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