Terminology- Abbreviations
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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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| ADHD | attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
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| AD | Alzheimer disease
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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 | age-related macular degeneration
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| AMD | age-related macular degeneration
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| AS | aortic stenosis
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| Ast | astigmatism
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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, compaints
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| CK | creatine kinase
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| CP | cerebral palsy
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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| CT | computed tomography
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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| D | diopter
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| ECCE | extracapsular cataract extraction
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| EEG | electroencephalography
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| Em | emmetropia
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| EMG | electromyography
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| ENG | electronystagmography
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| ENT | ears, nose and throat
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| EOM | extraocular movement
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| EPS | electrophsiology
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| FH | family history
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| ICP | intracranial pressure
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| IOL | intraocular lens
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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 | multiple sclerosis
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| Myop | myopia
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| NCV | nerve conduction 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 tubes
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| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and 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
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| pt | patient
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| qEEG | quantitative electroencephalography
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| RK | radial 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
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| ST | esotropia
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| Sx | symptom
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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 respiratory 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 limits
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| XT | exotropia
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