Abbreviations 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
2
Q
ANS
A
autonomic nervous system
3
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
4
Q
CP
A
cerebral palsy
5
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
6
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
7
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalography
8
Q
HD
A
Huntington disease
9
Q
ICP
A
intracranial pressure
10
Q
LP
A
lumbar puncture
11
Q
MS
A
multiple sclerosis
12
Q
PEG
A
pneumoencephalography
13
Q
PNS
A
peripheral nervous system
14
Q
PPS
A
post polio syndrome
15
Q
SNS
A
somatic nervous system
16
Q
TENS
A
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
17
Q
TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
18
Q
ECCE
A
extracapsular cataract extraction
19
Q
EOM
A
extraocular movement
20
Q
ICCE
A
intracapsular cataract extraction
21
Q
IOL
A
intraocular lens
22
Q
IOP
A
intraocular pressure
23
Q
LASIK
A
laser in situ keratomileusis
24
Q
OD
A
right eye (oculus dexter)
25
OS
left eye (oculus sinister)
26
OU
each eye (oculus uterque)
27
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation
28
PRK
photorefractive keratectomy
29
REM
rapid eye movement
30
RK
radial keratotomy
31
VA
visual acuity
32
VF
visual field
33
AC
air conduction
34
AD
right ear (auris dextra)
35
AS
left ear (auris sinistra)
36
AU
each ear (auris unitas)
37
BC
bone conduction
38
BOM
bilateral otitis media
39
EENT
eyes, ears, nose, throat
40
ENT
ears, nose, throat
41
TM
tympanic membrane
42
C & S
culture and sensitivity
43
CMV
cytomegalovirus
44
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
45
EIA
enzyme immunoassay
46
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
47
EM
erythema migrans
48
FTA-ABS
fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
49
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
50
HPV
human papilloma virus
51
HSV
herpes simplex virus
52
MHA-TP
microhemagglutination treponemal pallidum
53
MMR
measles, mumps, rubella
54
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
55
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
56
STI
sexually transmitted infection
57
TORCH
toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes virus
58
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test
