Chap 17, The Ear, Abbreviations Flashcards

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AD

A

right ear

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AOM

A

acute otitis media

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AS

A

left ear

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EENT

A

eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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ENG

A

electronystagmography – test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements (nystagmus is rapidly twitching eye movements)

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ENT

A

ears, nose, and throat

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ETD

A

eustachian tube dysfunction

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HEENT

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head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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PE tube

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pressure-equalizing tube – a polyethylene ventilating tube placed in the eardrum (to treat recurrent episodes of acute otitis media)

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SOM

A

serous otitis media

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AU

A

both ears

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SL

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sublingual, under the tongue

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