Chapter 17 Abbreviations - The Ear Flashcards
1
Q
AD
A
Right ear
2
Q
AOM
A
Acute Otitis Media
3
Q
AS
A
Left ear
4
Q
BPPV
A
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
5
Q
EENT
A
Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
6
Q
ENG
A
Electronystagmography: a test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements (nystagmus is rapidly twitching eye movements)
7
Q
ENT
A
Ears, nose, and throat
8
Q
ETD
A
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
9
Q
HEENT
A
Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
10
Q
PE Tube
A
Pressure-Equalizing Tube: a polyethylene ventilating tube placed in the eardrum (to treat recurrent episodes of acute otitis media)
11
Q
SOM
A
Serous Otitis Media
