuity
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| VF | visual field
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| WD | well-developed
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| WN | well-nourished
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| WNL | within normal results
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| XT | exotropia
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| SRS | stereotactic radio surgery
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| US | ultra sound
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| C1 | first cervical vertebra
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| L3 | third lumbar vertebra
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| T12 | 12th thoracic vertebra
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| SNS | somatic nervous systems/ sympathetic nervous system
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| PNS | peripheral nervous system
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